Kuala Berang (state constituency)

Kuala Berang (N23)
Terengganu constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mamad Puteh; PN
;
Constituency created	1973
First contested	1974
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	21,428

Kuala Berang 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 1974 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 Kuala Berang's electorate as of 2018^[2]

Malay (99.0%)
Chinese (0.72%)
Other ethnicities (0.21%)
Indian (0.05%)

History

Polling districts

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

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Kuala Berang (N23)	Getang	038/23/01	SK Getang
	Pasir Tinggi	038/23/02	SK Pasir Tinggi
	Sungai Ular	038/23/03	SK Binjai Kertas
	Tanggul	038/23/04	SK Tanggol
	Bandar Kuala Berang	038/23/05	SK Kuala Berang
	Bukit Tok Bat	038/23/06	SK Tengku Ampuan Intan
	Telaga	038/28/07	SMK Telaga
	Tanjung Putat	038/23/08	SMK Tengku Ampuan Intan
	Langgar	038/23/09	SK Langgar
	Kampung Buluh	038/23/10	SK Seri Buluh
	Tapu	038/23/11	SK Tapu
	Sungai Petai	038/23/12	SK Seri Berang
	Tajin	038/23/13	SM Sains Hulu Terengganu

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Berang
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Ulu Trengganu Timor, Ulu Trengganu Barat and Ulu Dungun
Kuala Brang
4th	N12	1974–1978	Abdul Rashid Su	BN (PAS)
5th		1978–1982	Mohamed Nor Abdullah	BN (UMNO)
6th		1982–1986	Wan Muda Wan Mohamed	BN (UMNO)
Kuala Berang
7th	N23	1986–1990	Wan Muda Wan Mohamed	BN (UMNO)
8th		1990–1995	Wan Muda Wan Mohamed
9th		1995–1999	Ibrahim Yusof
10th		1999–2004	Mamad Puteh	PAS
11th		2004	Komaruddin Ab. Rahman	BN (UMNO)
11th		2004–2008	Mohd Zawawi Ismail
12th		2008–2013	Mohd Zawawi Ismail
13th		2013–2018	Tengku Putera Tengku Awang
14th		2018–2020	Mamad Puteh	PAS
14th		2020–2023		PN (PAS)
15th		2023–present		PN (PAS)

Election results

Terengganu state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mamad Puteh	11,270	67.80	17.47
	BN	Jalaludin Ismail	5,353	32.20	11.14
Total valid votes			15,313	100.00
Total rejected ballots			199
Unreturned ballots			59
Turnout			15,571	87.24	2.11
Registered electors			17,848
Majority			1,070	6.99	3.63
	PAS hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mamad Puteh	7,707	50.33	2.01
	BN	Tengku Putera Tengku Awang	6,637	43.34	8.34
	PKR	Mohd Nor Othman	969	6.33	6.33
Total valid votes			13,385	100.00
Total rejected ballots			280
Unreturned ballots			32
Turnout			13,697	89.35	1.34
Registered electors			15,330
Majority			449	3.35	10.74
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Putera Tengku Awang	6,917	51.68	5.37
	PAS	Muhyidin Abdul Rashid	6,468	48.32	5.37
Total valid votes			11,296	100.00
Total rejected ballots			156
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			11,476	88.01	0.77
Registered electors			13,040
Majority			1,592	14.09	6.41
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Zawawi Ismail	6,444	57.05	3.20
	PAS	Muhyidin Abdul Rashid	4,852	42.95	3.20
Total valid votes			10,043	100.00
Total rejected ballots			103
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			10,147	88.78	1.07
Registered electors			11,430
Majority			2,059	20.50	3.81
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state by-election, 28 August 2004
Upon the death of the incumbent, Komarudin Abdul Rahman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Zawawi Ismail	6,051	60.25	1.91
	PAS	Muhyidin Abdul Rashid	3,992	39.75	1.91
Total valid votes			10,043	100.00
Total rejected ballots			103
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			10,147	88.78	1.07
Registered electors			11,430
Majority			2,059	20.50	3.81
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Komarudin Abdul Rahman	5,926	58.34	19.74
	PAS	Mamad Puteh	4,231	41.66	19.74
Total valid votes			10,157	100.00
Total rejected ballots			111
Unreturned ballots			8
Turnout			10,276	89.85	4.48
Registered electors			11,437
Majority			1,695	16.69	6.10
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mamad Puteh	4,968	61.40
	BN	Abdullah Ismail	3,124	38.60
Total valid votes			8,092	100.00
Total rejected ballots			204
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			8,313	85.37	2.22
Registered electors			9,738
Majority			1,844	22.79	11.16
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ibrahim Yusof	4,301	55.81	3.19
	PAS	Muhyidin Abdul Rashid	3,405	44.19	3.19
Total valid votes			7,706	100.00
Total rejected ballots			163
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			7,890	83.15	3.63
Registered electors			9,489
Majority			896	11.63	6.38
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Muda Mohd	4,433	59.00	2.65
	PAS	Daud Hassan	3,080	41.00	2.65
Total valid votes			7,513	100.00
Total rejected ballots			283
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			7,808	86.77	2.36
Registered electors			8,998
Majority			1,353	18.01	5.31
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Muda Mohd	3,882	61.66	10.62
	PAS	Mohd. Ghazali Ahmad	2,414	38.34	10.62
Total valid votes			6,296	100.00
Total rejected ballots			300
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,596	84.41	0.22
Registered electors			7,814
Majority			1,468	23.32	21.25
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 1982: Kuala Brang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Muda Mohd	2,518	51.03	6.02
	PAS	Mohd. Ghazali Ahmad	2,416	48.97	25.17
Total valid votes			4,934	100.00
Total rejected ballots			158
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,092	84.19	2.31
Registered electors			6,048
Majority			102	2.07	11.75
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 1978: Kuala Brang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Nor Abdullah	1,876	45.01	45.01
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia	Bakar Ahmad	1,300	31.19	9.31
	PAS	Abdul Rashid Su	992	23.80	20.50
Total valid votes			4,168	100.00
Total rejected ballots			267
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			4,435	81.89	0.65
Registered electors			5,416
Majority			576	13.82	10.03
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 1974: Kuala Brang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abdul Rashid Su	1,600	44.30
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia	Bakar Ahmad	1,463	40.50
	Independent	Tuan Hadi Syed Sanggar	437	12.10
	Independent	Ghani Seman	112	3.10
Total valid votes			3,612	100.00
Total rejected ballots			269
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			3,881	82.54
Registered electors			4,702
Majority			137	3.79
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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