| Federal constituency | |
|---|---|
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1994 |
| First contested | 1995 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 128,041 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 79,744 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 2,218 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 57.7 |
Paya Besar is a federal constituency inKuantan District,Pahang,Malaysia, that has been represented in theDewan Rakyat since 1995.
The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PAHANG
As of 2020, Paya Besar has a population of 128,041 people.[4]
According to the federal gazette issued on 30 October 2022, the Paya Besar constituency is divided into 24 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sungai Lembing (N17) | Kampung Nadak | 084/17/01 | SK Nadak |
| Pekan Sungai Lembing | 084/17/02 | SMK Sungai Lembing | |
| Kuala Kenau | 084/17/03 | SK Sungai Lembing | |
| FELDA Bukit Sagu | 084/17/04 |
| |
| FELDA Bukit Kuantan | 084/17/05 | SK LKTP Bukit Kuantan | |
| FELDA Bukit Goh | 084/17/06 |
| |
| Bukit Kuin | 084/17/07 | SK Bukit Kuin | |
| Lepar (N18) | Mahkota Jaya | 084/18/01 |
|
| Seri Fajar | 084/18/02 | SK Gambang | |
| Gambang | 084/18/03 | SJK (C) Gambang | |
| Jalan Besar | 084/18/04 | Dewan Orang Ramai Gambang | |
| FELDA Lepar Hilir Satu | 084/18/05 | SK LKTP Lepar Hilir 1 | |
| FELDA Lepar Hilir Dua | 084/18/06 | SK LKTP Lepar Hilir 2 | |
| FELDA Lepar Hilir Tiga | 084/18/07 | SK LKTP Lepar Hilir 3 | |
| Paya Bungor | 084/18/08 | SK Paya Bungor | |
| FELDA Lepar Utara Satu | 084/18/09 | SMK Lepar Utara | |
| Panching (N19) | Bukit Rangin | 084/19/01 | SMK Bukit Rangin |
| Kampung Permatang Badak | 084/19/02 | SK Permatang Badak | |
| Pandan Permai | 084/19/03 | SMK Padang Garuda | |
| Taman Tas | 084/19/04 | SMK Pandan | |
| FELDA Sungai Panching Selatan | 084/19/05 | SK LKTP Sungai Panching Selatan | |
| FELDA Sungai Panching Timur | 084/19/06 | SK LKTP Sungai Panching Timur | |
| FELDA Sungai Panching Utara | 084/19/07 | SK LKTP Sungai Panching Utara | |
| Kampung Panching | 084/19/08 | SK Panching |
| Members of Parliament for Paya Besar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created fromKuantan,Maran andPekan | ||||
| 9th | P079 | 1995–1999 | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (سيتي زهرة سليمان) | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | |||
| 11th | P084 | 2004–2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Abdul Manan Ismail (عبدالمانن اسماعيل) | ||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | |||
| 2018 | Vacant | |||
| 14th | 2018–2022 | Mohd Shahar Abdullah (محمد شاهر عبدﷲ) | BN (UMNO) | |
| 15th | 2022–present | |||
| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Paya Besar | Lepar | ||||||
| Panching | |||||||
| Penur | |||||||
| Sungai Lembing | |||||||
| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N17 | Sungai Lembing | Mohamad Ayub Asri | PN (PAS) |
| N18 | Lepar | Mohd Yazid Mohd Yunus | PN (BERSATU) |
| N19 | Panching | Mohd Tarmizi Yahaya | PN (PAS) |
| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N17 | Sungai Lembing | Kuantan City Council |
|
| N18 | Lepar | ||
| N19 | Panching |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohd Shahar Abdullah | 26,899 | 43.40 | |||
| PN | Aireroshairi Roslan | 25,582 | 41.27 | |||
| PH | Ahmad Azam Mohd Salleh | 9,192 | 14.83 | |||
| GTA | Rosminahar Mohd Amin | 310 | 0.50 | |||
| Total valid votes | 61,983 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 678 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 107 | |||||
| Turnout | 62,768 | 78.71 | ||||
| Registered electors | 79,744 | |||||
| Majority | 1,317 | 2.13 | ||||
| BNhold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohd Shahar Abdullah | 19,033 | 43.16 | |||
| PAS | Mohamad Azhar Mohd Noor | 13,291 | 30.14 | |||
| PH | Mohd Ashraf Mustaqim Badrul Munir | 11,776 | 26.70 | |||
| Total valid votes | 44,100 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 671 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 171 | |||||
| Turnout | 44,942 | 81.51 | ||||
| Registered electors | 55,135 | |||||
| Majority | 5,742 | 13.02 | ||||
| BNhold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 238/2018]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 312/2018]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Manan Ismail | 23,747 | 59.29 | |||
| PKR | Murnie Hidayah Anuar | 16,032 | 40.03 | |||
| Independent | Zahari Mamat | 272 | 0.68 | |||
| Total valid votes | 40,051 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 643 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 140 | |||||
| Turnout | 40,834 | 84.95 | ||||
| Registered electors | 48,067 | |||||
| Majority | 7,715 | 19.26 | ||||
| BNhold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 175/2013]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved2016-05-16.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 216/2013]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 1 July 2019. Retrieved2016-05-16. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Manan Ismail | 19,355 | 64.07 | ||
| PKR | Mohd Jafri Ab Rashid | 10,852 | 35.93 | ||
| Total valid votes | 30,207 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 637 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 44 | ||||
| Turnout | 30,888 | 77.45 | |||
| Registered electors | 39,882 | ||||
| Majority | 8,503 | 28.14 | |||
| BNhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman | 20,474 | 72.02 | ||
| PKR | Saari Sungib | 7,956 | 27.98 | ||
| Total valid votes | 28,430 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 564 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 7 | ||||
| Turnout | 29,001 | 77.46 | |||
| Registered electors | 37,439 | ||||
| Majority | 12,518 | 44.04 | |||
| BNhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman | 20,749 | 54.70 | ||
| PKR | Wan Jusoh Wan Kolok | 17,186 | 45.30 | ||
| Total valid votes | 37,935 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,553 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 2,733 | ||||
| Turnout | 42,221 | 79.24 | |||
| Registered electors | 53,282 | ||||
| Majority | 3,563 | 9.40 | |||
| BNhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman | 25,551 | 74.40 | |||
| S46 | Wan Abdul Rahman Wan Yusoff | 8,792 | 25.60 | |||
| Total valid votes | 34,343 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,536 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 1,342 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,221 | 78.06 | ||||
| Registered electors | 47,682 | |||||
| Majority | 16,759 | 48.80 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||