Panchor is a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly.[1]
The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Panchor's electorate as of 2023
[2]
- Malay (96.7%)
- Chinese (2.20%)
- Other ethnicities (0.84%)
- Indian (0.21%)
History
Polling Districts
According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Panchor constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.[3]
| State Constituency
|
Polling Districts
|
Code
|
Location
|
| Panchor (N07)
|
Taman Kemunin
|
020/07/01
|
SK Datu' Hashim
|
| Tapang
|
020/07/02
|
SK Tapang
|
| Kemunin
|
020/07/03
|
SK Kemunin
|
| Panchor
|
020/07/04
|
SK Panji
|
| Sering
|
020/07/05
|
SK Sering
|
| Pasir Kasar
|
020/07/06
|
SMK Sering
|
| Pulau Belaga
|
020/07/07
|
SK Chicha Menyabong
|
| Tok Ku
|
020/07/08
|
SMK Raja Sakti
|
| Kampung Belukar
|
020/07/09
|
SMK Panji
|
| Padang Tembak
|
020/07/10
|
SMU (A) Tarbiah Mardziah
|
| Panji
|
020/07/11
|
SMK Panchor Perdana
|
| Pasir Tok Kambing
|
020/07/12
|
SK Raja Bahar
|
Representation History
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Panchor
|
| Assembly
|
Years
|
Member
|
Party
|
| Constituency created from Kemumin
|
| 9th
|
1995–1999
|
Mohd Yusoff Ludin
|
PAS
|
| 10th
|
1999–2004
|
| 11th
|
2004–2008
|
Mohd Amar Abdullah
|
| 12th
|
2008–2013 |
PR (PAS)
|
| 13th
|
2013–2018
|
| 14th
|
2018–2020
|
PAS
|
| 2020–2023
|
PN (PAS)
|
| 15th
|
2023–present
|
Election results
Kelantan state election, 2023
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
PAS |
Mohd Amar Abdullah |
18,700 |
70.00 |
 9.03
|
|
|
PH |
Syed Mohd Alidustur Syed Mohd Zain |
8,014 |
30.00 |
19.26
|
| Total valid votes
|
26,714 |
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
318
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
108
|
| Turnout
|
27,140 |
63.46 |
 16.62
|
| Registered electors
|
42,768
|
| Majority
|
10,686 |
40.00 |
7.32
|
|
|
PAS hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
|
Kelantan state election, 2018
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
PAS |
Mohd Amar Abdullah |
13,597 |
60.97 |
1.68
|
|
|
BN |
Zarina Md Eusope |
6,309 |
28.29 |
9.06
|
|
|
PH |
Mohd Zulhazmi Hassan |
2,394 |
10.74 |
10.74
|
| Total valid votes
|
22,300 |
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
224
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
306
|
| Turnout
|
22,830 |
80.08 |
3.10
|
| Registered electors
|
28,509
|
| Majority
|
7,288 |
32.68 |
7.38
|
|
|
PAS hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
|
Kelantan state election, 2013
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
PAS |
Mohd Amar Abdullah |
12,467 |
62.65 |
1.08
|
|
|
BN |
Che Rosli Hassan |
7,431 |
37.35 |
1.08
|
| Total valid votes
|
19,898 |
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
209
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
80
|
| Turnout
|
20,187 |
83.18 |
3.92
|
| Registered electors
|
23,176
|
| Majority
|
5,036 |
25.30 |
2.16
|
|
|
PAS hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
|
Kelantan state election, 2008
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
PAS |
Mohd Amar Abdullah |
9,148 |
61.57 |
|
|
|
BN |
Dali Hussin |
5,711 |
38.43 |
|
| Total valid votes
|
14,859 |
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
190
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
145
|
| Turnout
|
15,194 |
87.10
|
| Registered electors
|
18,267
|
| Majority
|
3,437 |
23.14
|
|
|
PAS hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
|
Kelantan state election, 2004
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
PAS |
Mohd Amar Abdullah |
|
|
|
|
|
BN |
Zulkifli Dollah |
|
|
|
| Total valid votes
|
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
|
| Turnout
|
|
| Registered electors
|
|
| Majority
|
|
|
|
PAS hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
|
Kelantan state election, 1999
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
PAS |
Mohd Yusoff Ludin |
|
|
|
|
|
BN |
Nik Mohd Zain Omar |
|
|
|
| Total valid votes
|
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
|
| Turnout
|
|
| Registered electors
|
|
| Majority
|
|
|
|
PAS hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
|
Kelantan state election, 1995
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
PAS |
Mohd Yusoff Ludin |
|
|
|
|
|
BN |
Mohd Noor Deris |
|
|
|
| Total valid votes
|
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
|
| Turnout
|
|
| Registered electors
|
|
| Majority
|
|
| This was a new constituency created.
|
References
Kelantan constituency