Benta (state constituency)
 Pahang constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Pahang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
BN | ||
| Constituency created | 1974 | ||
| First contested | 1974 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2022) | 10,895 | ||
Benta is a state constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly.[1]
Demographics
History
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Lipis constituency is divided into 42 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling district | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benta（N05） | Kampung Lalang | 079/05/01 | Balai Raya Kampung Lalang |
| Rengai | 079/05/02 | Kolej Vokesional Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billag | |
| Tanjung Besar | 079/05/03 | SK Tanjung Besar | |
| Jeransang | 079/05/04 | SK Jeransang | |
| Kemahang | 079/05/05 | SK Kemahang | |
| Kampung Chat | 079/05/06 | SK Chat | |
| Budu | 079/05/07 | SMK Panglima Garang Abdul Samad | |
| Pekan Benta | 079/05/08 | SK Benta | |
| Kampung Baru Benta | 079/05/09 | SMK Benta | |
| Jerkoh | 079/05/10 | SJK (C) Jerkoh | |
| Ladang Benta | 079/05/11 | SJK (T) Ladang Benta | |
| Ladang Budu | 079/05/12 | SJK (T) Ladang Budu |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Benta | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Name | Party |
| Constituency created from Tanjong Besar | |||
| 4th | 1974-1978 | Zakaria Taha | BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | 1978-1982 | Zuki Kamaluddin | |
| 6th | 1982-1986 | ||
| 7th | 1986-1990 | ||
| 8th | 1990-1995 | ||
| 9th | 1995-1999 | Suhaimi Ibrahim | |
| 10th | 1999-2004 | Mohd Soffi Abd Razak | |
| 11th | 2004-2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008-2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013-2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018-2022 | ||
| 15th | 2022- | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohd Soffi Abd Razak | 3,948 | 48.21 |  1.09
| |
| PH | Rizal Jamin | 2,427 | 29.64 | 29.64
| |
| PN | Nor Alias Ibrahim | 1,814 | 22.15 | 22.15
| |
| Total valid votes | 8,189 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 74 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 18 | ||||
| Turnout | 8,281 | 76.00 |  5.58
| ||
| Registered electors | 10,895 | ||||
| Majority | 1,521 | 18.57 | 13.66
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohd Soffi Abd Razak | 3,261 | 47.12 | |||
| PKR | Sabaruddin Mohd Yassim | 2,921 | 42.20 | |||
| PAS | Anuar Kassim | 739 | 10.68 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,921 | 100 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 105 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 32 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,058 | 81.58 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,652 | |||||
| Majority | 340 | 4.91 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s)
"Pahang - 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Retrieved 2024-05-07. | ||||||
References
- ^ "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".)
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview".
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
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