Pekan (federal constituency)

Pekan

Pahang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Mohd Najib Abd Razak BN
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2013

Pekan is a federal constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

The federal constituency was created from parts of the Pahang Timor constituency in the 1958 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 Seri Mahkota, Jaya Gading, Kampung Seri Damai, Gudang Rasau, Pulau Rusa, Ganchong, Pulau Manis, Lepar, Pelak, Seri Makmur, Belimbing, Kampung Lamir, Peramu Jaya, Serandu, Kuala Pahang, Kampung Marhum, Kelat Rendang, Pahang Tua, Kampung Langgar, Pulau Jawa, Pasir Panjang, Ketapang, Mengkasar, Bandar Pekan, Sungai Miang, Tanah Putih, Shahbandar, Serambi, Padang Rumbia, Temai, Acheh, Tanjung Medang, Padang Polo, Tanjung Batu, Landai, Bandar Dua, Runchang, Simpai, Kota Perdana, Nenasi, Api Larat, Merchong, Sawah Batu, Salong, Mambang, Paloh Hinai, FELDA Chini Timur 1, FELDA Chini Timur 2, FELDA Chini Timur 3 & 4, Kampung Dusun, FELDA Chini 2, FELDA Chini 1, FELDA Chini 4, FELDA Chini 5, FELDA Chini 3, Terpai.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Pekan
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Pahang Timor
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Abdul Razak Hussein	Alliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Abdul Razak Hussein	Alliance
2nd	1964-1969
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved
3rd	1971-1973	Abdul Razak Hussein	Alliance
	1973-1974		BN
4th	1974-1976
	1976-1978	Mohd Najib Abd Razak
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986	Mohamed Amin Daud
7th	1986-1990	Mohd Najib Abd Razak
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	51,278	76.60
	PKR	Mohd. Fariz Abd. Talib @ Musa	15,665	23.40
Total valid votes			66,943	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,275
Unreturned ballots			246
Turnout			68,464	85.30
Registered electors			80,260
Majority			35,613
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	36,262	78.73
	PKR	Khairul Anuar Ahmad Zainudin	9,798	21.27
Total valid votes			46,060	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,261
Unreturned ballots			549
Turnout			47,870	82.23
Registered electors			58,217
Majority			26,464
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	31,956	77.96
	PAS	Zakaria Dahlan	9,034	22.04
Total valid votes			40,990	100.00
Total rejected ballots			56
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			41,046	77.91
Registered electors
Majority			22,922
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	13,148	50.46
	PAS	Ramli Mohamed	12,907	49.54
Total valid votes			26,055	100.00
Total rejected ballots			631
Unreturned ballots			111
Turnout			26,797	74.78
Registered electors
Majority			241
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	17,004	73.25
	S46	M. Samueil Mohamad Kameil	6,211	26.75
Total valid votes			23,215	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,127
Unreturned ballots			223
Turnout			24,565	71.60
Registered electors
Majority			10,793
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	21,262	66.33
	S46	Othman Hitam	10,795	33.67
Total valid votes			32,057	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,357
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			33,414	71.36
Registered electors
Majority			10,467
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak	16,431	74.50
	PAS	Ali Abdullah @ Lee Kin Hong	5,623	25.50
Total valid votes			22,054	100.00
Total rejected ballots			694
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			22,748	66.87
Registered electors			34,017
Majority			10,808
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Amin Daud
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 21 February 1976 The by-election was called due to the death of incumbent, Abdul Razak Hussein.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Najib Razak won uncontested.
	BN	Mohd Najib Abd Razak
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Razak Hussein
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Abdul Razak Hussein
	PMIP	Yazed Jaafar
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Abdul Razak Hussein
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Abdul Razak Hussein
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created out of Pahang Timor which went to Alliance in the previous election.