Langkap (state constituency)

Langkap is a state constituency in Terengganu, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly.[1]

Langkap
Terengganu constituency
State constituency
LegislatureTerengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Azmi Maarof
PN
Constituency created1959
First contested1959
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)22,439

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Langkap's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Malay (99.7%)
  Other ethnicities (0.22%)
  Chinese (0.05%)
  Indian (0.03%)

History

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Polling Districts

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According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Langkap constituency has a total of 13 polling districts.

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Langkap (N07) Kampung Rahmat 034/07/01 SK Kampung Rahmat
Gong Terap 034/07/02 SK Chalok
Bukit Putera 034/07/03 SK Bukit Putera
Chalok Barat 034/07/04 SK (FELDA) Chalok Barat
Langkap 034/07/05 SK Langkap
Pengkalan Merbau 034/07/06 SK Sungai Tong
Sungai Bari 034/07/07 SK Batu 29
Jelapang 034/07/08 SK Jelapang
Sungai Tong 034/07/09 SMK Sungai Tong
Pelung 034/07/10 SK Pelong
Kampung Bukit 034/07/11 SK Kampung Bukit
Bukit Munduk 034/07/12 SK Bukit Mundok
Chalok Kedai 034/07/13 SMK Chalok

Representation History

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Langkap
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1959–1964 Ismail Abbas Negara
2nd 1964–1969 Abdul Rahman Long Alliance (UMNO)
1969–1971 Assembly dissolved
3rd 1971–1974 Abdul Rahman Long Alliance (UMNO)
4th 1974–1978 Salleh Mohamed BN (UMNO)
5th 1978–1982
6th 1982–1986
7th 1986–1990 Mamat Ghazalee Abdul Rahman
8th 1990–1995
9th 1995–1999
10th 1999–2004 Mohamad Hitam PAS
11th 2004–2008 Asha'ari Idris BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018 Sabri Mohd Noor
14th 2018–2023
15th 2023–present Azmi Maarof PN (PAS)

Election results

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Terengganu state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Azmi Maarof 9,553 58.35
BN Sabri Mohd Noor 6,819 41.65
Total valid votes 16,372 100.00
Total rejected ballots 96
Unreturned ballots 6
Turnout 16,474 73.42
Registered electors 22,439
Majority 2,734 16.70
PAS gain from BN Swing ?

References

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  1. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Terengganu".
  2. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2023-03-05.