Panchor (state constituency)

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Panchor
Kelantan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Mohd Amar Abdullah
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)42,768

Panchor 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[edit]

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

  Malay (96.74%)
  Chinese (2.20%)
  Other ethnicities (0.84%)
  Indian (0.21%)

History[edit]

Polling Districts[edit]

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

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Panchor (N07) Taman Kemunin 020/07/01 SK Datu' Hashim
Tapang 020/07/02 SK Tapang
Kemunin 020/07/03 SK Kemunin
Panchor 020/07/04 SK Panji
Sering 020/07/05 SK Sering
Pasir Kasar 020/07/06 SMK Sering
Pulau Belaga 020/07/07 SK Chicha Menyabong
Tok Ku 020/07/08 SMK Raja Sakti
Kampung Belukar 020/07/09 SMK Panji
Padang Tembak 020/07/10 SMU (A) Tarbiah Mardziah
Panji 020/07/11 SMK Panchor Perdana
Pasir Tok Kambing 020/07/12 SK Raja Bahar

Representation History[edit]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Panchor
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Kemumin
9th 1995–1999 Mohd Yusoff Ludin PAS
10th 1999–2004
11th 2004–2008 Mohd Amar Abdullah
12th 2008–2013 PR (PAS)
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2020 PAS
2020–2023 PN (PAS)
15th 2023–present

Election results[edit]

Kelantan state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Mohd Amar Abdullah 18,700 70.00 Increase 9.03
PH Syed Mohd Alidustur Syed Mohd Zain 8,014 30.00 Increase 19.26
Total valid votes 26,714 100.00
Total rejected ballots 318
Unreturned ballots 108
Turnout 27,140 63.46 Decrease 16.62
Registered electors 42,768
Majority 10,686 40.00 Increase 7.32
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Mohd Amar Abdullah 13,597 60.97 Decrease 1.68
BN Zarina Md Eusope 6,309 28.29 Decrease 9.06
PH Mohd Zulhazmi Hassan 2,394 10.74 Increase 10.74
Total valid votes 22,300 100.00
Total rejected ballots 224
Unreturned ballots 306
Turnout 22,830 80.08 Decrease 3.10
Registered electors 28,509
Majority 7,288 32.68 Increase 7.38
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Mohd Amar Abdullah 12,467 62.65 Increase 1.08
BN Che Rosli Hassan 7,431 37.35 Decrease 1.08
Total valid votes 19,898 100.00
Total rejected ballots 209
Unreturned ballots 80
Turnout 20,187 83.18 Decrease 3.92
Registered electors 23,176
Majority 5,036 25.30 Increase 2.16
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Mohd Amar Abdullah 9,148 61.57
BN Dali Hussin 5,711 38.43
Total valid votes 14,859 100.00
Total rejected ballots 190
Unreturned ballots 145
Turnout 15,194 87.10
Registered electors 18,267
Majority 3,437 23.14
PAS hold Swing

References[edit]

  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]