Wan Hapandi bin Wan Nik (born 10 February 1956) is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar and Member Mohd Nurkhuzaini Ab Rahman from May 2018 and Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sura from May 2013 to August 2023. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the PN coalition.
Political career Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (2013–2023) In the 2013 Terengganu state election, Wan Hapandi was nominated by PAS to contest for the Sura state seat. He won the seat and was elected as the Sura MLA for the first term after defeating candidate of Barisan Nasional (BN) by a majority of 2,957 votes.
In the 2018 Terengganu state election, Wan Hapandi was renominated by PAS to defend the Sura seat. He defended the seat and was reelected as the Sura MLA for the second term after defeating candidates of BN and Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a majority of 7,162 votes.
In the 2023 Terengganu state election, Wan Hapandi was not renominated by PN to defend the Sura seat or contest for other seats.
Deputy Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council (2018–2023) On 16 May 2018 after PAS took over the state administration from BN after PAS defeated BN in the 2018 state election, Wan Hapandi was appointed as Terengganu Deputy EXCO Member in charge of Entrepreneurship, Micro Industry and Hawker Affairs by Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri to deputise for EXCO Member Mohd Nurkhuzaini.
Election results + Terengganu State Legislative Assembly Percentage figures based on total turnout. Percentage figures based on total turnout.YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2013N27 Sura (PAS) 8,952 59.89%Zakariah Ali (UMNO) 5,995 40.11% 15,088 2,957 85.40%2018 Wan Hapandi Wan Nik (PAS) 12,500 61.81%Zainun Abu Bakar (UMNO) 5,338 26.39% 20,530 7,162 82.90%Zulkifli Ali (AMANAH) 2,386 11.80%
Honours
Member of the Order of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (AMZ) (2023)
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