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Kijang (state constituency)

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Kijang
Kelantan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Izani Husin
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2020)34,503
Electors (2023)30,405

Kijang 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

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Ethnic breakdown of Kijang's electorate as of 2023[2]

  Malay (95.29%)
  Chinese (2.53%)
  Other ethnicities (2.11%)
  Indian (0.07%)

History

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Polling Districts

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According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kijang constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.[3]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Kijang (N05) Pulau Pisang 020/05/01 SK Che Latiff
Pulau Kundor 020/05/02 SK Pulau Kundor
Semut Api 020/05/03 SK Semut Api
Kedai Buloh 020/05/04 SMK Kedai Buloh
Kijang 020/05/05 SK Kedai Buloh 1
Banggol 020/05/06 SK Abdul Hadi
Tikat 020/05/07 SK Redang
Kampung Penambang 020/05/08 SMK Penambang
Kampung China 020/05/09 SK Penambang

Representation History

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kijang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Banggol
9th 1995–1999 Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman PAS
10th 1999–2004
11th 2004–2008 Husam Musa
12th 2008–2013 Wan Ubaidah Omar PR (PAS)
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2020 Izani Husin PAS
2020–2023 PN (PAS)
15th 2023–present

Election results

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Kelantan state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Izani Husin 14,552 75.81 Increase 17.37
BN Haris Hussin 4,644 24.19 Decrease 6.68
Total valid votes 19,196 100.00
Total rejected ballots 146
Unreturned ballots 21
Turnout 19,363 63.68 Decrease 15.41
Registered electors 30,405
Majority 9,908 51.62 Increase 24.05
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Izani Husin 14,552 58.44 Decrease 7.51
BN Wan Shahrul Azuan Wan Ab Aziz 4,644 30.87 Decrease 3.18
PH Nik Azmi Nik Osman 1,828 10.69 Increase 10.69
Total valid votes 17,107 100.00
Total rejected ballots 222
Unreturned ballots 207
Turnout 17,536 79.09 Decrease 5.68
Registered electors 22,173
Majority 9,908 27.57 Decrease 4.33
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Wan Ubaidah Omar 10,632 65.95 Increase 65.95
BN Zaluzi Sulaiman 5,489 34.05 Increase 34.05
Total valid votes 16,121 100.00
Total rejected ballots 204
Unreturned ballots 60
Turnout 16,385 84.77
Registered electors 19,329
Majority 5,143 31.90
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
On Nomination Day, Wan Ubaidah Omar won uncontested.
PAS Wan Ubaidah Omar
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 16,265
Majority
PAS hold Swing


References

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  1. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".
  2. ^ "15th Kelantan State Election - Results". live.chinapress.com.my. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  3. ^ Federal Gazette [dead link]