Tepuh

Tepuh (N09)
Terengganu constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Hishamuddin Abdul Karim; PN
;
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	30,448

Tepuh 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 Tepuh's electorate as of 2018^[2]

Malay (99.0%)
Chinese (0.63%)
Other ethnicities (0.31%)
Indian (0.06%)

History

Polling districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Tepuh constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.^[3]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Tepuh (N09)	FELDA Belara	035/09/01	SK LKTP Belara
	Gemuruh	035/09/02	SK Kampung Gemuroh
	Bukit Guntung	035/09/03	SK Bukit Guntong
	Tepuh	035/09/04	SK Bukit Nenas
	Padang Air	035/09/05	SK Padang Air
	Tok Jiring	035/09/06	SMA Dato' Haji Abbas
	Padang Nanas	035/09/07	Dewan Sivik Padang Nenas
	Taman Perumahan Gong Badak	035/09/08	SK Gong Badak
	Lerek	035/09/09	SMK Bukit Guntong
	Gong Datuk	035/09/10	SK Tanjung Gelam
	Wakaf Tembesu	035/09/11	SMK Kompleks Gong Badak

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tepuh
Assembly	No	Years	Members	Party
Constituency created from Langkap, Jeram and Seberang Takir
7th	N09	1986–1990	Abdul Rashid Muhammad	BN (UMNO)
8th		1990–1995	Abdullah @ Wahab Said	BN (UMNO)
9th		1995–1999	Abu Bakar Abdullah	PAS
10th		1999–2004	Abu Bakar Abdullah	PAS
11th		2004–2008	Muhammad Ramli Nuh	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013	Muhammad Ramli Nuh	BN (UMNO)
13th		2013–2018	Hishamuddin Abdul Karim	PR (PAS)
14th		2018–2020		PAS
14th		2020–2023		PN (PAS)
15th		2023–present		PN (PAS)

Election results

Terengganu state election, 2023: Tepuh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Hishamuddin Abdul Karim	17,049	73.47	19.15
	BN	Muhammad Hanafi Hasan	6,155	26.53	14.10
Total valid votes			23,204	100.00
Total rejected ballots			122
Unreturned ballots			26
Turnout			23,352	76.69	10.41
Registered electors			30,448
Majority			10,894	46.94	33.25
	PAS hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2018: Tepuh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Hishamuddin Abdul Karim	10,782	54.32	3.80
	BN	Basir Ismail	8,065	40.63	8.85
	PKR	Wan Hafizie Suzlie Wan Hassan	1,002	5.05	5.05
Total valid votes			19,849	100.00
Total rejected ballots			194
Unreturned ballots			89
Turnout			20,132	87.11	1.40
Registered electors			23,111
Majority			2,717	13.69	12.65
	PAS hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2013: Tepuh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Hishamuddin Abdul Karim	11,128	50.52	1.80
	BN	Muhammad Ramli Nuh	10,899	49.48	1.80
Total valid votes			22,027	100.00
Total rejected ballots			220
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			22,271	88.51	4.30
Registered electors			25,162
Majority			229	1.04	1.57
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 2008: Tepuh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Ramli Nuh	8,445	51.28	1.41
	PAS	Abu Bakar Abdullah	8,025	48.72	1.41
Total valid votes			16,480	100.00
Total rejected ballots			192
Unreturned ballots			43
Turnout			16,715	84.21	3.22
Registered electors			19,850
Majority			430	2.61	2.77
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2004: Tepuh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Ramli Nuh	7,583	52.69
	PAS	Abu Bakar Abdullah	6,809	47.31
Total valid votes			14,392	100.00
Total rejected ballots			156
Unreturned ballots			8
Turnout			14,556	87.43	5.53
Registered electors			16,649
Majority			774	5.38	22.80
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 1999: Tepuh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abu Bakar Abdullah	6,952	64.09	12.34
	BN	Hassan Ali	3,895	35.91	12.34
Total valid votes			10,847	100.00
Total rejected ballots			249
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			11,118	81.90	1.00
Registered electors			13,575
Majority			3,057	28.18	24.68
	PAS hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 1995: Tepuh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abu Bakar Abdullah	5,079	51.75	7.61
	BN	Abdullah Said	4,735	48.25	7.61
Total valid votes			9,814	100.00
Total rejected ballots			208
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			10,032	80.90	1.53
Registered electors			12,400
Majority			344	3.51	8.22
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		-

Terengganu state election, 1990: Tepuh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdullah Said	4,966	55.86	8.55
	PAS	Abu Bakar Abdullah	3,924	44.14	8.55
Total valid votes			8,890	100.00
Total rejected ballots			353
Unreturned ballots			5
Turnout			9,248	82.43	4.26
Registered electors			11,219
Majority			1,042	11.72	17.09
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 1986: Tepuh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abdul Rashid Muhammad	4,629	64.41
	PAS	Abu Bakar Abdullah	2,558	35.59
Total valid votes			7,187	100.00
Total rejected ballots			322
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,509	78.17
Registered electors			9,606
Majority			2,071	28.82
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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