2018 Pahang state election

The 14th Pahang State election was held on 9 May 2018, concurrently with the 2018 Malaysian general election. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.

2018 Pahang state election
9 May 2018
All 42 seats of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly
22 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  BN PH GS
Leader Adnan Yaakob Fauzi Abdul Rahman Rosli Abdul Jabar
Party Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Pakatan Harapan (PKR) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
Leader since 1999 30 August 2017 Unknown
Leader's seat Pelangai Sungai Lembing
(lost seat)		 Tanjung Lumpur
Last election 30 seats, 55.18% 9 seats, 27.25%
(Pakatan Rakyat)		 3 seats, 17.12%
(Pakatan Rakyat)
Seats before 29 10 2
Seats won 25 9 8
Seat change Decrease4 Decrease1 Increase6
Popular vote 275,766 192,837 192,176
Percentage 41.6% 29.1% 29.0%
Swing Decrease13.2% Increase1.8% Increase12.1%
Menteri Besar before election

Adnan Yaakob
Barisan Nasional

 Elected Menteri Besar

Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
Barisan Nasional

The Pahang State Legislative Assembly would automatically dissolve on 1 July 2018, the fifth anniversary of the first sitting, and elections must be held within sixty days (two months) of the dissolution (on or before 1 September 2018, with the date to be decided by the Election Commission), unless dissolved prior to that date by the Head of State (Sultan of Pahang) on the advice of the Head of Government (Menteri Besar of Pahang).

Barisan Nasional (BN) continued their government of the state, winning 25 out of 42 seats, reduced from 29 in the 2013 election. Pakatan Harapan won 9 seats, while Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) won 8 seats, an increase of 6 seats from the last election. BN's Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail was sworn in as new Menteri Besar on 11 May 2018, replacing incumbent and 4-term Menteri Besar Adnan Yaakob.[1] The state EXCO members were also sworn in on the same date.[1]

Contenders

Barisan Nasional (BN) is set to contest all 42 seats in Pahang State Legislative Assembly. Barisan Nasional (BN) linchpin party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) is to set to contest major share of Barisan Nasional (BN) seats.

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) is set to contest all 42 seats in Pahang.[2]

Pakatan Harapan have decided to contest all 42 seats in Pahang. However, Pakatan Harapan has yet to finalize in 1 or 2 seats.[3] On 17 March 2018, Pakatan Harapan has completed the distribution of seats in Pahang. People's Justice Party (PKR) will contest in 14 seats while the National Trust Party (Amanah) will have 11 seats. Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) and the Democratic Action Party (DAP) will contest 9 and 8 seats.[4]

Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) will contest in Jelai.[5]

Party contesting by election symbol
Party's Member Election Symbol
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan)
Party's Member Election Symbol
People's Justice Party (PKR)
National Trust Party (Amanah)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu)
Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Party's Member Election Symbol
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)

The contested seats
Party's Member Seats
UMNO (31)Jelai, Padang Tengku, Benta, Batu Talam, Dong, Tahan, Pulau Tawar, Beserah, Tanjung Lumpur, Inderapura, Sungai Lembing, Lepar, Panching, Pulau Manis, Peramu Jaya, Bebar, Chini, Luit, Kuala Sentul, Chenor, Jenderak, Kerdau, Jengka, Lanchang, Kuala Semantan, Pelangai, Guai, Kemayan, Bukit Ibam, Muadzam Shah, Tioman
MCA (8)Tanah Rata, Cheka, Tras, Damak, Semambu, Teruntum, Mentakab, Bilut
Gerakan (2)Ketari, Triang
MIC (1)Sabai
Party's Member Seats
PKR (14)Cheka, Benta, Batu Talam, Damak, Semambu, Teruntum, Inderapura, Sungai Lembing, Panching, Chini, Luit, Kuala Sentul, Lanchang, Kemayan
Amanah (11)Dong, Pulau Tawar, Beserah, Tanjung Lumpur, Lepar, Kerdau, Jengka, Kuala Semantan, Pelangai, Guai, Tioman
Bersatu (9)Jelai, Padang Tengku, Tahan, Peramu Jaya, Bebar, Chenor, Jenderak, Bukit Ibam, Muadzam Shah
DAP (8)Tanah Rata, Tras, Pulau Manis, Mentakab, Bilut, Ketari, Sabai, Triang
Party's Member Seats
PAS (41)Tanah Rata, Jelai, Padang Tengku, Cheka, Benta, Batu Talam, Tras, Dong, Tahan, Damak, Pulau Tawar, Beserah, Semambu, Teruntum, Tanjung Lumpur, Inderapura, Sungai Lembing, Lepar, Panching, Pulau Manis, Peramu Jaya, Bebar, Chini, Luit, Kuala Sentul, Chenor, Jenderak, Kerdau, Jengka, Mentakab, Lanchang, Kuala Semantan, Bilut, Ketari, Sabai, Pelangai, Guai, Kemayan, Bukit Ibam, Muadzam Shah, Tioman

Election pendulum

The 14th General Election witnessed 25 governmental seats and 17 non-governmental seats filled the Pahang State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 2 safe seats and 4 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has 4 safe seats, but has no fairly safe seat.

2018 Pahang state election
GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
ChekaLee Ah WongMCA35.91
Kuala SemantanNor Azmi Mat LudinUMNO36.86
TiomanMohd. Johari HussainUMNO44.03
Pulau TawarNazri NgahUMNO46.21
LanchangMohd. Sharkar ShamsudinUMNO46.84
Sungai LembingMd. Sohaimi Mohamed ShahUMNO46.90
BentaMohd. Soffi Abd. RazakUMNO47.12
LeparAbd. Rahim MudaUMNO47.14
JelaiWan Rosdy Wan IsmailUMNO47.49
Padang TengkuMustapa Hj. LongUMNO49.74
JenderakMohamed JaafarUMNO50.55
Pulau ManisKhairuddin MahmudUMNO50.71
Bukit IbamSamsiah ArshadUMNO50.95
InderapuraShafik Fauzan SharifUMNO51.67
PelangaiAdnan YaakobUMNO52.40
GuaiNorol Azali SulaimanUMNO52.41
KerdauSyed Ibrahim Syed AhmadUMNO53.22
Kuala SentulShahaniza ShamsuddinUMNO53.58
KemayanMohd. Fadil OsmanUMNO54.36
Fairly safe
Muadzam ShahIr. Razali KassimUMNO56.39
DongShahiruddin Ab. MoinUMNO56.71
Batu TalamAbd. Aziz Mat KiramUMNO57.85
Peramu JayaSh. Mohamed Puzi Sh. AliUMNO58.62
Safe
ChiniAbu Bakar HarunUMNO60.78
BebarFakhruddin Mohd. AriffUMNO70.50
NON-GOVERNMENT SEATS
Marginal
PanchingMohd. Tarmizi YahayaPAS38.23
BeserahAndansura RabuPAS38.36
Tanjung LumpurRosli Abdul JabarPAS39.64
DamakZuridan Mohd. DaudPAS42.59
LuitSoffian Abd. JalilPAS43.31
SabaiKamache Doray RajooDAP45.06
TahanMohd. Zakhwan Ahmad BadharuddinPAS46.40
SemambuLee Chean ChungPKR47.15
ChenorMujjibur Rahman IshakPAS47.92
JengkaShahril Azman Abd. HalimPAS50.23
MentakabWoo Chee WanDAP50.78
KetariSyefura OthmanDAP51.17
BilutLee Chin ChenDAP55.68
Safe
Tanah RataChong Yoke KongDAP60.20
TeruntumSim Chon SiangPKR61.85
TrasChow Yu HuiDAP68.47
TriangLeong Yu ManDAP70.18

Results
See also: 2018 Malaysian state elections § Pahang, and Results of the 2018 Malaysian state elections by constituency § Pahang
Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Barisan NasionalUnited Malays National Organisation220,71533.4324–4
Malaysian Chinese Association40,2416.101–1
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia10,9311.6600
Malaysian Indian Congress3,8790.5900
Total275,76641.7725–5
Pakatan HarapanPeople's Justice Party78,28011.8620
Democratic Action Party71,39610.8170
National Trust Party29,4744.4600
Malaysian United Indigenous Party11,5611.7500
Total190,71128.8990
Gagasan SejahteraMalaysian Islamic Party192,17629.118+5
Socialist Party of Malaysia2290.0300
Independents1,2810.1900
Total660,163100.00420
Valid votes660,16398.32
Invalid/blank votes11,2941.68
Total votes671,457100.00
Registered voters/turnout823,98181.49
Source: SPR[6][7]

Seats that changed allegiance
No. Seat Previous Party (2013) Current Party (2018)
N09 Pahang Tahan Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N10 Pahang Damak Barisan Nasional (MCA) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N19 Pahang Panching Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N24 Pahang Luit Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N26 Pahang Chenor Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N29 Pahang Jengka Barisan Nasional (UMNO) Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS)
N32 Pahang Kuala Semantan Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) Barisan Nasional (UMNO)

References
  1. Ong Han Sean (15 May 2018). "Wan Rosdy sworn in as Pahang MB". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. Pas bersedia bertanding 42 kerusi Dun di Pahang
  3. Pembahagian kerusi Harapan Pahang selesai
  4. PKR ketuai misi tawan negeri kelahiran PM
  5. PSM umum calon 5 kerusi parlimen, 12 DUN
  6. "DUN - PAHANG". pru14.spr.gov.my. Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  7. "14th General Election Results - Pahang". pru14result.bernama.com. BERNAMA. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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