Hulu Besut Explained

Hulu Besut 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 1959 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 Hulu Besut constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.^[2]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Hulu Besut (N04)	Cerang Meliling	036/04/01	SK Lubuk Kawah
	Lubok Kawah	033/04/02	SMA Wataniah
	Alur Keladi	033/04/03	SK Alor Keladi
	Darau	033/04/04	SK Darau
	Pasir Akar	033/04/05	SK Pasir Akar
	Padang Bual	033/04/06	Devan Sivik Pasir Akar
	Bukit Payung	033/04/07	SK Seri Payong
	FELDA Tenang	033/04/08	SK (FELDA) Tenang
	Kampung La	033/04/09	SK Kampung La
	Hulu Besut	033/04/10	SK Keruak
	Kayu Kelat	033/04/11	SK Tanah Merah

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Hulu Besut
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Ulu Besut
1st	1959–1964	Husin Jusoh
2nd	1964–1969	Lokman Abdul Kadir
	1969–1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1971–1974	Jabir Mohamed Shah
4th	1974–1978	Hussein Abdullah
5th	1978–1982
6th	1982–1986
Hulu Besut
7th	1986–1990	Daud Abu Bakar
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999	Yaakub Abd. Kadir
10th	1999–2004	Abdullah Mat Dan	bgcolor=#009000
11th	2004–2008	Nawi Mohamad
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018
14th	2018–2023
15th	2023–present	Mohd Husaimi Hussin

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