Rantau Abang (state constituency)

Rantau Abang (N26)
Terengganu constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Fadhli Rahmi Zulkifli; PN
;
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	33,394

Rantau Abang 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 1995 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 Rantau Abang's electorate as of 2020^[2]

Malay/Bumiputera (98.3%)
Other ethnicities (0.30%)
Chinese (1.40%)
0.00%

History

Polling districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Rantau Abang constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.^[3]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Rantau Abang (N26)	Pinang	039/26/01	SK Kampung Wa
	Padang Pulut	039/26/02	SK Padang Pulut
	Delung	039/26/03	SK Delong
	Kuala Abang	039/26/04	SK Kampung Baru Kuala Abang
	Seberang Pintasa	039/26/05	SK Seberang Dungun
	Pulau Serai	039/26/06	SMK Pulau Serai
	Tok Kah	039/26/07	SK Tok Kah
	Che Lijah	039/26/08	SK Tanjung Pati
	Gong Pasir	039/26/09	SK Gong Pasir
	Serdang	039/26/10	SK Serdang
	Balai Besar	039/26/11	SK Balai Besar
	Taman Permit Indah	039/26/12	SMK Tengku Intan Zaharah

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Rantau Abang
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Jerangau, Merchang, Sura and Paka
9th	N26	1995–1999	Shafiee Daud	BN (UMNO)
10th		1999–2004	Azman Shapawi Abdul Rani	BA (PAS)
11th		2004–2008	Za'abar Mohd Adib	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013	Za'abar Mohd Adib	BN (UMNO)
13th		2013–2015	Alias Harun	PR (PAS)
		2015–2016		PAS
		2016–2018		GS (PAS)
14th		2018–2020		GS (PAS)
14th		2020–2023		PN (PAS)
15th		2023–present	Mohd Fadhli Rahmi Zulkifli	PN (PAS)

Election results

Terengganu state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Fadhli Rahmi Zulkifli	18,959	75.85	17.51
	BN	Mohd Asri Mohamad	6,037	24.15	13.05
Total valid votes			24,996	100.00
Total rejected ballots			156
Unreturned ballots			19
Turnout			25,171	75.38
Registered electors			33,394
Majority			12,922	51.70
	PAS hold		Swing
Source(s) Astro Awani^[4]

Terengganu state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Alias Harun	12,287	58.34	8.20
	BN	Wan Zaulkfli Wan Gati	7,835	37.20	12.15
	PKR	Mohammad Padeli Jusoh	939	4.46	4.46
Total valid votes			21,061	100.00
Total rejected ballots			242
Unreturned ballots			108
Turnout			21,411	86.27	1.84
Registered electors			24,819
Majority			4,452	21.14	20.35
	PAS hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Alias Harun	8,964	50.14	2.97
	BN	Za'abar Mohd Adib	8,823	49.35	3.48
	Independent	Mazlan Harun	90	0.50	0.50
Total valid votes			17,877	100.00
Total rejected ballots			248
Unreturned ballots			41
Turnout			18,166	88.11	2.09
Registered electors			20,618
Majority			141	0.79	4.87
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		-

Terengganu state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Za'abar Mohd Adib	7,372	52.83	1.32
	PAS	Azman Shapawi Abdul Rani	6,582	47.17	1.32
Total valid votes			13,954	100.00
Total rejected ballots			217
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			14,192	86.02	2.50
Registered electors			16,499
Majority			790	5.66	2.64
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Za'abar Mohd Adib	6,167	54.15	18.26
	PAS	Azman Shapawi Abdul Rani	5,222	45.85	18.26
Total valid votes			11,389	100.00
Total rejected ballots			194
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			11,583	88.52	5.79
Registered electors			13,085
Majority			945	8.30	19.92
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		-

Terengganu state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Azman Shapawi Abdul Rani	5,550	64.11
	BN	Shafiee Daud	3,107	35.89
Total valid votes			8,657	100.00
Total rejected ballots			220
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,877	82.73	82.73
Registered electors			10,730
Majority			2,443	28.22	28.22
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		-

Terengganu state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes
On the nomination day, Shafiee Daud won uncontested.
	BN	Shafiee Daud
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			10,033
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Terengganu".
↑ "Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) 2023". Astro Awani. Retrieved 13 Ogos 2023.
↑ Federal Gazette
↑ "Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) 2023". Astro Awani. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

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

[Astro_Awani-2] "Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) 2023". Astro Awani. Retrieved 13 Ogos 2023.

[3] Federal Gazette

[4] "Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) 2023". Astro Awani. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

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