# Paya Besar (federal constituency)

Paya Besar is a federal constituency in Kuantan District, 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.

## Demographics

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PAHANG
Ethnic breakdown of Paya Besar's electorate as of 2022
Age breakdown of Paya Besar's electorate as of 2022
Gender breakdown of Paya Besar's electorate as of 2022

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 October 2022, the Paya Besar constituency is divided into 24 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
| Sungai Lembing (N17) | Kampung Nadak | 084/17/01 | SK Nadak |
| Sungai Lembing (N17) | Pekan Sungai Lembing | 084/17/02 | SMK Sungai Lembing |
| Sungai Lembing (N17) | Kuala Kenau | 084/17/03 | SK Sungai Lembing |
| Sungai Lembing (N17) | FELDA Bukit Sagu | 084/17/04 | SK LKTP Bukit Sagu 1 SMK Bukit Sagu |
| Sungai Lembing (N17) | FELDA Bukit Kuantan | 084/17/05 | SK LKTP Bukit Kuantan |
| Sungai Lembing (N17) | FELDA Bukit Goh | 084/17/06 | SMK Bukit Goh SK Bukit Goh |
| Sungai Lembing (N17) | Bukit Kuin | 084/17/07 | SK Bukit Kuin |
| Lepar (N18) | Mahkota Jaya | 084/18/01 | SK Seri Mahkota SA Rakyat (KAFA) Nurul Aman |
| Lepar (N18) | Seri Fajar | 084/18/02 | SK Gambang |
| Lepar (N18) | Gambang | 084/18/03 | SJK (C) Gambang |
| Lepar (N18) | Jalan Besar | 084/18/04 | Dewan Orang Ramai Gambang |
| Lepar (N18) | FELDA Lepar Hilir Satu | 084/18/05 | SK LKTP Lepar Hilir 1 |
| Lepar (N18) | FELDA Lepar Hilir Dua | 084/18/06 | SK LKTP Lepar Hilir 2 |
| Lepar (N18) | FELDA Lepar Hilir Tiga | 084/18/07 | SK LKTP Lepar Hilir 3 |
| Lepar (N18) | Paya Bungor | 084/18/08 | SK Paya Bungor |
| Lepar (N18) | FELDA Lepar Utara Satu | 084/18/09 | SMK Lepar Utara |
| Panching (N19) | Bukit Rangin | 084/19/01 | SMK Bukit Rangin |
| Panching (N19) | Kampung Permatang Badak | 084/19/02 | SK Permatang Badak |
| Panching (N19) | Pandan Permai | 084/19/03 | SMK Padang Garuda |
| Panching (N19) | Taman Tas | 084/19/04 | SMK Pandan |
| Panching (N19) | FELDA Sungai Panching Selatan | 084/19/05 | SK LKTP Sungai Panching Selatan |
| Panching (N19) | FELDA Sungai Panching Timur | 084/19/06 | SK LKTP Sungai Panching Timur |
| Panching (N19) | FELDA Sungai Panching Utara | 084/19/07 | SK LKTP Sungai Panching Utara |
| Panching (N19) | Kampung Panching | 084/19/08 | SK Panching |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Paya Besar :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kuantan and Pekan |||||
| 9th | P079 | 1995–1999 | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (سيتي زهرة سليمان) | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | P079 | 1999–2004 | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (سيتي زهرة سليمان) | BN (UMNO) |
| 11th | P084 | 2004–2008 | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman (سيتي زهرة سليمان) | BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | P084 | 2008–2013 | Abdul Manan Ismail (عبدالمانن اسماعيل) | BN (UMNO) |
| 13th | P084 | 2013–2018 | Abdul Manan Ismail (عبدالمانن اسماعيل) | BN (UMNO) |
| 13th | P084 | 2018 | Vacant | Vacant |
| 14th | P084 | 2018–2022 | Mohd Shahar Abdullah (محمد شاهر عبدﷲ) | BN (UMNO) |
| 15th | P084 | 2022–present | Mohd Shahar Abdullah (محمد شاهر عبدﷲ) | BN (UMNO) |

### State constituency

| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency |
| Parliamentary constituency | 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present |
| Paya Besar | | | | | Lepar | Lepar | Lepar |
| Paya Besar | | | | | | Panching | Panching |
| Paya Besar | | | | | Penur | | |
| Sungai Lembing |||

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N17 | Sungai Lembing | Mohamad Ayub Asri | PN (PAS) |
| N18 | Lepar | Mohd Yazid Mohd Yunus | PN (BERSATU) |
| N19 | Panching | Mohd Tarmizi Yahaya | PN (PAS) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N17 | Sungai Lembing | Kuantan City Council | 25150, 26010, 26040, 26070, 26090, 26140, 26180 Kuantan 26050 Bukit Goh 26200 Sungai Lembing 26250 Jaya Gading 26300 Gambang |
| N18 | Lepar | Kuantan City Council | 25150, 26010, 26040, 26070, 26090, 26140, 26180 Kuantan 26050 Bukit Goh 26200 Sungai Lembing 26250 Jaya Gading 26300 Gambang |
| N19 | Panching | Kuantan City Council | 25150, 26010, 26040, 26070, 26090, 26140, 26180 Kuantan 26050 Bukit Goh 26200 Sungai Lembing 26250 Jaya Gading 26300 Gambang |