Guchil

Guchil (N40)
Kelantan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Hilmi Abdullah; PN
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Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	27,785

Guchil is a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Guchil's electorate as of 2023

Malay (86.1%)
Chinese (11.0%)
Indian (2.08%)
Other ethnicities (0.77%)

History

Polling districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Guchil constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Guchil (N40)	Ladang Taku	031/40/01	SK Ladang Taku
	Kampung Bharu Guchil Utara	031/40/02	SMK Kuala Krai
	Sri Guchil	031/40/03	Kolej Vokesional Kuala Krai
	Kampung Bharu Guchil Tengah	031/40/04	SK Banggol Guchil
	Kampung Bharu Guchil Selatan	031/40/05	SK Sultan Yahya Petra (2)
	Bandar Kuala Krai	031/40/06	SJK (C) Yuk Chai
	Kg Hamzah	031/40/07	SMK Sultan Yahya Petra 1
	Rkt Bahagia	031/40/08	SK Bahagia
	Tualang	031/40/09	SK Kuala Krai
	Kenor	031/40/10	SK Kampong Tengah
	Kuala Pahi	031/40/11	SMK Pahi
	Pahi	031/40/12	SK Pahi

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Guchil
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tanah Merah Timor
4th	N32	1974–1978	Muhamad Awang	BN (UMNO)
5th		1978–1982	Mohamad Isa
6th		1982–1986	Mohamad Isa
7th	N35	1986–1990	Wan Hasan Wan Yusof	PAS
8th	N35	1990–1995	Wan Hasan Wan Yusof	PAS
9th	N38	1995–1999	Mohd Razali Che Mat	BN (UMNO)
10th	N38	1999–2004	Zulkafli Yacob	PAS
11th	N40	2004–2008	Shamsul Ikhwan Ashari Azmi	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013	Tuan Zamri Ariff Tuan Zakaria	PR (PKR)
13th		2013–2018	Mohd Roslan Puteh	PR (PKR)
14th		2018–2020	Hilmi Abdullah	PAS
14th		2020–2023		PN (PAS)
15th		2023–present		PN (PAS)

Election results

Kelantan state election, 2023: Guchil
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Hilmi Abdullah	10,826	70.49	21.16
	BN	Zuber Hasan	4,532	29.51	4.96
Total valid votes			15,358	100.00
Total rejected ballots			101
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			15,480	55.71	19.80
Registered electors			27,785
Majority			6,294	40.98	26.12
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2018: Guchil
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Hilmi Abdullah	7,564	49.33	49.33
	BN	Zuber Hassan	5,285	34.47	13.32
	PKR	Mohd Roslan Puteh	2,362	15.40	35.61
	Independent	Abd Aziz Ahmad	123	0.80	0.80
Total valid votes			15,334	100.00
Total rejected ballots			190
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,524	75.51	6.59
Registered electors			20,560
Majority			2,279	14.86	11.64
	PAS gain from PKR		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 2013: Guchil
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Mohd Roslan Puteh	7,803	51.01	2.97
	BN	Nik Sapeia Nik Yusof	7,311	47.79	1.77
	Independent	Muhamad Bustaman Yaacob	146	0.95	0.95
	Independent	Md Nasir Ahmad	37	0.25	0.25
Total valid votes			15,297	100.00
Total rejected ballots			332
Unreturned ballots			49
Turnout			15,678	82.10	5.30
Registered electors			19,088
Majority			492	3.22	4.74
	PKR hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2008: Guchil
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Tuan Zamri Ariff Tuan Zakaria	6,784	53.98	53.98
	BN	Zaki Muhammad	5,784	46.02	8.21
Total valid votes			12,568	100.00
Total rejected ballots			298
Unreturned ballots			59
Turnout			12,925	76.80	0.77
Registered electors			16,829
Majority			1,000	7.96	0.95
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 2004: Guchil
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shamsul Ikhwan Ashari Azmi	6,146	54.23	7.52
	PAS	Zulkafli Yacob	5,136	45.32	7.97
	Independent	Mohd Zaki Kassim	51	0.45	0.45
Total valid votes			11,333	100.00
Total rejected ballots			168
Unreturned ballots			38
Turnout			11,539	77.57	3.93
Registered electors			14,875
Majority			1,010	8.91	2.33
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 1999: Guchil
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Zulkafli Yacob	5,100	53.29	6.48
	BN	Mohd Razali Che Mat	4,471	46.71	6.48
Total valid votes			9,571	100.00
Total rejected ballots			185
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			9,774	73.64	0.51
Registered electors			13,273
Majority			629	6.58	0.20
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 1995: Guchil
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Razali Che Mat	4,809	53.19	19.07
	PAS	Wan Hasan Wan Yusof	4,232	46.81	19.07
Total valid votes			9,041	100.00
Total rejected ballots			163
Unreturned ballots			53
Turnout			9,257	73.13	5.80
Registered electors			12,658
Majority			577	6.38	25.38
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 1990: Guchil
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Wan Hasan Wan Yusof	6,323	65.88	6.50
	BN	Mohamad Isa	3,275	34.12	21.22
Total valid votes			9,598	100.00
Total rejected ballots			304
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,902	78.93	3.76
Registered electors			12,546
Majority			3,048	31.76	27.56
	PAS hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1986: Guchil
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Wan Hasan Wan Yusof	4,078	52.10	3.01
	BN	Abdul Aziz Talib	3,749	47.90	47.90
Total valid votes			7,827	100.00
Total rejected ballots			356
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,183	75.17	9.01
Registered electors			10,886
Majority			329	4.20	2.39
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 1982: Guchil
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Isa	3,729	50.91	3.34
	PAS	Wan Hasan Wan Yusof	3,596	49.09	18.25
Total valid votes			7,325	100.00
Total rejected ballots			156
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,481	84.18	7.20
Registered electors			8,887
Majority			133	1.82	21.58
	BN hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1978: Guchil
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Isa	2,594	54.25	54.25
	PAS	Mohammad bin Awang	1,475	30.84	37.85
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front	Mat Hussin bin Hassan Ful	713	14.91	14.91
Total valid votes			4,782	100.00
Total rejected ballots			86
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			4,868	76.98	1.25
Registered electors			6,324
Majority			1,119	23.40	28.90
	BN hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1974: Guchil
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Mohammad Awang	2,853	68.70
	Independent	Mahmuzah Ismail Ali	681	16.40
	Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia	Ahd Rahman Yahya	619	14.90
Total valid votes			4,153	100.00
Total rejected ballots			398
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			4,551	78.22
Registered electors			5,818
Majority			2,172	52.30
This was a new constituency created.

References

↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".
↑ "15th Kelantan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
↑ Federal Gazette ^{[dead link]}

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[1] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".

[2] "15th Kelantan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.

[3] Federal Gazette ^{[dead link]}