Buluh Gading
Political subdivision in Malaysia
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Buluh Gading is a state constituency in Terengganu, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly.[1]
 Terengganu constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Terengganu State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PN | ||
| Constituency created | 2018 | ||
| First contested | 2018 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2023) | 27,845 | ||
The state constituency was first contested in 2018 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Demographics
History
Polling districts
According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Buluh Gading constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.[3]
| State Constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buluh Gading (N10) | Bukit Petiti | 035/10/01 | SK Bukit Petiti |
| Banggul Peradung | 035/10/02 | SK Banggol Peradong | |
| Kebur Besar | 035/10/03 | SK Kabor Besar | |
| Kebur Air | 035/10/04 | SK Kebor Ayer | |
| Jeram | 035/10/05 | SMK Dato' Haji Mohd Said | |
| Petai Bubus | 035/10/06 |
| |
| Teluk Pusu | 035/10/07 | SMK Haji Abdul Rahman Limbong | |
| Tanjung Bunut | 035/10/08 | SK Telok Pusu | |
| Kesum | 035/10/09 | SK Kesom | |
| Buluh Gading | 035/10/10 | Dewan Sivik Buluh Gading |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Buloh Gading | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Teluk Pasu and Manir | ||||
| 14th | N10 | 2018–2020 | Ridzuan Hashim | PAS |
| 2020–2023 | PN (PAS) | |||
| 15th | 2023–present | |||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Ridzuan Hashim | 16,213 | 73.50 |  14.08 | ||
| BN | Omar Adam | 5,847 | 26.50 |  9.49 | ||
| Total valid votes | 22,060 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 129 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 14 | |||||
| Turnout | 22,202 | 79.73 | ||||
| Registered electors | 27,845 | |||||
| Majority | 10,366 | 47.00 | 23.57 | |||
| PAS hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Ridzuan Hashim | 11,580 | 59.42 | |||
| BN | Che Mansor Salleh | 7,013 | 35.99 | |||
| PKR | Azik Chik | 894 | 4.59 | |||
| Total valid votes | 19,487 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 286 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 74 | |||||
| Turnout | 19,847 | 88.10 | ||||
| Registered electors | 22,528 | |||||
| Majority | 4,567 | 23.44 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
