Besut (federal constituency)

Besut is a federal constituency in Besut District, Terengganu, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

Besut (P033)

Terengganu constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh PN
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	127,825
Electors (2023)[2]	112,718
Area (km²)[3]	1,027
Pop. density (per km²)	124.5

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Besut's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (99.9%)
2. Chinese (0.10%)
3. Other ethnicities (0.00%)
4. Indian (0.00%)

Age breakdown of Besut's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (7.44%)
2. 21-29 (25.1%)
3. 30-39 (25.7%)
4. 40-49 (16.9%)
5. 50-59 (12.2%)
6. 60-69 (8.01%)
7. 70-79 (3.61%)
8. 80-89 (0.92%)
9. above 90 (0.17%)

Gender breakdown of Besut's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (49.9%)
2. Female (50.1%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Besut constituency is divided into 43 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling district	Code	Location
Kuala Besut (N01)	Pulau Perhentian	033/01/01	SK Pulau Perhentian
	Seberang Berat	033/01/02	SK Kuala Besut
	Nail	033/01/03	SK Kampung Nail
	Seberang Barat Luar	033/01/04	SMK Kuala Besut
	Tok Saboh	033/01/05	SK Alor Peroi
	Kampung Nangka	033/01/06	SK Kampung Nangka
	Kampung Baru	033/01/07	SMK Seri Bukit Puteri
	Bukit Puteri	033/01/08	SK Bukit Puteri
	Air Terjun	033/01/09	SK Ayer Terjun
Kota Putera (N02)	Pekan Seberang Kastam	033/02/01	SK Pengkalan Nyireh
	Pengkalan Nyireh	033/02/02	SMK Permaisuri Nur Zahirah
	Kampung Raja Utara	033/02/03	SMK Kampong Raja
	Kampung Raja Selatan	033/02/04	SMA Maarif
	Keluang	033/02/05	SK Keluang
	Batu Tumbuh	033/02/06	SK Tengku Mahmud
	Amir	033/02/07	SK Amer
	Gong Bayur	033/02/08	SK Tengku Mahmud 2
	Tembila	033/02/09	SK Tembila
	Beting Lintang	033/02/10	SK Beting Linang
	Alur Lintang	033/02/11	SMK Nasiruddin Shah
	Gelam Mas	033/02/12	Kolej Vokesional Besut
Jertih (N03)	Kubang Bemban	033/03/01	Balai Raya Kg. Tok Donik
	Alur Lintah	033/03/02	SK Alor Lintah
	Tok Raja	033/03/03	SK Tok Raja
	Bukit Kenak	033/03/04	SK Bukit Kenak
	Gong Nering	033/03/05	SMK Seri Nering
	Simpang Tiga Jertih	033/03/06	SK Pusat Jerteh
	Bandar Jertih	033/03/07	SJK (C) Chung Hwa
	Seberang Jertih	033/03/08	SK Seberang Jerteh
	Padang Luas	033/03/09	SK Padang Luas
	Padang Landak	033/03/10	SK Padang Landak
	Nyiur Tujuh	033/03/11	SK Nyiur Tujuh
	Gong Gucil	033/03/12	SK Tanah Merah
	Pelagat	033/03/13	SMK Pelagat
Hulu Besut (N04)	Cerang Meliling	036/04/01	SK Lubuk Kawah
	Lubok Kawah	033/04/02	SMA Wataniah
	Alur Keladi	033/04/03	SK Alor Keladi
	Darau	033/04/04	SK Darau
	Pasir Akar	033/04/05	SK Pasir Akar
	Padang Bual	033/04/06	Devan Sivik Pasir Akar
	Bukit Payung	033/04/07	SK Seri Payong
	FELDA Tenang	033/04/08	SK (FELDA) Tenang
	Kampung La	033/04/09	SK Kampung La
	Hulu Besut	033/04/10	SK Keruak
	Kayu Kelat	033/04/11	SK Tanah Merah

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Besut
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Terengganu Utara
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	P025	1959–1963	Burhanuddin al-Helmy (برهان الدين محمد نور الحلمي)	PMIP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	P025	1963–1964	Burhanuddin al-Helmy (برهان الدين محمد نور الحلمي)	PMIP
2nd		1964–1969	Mohd. Daud Abdul Samad (محمد. داود عبدالصمد)
		1969–1971	Parliament was suspended[5][6]
3rd	P025	1971–1973	Hussain Sulaiman (حسين سليمان)	Alliance (UMNO)
		1973–1974		BN (UMNO)
4th	P028	1974–1978	Zakaria Abdul Rahman (زكريا عبدالرحمٰن)
5th		1978–1982
6th		1982–1986
7th	P030	1986–1990
8th		1990–1995	Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor (محمد يوسف محمد نور)
9th	P033	1995–1999	Idris Jusoh (إدريس جوسوه)
10th		1999–2004	Hassan Mohamed (حسّان محمد)	BA (PAS)
11th		2004–2008	Abdullah Md Zin (عبدﷲ مد زين)	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018	Idris Jusoh (إدريس جوسوه)
14th		2018–2022
15th		2022–present	Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh (چئ محمد ذوالكفل جوسوه)	PN (PAS)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1954–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Besut		Besut Tengah
			Bukit Kenak
				Hulu Besut
				Jertih
		Kampong Raja
				Kampung Raja
						Kota Putera
		Kuala Besut
		Setiu
		Ulu Besut

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N1	Kuala Besut	Azbi Salleh	PN (PAS)
N2	Kota Putera	Mohd. Nurkhuzaini Ab. Rahman
N3	Jertih	Riduan Mohamad Nor
N4	Hulu Besut	Mohd Husaimi Hussin	PN (BERSATU)

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N1	Kuala Besut	Besut District Council	22000, 22010, 22020 Jerteh 22200 Besut 22300 Kuala Besut
N2	Kota Putera
N3	Jertih
N4	Hulu Besut

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh	49,569	59.85	17.93
	BN	Nawi Mohamad	30,903	37.41	4.51
	PH	Abd Rahman @ Abd Aziz Abas	4,339	2.50	4.18
	GTA	Wan Nazari Wan Jusoh	553	0.24	0.24
Total valid votes			84,831	100.00
Total rejected ballots			877
Unreturned ballots			246
Turnout			86,487	79.06	4.43
Registered electors			111,650
Majority			18,666	22.44	15.96
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753269/PUB608%20PARLIMEN%20TERENGGANU.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Idris Jusoh	34,335	48.40	8.31
	PAS	Riduan Mohamad Nor	29,736	41.92	1.37
	PH	Wan Nazari Wan Jusoh	6,864	9.68	9.68
Total valid votes			70,935	100.00
Total rejected ballots			903
Unreturned ballots			485
Turnout			72,323	83.49	3.35
Registered electors			86,627
Majority			4,599	6.48	6.94
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 235/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 309/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Idris Jusoh	35,232	56.71	4.28
	PAS	Riduan Mohamad Nor	26,890	43.29	4.28
Total valid votes			62,122	100.00
Total rejected ballots			641
Unreturned ballots			254
Turnout			63,017	86.84	2.35
Registered electors			72,566
Majority			8,342	13.42	8.56
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 172/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Terengganu [P.U. (B) 213/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16.[permanent dead link]

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdullah Md Zin	29,376	60.99	1.26
	PAS	Husain Awang	18,786	39.01	1.26
Total valid votes			48,162	100.00
Total rejected ballots			668
Unreturned ballots			473
Turnout			49,303	84.49	2.00
Registered electors			58,353
Majority			10,590	21.98	2.52
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdullah Md Zin	26,087	59.73	14.29
	PAS	Nasharuddin Mat Isa	17,587	40.27	14.29
Total valid votes			43,674	100.00
Total rejected ballots			683
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			44,357	86.49	5.32
Registered electors			51,285
Majority			8,500	19.46	10.84
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Hassan Mohamed	19,166	54.06	54.06
	BN	Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor	16,109	45.44	11.17
	Independent	Wan Ahmad Wan Omar	175	0.49	0.49
Total valid votes			35,450	100.00
Total rejected ballots			690
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			36,140	81.17	0.20
Registered electors			44,523
Majority			3,057	8.62	4.60
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Idris Jusoh	19,294	56.61	5.02
	S46	Zakaria @ Ibrahim Abdul Rahman	14,787	43.39	5.02
Total valid votes			34,081	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,260
Unreturned ballots			96
Turnout			35,437	81.37	2.53
Registered electors			43,550
Majority			4,507	13.22	10.04
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor	16,148	51.59	8.11
	S46	Zakaria @ Ibrahim Abdul Rahman	15,154	48.41	48.41
Total valid votes			31,302	100.00
Total rejected ballots			702
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,004	83.90	4.28
Registered electors			38,144
Majority			994	3.18	16.22
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zakaria @ Ibrahim Abdul Rahman	15,240	59.70	2.92
	PAS	Abdul Latif Mohamad	10,287	40.30	2.92
Total valid votes			25,527	100.00
Total rejected ballots			547
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			26,074	79.62	3.72
Registered electors			32,749
Majority			4,953	19.40	5.84
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zakaria @ Ibrahim Abdul Rahman	16,753	56.78	1.07
	PAS	Cik Man Cik Mat	12,752	43.22	1.07
Total valid votes			29,505	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,114
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			30,619	83.34	3.39
Registered electors			36,741
Majority			4,001	13.56	2.14
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zakaria @ Ibrahim Abdul Rahman	12,949	55.71	55.71
	PAS	Mohd. Daud Abdul Samad	10,294	44.29	44.29
Total valid votes			23,243	100.00
Total rejected ballots			917
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			24,160	79.95
Registered electors			30,220
Majority			2,655	11.42
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Zakaria @ Ibrahim Abdul Rahman won uncontested.
	BN	Zakaria @ Ibrahim Abdul Rahman
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			27,810
Majority
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Hussain Sulaiman	13,830	51.92	2.23
	PMIP	Jais Anuar	12,805	48.08	2.23
Total valid votes			26,635	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,234
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			27,869	78.46	4.76
Registered electors			35,522
Majority			1,025	3.84	3.22
	Alliance gain from PMIP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PMIP	Mohd. Daud Abdul Samad	10,995	50.31	20.01
	Alliance	Abu Bakar Ahmad	10,859	49.69	20.01
Total valid votes			21,854	100.00
Total rejected ballots			980
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			22,834	83.22	15.89
Registered electors			27,437
Majority			136	0.62	40.02
	PMIP hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PMIP	Burhanuddin al-Helmy	9,988	70.32
	Alliance	Husin Abdullah	4,216	29.68
Total valid votes			14,204	100.00
Total rejected ballots			205
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,409	67.33
Registered electors			21,399
Majority			5,772	40.64
This was a new constituency created.