Paka (state constituency) explained

Paka
State:Terengganu
State-Rep:Satiful Bahri Mamat
State-Rep-Party:Perikatan Nasional
State-Status:active
State-Created:1973
State-Election-First:1974
State-Election-Last:2023
Demo-Electors:34,839
Demo-Electors-Date:2023

Paka is a state constituency in Terengganu, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly.[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Paka constituency has a total of 13 polling districts.[2]

State ConstituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Paka (N28)Kampung Baru Batu Lima039/28/01SJK (C) Sin Chone
Durain Metangau039/28/02SK Durian Metangau
Kampung Nyiur039/28/03SK Kampung Nyior
Tebing Tembah039/28/04SK Tebing Tembah
Kampung Masjid039/28/05SK Paka
Limbung039/28/06SMK Paka
Cacar039/28/07SK Seri Paka
FELDA Kertih 2039/28/08SMK Seri Rasau
FELDA Kertih 1039/28/09SK Ketengah Jaya II
Santung039/28/10SK Santung
FELDA Kertih 4039/28/11SMK Ketengah Jaya
Cacar Baru039/28/12SK Paka II
FELDA Kertih 3039/28/13SK FELDA Seri Rasau

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Paka
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency split from Paka-Kerteh
4th1974–1978 Ismail Haitami Salleh
5th 1978–1982
6th1982–1986Syed Omar Mohamed
7th1986–1990
8th1990–1995 Engku Bijaya Sura Syed Omar
9th1995–1999
10th1999–2004
11th2004–2008 Mohd Ariffin Abdullah
12th2008–2013
13th2013–2018 Satiful Bahri Mamat
14th2018–2020
2020–2023
15th2023–present

Notes and References

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