Paya Besar (federal constituency)

Paya Besar

Pahang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Abdul Manan Ismail BN
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2013

Paya Besar is a federal constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.

The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kuala Kenau, Kampung Nadak, FELDA Bukit Sagu, FELDA Bukit Kuantan, FELDA Bukit Goh, Bukit Kuin, Pekan Sungai Lembing, FELDA Lepar Utara Satu, Paya Bungor, Mahkota Jaya, Seri Fajar, Gambang, Jalan Besar, FELDA Lepar Hilir Satu, FELDA Lepar Hilir Dua, FELDA Lepar Hilir Tiga, Kampung Panching, FELDA Sungai Panching Utara, FELDA Sungai Panching Timur, Kampung Permatang Badak, FELDA Sungai Panching Selatan, Taman Tas, Pandan Permai, Bukit Rangin.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Paya Besar
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
9th	1995-1999	Siti Zaharah Sulaiman	BN
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Abdul Manan Ismail
13th	2013-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Manan Ismail	23,747	59.29
	PKR	Murnie Hidayah Anuar	16,032	40.03
	Independent	Zahari Mamat	272	0.68
Total valid votes			40,051	100.00
Total rejected ballots			643
Unreturned ballots			140
Turnout			40,834	84.95
Registered electors			48,067
Majority			7,715
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Manan Ismail	19,355	64.07
	PKR	Mohd Jafri Ab Rashid	10,852	35.93
Total valid votes			30,207	100.00
Total rejected ballots			637
Unreturned ballots			44
Turnout			30,888	77.45
Registered electors			39,882
Majority			8,503
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Siti Zaharah Sulaiman	20,474	72.02
	KEADILAN	Saari Sungib	7,956	27.98
Total valid votes			28,430	100.00
Total rejected ballots			564
Unreturned ballots			7
Turnout			29,001	77.46
Registered electors
Majority			12,518
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Siti Zaharah Sulaiman	20,749	54.70
	KEADILAN	Wan Jusoh Wan Kolok	17,186	45.30
Total valid votes			37,935	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,553
Unreturned ballots			2,733
Turnout			42,221	79.24
Registered electors
Majority			3,563
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Siti Zaharah Sulaiman	25,551	74.40
	S46	Wan Abdul Rahman Wan Yusoff	8,792	25.60
Total valid votes			34,343	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,536
Unreturned ballots			1,342
Turnout			37,221	78.06
Registered electors
Majority			16,759
This was a new constituency created.