Rantau Panjang (federal constituency)

Rantau Panjang is a federal constituency in Pasir Mas District, Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

Rantau Panjang (P023)

Kelantan constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	119,648
Electors (2023)[2]	94,026
Area (km²)[3]	392
Pop. density (per km²)	305.2

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 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/KELANTAN

Ethnic breakdown of Rantau Panjang's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (97.3%)
2. Chinese (1.9%)
3. Other ethnicities (0.6%)
4. Indian (0.2%)

Age breakdown of Rantau Panjang's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (6.53%)
2. 21-29 (22.73%)
3. 30-39 (23.45%)
4. 40-49 (16.89%)
5. 50-59 (13.37%)
6. 60-69 (9.75%)
7. 70-79 (5.04%)
8. 80-89 (1.71%)
9. above 90 (0.53%)

Gender breakdown of Rantau Panjang's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (49.45%)
2. Female (50.55%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Rantau Panjang constituency is divided into 38 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Chetok (N14）	Tanjong Redang	023/14/01	SK Lemal
	Lemal	023/14/02	SMK Tengku Panglima Raja
	Kelar	023/14/03	SK Kelar
	Kangkong	023/14/04	SK Kangkong
	Binjal	023/14/05	SMK Kangkong
	Chetok	023/14/06	SK Chabang Tiga Chetok
	Gelam	023/14/07	SK Kubang Chetok
	Rasal	023/14/08	SMU (A) Tarbiah Diniah Tok Uban
	Galok	023/14/09	SK Chetok
	Bendang Pauh	023/14/10	SK Bendang Pauh
	Jabo	023/14/11	SMU (A) Mardziah Jabo Chetok
	Bechah Kelubi	023/14/12	SK Bechah Kelubi
	Kubang Gendang	023/14/13	SMK Chetok
Gual Periok (N15）	Lubok Gong	023/15/01	SK Gual To' Deh
	Kedai Gual Periok	023/15/02	SK Gual Periok
	Gual Sitok	023/15/03	SK Gual Sitok
	Pekan Rantau Panjang	023/15/04	SK Sri Rantau Panjang (1)
	Kedai Lama	023/15/05	SK Rantau Panjang
	Banggol Kulim	023/15/06	Maahad Muhammadi Rantau Panjang
	Bakat	023/15/07	SMK Gual Periok
	Kubang Kual	023/15/08	SK Kubang Kuau
	Bukit Tandak	023/15/09	SMK Baroh Pial
	Kuala Itek	023/15/10	SK Kok Pauh
	Lubok Setol	023/15/11	SK Lubok Setol
	Kampung Rahmat	023/15/12	SK Rahmat
Apam Putra（N16）	Lubok Tapah	023/16/01	SK Lati
	Nibong	023/16/02	SMK To' Uban
	Pengkalan Machang	023/16/03	SK To' Uban
	Kampung Bujok	023/16/04	SK Bukit Jarum
	Repek	023/16/05	SK Sri Kiambang
	Lati	023/16/06	SMA Lati
	Chicha Tinggi	023/16/07	SK Chicha Tinggi
	Cherang Hangus	023/16/08	SK Kampong Baru
	Taman	023/16/09	SMK Sri Kiambang
	Batu Karang	023/16/10	SMU (A) Darul Saadah Batu Karang
	Bukit Tuku	023/16/11	SK Bukit Perah
	Baroh Pial	023/16/12	SK Baroh Pial
	Chandan	023/16/13	SMA (Arab) Al-Balaghul Mubin

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Rantau Panjang
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Pasir Mas Hulu
4th	P021	1974–1978	Zakaria Ismail (زكريا اسماعيل)	BN (PAS)
5th		1978–1982	Ibrahim Muhammad (إبراهيم محمد)	BN (UMNO)
6th		1982–1986	Hassan Mohamed (حسن محمد)	PAS
7th		1986–1990	Mohamed Yaacob (محمد يعقوب)	BN (UMNO)
8th		1990–1995	Daeng Sanusi Daeng Mariok (داءيڠ سنوسي داءيڠ ماريؤ)	PAS
9th	P023	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004	Abdul Fatah Harun (عبدالفتح هارون)	BA (PAS)
11th		2004–2008		PAS
12th		2008–2013	Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff (سيتي ظل ﷲ محمد يوسف)	PR (PAS)
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2020		PAS
		2020–2022		PN (PAS)
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Rantau Panjang							Apam Putra
				Bukit Tuku
				Chetok			Chetok
			Gual Periok
			Lemal
					Meranti
			Tok Uban

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N14	Chetok	Zuraidin Abdullah	PN (PAS)
N15	Gual Periok	Kamaruzaman Mohamad
N16	Apam Putra	Zamakhshari Mohamad

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcodes
N14	Chetok	Pasir Mas District Council	17000, 17040, 17050, 17060, 17070 Pasir Mas 17200 Rantau Panjang
N15	Gual Periok
N16	Apam Putra

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff	37,759	62.38	11.56
	BN	Zulkarnain Yusoff	17,123	28.29	9.81
	PH	Wan Shah Jihan Wan Din	4,256	7.03	4.05
	PUTRA	Ibrahim Ali	1,216	2.01	2.01
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Mohd Zain Ismail	173	0.29	0.29
Total valid votes			60,527	100.00
Total rejected ballots			668
Unreturned ballots			211
Turnout			61,406	64.91	10.17
Registered electors			93,248
Majority			20,636	34.09	21.37
	PAS hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753266/PUB%20607%20(2022).pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff	24,581	50.82	6.91
	BN	Abdullah Mat Yasim	18,431	38.10	4.17
	PH	Wan Shah Jihan Wan Din	5,361	11.08	11.08
Total valid votes			48,373	100.00
Total rejected ballots			825
Unreturned ballots			441
Turnout			49,639	75.08	4.19
Registered electors			66,115
Majority			6,150	12.72	2.74
	PAS hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 234/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 308/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff	23,767	57.73	1.71
	BN	Ghazali Ismail	17,405	42.27	0.76
Total valid votes			41,172	100.00
Total rejected ballots			632
Unreturned ballots			130
Turnout			41,934	79.27	1.16
Registered electors			52,903
Majority			6,362	15.46	2.47
	PAS hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 171/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-18. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 212/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-18.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff	19,344	56.02	4.77
	BN	Mohd Afandi Yusoff	14,858	43.03	5.72
	Independent	Isma Airfath Hassanuddin	330	0.95	0.95
Total valid votes			34,532	100.00
Total rejected ballots			837
Unreturned ballots			82
Turnout			35,451	78.11	4.65
Registered electors			45,384
Majority			4,486	12.99	10.49
	PAS hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abdul Fatah Harun	15,027	51.25	12.63
	BN	Mohd Daud Hamat	14,295	48.75	12.63
Total valid votes			29,322	100.00
Total rejected ballots			701
Unreturned ballots			65
Turnout			30,088	73.46	2.35
Registered electors			40,958
Majority			732	2.50	25.26
	PAS hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Abdul Fatah Harun	19,711	63.88	5.85
	BN	Wan Mohd Fuaad Wan Abdullah	11,146	36.12	5.85
Total valid votes			30,857	100.00
Total rejected ballots			554
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			31,424	71.11	2.74
Registered electors			44,190
Majority			8,565	27.76	11.70
	PAS hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Daeng Sanusi Daeng Mariok	16,284	58.03	3.09
	BN	Abdullah Mat Yasim	11,779	41.97	3.09
Total valid votes			28,063	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,078
Unreturned ballots			88
Turnout			29,229	68.37	7.20
Registered electors			42,751
Majority			4,505	16.06	6.18
	PAS hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Daeng Sanusi Daeng Mariok	18,618	61.12	13.95
	BN	Husein Ahmad	11,841	38.88	13.95
Total valid votes			30,459	100.00
Total rejected ballots			614
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			31,073	75.57	1.58
Registered electors			41,118
Majority			6,777	22.24	16.58
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Yaacob	13,196	52.83	3.78
	PAS	Mohd Yusof Abdullah	11,784	47.17	3.78
Total valid votes			24,980	100.00
Total rejected ballots			623
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			25,603	73.99	5.15
Registered electors			34,604
Majority			1,412	5.66	3.76
	BN gain from National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Hassan Mohamed	11,145	50.95	6.43
	BN	Hussein Ahmad	10,728	49.05	6.43
Total valid votes			21,873	100.00
Total rejected ballots			675
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			22,548	79.14	5.08
Registered electors			28,493
Majority			417	1.90	9.06
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ibrahim Muhammad	9,433	55.48	22.49
	PAS	Zain	7,568	44.52	44.52
Total valid votes			17,001	100.00
Total rejected ballots			186
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			17,187	74.06	2.06
Registered electors			23,207
Majority			1,865	10.96	44.98
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Zakaria Ismail	11,826	77.97
	Independent	Abdul Rashid Ahmad	3,341	22.03
Total valid votes			15,167	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,814
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			17,981	72.00
Registered electors			24,974
Majority			8,485	55.94
This was a new constituency created.