Jertih (state constituency)

Jertih

Terengganu constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Riduan Mohd NorPN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	29,088

Jertih 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 1986 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 Jertih's electorate as of 2018^[2]

1. Malay (96.2%)
2. Chinese (3.33%)
3. Other ethnicities (0.35%)
4. Indian (0.14%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Jertih constituency has a total of 13 polling districts.^[3]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Jertih (N03)	Kubang Bemban	033/03/01	Balai Raya Kg. Tok Donik
	Alur Lintah	033/03/02	SK Alor Lintah
	Tok Raja	033/03/03	SK Tok Raja
	Bukit Kenak	033/03/04	SK Bukit Kenak
	Gong Nering	033/03/05	SMK Seri Nering
	Simpang Tiga Jertih	033/03/06	SK Pusat Jerteh
	Bandar Jertih	033/03/07	SJK (C) Chung Hwa
	Seberang Jertih	033/03/08	SK Seberang Jerteh
	Padang Luas	033/03/09	SK Padang Luas
	Padang Landak	033/03/10	SK Padang Landak
	Nyiur Tujuh	033/03/11	SK Nyiur Tujuh
	Gong Gucil	033/03/12	SK Tanah Merah
	Pelagat	033/03/13	SMK Pelagat

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Jertih
Assembly	Years	Members	Party
Constituency created from Bukit Kenak, Ulu Besut, Kampong Raja and Kuala Besut
7th	1986–1990	Abdul Majid Muhammad	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990–1995	Abdul Latif Mohamad	PAS
9th	1995–1999	Idris Mamat	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999–2004	Salleh Abas	PAS
11th	2004–2008	Idris Jusoh	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018	Muhammad Pehimi Yusof
14th	2018–2023
15th	2023–present	Riduan Mohd Nor	PN (PAS)

Election results

Terengganu state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Riduan Mohd Nor	12,122	62.10	19.83
	BN	Mohd Rozaini Md Rasli	7,399	37.90	11.26
Total valid votes			19,521	100.00
Total rejected ballots			169
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			19,714	67.77	14.63
Registered electors			29,088
Majority			4,723	24.20	17.31
	PASgain from BN		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Pehimi Yusof	9,143	49.16	3.77
	PAS	Wan Azhar Wan Ahmad	7,862	42.27	4.80
	PH	Kamaruzaman Wan Su	1,594	8.57	8.57
Total valid votes			18,599	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,855	82.40	3.40
Registered electors
Majority			1,381	6.89	1.03
	BNhold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Pehimi Yusof	8,396	52.93	8.99
	PAS	Wan Azhar Wan Ahmad	7,466	47.07	8.99
Total valid votes			15,862	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			16,034	85.80	1.96
Registered electors
Majority			930	5.86	17.98
	BNhold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Idris Jusoh	7,912	61.92	2.60
	PAS	Muhammad Hassan Salleh	4,866	38.08	2.60
Total valid votes			12,778	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,953	83.84	1.48
Registered electors
Majority			3,046	23.84	5.20
	BNhold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Idris Jusoh	6,513	59.32	18.06
	PAS	Mohd Hassan Salleh	4,466	40.68	17.31
Total valid votes			10,979	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			11,113	85.32	6.74
Registered electors
Majority			2,047	18.64	1.91
	BNgain from PAS		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Salleh Abas	5,075	57.99
	BN	Idris Mamat	3,611	41.26
	Independent	Wan Mohammad Wan Ahmad	66	0.75
Total valid votes			8,752	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,030	78.58
Registered electors
Majority			1,464	16.73
	PASgain from BN		Swing		?

References

1. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Terengganu".
2. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
3. Federal Gazette