Panchor (state constituency)

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Panchor
Kelantan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Mohd Amar Abdullah
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)42,768

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

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

Demographics

As of 2020, Panchor has a population of 75,940 people.[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Panchor's electorate as of 2023[3]
  1. Malay (96.7%)
  2. Chinese (2.20%)
  3. Other ethnicities (0.84%)
  4. Indian (0.21%)

History

Polling districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Panchor constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.[4]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Panchor (N07) Taman Kemunin 020/07/01 SK Datu' Hashim
Tapang 020/07/02 SK Tapang
Kemunin 020/07/03 SK Kemunin
Panchor 020/07/04 SK Panji
Sering 020/07/05 SK Sering
Pasir Kasar 020/07/06 SMK Sering
Pulau Belaga 020/07/07 SK Chicha Menyabong
Tok Ku 020/07/08 SMK Raja Sakti
Kampung Belukar 020/07/09 SMK Panji
Padang Tembak 020/07/10 SMU (A) Tarbiah Mardziah
Panji 020/07/11 SMK Panchor Perdana
Pasir Tok Kambing 020/07/12 SK Raja Bahar

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Panchor
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Kemumin
9th 1995–1999 Mohd Yusoff Ludin PAS
10th 1999–2004
11th 2004–2008 Mohd Amar Abdullah
12th 2008–2013PR (PAS)
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2020 PAS
2020–2023 PN (PAS)
15th 2023–present

Election results

Kelantan state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASMohd Amar Abdullah18,70070.00Increase 9.03
PHSyed Mohd Alidustur Syed Mohd Zain8,01430.00Increase 19.26
Total valid votes 26,714 100.00
Total rejected ballots 318
Unreturned ballots 108
Turnout 27,14063.46Decrease 16.62
Registered electors 42,768
Majority 10,68640.00Increase 7.32
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASMohd Amar Abdullah13,59760.97Decrease 1.68
BNZarina Md Eusope6,30928.29Decrease 9.06
PHMohd Zulhazmi Hassan2,39410.74Increase 10.74
Total valid votes 22,300 100.00
Total rejected ballots 224
Unreturned ballots 306
Turnout 22,83080.08Decrease 3.10
Registered electors 28,509
Majority 7,28832.68Increase 7.38
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASMohd Amar Abdullah12,46762.65Increase 1.08
BNChe Rosli Hassan7,43137.35Decrease 1.08
Total valid votes 19,898 100.00
Total rejected ballots 209
Unreturned ballots 80
Turnout 20,18783.18Decrease 3.92
Registered electors 23,176
Majority 5,03625.30Increase 2.16
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASMohd Amar Abdullah9,14861.57
BNDali Hussin5,71138.43
Total valid votes 14,859 100.00
Total rejected ballots 190
Unreturned ballots 145
Turnout 15,19487.10
Registered electors 18,267
Majority 3,43723.14
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASMohd Amar Abdullah
BNZulkifli Dollah
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASMohd Yusoff Ludin
BNNik Mohd Zain Omar
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASMohd Yusoff Ludin
BNMohd Noor Deris
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".
  2. Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.07 Panchor Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  3. "15th Kelantan State Election - Results". live.chinapress.com.my. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  4. Federal Gazette