Bachok (federal constituency)

Bachok

Kelantan constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Ahmad Marzuk Shaary PAS
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2013

Bachok is a federal constituency in Kelantan, 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.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Senak, Wakaf Aik, Tawang, Beris Gajah Mati, Anak Tembesu, Kampung Tok Jawa, Telok Mesira, Pauh Sembilan, Tok Belian, Tanjong Jering, Beris, Tanjong Pauh, Paya Teratai, Bekelam, Chap, Bukit Marak, Kubang Golok, Perupok, Kampung Sungai, Pantai Damat, Kampung Kemudi, Kampung Nipah, Pantai Irama, Padang China, Kuau, Badak, Melawi, Kampung Sungai Dua, Tangok, Rusa, Telong, Kandis, Jelawat Tengah, Kampung Bator, Kuchelong, Kedai Pauh Lima, Teratak Pulai, Seneng, Telaga Ara, Keting, Gunong, Alor Bakat, Mahligai, Pak Badol, Serdang, Kolam, Kubang Telaga, Kampung Bakong, Kampung Redang, Beris Lalang.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bachok
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Zulkiflee Muhammad	PMIP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Zulkiflee Muhammad	PMIP
2nd	1964
	1964-1969	Abu Bakar Hamzah
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved
3rd	1971-1973	Mohd. Zain Abdullah	PMIP
	1973-1974		BN
4th	1974-1978
5th	1978-1982		PAS
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990		BN
8th	1990-1995	Buniyamin Yaakob	PAS
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004	Wan Nik Wan Yusoff
11th	2004-2008	Awang Adek Hussin	BN
12th	2008-2013	Nasharudin Mat Isa	PAS
13th	2013-present	Ahmad Marzuk Shaary

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Ahmad Marzuk Shaary	35,419	50.14
	BN	Awang Adek Hussin	35,218	49.86
Total valid votes			70,637	100.00
Total rejected ballots			947
Unreturned ballots			208
Turnout			71,792	88.02
Registered electors			81,566
Majority			201
	PAS hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Nasharudin Mat Isa	28,835	52.65
	BN	Awang Adek Hussin	25,934	47.35
Total valid votes			54,769	100.00
Total rejected ballots			811
Unreturned ballots			144
Turnout			55,724	85.98
Registered electors			64,808
Majority			2,901
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Awang Adek Hussin	23,341	51.74
	PAS	Wan Nik Wan Yusoff	21,774	48.26
Total valid votes			45,115	100.00
Total rejected ballots			893
Unreturned ballots			327
Turnout			46,335	83.76
Registered electors
Majority			1,567
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Wan Nik Wan Yusoff	24,637	62.44
	BN	Azaki Ishak	14,820	37.56
Total valid votes			39,457	100.00
Total rejected ballots			922
Unreturned ballots			231
Turnout			40,610	79.06
Registered electors
Majority			9,817
	PAS hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Buniyamin Yaakob	21,336	56.62
	BN	Zaiyadi Awang Noh Ke	16,346	43.38
Total valid votes			37,682	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,267
Unreturned ballots			141
Turnout			39,090	78.21
Registered electors
Majority			4,990
	PAS hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Buniyamin Yaakob	24,772	66.43
	BN	Mohd. Zain Abdullah	12,518	33.57
Total valid votes			37,290	100.00
Total rejected ballots			803
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			38,093	82.07
Registered electors
Majority			12,254
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Zain Abdullah	16,617	50.41
	PAS	Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat	16,347	49.59
Total valid votes			32,964	100.00
Total rejected ballots			663
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			33,627	80.08
Registered electors			41,992
Majority			270
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd. Zain Abdullah
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	PAS hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohd. Zain Abdullah
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Zain Abdullah
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN gain from PMIP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PMIP	Mohd. Zain Abdullah
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	PMIP hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 27 June 1964 Upon the death of incumbent, Zulkiflee Muhammad
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PMIP	Abu Bakar Hamzah	11,900	57.88
	Alliance	Abdul Ghani Fikri Sulaiman	8,661	42.12
Total valid votes			20,561	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority			3,239
	PMIP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PMIP	Zulkiflee Muhammad
	Alliance	Hassan Mohamed
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority			4,381
	PMIP hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PMIP	Zulkiflee Muhammad
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.