Pekan (federal constituency)

Pekan is a federal constituency in Pekan District and Kuantan District, Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

Pekan (P085)

Pahang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Sh Mohmed Puzi Sh Ali BN
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	161,106
Electors (2022)[2]	119,443
Area (km²)[3]	3,846
Pop. density (per km²)	41.9

The federal constituency was created from parts of the Pahang Timor constituency 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

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PAHANG

Ethnic breakdown of Pekan's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (84.9%)
2. Other ethnicities (12.6%)
3. Chinese (1.80%)
4. Indian (0.70%)

Age breakdown of Pekan's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (7.04%)
2. 21-29 (23.9%)
3. 30-39 (27.0%)
4. 40-49 (17.5%)
5. 50-59 (11.5%)
6. 60-69 (8.51%)
7. 70-79 (3.43%)
8. 80-89 (0.92%)
9. above 90 (0.21%)

Gender breakdown of Pekan's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (50.8%)
2. Female (49.2%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pekan constituency is divided into 56 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling district	Code	Location
Pulau Manis（N20）	Seri Mahkota	085/20/01	SK Wira
	Jaya Gading	085/20/02	SK Jaya Gading
	Kampung Seri Damai	085/20/03	SMK Seri Damai
	Gudang Rasau	085/20/04	SK Mat Kilau
	Pulau Rusa	085/20/05	SK Pulau Rusa
	Ganchong	085/20/06	SK Ganchong
	Pulau Manis	085/20/07	SK Pulau Manis
	Lepar	085/20/08	SK Lepar
	Pelak	085/20/09	SK Pelak
	Seri Makmur	085/20/10	SK Seri Makmur
	Belimbing	085/20/11	SK Belimbing
Peramu Jaya (N21)	Kampung Lamir	085/21/01	Pusat Perpindahan Banjir Kampung Lamir
	Tanah Putih	085/21/02	SMK Dato' Mahmud Mat
	Peramu Jaya	085/21/03	SK Peramu Jaya
	Serandu	085/21/04	SK Serandu
	Kuala Pahang	085/21/05	SJK (C) Yoke Hwa Kuala Pahang
	Kampung Marhum	085/21/06	SK Indera Shahbandar
	Pasir Panjang	085/21/07	SK Pasir Panjang
	Ketapang	085/21/08	SMA Al-Attas
	Sungai Miang	085/21/09	SK Sinar Mutiara
	Bandar Pekan	085/21/10	SK Sultan Ahmad
	Mengkasar	085/21/11	SM Sains Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Pekan
	Pulau Jawa	085/21/12	SK Sri Maulana
	Kelat Rendang	085/21/13	SMK Peramu Jaya
	Kampung Langgar	085/21/14	SK Langgar
	Pahang Tua	085/21/15	SK Pahang Tua
	Shahbandar	085/21/16	SK Pekan Jaya
Bebar (N22)	Serambi	085/22/01	SK Serambi
	Padang Rumbia	085/22/02	SK Padang Rumbia
	Temai	085/22/03	SK Temai
	Acheh	085/22/04	SK Kampung Acheh
	Tanjung Medang	085/22/05	SK Tanjung Medang
	Padang Polo	085/22/06	SK Seri Terentang
	Tanjung Batu	085/22/07	SK Tanjung Batu
	Landai	085/22/08	SK Nenasi
	Nenasi	085/22/09	SMK Nenasi
	Merchong	085/22/10	SK Merchong Jaya
	Api Larat	085/22/11	Dewan Orang Ramai Kampung Api Larat
	Sawah Batu	085/22/12	Balai Raya Kampung Sawah Batu
	Kota Perdana	085/22/13	SK Kota Perdana
	Simpai	085/22/14	SK Simpai
	Runchang	085/22/15	SK Runchang
	Bandar Dua	085/22/16	SK Bandar 2 Paloh Hinai
Chini (N23)	Terpai	085/23/01	SK Kinchir
	Salong	085/23/02	Dewan Mempelas Kampung Baru PPSK Salong Mukim Penyor 1
	Mambang	085/23/03	SK Mambang
	Paloh Hinai	085/23/04	SMK Paloh Hinai
	Kampung Dusun	085/23/05	Balai Raya Dan Perpustakaan Desa Kampung Dusun
	FELDA Chini Timur 3 & 4	085/23/06	SK LKTP Chini Timur 2
	FELDA Chini Timur 1	085/23/07	SK LKTP Chini Timur 1
	FELDA Chini Timur 2	085/23/08	SMK Chini Timur
	FELDA Chini 5	085/23/09	SK LKTP Chini 3 & 5
	FELDA Chini 4	085/23/10	SK LKTP Chini 1 & 4
	FELDA Chini 1	085/23/11	SA Rakyat (KAFA) Nur Ilham FELDA Chini 1
	FELDA Chini 2	085/23/12	SMK Chini 2
	FELDA Chini 3	085/23/13	KAFA Kelas Al-Quran Dan Fardu Ain FELDA Chini 03 Dewan Semai Bakti Kg. FELDA Chini 3

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Pekan
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Pahang Timor
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	P062	1959–1963	Abdul Razak Hussein (عبد الرزاق حسين)	Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	P062	1963–1964	Abdul Razak Hussein (عبد الرزاق حسين)	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd		1964–1969
3rd		1969–1971	Parliament was suspended[5][6]
3rd	P062	1971–1973	Abdul Razak Hussein (عبد الرزاق حسين)	Alliance (UMNO)
		1973–1974		BN (UMNO)
4th	P071	1974–1976
		1976–1978	Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak (محمّد نجيب عبد الرزاق)
5th		1978–1982
6th		1982–1986	Mohamed Amin Daud (محمد أمين داود）
7th	P077	1986–1990	Mohammad Najib Abdul Razak (محمّد نجيب عبد الرزاق)
8th		1990–1995
9th	P080	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004
11th	P085	2004–2008
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2022
15th		2022–present	Sh Mohmed Puzi Sh Ali (سه محمد ڤوزي سه علي)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Pekan			Bandar Pekan
					Bebar
			Bukit Ibam
			Chini			Chini
					Cini
		Kuala Pahang
		Pahang Tua
				Paya Besar
				Peramu
						Peramu Jaya
						Pulau Manis
		Rompin

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N20	Pulau Manis	Mohd Rafiq Khan Ahmad Khan	PN (PAS)
N21	Peramu Jaya	Mohamad Nizar Mohamad Najib	BN (UMNO)
N22	Bebar	Mohd. Fakhruddin Mohd. Arif
N23	Chini	Mohd Sharim Md Zain

Local governments & postcode

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N20	Pulau Manis	Kuantan City Council (Seri Mahkota and Jaya Gading areas) Pekan Municipal Council	25150, 25500, 25502 Kuantan 26600, 26610, 26620, 26630, 26640, 26650, 26660, 26680 Pekan 26690 Chini
N21	Peramu Jaya	Pekan Municipal Council
N22	Bebar
N23	Chini

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sh Mohmed Puzi Sh Ali	47,418	50.96	11.14
	PN	Mohd Fadhil Noor Abdul Karim	38,469	41.35	41.35
	PH	Mohd Naim Zainal Abidin	6,316	6.79	4.06
	GTA	Mohammad Radhi Abdul Razak	472	0.51	0.51
	Independent	Tengku Zainul Hisham Tengku Hussin	366	0.39	0.39
Total valid votes			93,041	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,350
Unreturned ballots			227
Turnout			94,618	77.90	3.44
Registered electors			119,443
Majority			8,949	9.61	25.59
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753278/PUB611_2022.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	43,854	62.10	14.50
	PAS	Ahiatudin Daud	18,995	26.90	26.90
	PH	Muhammad Zahid Md Arip	7,662	10.85	10.85
	Independent	Abd Kadir Sainudin	103	0.15	0.15
Total valid votes			70,614	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,393
Unreturned ballots			301
Turnout			72,308	81.34	3.96
Registered electors			88,899
Majority			24,859	35.20	18.00
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 238/2018]" (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 Pahang [P.U. (B) 312/2018]" (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	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	51,278	76.60	2.13
	PKR	Mohd. Fariz Abd. Talib @ Musa	15,665	23.40	2.13
Total valid votes			66,943	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,275
Unreturned ballots			246
Turnout			68,464	85.30	3.07
Registered electors			80,260
Majority			35,613	53.20	4.26
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 175/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27.[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 Pahang [P.U. (B) 216/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	36,262	78.73	0.77
	PKR	Khairul Anuar Ahmad Zainudin	9,798	21.27	21.27
Total valid votes			46,060	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,261
Unreturned ballots			549
Turnout			47,870	82.23	4.31
Registered electors			58,217
Majority			26,464	57.46	1.54
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	31,956	77.96	27.50
	PAS	Zakaria Dahlan	9,034	22.04	27.50
Total valid votes			40,990	100.00
Total rejected ballots			56
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			41,046	77.91	3.13
Registered electors			52,683
Majority			22,922	55.92	55.00
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	13,148	50.46	22.79
	PAS	Ramli Mohamed	12,907	49.54	49.54
Total valid votes			26,055	100.00
Total rejected ballots			631
Unreturned ballots			111
Turnout			26,797	74.78	3.18
Registered electors			35,834
Majority			241	0.92	45.58
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	17,004	73.25	6.92
	S46	M. Samueil Mohamad Kameil	6,211	26.75	6.92
Total valid votes			23,215	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,127
Unreturned ballots			223
Turnout			24,565	71.60	0.24
Registered electors			34,308
Majority			10,793	46.50	13.84
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	21,262	66.33	8.17
	S46	Othman Hitam	10,795	33.67	33.67
Total valid votes			32,057	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,357
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			33,414	71.36	4.49
Registered electors			46,823
Majority			10,467	32.66	16.34
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	16,431	74.50	3.47
	PAS	Ali Abdullah @ Lee Kin Hong	5,623	25.50	3.47
Total valid votes			22,054	100.00
Total rejected ballots			694
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			22,748	66.87	4.59
Registered electors			34,017
Majority			10,808	49.00	6.94
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Amin Daud	18,648	71.03	5.13
	PAS	Mohamed Rusdi Arif	7,604	28.97	5.13
Total valid votes			26,252	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,090
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			27,342	71.46	0.49
Registered electors			38,260
Majority			11,044	42.06	10.26
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	13,876	76.16	76.16
	PAS	Mohamed Rusdi Arif	4,343	23.84	23.84
Total valid votes			18,219	100.00
Total rejected ballots			815
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,034	70.97
Registered electors			26,819
Majority			9,533	52.32
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 21 February 1976
The by-election was called due to the death of incumbent, Abdul Razak Hussein.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Najib Razak won uncontested.
	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Abdul Razak Hussein won uncontested.
	BN	Abdul Razak Hussein
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			22,957
Majority
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Abdul Razak Hussein	12,641	77.28	10.11
	PMIP	Yazid Jaafar	3,716	22.72	10.11
Total valid votes			16,357	100.00
Total rejected ballots			488
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			16,845	71.24	5.39
Registered electors			23,644
Majority			8,925	54.56	20.22
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Abdul Razak Hussein	11,858	87.39	10.13
	PMIP	Abdul Hamid Awang Hitam	1,711	12.61	10.13
Total valid votes			13,569	100.00
Total rejected ballots			596
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,165	76.63	2.11
Registered electors			18,486
Majority			10,147	74.78	20.26
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Abdul Razak Hussein	8,811	77.26
	PMIP	Mohamed Ariff Abas	2,593	22.74
Total valid votes			11,404	100.00
Total rejected ballots			104
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			11,508	74.52
Registered electors			15,443
Majority			6,218	54.52
This was a new constituency created out of Pahang Timor which went to Alliance in the previous election.