Melor (state constituency)

Melor (N23)
Kelantan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Wan Rohimi Wan Daud
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)28,387

Melor 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 1995 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, Melor has a population of 33,538 people.[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Melor's electorate as of 2023[3]
  1. Malay (97.2%)
  2. Chinese (1.56%)
  3. Other ethnicities (1.16%)
  4. Indian (0.07%)

History

Polling districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Melor constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.[4]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Melor (N23) Peringat 026/23/01 SK Peringat
Badak Mati 026/23/02 SK Padang Mokan
Bechah Keranji 026/23/03 SK Bechah Keranji
Padang Kala 026/23/04 SK Padang Kala
Padang Raja 026/23/05 SMA Melor
Melor 026/23/06 SMK Melor
Melor Lama 026/23/07 SK Sri Melor
Tegayong 026/23/08 SK Tegayong
Pangkal Pisang 026/23/09 SK Raja Abdullah

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Melor
Assembly NoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Ketereh
9th N221995–1999Zainal Abidin Ab. KadirBN (UMNO)
10th1999–2004Wan Ismail Wan JusohBA (PAS)
11th N232004–2008Azmi IshakBN (UMNO)
12th2008–2013Wan Ismail Wan JusohPR (PAS)
13th2013–2015Md Yusnan Yusof
2015–2016PAS
2016–2018GS (PAS)
14th2018–2020
2020–2021 PN (PAS)
2021–2023 Vacant[N 1]
15th 2023–present Wan Rohimi Wan Daud PN (PAS)

Election results

Kelantan state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASWan Rohimi Wan Daud12,68870.13Increase 24.44
BNAzmi Ishak5,40529.87Decrease 12.04
Total valid votes 18,093 100.00
Total rejected ballots 127
Unreturned ballots 26
Turnout 18,24664.28Decrease 18.52
Registered electors 28,387
Majority 7,28340.26Increase 36.48
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASMd Yusnan Yusof7,82045.69Decrease 10.97
BNAzmi Ishak7,17341.91Decrease 1.43
PKRAb Aziz Ab Kadir2,12212.40Increase 12.40
Total valid votes 17,115 100.00
Total rejected ballots 335
Unreturned ballots 136
Turnout 17,58682.80Decrease 3.30
Registered electors 21,240
Majority 6473.78Decrease 9.54
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASMd Yusnan Yusof10,59056.66Increase 1.33
BNMohd Othman Omar8,10143.34Decrease 1.33
Total valid votes 18,691 100.00
Total rejected ballots 272
Unreturned ballots 51
Turnout 19,01486.10Increase 3.31
Registered electors 22,094
Majority 2,48913.32Increase 2.66
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASWan Ismail Wan Jusoh8,39055.33Increase 6.12
BNRadzuan Hamat6,77444.67Decrease 6.12
Total valid votes 15,164 100.00
Total rejected ballots 213
Unreturned ballots 28
Turnout 15,40582.79Increase 2.11
Registered electors 18,607
Majority 1,61610.66Increase 9.08
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Kelantan state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAzmi Ishak6,77550.79Increase 9.89
PASWan Ismail Wan Jusoh6,56349.21Decrease 9.89
Total valid votes 13,338 100.00
Total rejected ballots 182
Unreturned ballots 26
Turnout 13,54680.68Increase 2.84
Registered electors 16,789
Majority 2121.58Decrease 16.62
BN gain from PAS Swing ?
Kelantan state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASWan Ismail Wan Jusoh6,84759.10Increase 59.10
BNZainal Abidin Ab. Kadir4,73840.90Decrease 10.13
Total valid votes 11,585 100.00
Total rejected ballots 215
Unreturned ballots 13
Turnout 11,81377.84Increase 1.43
Registered electors 15,176
Majority 2,10918.20Increase 15.12
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Kelantan state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%
BNZainal Abidin Ab. Kadir5,48651.03
S46Khairuldden Mat Adam5,15547.95
KITATuan Mohamad Tuan Soh1101.02
Total valid votes 10,751 100.00
Total rejected ballots 234
Unreturned ballots 22
Turnout 11,00776.41
Registered electors 14,405
Majority 3313.08
This was a new constituency created.

Notes

  1. ↑ Vacant from 30 April 2021 until the 2023 state election due to the incumbent died in office. No by-election was held due to the emergency order declared in January in order to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".
  2. ↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.23 Melor 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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