Jertih (state constituency)

Jertih (N03)
Terengganu constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Riduan Mohd Nor; PN
;
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	29,088

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

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Jertih's electorate as of 2018^[2]

Malay (96.2%)
Chinese (3.33%)
Other ethnicities (0.35%)
Indian (0.14%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Jertih constituency has a total of 13 polling districts.^[3]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Jertih (N03)	Kubang Bemban	033/03/01	Balai Raya Kg. Tok Donik
	Alur Lintah	033/03/02	SK Alor Lintah
	Tok Raja	033/03/03	SK Tok Raja
	Bukit Kenak	033/03/04	SK Bukit Kenak
	Gong Nering	033/03/05	SMK Seri Nering
	Simpang Tiga Jertih	033/03/06	SK Pusat Jerteh
	Bandar Jertih	033/03/07	SJK (C) Chung Hwa
	Seberang Jertih	033/03/08	SK Seberang Jerteh
	Padang Luas	033/03/09	SK Padang Luas
	Padang Landak	033/03/10	SK Padang Landak
	Nyiur Tujuh	033/03/11	SK Nyiur Tujuh
	Gong Gucil	033/03/12	SK Tanah Merah
	Pelagat	033/03/13	SMK Pelagat

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Jertih
Assembly	No	Years	Members	Party
Constituency created from Bukit Kenak, Ulu Besut, Kampong Raja and Kuala Besut
7th	N03	1986–1990	Abdul Majid Muhammad	BN (UMNO)
8th		1990–1995	Abdul Latif Mohamad	PAS
9th		1995–1999	Idris Mamat	BN (UMNO)
10th		1999–2004	Salleh Abas	PAS
11th		2004–2008	Idris Jusoh	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013	Idris Jusoh
13th		2013–2018	Muhammad Pehimi Yusof
14th		2018–2023	Muhammad Pehimi Yusof
15th		2023–present	Riduan Mohd Nor	PN (PAS)

Election results

Terengganu state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Riduan Mohd Nor	12,122	62.10	19.83
	BN	Mohd Rozaini Md Rasli	7,399	37.90	11.26
Total valid votes			19,521	100.00
Total rejected ballots			169
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			19,714	67.77	14.63
Registered electors			29,088
Majority			4,723	24.20	17.31
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Pehimi Yusof	9,143	49.16	3.77
	PAS	Wan Azhar Wan Ahmad	7,862	42.27	4.80
	PKR	Kamaruzaman Wan Su	1,594	8.57	8.57
Total valid votes			18,499	100.00
Total rejected ballots			226
Unreturned ballots			130
Turnout			18,855	82.41	3.35
Registered electors			22,880
Majority			1,381	7.47	1.60
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Pehimi Yusof	8,396	52.93	8.99
	PAS	Wan Azhar Wan Ahmad	7,466	47.07	8.99
Total valid votes			15,862	100.00
Total rejected ballots			172
Unreturned ballots			63
Turnout			16,097	85.76	1.92
Registered electors			18,770
Majority			930	5.86	17.97
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Idris Jusoh	7,912	61.92	2.60
	PAS	Muhammad Hassan Salleh	4,866	38.08	2.60
Total valid votes			12,778	100.00
Total rejected ballots			144
Unreturned ballots			31
Turnout			12,953	83.84	1.48
Registered electors			15,449
Majority			3,046	23.84	5.19
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Idris Jusoh	6,513	59.32	18.06
	PAS	Mohd Hassan Salleh	4,466	40.68	17.31
Total valid votes			10,979	100.00
Total rejected ballots			140
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			11,133	85.32	6.75
Registered electors			13,048
Majority			2,047	18.64	1.92
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Salleh Abas	5,075	57.99	13.33
	BN	Idris Mamat	3,611	41.26	14.09
	Independent	Wan Mohammad Wan Ahmad	66	0.75	0.75
Total valid votes			8,752	100.00
Total rejected ballots			214
Unreturned ballots			64
Turnout			9,030	78.58	0.30
Registered electors			11,492
Majority			1,464	16.73	6.04
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Idris Mamat	4,742	55.35	9.00
	PAS	Abd. Latif Mohamad	3,826	44.65	9.00
Total valid votes			8,568	100.00
Total rejected ballots			199
Unreturned ballots			47
Turnout			8,814	78.88	3.33
Registered electors			11,174
Majority			916	10.69	3.38
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		-

Terengganu state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abd. Latif Mohamad	4,382	53.65	13.63
	BN	Abdul Majid Ahmad	3,785	46.35	13.63
Total valid votes			8,167	100.00
Total rejected ballots			207
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			8,390	82.21	4.89
Registered electors			10,206
Majority			597	7.31	12.63
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		-

Terengganu state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abdul Majid Mohamed @ Ahmad	4,009	59.97
	PAS	Daud bAbd Kadir	2,676	40.03
Total valid votes			6,685	100.00
Total rejected ballots			237
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,922	77.31
Registered electors			8,953
Majority			1,333	19.94
This was a new constituency created.

References

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

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

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

[3] Federal Gazette

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