Bukit Panau

Bukit Panau (N26)
Kelantan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Abdul Fattah Mahmood; PN
;
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	50,237

Bukit Panau is a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

As of 2020, Bukit Panau has a population of 68,462 people.^[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Panau's electorate as of 2023^[3]

Malay (90.9%)
Chinese (7.57%)
Other ethnicities (1.41%)
Indian (0.16%)

History

Polling districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Panau constituency has a total of 13 polling districts.^[4]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Bukit Panau (N26）	Bukit Panau	027/26/01	SK Bukit Panau
	Kampung Paloh	027/26/02	SMU (A) Rahmaniah Paloh
	Kampung Belimbing	027/26/03	SK Belimbing
	Padang Siam	027/26/04	Maahad Ahmadi Tanah Merah
	Kelewek	027/26/05	SK Sri Kelewek
	Kampung Sat	027/26/06	SJK (C) Yuk Cheng
	Banggol	027/26/07	SMK Dato' Mahmud Paduka Raja (1)
	Pondok	027/26/08	SK Sri Suria (1)
	Tanah Merah Pekan	027/26/09	SK Tanah Merah (1)
	Tepi Sungai	027/26/10	SMK Dato' Mahmud Paduka Raja (2)
	Batu Hitam	027/26/11	SK Tanah Merah (2)
	Banggol Kemunting	027/26/12	SK Sri Suria (3)
	Manal	027/26/13	SMK Tanah Merah (2)

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Panau
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created Tanah Merah Timor
4th	N22	1974–1978	Omar Muhamed @ Mamat	BN (PAS)
5th		1978–1982	Abdul Latif Abdul Rahman	BN (UMNO)
6th		1982–1986
7th	N28	1986–1990
8th	N28	1990–1995	Mat Yusof Mat Sah	PAS
9th	N26	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004
11th		2004–2008	Abdul Fattah Mahmood
12th		2008–2013		PR (PAS)
13th		2013–2018		PR (PAS)
14th		2018–2020		PAS
14th		2020–2023		PN (PAS)
15th		2023–present		PN (PAS)

Election results

Kelantan state election, 2023: Bukit Panau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abdul Fattah Mahmood	22,582	79.14	26.74
	PH	Samsu Adabi Mamat	5,954	20.86	20.86
Total valid votes			28,536	100.00
Total rejected ballots			168
Unreturned ballots			76
Turnout			28,780	57.29	23.59
Registered electors			50,237
Majority			16,628	58.28	42.78
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2018: Bukit Panau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abdul Fattah Mahmood	14,506	52.40	5.79
	BN	Dayang Saniah Awang Hamid	10,215	36.90	4.91
	PKR	Hisham Fauzi	2,963	10.70	10.70
Total valid votes			27,684	100.00
Total rejected ballots			487
Unreturned ballots			245
Turnout			28,416	80.88	3.72
Registered electors			35,135
Majority			4,291	15.50	0.88
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2013: Bukit Panau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abdul Fattah Mahmood	13,292	58.19	4.82
	BN	Baharudin Yusof	9,552	41.81	4.82
Total valid votes			22,844	100.00
Total rejected ballots			259
Unreturned ballots			82
Turnout			23,185	84.60	4.68
Registered electors			27,405
Majority			3,740	16.37	9.65
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2008: Bukit Panau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abdul Fattah Mahmood	10,129	63.01	11.42
	BN	Nik Kemaruzaman bin Sulong	5,946	36.99	11.42
Total valid votes			16,075	100.00
Total rejected ballots			180
Unreturned ballots			82
Turnout			16,337	79.92	1.53
Registered electors			20,442
Majority			4,183	26.02	22.85
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2004: Bukit Panau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abdul Fattah Mahmood	6,926	51.59	9.58
	BN	Baharudin Yusof	6,500	48.41	9.58
Total valid votes			13,426	100.00
Total rejected ballots			184
Unreturned ballots			251
Turnout			13,861	81.45	3.18
Registered electors			17,018
Majority			426	3.17	19.15
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1999: Bukit Panau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mat Yusoff Mat Sah	8,041	61.16	7.10
	BN	Muhamat Sulaima	5,106	38.84	7.10
Total valid votes			13,147	100.00
Total rejected ballots			195
Unreturned ballots			31
Turnout			13,373	78.27	1.37
Registered electors			17,086
Majority			2,935	22.32	14.21
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1995: Bukit Panau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mat Yusoff Mat Sah	6,420	54.06	8.61
	BN	Mohamad Suparadi Md. Noor	5,456	45.94	9.85
Total valid votes			11,876	100.00
Total rejected ballots			221
Unreturned ballots			43
Turnout			12,140	76.90	5.15
Registered electors			15,787
Majority			964	8.12	18.46
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1990: Bukit Panau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mat Yusoff Mat Sah	7,504	62.67	18.33
	BN	Ab Latif Ab Rahman	4,322	36.09	19.57
	Independent	Hanafi Hamat	148	1.24	1.24
Total valid votes			11,974	100.00
Total rejected ballots			357
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			12,332	82.04	4.23
Registered electors			15,031
Majority			3,182	26.57	15.25
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		-

Kelantan state election, 1986: Bukit Panau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ab Latif Ab Rahman	5,504	55.66	2.26
	PAS	Mat Yusoff Mat Sah	4,384	44.34	2.26
Total valid votes			9,888	100.00
Total rejected ballots			327
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,215	77.82	4.83
Registered electors			13,127
Majority			1,120	11.33	4.53
	BN hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1982: Bukit Panau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ab Latif Ab Rahman	5,064	53.40	3.91
	PAS	Wan Mamat Wan Yusoff	4,419	46.60	12.02
Total valid votes			9,483	100.00
Total rejected ballots			128
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,611	82.65	5.26
Registered electors			11,629
Majority			645	6.80	15.93
	BN hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1978: Bukit Panau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ab Latif Ab Rahman	3,936	57.31	57.31
	PAS	Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman	2,375	34.58	47.80
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front	Shahidin Abd Rahman	557	8.11	8.11
Total valid votes			6,868	100.00
Total rejected ballots			29
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,897	77.39	1.00
Registered electors			8,912
Majority			1,561	22.73	52.32
	BN hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1974: Bukit Panau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Che Omar Muhamad	4,969	82.38
	Independent	Yusoff Abdul Latiff	442	7.33
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Hussin	432	7.16
	Independent	Shahidin Abd Rahman	189	3.13
Total valid votes			6,032	100.00
Total rejected ballots			112
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,144	76.39
Registered electors			8,043
Majority			4,527	75.05
This was a new constituency created.

References

↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".
↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.26 Bukit Panau Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
↑ "15th Kelantan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
↑ Federal Gazette

[1] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".

[2] Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.26 Bukit Panau Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-27.

[3] "15th Kelantan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.

[4] Federal Gazette

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