Galas (state constituency)

Galas
Kelantan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim
BN
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested2023
Demographics
Population (2020)50,230
Electors (2023)29,638

Galas 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 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Galas's electorate as of 2023[2]
  1. Malay (59.5%)
  2. Other ethnicities (25.86%)
  3. Chinese (13.58%)
  4. Indian (1.05%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Galas constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.[3]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Galas (N45) Sungai Betis 032/45/01 SK Kuala Betis
Lojing 032/45/02 SK Pos Brooke
Sungai Ber 032/45/03 SK Hendrop
Belatim 032/45/04 Balai Rawatan JAKOA Pos Belatim
Balar 032/45/05 SK Balar
Bihai 032/45/06 SK Bihai
Hau 032/45/07 Tabika Hau
Kampung Pulai 032/45/08 SJK (C) Kampung Pulai
Kampung Bahru 032/45/09 SJK (C) Gua Musang
Bandar Lama Gua Musang 032/45/10 SK Gua Musang
Bandar Baru Gua Musang 032/45/11 SMK Tengku Idera Petra (1)
Kampung Batu Papan 032/45/12 SK Sri Wangi 2
Lepan Tupai 032/45/13 SK Lepan Jaya
Sungai Terah 032/45/14 SK Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra
Blau 032/45/15 SK Blau

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Galas
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Gua Musang
7th 1986–1990 Zakaria Hasan BN (UMNO)
8th 1990–1995 Omar Mohamed S46
9th 1995–1999
10th 1999–2004 Mohamad Saufi Deraman BN (UMNO)
11th 2004–2008
12th 2008–2010 Che Hashim Sulaiman PR (PAS)
2010–2013 Ab Aziz Yusoff BN (UMNO)
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2023 Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim
15th 2023–present

Election results

Kelantan state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim 10,742 59.19 13.10
PAS Mohd Tarmizi Abd Rahman 7,405 40.81 5.72
Total valid votes 18,147 100.00
Total rejected ballots 27
Unreturned ballots 140
Turnout 18,314 61.79 17.60
Registered electors 29,638
Majority 3,337 18.38 7.38
BN hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim 7,281 46.09 9.07
PAS Suhaimi Mat Deris 5,543 35.09 9.75
PH Nasir Dollah 2,973 18.82 18.82
Total valid votes 15,797 100.00
Total rejected ballots 317
Unreturned ballots 81
Turnout 16,195 79.39 6.91
Registered electors 20,399
Majority 1,738 11.00 0.68
BN hold Swing


Kelantan state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abdul Aziz Yusoff 6,956 55.16 1.13
PAS Abdullah Hussein 5,655 44.84 1.13
Total valid votes 12,611 100.00
Total rejected ballots 273
Unreturned ballots 24
Turnout 12,908 86.30 3.27
Registered electors 14,962
Majority 1,301 10.32 2.26
BN hold Swing


Kelantan state by-election, 4 November 2010
The by-election was called due to the death of incumbent, Che Hashim Sulaiman.
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abdul Aziz Yusoff 5,324 56.29 10.25
PAS Zulkefli Mohamed 4,134 43.71 10.25
Total valid votes 9,458 100.00
Total rejected ballots 132
Unreturned ballots 3
Turnout 9,593 83.03 2.14
Registered electors 11,553
Majority 1,190 12.58 4.66
BN gain from PAS Swing ?
Source(s)
"Pilihan Raya Kecil N.45 Galas". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
Kelantan state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Che Hashim Sulaiman 4,399 53.96 16.98
BN Omar Mohamed 3,753 46.04 16.98
Total valid votes 8,152 100.00
Total rejected ballots 171
Unreturned ballots 33
Turnout 8,356 80.89 5.04
Registered electors 10,330
Majority 646 7.92 18.12
PAS gain from BN Swing ?


Kelantan state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mohamad Saufi Deraman 4,184 63.02 0.44
PAS Che Hashim Sulaiman 2,455 36.98 36.98
Total valid votes 6,639 100.00
Total rejected ballots 156
Unreturned ballots 10
Turnout 6,805 75.85 3.85
Registered electors 8,972
Majority 1,729 26.04 0.88
BN hold Swing


Kelantan state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mohamad Saufi Deraman 5,336 63.46 20.85
PKR Zulkifli Mohamad 3,072 36.54 36.54
Total valid votes 8,408 100.00
Total rejected ballots 297
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 8,705 72.00 1.19
Registered electors 12,091
Majority 2,264 26.92 14.90
BN gain from S46 Swing ?


Kelantan state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
S46 Omar Mohamed 4,056 54.63 17.10
BN Abdullah Sulaiman 3,163 42.61 14.34
KITA Nik Ismail Wan Idris 205 2.76 2.76
Total valid votes 7,424 100.00
Total rejected ballots 472
Unreturned ballots 57
Turnout 7,953 70.81 2.72
Registered electors 11,231
Majority 893 12.02 31.44
S46 hold Swing


Kelantan state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
S46 Omar Mohamed 4,465 71.73 71.73
BN Zakaria Hasan 1,760 28.27 44.48
Total valid votes 6,225 100.00
Total rejected ballots 199
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 6,424 73.53 3.55
Registered electors 8,737
Majority 2,705 43.46 2.04
S46 gain from BN Swing ?


Kelantan state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Zakaria Hasan 3,420 72.75
PAS Ibrahim Renjar 1,281 27.25
Total valid votes 4,701 100.00
Total rejected ballots 225
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 4,926 69.98
Registered electors 7,039
Majority 2,139 45.50
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".
  2. ^ "15th Kelantan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  3. ^ Federal Gazette

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