Tahan (state constituency)

Tahan is a state constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that is represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Tahan

Pahang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Pahang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Zakhwan Ahmad Badarddin PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	20,895

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Tahan's electorate as of 2022^[2]

  Malay (92.87%)

  Other ethnicities (5.73%)

  Chinese (0.71%)

  Indian (0.68%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tahan constituency is divided into 17 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Tahan (N09）	Kampung Sat	081/09/01	SK Kuala Sat
	Kampung Gusai	081/09/02	SK Gusai
	Kampung Bantal	081/09/03	SK Ulu Tembeling
	Kampung Mat Daling	081/09/04	SK Bukit Mat Daling
	Kampung Pagi	081/09/05	SK Kampung Pagi
	FELDA Sungai Retang	081/09/06	SK LKTP Sungai Retang
	FELDA Padang Piol	081/09/07	SK (FELDA) Padang Piol
	Kampung Gajah Mati	081/09/08	Balai Raya Kampung Gajah Mati
	Pulau Mansuk	081/09/09	SK Pulau Mansok
	Jerantut Feri	081/09/10	SK Pedah
	Tanah Rom	081/09/11	SK Tanah Rom
	Teh	081/09/12	SK Teh
	Kuala Tembeling	081/09/13	SJ Kuala Tembeling
	Pasir Durian	081/09/14	SK Pasir Durian
	Kampung Chebong	081/09/15	SK Chebong
	Kampung Merting	081/09/16	SK Merting
	Kuala Tahan	081/09/17	SK Kuala Tahan

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tahan
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created from Jerantut
4th	1974-1978	Harun Gintong	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982	Harun Jaafar
6th	1982-1986	Armia Abdullah
7th	1986-1990	Ahmad Bazain Mohmud
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999	Rahimah Mohammad Kawi
10th	1999-2004	Abd Malik Yusof	PAS
11th	2004-2008	Ahmad Jaafar	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008-2013	Wan Amizan Wan Abdul Razak
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-2020	Mohd Zakhwan Ahmad Badarddin	PAS
	2020-2022		PN (PAS)
15th	2022–present

Election results

Pahang state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Mohd Zakhwan Ahmad Badarddin	8,777	53.97	53.97
	BN	Faezah Ishak	6,763	41.58	4.25
	PH	Mohd Abd Talib Mohd Tahar	724	4.45	3.33
Total valid votes			16,264	100.00
Total rejected ballots			267
Unreturned ballots			38
Turnout			16,569	79.30	2.50
Registered electors			20,895
Majority			2,014	12.39	11.82
	PN hold		Swing

Pahang state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Zakhwan Ahmad Badarddin	5,638	46.40	1.22
	BN	Wan Amizan Wan Abdul Razak	5,569	45.83	8.99
	PH	Nordin Samat	945	7.78	7.78
Total valid votes			12,152	100.00
Total rejected ballots			227
Unreturned ballots			45
Turnout			12,424	81.80	3.10
Registered electors			15,197
Majority			69	0.57	9.07
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Pahang state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Amizan Wan Abdul Razak	6,200	54.82
	PAS	Mohd Zakhwan Ahmad Badarddin	5,110	45.18
Total valid votes			11,310	100.00
Total rejected ballots			255
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			11,565	84.90
Registered electors			13,617
Majority			1,090	9.64
	BN hold		Swing

References

1. "Pahang 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
2. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview".
3. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.