Hulu Besut

Hulu Besut (N04)
Terengganu constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Husaimi Hussin; PN
;
Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	23,846

Hulu Besut 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 1959 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 Hulu Besut's electorate as of 2018^[2]

Malay (98.8%)
Chinese (0.92%)
Other ethnicities (0.24%)
Indian (0.05%)

History

Polling districts

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

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Hulu Besut (N04)	Cerang Meliling	036/04/01	SK Lubuk Kawah
	Lubok Kawah	033/04/02	SMA Wataniah
	Alur Keladi	033/04/03	SK Alor Keladi
	Darau	033/04/04	SK Darau
	Pasir Akar	033/04/05	SK Pasir Akar
	Padang Bual	033/04/06	Devan Sivik Pasir Akar
	Bukit Payung	033/04/07	SK Seri Payong
	FELDA Tenang	033/04/08	SK (FELDA) Tenang
	Kampung La	033/04/09	SK Kampung La
	Hulu Besut	033/04/10	SK Keruak
	Kayu Kelat	033/04/11	SK Tanah Merah

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Hulu Besut
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Ulu Besut
1st	N03	1959–1964	Husin Jusoh	PMIP
2nd	N03	1964–1969	Lokman Abdul Kadir	PMIP
		1969–1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	N03	1971–1973	Jabir Mohamed Shah	Alliance (UMNO)
3rd	N03	1973–1974	Jabir Mohamed Shah	BN (UMNO)
4th	N04	1974–1978	Hussein Abdullah
5th		1978–1982
6th		1982–1986
Hulu Besut
7th	N04	1986–1990	Daud Abu Bakar	BN (UMNO)
8th		1990–1995	Daud Abu Bakar
9th		1995–1999	Yaakub Abd. Kadir
10th		1999–2004	Abdullah Mat Dan	PAS
11th		2004–2008	Nawi Mohamad	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2023
15th		2023–present	Mohd Husaimi Hussin	PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Terengganu state election, 2023: Hulu Besut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Husaimi Hussin	9,525	58.19	15.72
	BN	Nawi Mohamad	6,665	40.71	11.26
	Independent	Che Harun Kamariah	180	1.10	1.10
Total valid votes			16,370	100.00
Total rejected ballots			167
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			16,553	69.35	14.65
Registered electors			23,846
Majority			2,860	17.48	7.98
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 2018: Hulu Besut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nawi Mohamad	8,045	51.97	3.56
	PAS	Mat Daik Mohamad	6,576	42.47	2.00
	PKR	Ismail Abdul Kadir	860	5.56	5.56
Total valid votes			15,481	100.00
Total rejected ballots			209
Unreturned ballots			98
Turnout			15,788	83.97	4.05
Registered electors			18,803
Majority			1,469	9.49	1.57
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2013: Hulu Besut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nawi Mohamad	7,884	55.53	5.59
	PAS	Salahhudin Jaafar	6,314	44.47	5.59
Total valid votes			14,198	100.00
Total rejected ballots			170
Unreturned ballots			57
Turnout			14,425	88.01	3.13
Registered electors			16,390
Majority			1,570	11.06	11.19
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2008: Hulu Besut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nawi Mohamad	6,740	61.12	1.59
	PAS	Mohd Zin Hassan	4,287	38.88	1.59
Total valid votes			11,027	100.00
Total rejected ballots			147
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			11,174	84.88	2.63
Registered electors			13,165
Majority			2,453	22.25	3.17
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2004: Hulu Besut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nawi Mohamad	6,496	62.71	16.17
	PAS	Abdullah Mat Adam	3,863	37.29	16.17
Total valid votes			10,359	100.00
Total rejected ballots			152
Unreturned ballots			8
Turnout			10,519	87.51	6.54
Registered electors			12,021
Majority			2,633	25.42	18.50
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 1999: Hulu Besut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abdullah Mat Adam	4,619	53.46	8.28
	BN	Nawi Mohamad	4,021	46.54 8.28
Total valid votes			8,640	100.00
Total rejected ballots			218
Unreturned ballots			45
Turnout			8,903	80.97	1.51
Registered electors			10,996
Majority			598	6.92	2.72
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 1995: Hulu Besut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yaakub Abd Kadir	4,668	54.82	1.50
	PAS	Abdul Rahman Ab Kadir	3,847	45.18	1.50
Total valid votes			8,515	100.00
Total rejected ballots			204
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			8,733	82.48	3.11
Registered electors			10,588
Majority			821	9.64	2.99
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 1990: Hulu Besut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Bakar @ Daud Abu Bakar	4,123	53.32	2.49
	PAS	Daud Abd Kadir	3,609	46.68	2.49
Total valid votes			7,732	100.00
Total rejected ballots			193
Unreturned ballots			7
Turnout			7,932	85.59	2.46
Registered electors			9,267
Majority			514	6.65	4.98
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 1986: Hulu Besut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Bakar @ DaudAbu Bakar	3,412	55.82	1.00
	PAS	Husain Awang	2,701	44.18	1.99
Total valid votes			6,113	100.00
Total rejected ballots			286
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,399	83.14	0.52
Registered electors			7,697
Majority			711	11.63	2.99
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 1982: Ulu Besut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Husin Abdullah @ Mat Hassan Abdullah	4,209	56.82	1.49
	PAS	Husin Jusoh	3,126	42.20	2.48
	Independent	Lua Cheong Eng @ Lua Byeo Cheong	73	0.99	0.99
Total valid votes			7,408	100.00
Total rejected ballots			163
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,571	82.62	2.41
Registered electors			9,164
Majority			1,083	14.62	3.97
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 1978: Ulu Besut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Husin Abdullah @ Mat Hassan Abdullah	3,149	55.32	22.18
	PAS	Abd. Latif Mohamad	2,543	44.68	44.68
Total valid votes			5,692	100.00
Total rejected ballots			305
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,997	80.21	6.91
Registered electors			7,477
Majority			606	10.65	46.41
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 1974: Ulu Besut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Husin Abdullah @ Mat Hassan Abdullah	3,768	77.50	26.47
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia	Daud Abd Kadir	994	20.44	20.44
	Independent	Lua Cheong Eng @ Lua Byeo Cheong	100	2.06	2.06
Total valid votes			4,862	100.00
Total rejected ballots			155
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,017	73.29	3.11
Registered electors			6,845
Majority			2,774	57.05	55.00
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		-

Terengganu state election, 1969: Ulu Besut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Jabir Mohd. Shah	2,862	51.03	8.43
	PMIP	Lukman Abdul Kadir	2,747	48.97	0.70
Total valid votes			5,609	100.00
Total rejected ballots			356
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,965	76.41	5.48
Registered electors			7,807
Majority			115	2.05	5.02
	Alliance gain from PMIP		Swing		-

Terengganu state election, 1964: Ulu Besut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PMIP	Lukman Abdul Kadir	2,205	49.67	4.17
	Alliance	Wan Abdul Latif Wan Abdul Kadir	1,891	42.60	27.27
	Socialist Front	Ibrahim Ismail	343	7.73	17.01
Total valid votes			4,439	100.00
Total rejected ballots			282
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			4,721	81.89	11.56
Registered electors			5,765
Majority			314	7.07	22.03
	PMIP hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 1959: Ulu Besut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PMIP	Husin Jusoh	1,528	53.84
	Socialist Front	Ibrahim Ismail	702	24.74
	Alliance	Zainal Abidin Mohamed Amin	435	15.33
	National Party	Mohd. Fauzi Hussain	173	6.10
Total valid votes			2,838	100.00
Total rejected ballots			116
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			2,954	70.33
Registered electors			4,200
Majority			826	29.11
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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