Galas (state constituency) explained

Galas
State:Kelantan
State-Rep:Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim
State-Rep-Party:Barisan Nasional
State-Status:active
State-Created:1984
State-Election-First:1986
State-Election-Last:2023
Demo-Census-Date:2020
Demo-Pop:50,230
Demo-Electors:29,638
Demo-Electors-Date:2023

Galas 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 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

History

Polling Districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Galas constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.[2]

State ConstituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Galas (N45)Sungai Betis032/45/01SK Kuala Betis
Lojing032/45/02SK Pos Brooke
Sungai Ber032/45/03SK Hendrop
Belatim032/45/04Balai Rawatan JAKOA Pos Belatim
Balar032/45/05SK Balar
Bihai032/45/06SK Bihai
Hau032/45/07Tabika Hau
Kampung Pulai032/45/08SJK (C) Kampung Pulai
Kampung Bahru032/45/09SJK (C) Gua Musang
Bandar Lama Gua Musang032/45/10SK Gua Musang
Bandar Baru Gua Musang032/45/11SMK Tengku Idera Petra (1)
Kampung Batu Papan032/45/12SK Sri Wangi 2
Lepan Tupai032/45/13SK Lepan Jaya
Sungai Terah032/45/14SK Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra
Blau032/45/15SK Blau

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Galas
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Gua Musang
7th 1986–1990 Zakaria Hasan
8th 1990–1995 Omar Mohamed S46
9th 1995–1999
10th 1999–2004 Mohamad Saufi Deraman
11th 2004–2008
12th 2008–2010 Che Hashim Sulaiman
2010–2013 Abdul Aziz Yusoff
13th 2013–2018
14th2018–2023Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim
15th2023–present

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan .
  2. http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180330_PU%20B%20157.pdf Federal Gazette