Wan Hapandi Wan Nik

Wan Hapandi bin Wan Nik is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar and Member Mohd Nurkhuzaini Ab Rahman since May 2018 and Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sura since May 2013. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the PN coalition.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Wan Nik is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Wan Hapandi.
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Wan Hapandi Wan Nik
MLA
وان هافندي وان نئ‎
Deputy Member of the
Terengganu State Executive Council
(Entrepreneurship, Micro Industry and Hawker Affairs)
Assumed office
10 May 2018
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Menteri BesarAhmad Samsuri Mokhtar
MemberMohd Nurkhuzaini Ab Rahman
ConstituencySura
Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
for Sura
Assumed office
5 May 2013
Preceded byWan Hassan Mohd Ramli (PAS)
Majority2,957 (2013)
7,162 (2018)
Faction represented in Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
2013–2020Malaysian Islamic Party
2020–Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
BornTerengganu, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political
affiliations		Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
OccupationPolitician

Political career

Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (since 2013)

In the 2013 Terengganu state election, Wan Hapandi was nominated by PAS to contest for the Sura state seat. He won the seat and was elected as the Sura MLA for the first term after defeating candidate of Barisan Nasional (BN) by a majority of 2,957 votes.

In the 2018 Terengganu state election, Wan Hapandi was renominated by PAS to defend the seat. He defended the seat and was reelected as the Sura MLA for the second term after defeating candidates of BN and Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a majority of 7,162 votes.

Deputy Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council (since 2018)

On 10 May 2018 after PAS took over the state administration from BN after PAS defeated BN in the 2018 state election, Wan Hapandi was appointed as Terengganu Deputy EXCO Member in charge of Entrepreneurship, Micro Industry and Hawker Affairs by Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri to deputise for EXCO Member Mohd Nurkhuzaini.

Election results
Terengganu State Legislative Assembly[1][2]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N27 Sura, P039 Dungun Wan Hapandi Wan Nik (PAS) 8,952 59.89% Zakariah Ali (UMNO) 5,995 40.11% 15,088 2,957 85.40%
2018 Wan Hapandi Wan Nik (PAS) 12,500 61.81% Zainun Abu Bakar (UMNO) 5,338 26.39% 20,530 7,162 82.90%
Zulkifli Ali (AMANAH) 2,386 11.80%

References
  1. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  2. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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