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Ajil (state constituency)

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Ajil
Terengganu constituency
State constituency
LegislatureTerengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Maliaman Kassim
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)24,922

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

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Ajil's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Malay (98.96%)
  Chinese (0.7%)
  Other ethnicities (0.28%)
  Indian (0.06%)

History

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Polling Districts

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According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Ajil constituency has a total of 16 polling districts.[3]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Ajil (N24) Bukit Perah 038/24/01 SK Bukit Perah
Bukit Apit 038/24/02 SK Bukit Apit
Tok Randok 038/23/03 SK Tok Randok
Pengkalan Ajal 038/24/04 SK Kua
Bukit Diman 038/24/05 SK Bukit Diman
Bukir Bading 038/24/06 SK LKTP Bukit Bading
Landas 038/24/07 SMK Landas
Peruh 038/24/08 SK Peroh
Menerung 038/24/09 SK Menerong
Lubuk Periuk 038/24/10 SK Lubuk Periok
Pekan Ajil 038/24/11 SK Ajil
FELDA Tersat 038/24/12 SK (FELDA) Tersat
FELDA Jerangau Barat 038/24/13 SK (FELDA) Jerangau Barat
Pereh 038/24/14 SK Pereh
Betung 038/24/15 SK Betong
FELDA Mengkawang 038/24/16 SK (FELDA) Mengkawang

Representation History

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Ajil
Assembly Years Members Party
Constituency created from Tanggul
9th 1995–1999 Othman Daud BN (UMNO)
10th 1999–2004 Rosol Wahid
11th 2004–2008
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018 Ghazali Taib
14th 2018–2020 Maliaman Kassim PAS
2020–2023 PN (PAS)
15th 2023–present

Election results

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Terengganu state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Maliaman Kassim 12,362 66.94
BN Jailani Johari 6,104 33.06
Total valid votes 18,466 100.00
Total rejected ballots 132
Unreturned ballots 12
Turnout 18,610 74.67
Registered electors 24,922
Majority 6,258 33.88
PAS hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Terengganu". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. ^ Federal Gazette [dead link]