Kuantan is a federal constituency in Kuantan District, in Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.
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 https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PAHANG As of 2020, Kuantan has a population of 128,247 people.
History
Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kuantan constituency is divided into 25 polling districts. State constituencyPolling districtCodeLocationTeruntum (N14)Seri Kuantan083/14/01SK GalingPerkampungan Teratai083/14/02SMK Alor AkarMedan Tok Sira083/14/03SMK Tok SeraKubang Buaya083/14/04MRSM KuantanKampung Selamat083/14/05SMA Al-Ihsan KuantanBandar Kuantan083/14/06SK (P) Methodist KuantanSeri Teruntum083/14/07Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah KuantanKampung Jawa083/14/08SK Sultan AbdullahSeri Belian083/14/09SK TeruntumLapang Besar083/14/10SMK (P) Methodist KuantanTanjung Lumpur (N15)Medan Warisan083/15/01SJK (C) Chung ChingMedan Makmur083/15/02SMK Tanah PutihSeri Kemunting083/15/03Dewan Jabatan Pengairan Dan Saliran Daerah KuantanTanjung Lumpur083/15/04SK Tanjung LumpurKempadang083/15/05 SK Kempadang SJK (C) Pooi MingKampung Peramu083/15/06SMK Tanjung LumpurTanah Putih Baru083/15/07SK Tanah Putih BaruSungai Isap Murni083/15/08SK Sungai Isap MurniSungai Isap083/15/09SK Sungai IsapInderapura (N16)Kampung Belukar083/16/01 SK Kampung Belukar Dewan PM NajibKuala Penor083/16/02SK Kuala PenorCherok Paloh083/16/03SK Cherok PalohUbai083/16/04SK UbaiKampung Pahang083/16/05 Pusat Latihan Pertanian Inderapura SK Bunut RendangTaman Guru083/16/06 SMK Paya Besar Kolej Poly-Tech MARA (KPTM) Kuantan
Representation history Members of Parliament for Kuantan Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created from Pahang Timor Parliament of the Federation of Malaya 1st P061 1959–1963 Abdul Rahman Talib (عبدالرحمن طالب) 8,856 76.25% Parliament of Malaysia 1st P061 1963–1964 Abdul Rahman Talib (عبدالرحمن طالب) 8,856 76.25% 2nd 1964–196810,696 69.42% 1968–1969 Mohamed Taib (محمد طائب)Uncontested 1969–1971 Parliament was suspended 3rd P061 1971–1973 Mohamed Taib (محمد طائب) 8,798 44.60% 1973–1974 4th P067 1974–1978 Mohd Ali M. Shariff (محمد علي م. شريف)12,371 62.84% 5th 1978–1982 16.568 60.10% 6th 1982–1986 Abdul Rahim Abu Bakar (عبدالرحيم ابو بكر)20,444 62.21% 7th P075 1986–1990 Adam Abdul Kadir (آدم عبدالقادر)20,943 58.80% 8th 1990–1995 Fauzi Abdul Rahman (فوزي بن عبدالرحمن)25,020 56.64% 9th P078 1995–1999 33,718 76.04% 10th 1999–2004 Mohd Khalil Yaakob (محمد خليل يعقوب)28,479 57.40% 11th P083 2004–2008 Fu Ah Kiow () 21,324 63.65% 12th 2008–2013 Fuziah Salleh (فوزية صالح) 18,398 52.61%13th 2013–201525,834 54.79% 2015–2018 14th 2018–202222,807 44.57% 15th 2022–present Wan Razali Wan Nor (وان غزالي وان نور)25,514 37.65%
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentKuantanBandar KuantanBeserahIndera MahkotaInderapuraSungei LembingTanah PutehTanjung LumpurTelok SisekTeruntumUlu Kuantan
Historical boundaries State ConstituencyArea195919741984199420032018Bandar Kuantan Bukit Ubi Kampung Kubang Buaya Kuantan Tanjung Lumpur TeruntumBeserah Balok Beserah Cherating FELDA Bukit Goh 1 & 2 Gebeng Balok Beserah Cherating Gebeng Teluk CempedakIndera Mahkota Bukit Setongkol Bukit Ubi Indera Mahkota Semambu Taman CenderawasihInderapura Cherok Paloh Inderapura Kampung Belukar Kampung Ubai Kuala PenorSungei Lembing Bukit Setongkol FELDA Bukit Sagu 1 & 2 Indera Mahkota Semambu Sungai LembingTanah Puteh Bukit Setongkol Bukit Ubi Kuantan Taman Cenderawasih Tanah PutehTanjung Lumpur Kampung Pak Mahat Kempadang Seri Kemunting Sungai Isap Tanjung LumpurTelok Sisek Kampung Kubang Buaya Sungai Soi Tanjung Lumpur Teluk Cempedak Teluk SisekTeruntum Bukit Ubi Kampung Kubang Buaya Kuantan Tanjung Lumpur Teruntum Kampung Kubang Buaya Kemunting Kuantan Tanjung Lumpur Teruntum Kampung Kubang Buaya Kampung Selamat Kuantan Teluk Cempedak TeruntumUlu Kuantan Bukit Rangin Gambang Jaya Gading Seri Mahkota Sungai Lembing
Current state assembly members No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party) N14 Teruntum Sim Chon Siang N15 Tanjung Lumpur Rosli Abdul Jabar N16 Inderapura Shafik Fauzan Sharif
Local governments & postcodes No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcodeN14TeruntumKuantan City Council 25000, 25050, 25100, 25150, 25200, 25250, 25300, 25503, 25506, 25520, 26060 KuantanN15Tanjung LumpurN16Inderapura
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