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Hulu Besut

Terengganu constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Husaimi Hussin PN
Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	23,846

Hulu Besut is a state constituency in Terengganu, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Hulu Besut's electorate as of 2018

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Hulu Besut constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.

Representation history

Election results

Terengganu state election, 2023: Hulu Besut

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd Husaimi Hussin	9,525	58.19	15.72
	BN	Nawi Mohamad	6,665	40.71	11.26
	Independent	Che Harun Kamariah	180	1.10	1.10
Total valid votes			16,370	100.00
Total rejected ballots			167
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			16,553	69.35	14.65
Registered electors			23,846
Majority			2,860	17.48	7.98
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Terengganu state election, 2018: Hulu Besut

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nawi Mohamad	8,045	51.97	3.56
	PAS	Mat Daik Mohamad	6,576	42.47	2.00
	Pakatan Harapan (2018)	Ismail Abdul Kadir	860	5.56	5.56
Total valid votes			15,481	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			15,788	84.00	4.00
Registered electors
Majority			1,469	9.50	1.56
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2013: Hulu Besut

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nawi Mohamad	7,884	55.53	5.59
	PAS	Salahhudin Jaafar	6,314	44.47	5.59
Total valid votes			14,198	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			14,368	88.00	3.12
Registered electors
Majority			1,570	11.06	11.18
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2008: Hulu Besut

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nawi Mohamad	6,740	61.12	1.59
	PAS	Mohd Zin Hassan	4,287	38.88	1.59
Total valid votes			11,027	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			11,174	84.88	2.63
Registered electors
Majority			2,453	22.24	3.18
	BN hold		Swing

Terengganu state election, 2004: Hulu Besut

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nawi Mohamad	6,496	62.71	16.17
	PAS	Abdullah Mat Adam	3,863	37.29	16.17
Total valid votes			10,359	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			10,519	87.51	6.54
Registered electors
Majority			2,633	25.42	18.50
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

References

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

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