Paka (state constituency)
Political subdivision in Malaysia
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Paka 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 | 1973 | ||
| First contested | 1974 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2023) | 34,839 | ||
The state constituency was first contested in 1974 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 Paka's electorate as of 2020[2]
- Malay/Bumiputera (96.8%)
- Chinese (2.90%)
- Other ethnicities (0.20%)
- Indian (0.10%)
History
Polling districts
According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Paka constituency has a total of 13 polling districts.[3]
| State Constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paka (N28) | Kampung Baru Batu Lima | 039/28/01 | SJK (C) Sin Chone |
| Durain Metangau | 039/28/02 | SK Durian Metangau | |
| Kampung Nyiur | 039/28/03 | SK Kampung Nyior | |
| Tebing Tembah | 039/28/04 | SK Tebing Tembah | |
| Kampung Masjid | 039/28/05 | SK Paka | |
| Limbung | 039/28/06 | SMK Paka | |
| Cacar | 039/28/07 | SK Seri Paka | |
| FELDA Kertih 2 | 039/28/08 | SMK Seri Rasau | |
| FELDA Kertih 1 | 039/28/09 | SK Ketengah Jaya II | |
| Santung | 039/28/10 | SK Santung | |
| FELDA Kertih 4 | 039/28/11 | SMK Ketengah Jaya | |
| Cacar Baru | 039/28/12 | SK Paka II | |
| FELDA Kertih 3 | 039/28/13 | SK FELDA Seri Rasau |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Paka | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency split from Paka-Kerteh | |||
| 4th | 1974–1978 | Ismail Haitami Salleh | BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | 1978–1982 | ||
| 6th | 1982–1986 | Engku Bijaya Sura @ Syed Omar Mohammad | |
| 7th | 1986–1990 | ||
| 8th | 1990–1995 | ||
| 9th | 1995–1999 | ||
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Satiful Bahri Mamat | PAS |
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Mohd Ariffin Abdullah | BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Satiful Bahri Mamat | PR (PAS) |
| 14th | 2018–2020 | PAS | |
| 2020–2023 | PN (PAS) | ||
| 15th | 2023–present | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Satiful Bahri Mamat | 18,681 | 73.30 | |||
| BN | Mad Paka @ Ahmad Abdullah Abd Wahab | 6,805 | 26.70 | |||
| Total valid votes | 25,486 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 168 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 22 | |||||
| Turnout | 25,676 | 73.70 | ||||
| Registered electors | 34,839 | |||||
| Majority | 11,876 | 46.60 | ||||
| PAS hold | Swing | |||||
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