2018 Terengganu state election

The 14th Terengganu State election will be held on or before 23 August 2018. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.

2018 Terengganu state election

9 May 2018

All 32 seats of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  GS PH
Leader Husain Awang Ahmad Razif Abd. Rahman Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad
Party Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (Amanah)
Leader since Unknown 2014 30 August 2017
Leader's seat Not contesting
(Senator for Dewan Negara)
Seberang Takir Batu Buruk
(lost seat)
Last election 14 seats, 44.51%
(Pakatan Rakyat)
17 seats, 51.38% 1 seats, 3.50%
(Pakatan Rakyat)
Seats before 14 17 1
Seats won 22 10 0
Seat change 8 7 1
Popular vote 313,503 261,653 45,429
Percentage 50.5% 42.2% 7.3%
Swing 6.0% 9.2% 3.8%

Menteri Besar before election

Ahmad Razif Abd. Rahman
Barisan Nasional

Elected Menteri Besar

Dr. Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)

The Terengganu State Legislative Assembly would automatically dissolve on 17 June 2018, the fifth anniversary of the first sitting, and elections must be held within sixty days (two months) of the dissolution (on or before 17 August 2018, with the date to be decided by the Election Commission), unless dissolved prior to that date by the Head of State (Sultan of Terengganu) on the advice of the Head of Government (Menteri Besar of Terengganu).

Contenders

Barisan Nasional (BN) is set to contest all 32 seats in Terengganu State Legislative Assembly. Barisan Nasional (BN) linchpin party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) is to set to contest major share of Barisan Nasional (BN) seats.

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) is set to contest all 32 seats in Terengganu.[1]

Pakatan Harapan has decided to contest all 32 seats in Terengganu. However, Pakatan Harapan has yet to finalize the seats.[2] Pakatan Harapan will finalize the remaining the seats before 23 February 2018.[3]

Political parties

Coalition
Incumbent Opposition
Barisan Nasional (BN) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) Pakatan Harapan (PH)

The contested seats

No. State constituency Incumbent State Assemblyman Political parties

Barisan Nasional[4]

Gagasan Sejahtera[5]

Pakatan Harapan[6][7][8]

Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party
N01 Kuala Besut Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd Rahman (BN) Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd Rahman UMNO Azbi Salleh PAS Che Ku Hashim Che Ku Mat Bersatu
N02 Kota Putera Mohd Mahdi Musa (BN) Mohd Mahdi Musa Mohd Nurkhuzaini Ab Rahman Tengku Roslan Tengku Othman PKR
N03 Jertih Muhammad Pehimi Yusof (BN) Muhammad Pehimi Yusof Wan Azhar Wan Ahmad Kamarulzaman Wan Su Amanah
N04 Hulu Besut Nawi Mohamad (BN) Nawi Mohamad Mat Daik Mohamad Ismail Abdul Kadir Bersatu
N05 Jabi Mohd Iskandar Jaafar (BN) Mohd Iskandar Jaafar Azman Ibrahim Abd Aziz Abas Amanah
N06 Permaisuri Mohd Jidin Shafee (BN) Abd Halim Jusoh Zul Bhari A. Rahman Wan Mokhtar Wan Ibrahim PKR
N07 Langkap Sabri Mohd Noor (BN) Sabri Mohd Noor Azmi Maarof Mustaffa Abdullah Bersatu
N08 Batu Rakit Bazlan Abd Rahman (BN) Bazlan Abd Rahman Mohd Shafizi Ismail Amir Long
N09 Tepuh Hishamuddin Abd Karim (GS) Basir Ismail Hishamuddin Abd Karim Wan Hafizie Suzlie Wan Hassan
N10 Buluh Gading (previously known as Teluk Pasu) Ridzuan Hashim (GS) Che Mansor Salleh Ridzuan Hashim Azik Chik Amanah
N11 Seberang Takir Ahmad Razif Abd Rahman (BN) Ahmad Razif Abd Rahman Mohd. Fazil Wahab Abu Bakar Abdullah PKR
N12 Bukit Tunggal Alias Razak (GS) Tuan Arif Shahibu Fadillah Tuan Ahmad Alias Razak Fatimah Lailati Omar
N13 Wakaf Mempelam Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut (GS) Salleh Othman Wan Shukairi Wan Abdullah Zubir Mohamed Amanah
N14 Bandar Azan Ismail (PH) Toh Seng Cheng MCA Ahmad Shah Muhamed Azan Ismail PKR
N15 Ladang Tengku Hassan Tengku Omar (GS) Mohd Sabri Alwi UMNO Tengku Hassan Tengku Omar Zulkifli Mohamad Bersatu
N16 Batu Buruk Syed Azman Syed Ahmad Nawawi (GS) Zamri Awang Hitam Muhammad Khalil Abd Hadi Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad Amanah
N17 Alur Limbat Ariffin Deraman (GS) Saiful Bahri Baharuddin Ariffin Deraman Ahmad Sabri Ali PKR
N18 Bukit Payung Mohd. Nor Hamzah (GS) Toh Puan Zaitun Mat Amin Mohd. Nor Hamzah Mohd Dalizan Abd Aziz Amanah
N19 Ru Rendang Abdul Hadi Awang (GS) Nik Dir Nik Wan Ku Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar Zarawi Sulong
N20 Pengkalan Berangan A Latiff Awang (BN) A. Latiff Awang Sulaiman Sulong Aidi Ahmad Bersatu
N21 Telemung Rozi Mamat (BN) Rozi Mamat Kamaruzaman Abdullah Sharifah Norhayati Syed Omar PKR
N22 Manir Hilmi Harun (GS) Yusof Awang Hitam Hilmi Harun Hafizuddin Hussin Amanah
N23 Kuala Berang T Putera T Awang (BN) Tengku Putera Tengku Awang Mamad Puteh Mohd Nor Othman PKR
N24 Ajil Ghazali Taib (BN) Ghazali Taib Maliaman Kassim Zamani Mamat Bersatu
N25 Bukit Besi Roslee Daud (BN) Roslee Daud Ghazali Sulaiman Mohamad Arif Arifin
N26 Rantau Abang Alias Harun (GS) Zaulkfli Wan Gati Alias Harun Mohammad Padeli Jusoh PKR
N27 Sura Wan Hapandi Wan Nik (GS) Zainun Abu Bakar Wan Hapandi Wan Nik Zulkifli Ali Amanah
N28 Paka Satiful Bahari Mamat (GS) Tengku Hamzah Tengku Draman Satiful Bahari Mamat Mohd Hasbie Muda
N29 Kemasik Rosli Othman (BN) Rosli Othman Saiful Azmi Suhaili Rizan Ali
N30 Kijal Ahmad Said (BN) Ahmad Said Hazri Jusoh Wan Marzuki Wan Sembok Bersatu
N31 Cukai Hanafiah Mat (GS) Mohamed Awang Tera Hanafiah Mat Husain Safri Muhammad PKR
N32 Air Putih Wan Abdul Hakim Wan Mokhtar (BN) Wan Abdul Hakim Wan Mokhtar Ab. Razak Ibrahim Mohd Zukri Aksah

Election pendulum

The 14th General Election witnessed 22 governmental seats and 10 non-governmental seats filled the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 3 safe seats and 4 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has just a safe and fairly safe seat each one.

2018 Terengganu state election
GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
LadangTengku Hassan Tengku OmarPAS43.45
BandarAhmad Shah MuhamedPAS44.11
Air PutihAb. Razak IbrahimPAS47.36
AjilMaliaman KassimPAS48.01
JabiDr. Azman IbrahimPAS48.11
Pengkalan BeranganSulaiman SulongPAS48.66
Kota PuteraMohd. Nurkhuzaini Ab. RahmanPAS49.18
CukaiHanafiah MatPAS49.56
Kuala BerangDr. Mamad PutehPAS50.33
KemasikSaiful Azmi SuhailiPAS51.62
PakaSatiful Bahari Hj. MamatPAS53.47
TepuhHishamuddin Abd. KarimPAS54.32
Batu BurukMuhammad Khalil Abd. HadiPAS54.91
Bukit TunggalDr. Alias RazakPAS55.41
Alur LimbatAriffin DeramanPAS55.64
Fairly safe
ManirHilmi HarunPAS58.07
Rantau AbangAlias HarunPAS58.34
Bukit PayungMohd. Nor HamzahPAS58.77
Buluh GadingRidzuan HashimPAS59.42
Safe
SuraWan Hapandi Wan NikPAS61.81
Ru RendangDr. Ahmad Samsuri MokhtarPAS61.83
Wakaf MempelamWan Shukairi Wan AbdullahPAS62.16
NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
Kuala BesutTengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd. RahmanUMNO47.23
Bukit BesiRoslee DaudUMNO48.16
Batu RakitBazlan Abd. RahmanUMNO48.78
JertihMuhammad Pehimi YusofUMNO49.42
KijalAhmad SaidUMNO49.46
Hulu BesutNawi MohamadUMNO51.97
Seberang TakirAhmad Razif Abd. RahmanUMNO52.66
PermaisuriAbd. Halim JusohUMNO52.84
Fairly safe
LangkapSabri Mohd. NoorUMNO59.45
Safe
TelemungRozi MamatUMNO62.26

Results

Seats that changed allegiance

No. Seat Previous Party (2013) Current Party (2018)
N02 Kota Putera Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N05 Jabi Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N14 Bandar Pakatan Harapan (PKR) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N20 Pengkalan Berangan Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N23 Kuala Berang Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N24 Ajil Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N29 Kemasik Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N32 Air Putih Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)

References

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