Jerantut (federal constituency)

Jerantut

Pahang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Ahmad Nazlan Idris BN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2013

Jerantut is a federal constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

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.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampung Sat, Kampung Gusai, Kampung Bantal, Kampung Mat Daling, Kampung Pagi, Kuala Tahan, Kampung Merting, Kampung Chebong, FELDA Sungai Retang, Pasir Durian, Kuala Tembeling, FELDA Padang Piol, Kampung Gajah Mati, Teh, Pulau Mansuk, Jerantut Feri, Tanah Rom, Bukit Dinding, Kampung Batu Kawah, Tebing Tinggi, Kampung Gintong, Kampung Temin, Jeransong, Sungai Lekok, Bandar Jerantut Luar, Sungai Jan, Bandar Baru, Inderapura, Kampung Melayu, Kampung Lata Kasah, Kampung Baharu, Kampung Som, Kampung Damak, Kampung Koi, Batu Balai, Hulu Cheka, Taman Muhibbah, FELDA Kota Gelanggi 2, FELDA Lepar Utara Tiga, FELDA Sungai Tekam Utara, FELDA Kota Gelanggi 3, FELDA Kota Gelanggi 1, Pusat Penyelidikan Tun Razak, FELDA Sungai Tekam, Kampung Perak, FELDA Jengka 10, FELDA Jengka 12, FELDA Jengka 13, FELDA Jengka 9, FELDA Jengka 8, Pulau Tawar, Bukit Nikmat, FELDA Jengka 24, Durian Hijau.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Jerantut
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
4th	1974–1978	Shariff Ahmad	BN
5th	1978–1982
6th	1982–1986	Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamad
7th	1986–1990
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999	Ahmad Kamaruzaman Mohamed Baria
10th	1999–2004	Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar
11th	2004–2008
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–present	Ahmad Nazlan Idris

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Nazlan Idris	26,544	54.67
	PAS	Hamzah Jaafar	22,012	45.33
Total valid votes			48,556	100.00
Total rejected ballots			905
Unreturned ballots			139
Turnout			49,600	84.98
Registered electors			58,364
Majority			4,532
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar	19,543	52.62
	PAS	Hamzah Jaafar	17,597	47.38
Total valid votes			37,140	100.00
Total rejected ballots			829
Unreturned ballots			109
Turnout			38,078	78.01
Registered electors			48,812
Majority			1,946
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar	21,349	62.35
	PAS	Hamzah Jaafar	12,892	37.65
Total valid votes			34,241	100.00
Total rejected ballots			776
Unreturned ballots			1,427
Turnout			36,444	79.12
Registered electors
Majority			8,457
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar	16,424	52.33
	PAS	Syed Ibrahim Syed Abd Rahman	14,961	47.67
Total valid votes			31,385	100.00
Total rejected ballots			687
Unreturned ballots			104
Turnout			32,176	75.49
Registered electors
Majority			1,463
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Kamaruzaman Mohamed Baria	17,812	62.65
	PAS	Syed Ibrahim Syed Abd Rahman	10,618	37.35
Total valid votes			28,430	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,213
Unreturned ballots			141
Turnout			29,784	74.58
Registered electors
Majority			7,194
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamad	16,421	59.72
	PAS	Syed Ibrahim Syed Abd Rahman	11,075	40.28
Total valid votes			27,496	100.00
Total rejected ballots			858
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,354	76.86
Registered electors
Majority			5,346
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamad	15,159	65.91
	PAS	Syed Ibrahim Syed Abd Rahman	7,842	34.09
Total valid votes			23,001	100.00
Total rejected ballots			806
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,807	72.12
Registered electors			33,010
Majority			7,317
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamad
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shariff Ahmad
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shariff Ahmad
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.