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
LegislaturePahang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Mohd Zakhwan Ahmad Badarddin
PN
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)20,895

Demographics

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

  Malay (92.87%)
  Other ethnicities (5.73%)
  Chinese (0.71%)
  Indian (0.68%)

History

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Polling districts

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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

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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

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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

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  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.