The 14th Kelantan State election was held on 9 May 2018, concurrently with the 2018 Malaysian general election. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.
The Kelantan State Legislative Assembly would automatically dissolve on 13 June 2018, the fifth anniversary of the first sitting, and elections must be held within sixty days (two months) of the dissolution (on or before 13 August 2018, with the date to be decided by the Election Commission), unless dissolved prior to that date by the Head of State (Sultan of Kelantan) on the advice of the Head of Government (Menteri Besar of Kelantan).
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) continued their domination of Kelantan government since 1990, winning 37 seats out of 45 and gaining a supermajority in the Kelantan Assembly. Barisan Nasional (BN) only won 8 seats and confirming their status as the opposition, while Pakatan Harapan is unrepresented in the assembly after all their candidates lose. Ahmad Yakob from PAS was sworn in as Menteri Besar for the second term, on 10 May 2018.
Contenders
Barisan Nasional (BN) is set to contest all 45 seats in Kelantan State Legislative Assembly. Barisan Nasional (BN) linchpin party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) is to set to contest major share of Barisan Nasional (BN) seats.
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) is set to contest all 45 seats in Kelantan to defend their victory in the last election. This is the first election without former Spiritual Leader of PAS and former Menteri Besar, Nik Aziz Nik Mat after his death in 2015.
Pakatan Harapan have decided to contest all 45 seats in Kelantan. However, Pakatan Harapan has yet to finalize 14 seats at the moment. The seats are including Demit, Kemahang, Kemuning, Tawang and Kijang.14 kerusi tak sepakat, HARAPAN Kelantan bawa ke pusat On 1 March 2018, Pakatan Harapan has completed the distribution of seats in Kelantan. National Trust Party (Amanah) will contest in 23 seats while the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) will have 11 seats. People's Justice Party (PKR) will contest 10 seats while the Democratic Action Party (DAP) will contest a single seat, which is in Galas.HARAPAN Kelantan selesai agih kerusi
Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) will contest in Kota Lama.PSM umum calon 5 kerusi parlimen, 12 DUN
Political parties CoalitionOther partiesIncumbentOppositionGagasan Sejahtera (GS)Barisan Nasional (BN) Pakatan Harapan (PH) Socialist Party of Malaysia (Parti Sosialis Malaysia) PSM mahu bertanding di DUN Kota Lama, Kelantan Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) National Trust Party (Amanah) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) People's Justice Party (PKR) Democratic Action Party (DAP)
The contested seats
No.State constituencyIncumbent State AssemblymanPolitical partiesGagasan SejahteraBarisan NasionalTok Pa akan pertahan dua kerusi disandangnyaPakatan HarapanPAN fokus menang di kerusi kubu kuat PASOther parties/IndCandidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyN01Pengkalan KuborMat Razi Mat Ail (BN)Wan Roslan Wan HamatPASMat Razi Mat AilUMNOWan Rosdi Mat Rasik PKRN02KelaboranMohamad Zaki Ibrahim (GS)Mohd Adenan HassanHashim Mohamad Nik Faezah Nik OthmanAmanahN03Pasir PekanAhmad Yaakob (GS)Ahmad YaakobWan Mohd Sanusi Wan YunusWan Johari Wan OmarBersatu N04Wakaf BharuChe Abdullah Mat Nawi (GS)Mohd Rusli AbdullahMohd Rosdi Ab AzizMohd. Khir Zahari Abdul Ghani AmanahN05KijangWan Ubaidah Omar (GS)Izani HusinWan Shahrul Azwan Abd AzizNik Azmi Nik ManPKRN06ChempakaAhmad Fathan Mahmood (GS)Ahmad Fathan MahmoodMohd Fareez Noor AmranNik Omar Nik Ab. AzizAmanahN07PanchorMohd Amar Abdullah (GS)Mohd Amar AbdullahZarina Md Eusope Mohd. Zulhazmi HassanN08Tanjong MasRohani Ibrahim (GS)Rohani IbrahimMadihah Abd AzizHafidzah Mustakim N09Kota LamaAnuar Tan Abdullah (GS)Anuar Tan AbdullahChua Hock KuanMCAAb. Rashid Ab. RahmanBersatu Khairul Nizam Abd GhaniPSMIzat Bukhary Ismail BukharyIND N10Bunut PayongRamli Mamat (GS)Ramli MamatMohamed Hasna Che HussinUMNOSanusi OthmanAmanahN11TendongRozi Muhamad (GS)Rozi MuhamadYahaya Mamat Wan Zulkhairi Wan Md. ZinBersatuIbrahim AliIND N12Pengkalan PasirHanifa Ahmad (GS)Hanifa AhmadChe Johan Che Pa Sharani Mohd NaimAmanahSuharto Mat NasirN13MerantiMohd Nassurruddin Daud (GS)Mohd Nassurruddin DaudMuhammad Afifi Muhammad Noor Mohd Romizu Mohd AliChe Daud Che ManN14ChetokAbdul Halim Abdul Rahman (GS)Zuraidin AbdullahAhmad Anuar HussinAli Abdu Rahman Hasan N15Gual PeriokMohamad Awang (GS)Mohamad AwangGhazali IsmailMohd Ridzuan MuhamadN16Apam Putra (previously known as Bukit Tuku)Abdul Rasul Mohamed (GS)Abdul Rasul MohamedAkbar SalimMohd Hisyamuddin GhazaliN17SalorHusam Musa (PH)Saiful Adli Abu BakarMohamad Noordin Awang Husam MusaN18Pasir TumbohAbd Rahman Yunus (GS)Abd Rahman YunusBakri YusofMohd Noor Mat Yajid N19DemitMumtaz Md Nawi (GS)Mumtaz Md NawiNurul Amal Mohd FauziWan Ahmad Kamil Wan Abdullah N20TawangHassan Mohamood (GS)Hassan MohamoodMohd Radzuan AbdullahN21Pantai Irama (previously known as Perupok)Mohd Huzaimy Che Husin (GS)Mohd Huzaimy Che HusinIlias HusainIsmail GhaniAmanahN22JelawatAbdul Azziz Kadir (GS)Abdul Azziz KadirMohd Radzuan Hamat Mohd. Fami ZakariaBersatuN23MelorMd Yusnan Yusof (GS)Md Yusnan YusofAzmi IshakAbdul Aziz Abdul Kadir PKRN24KadokAzami Mohd Nor (GS)Azami Mohd NorMohammad Azam IsmailChe Ibrahim MohamadAmanahN25Kok LanasMd Alwi Che Ahmad (BN)Nik Mahadi Nik MahmoodMd Alwi Che AhmadMohd Hanapi IsmailN26Bukit PanauAbdul Fattah Mahmood (GS)Abdul Fattah MahmoodDayang Saniah Awang Hamid Hisham FauziN27Gual IpohMohd. Bakri Mustapha (BN)Wan Yusuf W MustaphaMohd. Bakri Mustapha Mohd Soba HussinN28KemahangMd Anizam Ab Rahman (GS)Md Anizam Ab RahmanWan Rakemi Wan ZahariBahari Mohamad Nor PPBMN29SelisingZulkifle Ali (BN)Tuan Mohd Sharipudin Tuan IsmailZulkifle Ali Ismail MohamadPKRN30LimbonganMohd Nazlan Mohamed Hasbullah (GS)Mohd Nazlan Mohamed HasbullahMohd Hanafiah Abdul AzizZarir YaakobAmanahN31SemerakZawawi Othman (BN)Wan Hassan Wan IbrahimZawawi OthmanWan Marzudi Wan Omar BersatuN32GaalTuan Mazlan Tuan Mat (GS)Mohd Rodzi Ja'afarMohd Kaisan Ab Rahman Ab Rahman YaacobAmanahN33Pulai ChondongZulkifli Mamat (GS)Azhar SallehAhmad Tarmizi IsmailAb Halim @ Kamaruddin Ab Kadir BersatuN34TemanganMohamed Fadzli Hassan (GS)Mohamed Fadzli HassanWan Mohd Adnan Wan AzizMohd. Redzuan Alias PKRN35KemuningMohd Roseli Ismail (GS)Mohd Roseli IsmailEriandi IsmailAbdul Kadir OthmanAmanahN36Bukit BungaMohd Adhan Kechik (BN)Ramzi Mohd YusoffMohd Adhan KechikAsran AliasBersatuN37Air LanasMustapa Mohamed (BN)Abdullah Ya'kubMustapa Mohamed Aminuddin YaacobN38Kuala BalahAbdul Aziz Derashid (BN)Mohd Apandi MohamadAbdul Aziz DerashidN39MengkebangAb Latiff Ab Rahman (GS)Muhammad Mat SulaimanZaki MuhamadWan Mohd Azlan Wan AhmadAmanah N40GuchilMohd Roslan Puteh (PH)Hilmi AbdullahZuber HassanMohd Roslan Puteh PKRAbd. Aziz AhmadIND N41Manek UraiMohd Fauzi Abdullah (GS)Mohd Fauzi AbdullahSuzaini Adlina Sukri Mohamed Dahan Mat JaliBersatuDeraman MamatN42DabongRamzi Ab Rahman (BN)Ku Mohd Zaki Ku HussienMuhamad Awang Wan Ahmad Fadzil Wan OmarN43NenggiriVacantMohd Saupi Abdul RazakAb Aziz YusoffOthman Yusoff PKRN44PalohNozula Mat Diah (BN)Azman AhmadAmran Arifin Noraini HusainN45GalasAb Aziz Yusoff (BN)Suhaimi Mat DerisMohd Syahbuddin HashimNasir DollahDAP
Election pendulum The 14th General Election witnessed 37 governmental seats and 8 non-governmental seats filled the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 6 safe seats and 5 fairly safe seats. However, none of the non-government side has safe and fairly safe seat. GOVERNMENT SEATSMarginal Kota Lama Anuar Tan Abdullah @ Tan Teng Loon PAS 40.12 Melor Md. Yusnan Yusof PAS 45.69 Wakaf Bharu Mohd. Rusli Abdullah PAS 46.37 Kemuning Mohd. Roseli Ismail PAS 47.32 Apam Putra Abdul Rasul Mohamed PAS 47.55 Tendong Rozi Muhamad PAS 48.41 Semerak Wan Hassan Wan Ibrahim PAS 49.06 Guchil Hilmi Abdullah PAS 49.33 Pengkalan Kubor Wan Roslan Wan Hamat PAS 49.99 Bunut Payong Ramli Mamat PAS 50.09 Kemahang Md. Anizam Ab. Rahman PAS 50.65 Dabong Ku Mohd. Zaki Ku Hussein PAS 50.86 Gual Periok Mohamad Awang PAS 51.65 Pantai Irama Mohd. Huzaimy Che Husin PAS 52.10 Chetok Zuraidin Abdullah PAS 52.11 Jelawat Abdul Azziz Kadir PAS 52.24 Pulai Chondong Azhar Salleh PAS 52.26 Kadok Azami Mohd. Nor PAS 52.30 Gaal Mohd. Rodzi Ja'afar PAS 52.36 Bukit Panau Abdul Fattah Mahmood PAS 52.40 Salor Saiful Adli Abu Bakar PAS 52.46 Chempaka Ahmad Fathan Mahmood PAS 52.63 Temangan Mohamed Fadzli Hassan PAS 52.99 Limbongan Mohd. Nazlan Mohamed Hasbullah PAS 53.06 Pengkalan Pasir Hanifa Ahmad PAS 53.15 Tanjong Mas Rohani Ibrahim PAS 54.27Fairly safe Kelaboran Mohd. Adenan Hassan PAS 56.76 Selising Tuan Mohd. Sharipudin Tuan Ismail PAS 56.81 Mengkebang Muhammad Mat Sulaiman PAS 57.85 Kijang Dr. Izani Husin PAS 58.44 Tawang Hassan Mohamood PAS 59.02Safe Panchor Nik Mohd. Amar Nik Abdullah PAS 60.97 Manek Urai Mohd. Fauzi Abdullah PAS 61.26 Pasir Tumboh Abd. Rahman Yunus PAS 61.50 Demit Mumtaz Md. Nawi PAS 62.55 Pasir Pekan Ahmad Yakob PAS 63.88 Meranti Mohd. Nassurruddin Daud PAS 64.41
NON-GOVERNMENT SEATSMarginal Galas Mohd. Syahbudin Hashim UMNO 46.09 Kok Lanas Md. Alwi Che Ahmad UMNO 48.54 Nenggiri Ab. Aziz Yusoff UMNO 48.56 Air Lanas Mustapa Mohamed UMNO 49.16 Bukit Bunga Mohd. Adhan Kechik UMNO 51.54 Gual Ipoh Bakri Mustapha UMNO 52.84 Paloh Amran Arifin UMNO 53.95 Kuala Balah Abd. Aziz Derashid UMNO 54.26
Results
Seats that changed allegiance No. Seat Previous Party (2013) Current Party (2018) N01 Pengkalan Kubor Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) N29 Selising Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) N31 Semerak Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) N40 Guchil Pakatan Harapan (PKR) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) N42 Dabong Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
Aftermath Mustapa Mohamed, the MLA for Ayer Lanas and MP for Jeli, announced his departure from UMNO and BN on 18 September 2018, and become an independent. He later joined Bersatu, then a component party for PH, on 26 October 2018. This means that PH has its sole representation in Kelantan Assembly, up until March 2020, in the wake of 2020 Malaysian political crisis and exit of Bersatu from PH, Mustapa switched to the side of the government as PAS and Bersatu created a new coalition, Perikatan Nasional.
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