Hulu Besut

Hulu Besut is a state constituency in Terengganu, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Hulu Besut

Terengganu constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Husaimi Hussin PN
Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	23,846

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 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 Hulu Besut's electorate as of 2018^[2]

  Malay (98.78%)

  Chinese (0.92%)

  Other ethnicities (0.24%)

  Indian (0.05%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Hulu Besut constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.^[3]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Hulu Besut (N04)	Cerang Meliling	036/04/01	SK Lubuk Kawah
	Lubok Kawah	033/04/02	SMA Wataniah
	Alur Keladi	033/04/03	SK Alor Keladi
	Darau	033/04/04	SK Darau
	Pasir Akar	033/04/05	SK Pasir Akar
	Padang Bual	033/04/06	Devan Sivik Pasir Akar
	Bukit Payung	033/04/07	SK Seri Payong
	FELDA Tenang	033/04/08	SK (FELDA) Tenang
	Kampung La	033/04/09	SK Kampung La
	Hulu Besut	033/04/10	SK Keruak
	Kayu Kelat	033/04/11	SK Tanah Merah

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Hulu Besut
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Ulu Besut
1st	1959–1964	Husin Jusoh	PMIP
2nd	1964–1969	Lokman Abdul Kadir
	1969–1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1971–1974	Jabir Mohamed Shah	Alliance (UMNO)
4th	1974–1978	Hussein Abdullah	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978–1982
6th	1982–1986
Hulu Besut
7th	1986–1990	Daud Abu Bakar	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999	Yaakub Abd. Kadir
10th	1999–2004	Abdullah Mat Dan	PAS
11th	2004–2008	Nawi Mohamad	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018
14th	2018–2023
15th	2023–present	Mohd Husaimi Hussin	PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Terengganu state election, 2023: Hulu Besut

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Husaimi Hussin	9,525	58.19	15.72
	BN	Nawi Mohamad	6,665	40.71	11.26
	Independent	Che Harun Kamariah	180	1.10	1.10
Total valid votes			16,370	100.00
Total rejected ballots			167
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			16,553	69.35	14.65
Registered electors			23,846
Majority			2,860	17.48	7.98
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 2018: Hulu Besut

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nawi Mohamad	8,045	51.97	3.56
	PAS	Mat Daik Mohamad	6,576	42.47	2.00
	Pakatan Harapan (2018)	Ismail Abdul Kadir	860	5.56	5.56
Total valid votes			15,481	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			15,788	84.00	4.00
Registered electors
Majority			1,469	9.50	1.56
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2013: Hulu Besut

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nawi Mohamad	7,884	55.53	5.59
	PAS	Salahhudin Jaafar	6,314	44.47	5.59
Total valid votes			14,198	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			14,368	88.00	3.12
Registered electors
Majority			1,570	11.06	11.18
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2008: Hulu Besut

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nawi Mohamad	6,740	61.12	1.59
	PAS	Mohd Zin Hassan	4,287	38.88	1.59
Total valid votes			11,027	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			11,174	84.88	2.63
Registered electors
Majority			2,453	22.24	3.18
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2004: Hulu Besut

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nawi Mohamad	6,496	62.71	16.17
	PAS	Abdullah Mat Adam	3,863	37.29	16.17
Total valid votes			10,359	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			10,519	87.51	6.54
Registered electors
Majority			2,633	25.42	18.50
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 1999: Hulu Besut

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abdullah Mat Adam	4,619	53.46
	BN	Nawi Mohamad	4,021	46.54
Total valid votes			8,640	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			8,903	80.97
Registered electors
Majority			598	6.92
	PAS gain 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 ^{[dead link‍]}