2023 Kelantan state election

The 15th Kelantan state election will be held in 2023 to elect the State Assembly members of the 15th Kelantan State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Kelantan.

2023 Kelantan state election
no later than 28 August 2023
All 45 seats in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
23 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Ahmad Yakob Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub
Party PAS UMNO
Alliance Perikatan Nasional
Parties
 Pakatan Harapan
Barisan Nasional
Parties
Leader since 2 July 2022[1] 2018
Leader's seat Pasir Pekan Unknown
Last election 37 seats, 54.44% [nb 2] 7 seats, 45.18%[nb 3]
Current seats 37 7
Seats needed Steady Increase 16
Incumbent Menteri Besar Kelantan

Ahmad Yakob
Perikatan Nasional , (PAS)


Kelantan is one of the states which did not dissolve simultaneously with Dewan Rakyat on 10 October 2022. It was decided by Perikatan Nasional on 13 October 2022.[2]

Background

Constituencies

All 45 constituencies within Kelantan, which constitute the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly, were contested during the election.

Constituencies of Kelantan State Legislative Assembly since 2018

Composition before dissolution
Government Opposition
PN BN
37 7
36 1 7
PAS BERSATU UMNO

Timeline

The key dates are listed below.

Date Event
13 October 2022 Perikatan Nasional decides not to dissolve the 14th Kelantan State Legislative Assembly.
3rd or 4th week of June 2023 Proposed date of 14th Kelantan State Legislative Assembly dissolve.[3]
28 June 2023 14th Kelantan State Legislative Assembly term ends.
28 August 2023 Due date for 2023 Kelantan state election.

Retiring incumbent(s)

The following members of the 14th State Legislative Assembly retired.

No. State Constituency Departing MLA Coalition (Party) Date confirmed First elected Reason
N25 Kok Lanas Md Alwi Che Ahmad BN (UMNO) 27 April 2023 2008 Retired from politics[4]


Electoral candidates
No. Parliamentary Constituency No. State Constituency Voters Incumbent State Assemblymen Coalition (Party) Political coalitions and parties
Barisan Nasional +Pakatan Harapan + MUDA Perikatan Nasional Gerakan Tanah Air (informal coalition) Other parties/Independents
Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party Candidate Name Party
P019 Tumpat N01 Pengkalan Kubor Wan Roslan Wan Hamat PN (PAS) PAS
N02 Kelaboran Mohd Adenan Hassan PN (PAS) PAS
N03 Pasir Pekan Ahmad Yakob PN (PAS) PAS
N04 Wakaf Bharu Mohd Rusli Abdullah PN (PAS) PAS
P020 Pengkalan Chepa N05 Kijang Izani Husin PN (PAS) PAS
N06 Chempaka Ahmad Fathan Mahmood PN (PAS) PAS
N07 Panchor Nik Mohd. Amar Nik Abdullah PN (PAS) PAS
P021 Kota Bharu N08 Tanjong Mas Rohani Ibrahim PN (PAS) PAS
N09 Kota Lama Tan Teng Loon @ Anuar Tan Abdullah PN (PAS) PAS
N10 Bunut Payong Ramli Mamat PN (PAS) PAS
P022 Pasir Mas N11 Tendong Rozi Muhammad PN (PAS) PAS
N12 Pengkalan Pasir Hanifa Ahmad PN (PAS) PAS
N13 Meranti Mohd. Nassuruddin Daud PN (PAS) PAS
P023 Rantau Panjang N14 Chetok Zuraidin Abdullah PN (PAS) PAS
N15 Gual Periok Mohamad Awang PN (PAS) PAS
N16 Apam Putra Abdul Rasul Mohamed PN (PAS) PAS
P024 Kubang Kerian N17 Salor Saiful Adli Abu Bakar PN (PAS) PAS
N18 Pasir Tumboh Abd Rahman Yunus PN (PAS) PAS
N19 Demit Mumtaz Md. Nawi PN (PAS) PAS
P025 Bachok N20 Tawang Hassan Mohamood PN (PAS) PAS
N21 Pantai Irama Mohd Huzaimy Che Husin PN (PAS) PAS
N22 Jelawat Abdul Azziz Kadir PN (PAS) PAS
P026 Ketereh N23 Melor Vacant PAS
N24 Kadok Azami Md. Nor PN (PAS) PAS
N25 Kok Lanas Md Alwi Che Ahmad BN (UMNO) UMNO BERSATU
P027 Tanah Merah N26 Bukit Panau Abdul Fattah Mahmood PN (PAS) PAS
N27 Gual Ipoh Bakri Mustapha BN (UMNO) UMNO BERSATU
N28 Kemahang Md. Anizam Ab. Rahman PN (PAS) PAS
P028 Pasir Puteh N29 Selising Tuan Mohd Saripuddin Tuan Ismail PN (PAS) PAS
N30 Limbongan Mohd Nazlan Mohamed Hasbullah PN (PAS) PAS
N31 Semerak Wan Hassan Wan Ibrahim PN (PAS) PAS
N32 Gaal Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar PN (PAS) PAS
P029 Machang N33 Pulai Chondong Azhar Salleh PN (PAS) PAS
N34 Temangan Mohamed Fadzli Hassan PN (PAS) PAS
N35 Kemuning Mohd Roseli Ismail PN (PAS) PAS
P030 Jeli N36 Bukit Bunga Bakri Mustapha BN (UMNO) UMNO BERSATU
N37 Ayer Lanas Mustapa Mohamed PN (BERSATU) UMNO BERSATU
N38 Kuala Balah Abd Aziz Derashid BN (UMNO) UMNO BERSATU
P031 Kuala Krai N39 Mengkebang Muhammad Mat Sulaiman PN (PAS) PAS
N40 Guchil Hilmi Abdullah PN (PAS) PAS
N41 Manek Urai Mohd Fauzi Abdullah PN (PAS) PAS
N42 Dabong Ku Mohd Zaki Ku Hussien PN (PAS) PAS
P032 Gua Musang N43 Nenggiri Ab Aziz Yusoff BN (UMNO) UMNO BERSATU
N44 Paloh Amran Arifin BN (UMNO) UMNO BERSATU
N45 Galas Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim BN (UMNO) UMNO BERSATU

Notes
    1. MUDA had yet to be admitted as an official component party of Pakatan Harapan. Pakatan Harapan would be forming an electoral pact with MUDA.
    2. New coalition formed in 2020. These numbers are the total seats and vote share of BERSATU, PAS and GERAKAN in the last election. The parties were previously part of Pakatan Harapan, Gagasan Sejahtera and Barisan Nasional.
    3. Corporation between PH and BN with 10 seats

    References
    1. "Takiyuddin, Radzi, Tok Pa antara 13 ketua bahagian PN Kelantan". www.freemalaysiatoday.com (in Malay). Free Malaysia Today. Bernama. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
    2. Daud, Ridauddin. "PRU15: Pas pilih PN, tidak bubar DUN Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah". Astro Awani. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
    3. Bernama (2023-05-08). "Rundingan kerusi: Anwar serah pada kebijaksanaan pimpinan negeri". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
    4. ABDULLAH, MUHAMMAD YATIMIN (2023-04-27). "PRN: Md. Alwi sah tidak pertahan DUN Kok Lanas". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
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