Jelawat (state constituency)

Jelawat (N22)
Kelantan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Zameri Mat Nawang; PN
;
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	40,012

Jelawat 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, Jelawat has a population of 45,950 people.^[2]

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

Malay (98.5%)
Chinese (0.96%)
Other ethnicities (0.46%)
Indian (0.06%)

History

Polling districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Jelawat constituency has a total of 18 polling districts.^[4]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Jelawat（N22）	Kampung Redang	025/22/01	SK Sri Kemuning
	Beris Lalang	025/22/02	SK Beris Lalang
	Jelawat Tengah	025/22/03	SK Jelawat
	Kampung Bator	025/22/04	SMK Jelawat
	Kuchelong	025/22/05	SK Kuchelong
	Kedai Pauh Lima	025/22/06	SK Pauh Lima
	Teratak Pulai	025/22/07	SK Gunong
	Seneng	025/22/08	SK Seneng
	Telaga Ara	025/22/09	SK Telaga Ara
	Keting	025/22/10	SK Keting
	Gunong	025/22/11	SMK Sri Gunung
	Alor Bakat	025/22/12	SK Alor Bakat
	Mahligai	025/22/13	SK Pak Badol
	Pak Badol	025/22/14	SMK Pak Bodol
	Serdang	025/22/15	SK Kolam
	Kolam	025/22/16	SMU (A) Darul Ulum Muhammadiah
	Kubang Telaga	025/22/17	SK Kubang Telaga
	Kampung Bakong	025/22/18	SK Bakong

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Jelawat
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bachok Selantan
4th	N15	1974–1978	Mohamed Yaacob	BN (UMNO)
5th		1978–1982	Mohamad Hassan
6th		1982–1986	Mohamad Hassan
7th	N21	1986–1990	Zainuddin Awang Hamat
8th		1990–1995	Mohd Daud Ja'afar	S46
9th		1995–1999	Mohd Daud Ja'afar	S46
10th		1999–2004	Shaary Awang	BA (PAS)
11th	N22	2004–2008	Ilias Husain	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013	Abdul Azziz Kadir	PR (PAS)
13th		2013–2018		PR (PAS)
14th		2018-2020		PAS
14th		2020–2023		PN (PAS)
15th		2023–present	Zameri Mat Nawang	PN (PAS)

Election results

Kelantan state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Zameri Mat Nawang	16,885	69.09	16.85
	BN	Yusri Che Noh	7,277	29.78	12.00
	Independent	Zulkarnain Haron	277	1.13	1.13
Total valid votes			24,439	100.00
Total rejected ballots			199
Unreturned ballots			36
Turnout			24,674	61.67	16.67
Registered electors			40,012
Majority			9,608	39.31	28.85
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abd Azziz Kadir	12,463	52.24	2.01
	BN	Mohd Radzuan Hamat	9,968	41.78	7.99
	PKR	Mohd Fami Zakaria	1,425	5.97	5.97
Total valid votes			23,856	100.00
Total rejected ballots			0
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			23,856	78.34	9.46
Registered electors			30,453
Majority			2,495	10.46	10.00
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abdul Azziz Kadir	11,722	50.23	3.13
	BN	Ilias Husain	11,620	49.77	3.13
Total valid votes			23,342	100.00
Total rejected ballots			349
Unreturned ballots			65
Turnout			23,756	87.80	2.09
Registered electors			27,068
Majority			102	0.46	6.26
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abdul Azziz Kadir	9,729	53.36	6.99
	BN	Muhamad Ab. Rahman	8,505	46.64	6.99
Total valid votes			18,234	100.00
Total rejected ballots			264
Unreturned ballots			37
Turnout			18,535	85.71	2.01
Registered electors			21,624
Majority			1,224	6.72	0.54
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ilias Husain	8,212	53.63	14.86
	PAS	Shaary Awang	7,099	46.37	14.86
Total valid votes			15,311	100.00
Total rejected ballots			279
Unreturned ballots			40
Turnout			15,630	83.70	4.47
Registered electors			18,673
Majority			1,113	7.26	28.82
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Shaary Awang	8,720	61.23	61.23
	BN	Wan Mohd Najib Wan Mohamad	5,522	38.77	6.33
Total valid votes			14,242	100.00
Total rejected ballots			394
Unreturned ballots			39
Turnout			14,675	79.23	0.34
Registered electors			18,523
Majority			3,198	36.08	26.28
	PAS gain from S46		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	S46	Mohd Daud Ja'afar	7,623	54.90	8.31
	BN	Chegu Noor	6,262	45.10	9.27
Total valid votes			13,885	100.00
Total rejected ballots			359
Unreturned ballots			49
Turnout			14,293	78.89	3.49
Registered electors			18,117
Majority			1,361	9.80	17.58
	S46 hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	S46	Mohd Daud Ja'afar	8,334	63.21	63.21
	BN	Zainuddin Awang Hamat	4,724	35.83	19.18
	Independent	Yusoff Salleh	127	0.96	0.96
Total valid votes			13,185	100.00
Total rejected ballots			339
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			13,524	82.38	2.90
Registered electors			16,417
Majority			3,610	27.38	17.36
	S46 gain from BN		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainuddin Awang Hamat	6,208	55.01	5.62
	PAS	Shaari Awang	5,078	44.99	2.49
Total valid votes			11,286	100.00
Total rejected ballots			359
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			11,645	79.48	2.95
Registered electors			14,651
Majority			1,130	10.01	8.11
	BN hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Hassan	5,184	49.39	5.72
	PAS	Shaary Awang	4,984	47.48	2.59
	Independent	Mohd Zain Abdullah	329	3.13	3.13
Total valid votes			10,497	100.00
Total rejected ballots			182
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,679	82.43	4.50
Registered electors			12,955
Majority			200	1.91	8.31
	BN hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Hassan	4,261	55.11	34.45
	PAS	Mohd Yacob	3,471	44.89	44.89
Total valid votes			7,732	100.00
Total rejected ballots			148
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,880	77.93	7.52
Registered electors			10,112
Majority			790	10.22	68.90
	BN hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Mohd Yacob	6,056	89.56
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Abdul Hadi Che Jaafar	706	10.44
Total valid votes			6,762	100.00
Total rejected ballots			136
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,898	70.41
Registered electors			9,797
Majority			5,350	79.12
This was a new constituency created.

References

↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".
↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.22 Jelawat 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.22 Jelawat 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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