# Kuantan (federal constituency)

Kuantan is a federal constituency in Kuantan District, in Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.
The federal constituency was created in the 1958 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 Kuantan's electorate as of 2022
Age breakdown of Kuantan's electorate as of 2022
Gender breakdown of Kuantan's electorate as of 2022

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kuantan constituency is divided into 25 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling district | Code | Location |
| Teruntum (N14) | Seri Kuantan | 083/14/01 | SK Galing |
| Teruntum (N14) | Perkampungan Teratai | 083/14/02 | SMK Alor Akar |
| Teruntum (N14) | Medan Tok Sira | 083/14/03 | SMK Tok Sera |
| Teruntum (N14) | Kubang Buaya | 083/14/04 | MRSM Kuantan |
| Teruntum (N14) | Kampung Selamat | 083/14/05 | SMA Al-Ihsan Kuantan |
| Teruntum (N14) | Bandar Kuantan | 083/14/06 | SK (P) Methodist Kuantan |
| Teruntum (N14) | Seri Teruntum | 083/14/07 | Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah Kuantan |
| Teruntum (N14) | Kampung Jawa | 083/14/08 | SK Sultan Abdullah |
| Teruntum (N14) | Seri Belian | 083/14/09 | SK Teruntum |
| Teruntum (N14) | Lapang Besar | 083/14/10 | SMK (P) Methodist Kuantan |
| Tanjung Lumpur (N15) | Medan Warisan | 083/15/01 | SJK (C) Chung Ching |
| Tanjung Lumpur (N15) | Medan Makmur | 083/15/02 | SMK Tanah Putih |
| Tanjung Lumpur (N15) | Seri Kemunting | 083/15/03 | Dewan Jabatan Pengairan Dan Saliran Daerah Kuantan |
| Tanjung Lumpur (N15) | Tanjung Lumpur | 083/15/04 | SK Tanjung Lumpur |
| Tanjung Lumpur (N15) | Kempadang | 083/15/05 | SK Kempadang SJK (C) Pooi Ming |
| Tanjung Lumpur (N15) | Kampung Peramu | 083/15/06 | SMK Tanjung Lumpur |
| Tanjung Lumpur (N15) | Tanah Putih Baru | 083/15/07 | SK Tanah Putih Baru |
| Tanjung Lumpur (N15) | Sungai Isap Murni | 083/15/08 | SK Sungai Isap Murni |
| Tanjung Lumpur (N15) | Sungai Isap | 083/15/09 | SK Sungai Isap |
| Inderapura (N16) | Kampung Belukar | 083/16/01 | SK Kampung Belukar Dewan PM Najib |
| Inderapura (N16) | Kuala Penor | 083/16/02 | SK Kuala Penor |
| Inderapura (N16) | Cherok Paloh | 083/16/03 | SK Cherok Paloh |
| Inderapura (N16) | Ubai | 083/16/04 | SK Ubai |
| Inderapura (N16) | Kampung Pahang | 083/16/05 | Pusat Latihan Pertanian Inderapura SK Bunut Rendang |
| Inderapura (N16) | Taman Guru | 083/16/06 | SMK Paya Besar Kolej Poly-Tech MARA (KPTM) Kuantan |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kuantan :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Pahang Timor |||||
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya |||||
| 1st | P061 | 1959–1963 | Abdul Rahman Talib (عبدالرحمن طالب) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| Parliament of Malaysia |||||
| 1st | P061 | 1963–1964 | Abdul Rahman Talib (عبدالرحمن طالب) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| 2nd | P061 | 1964–1968 | Abdul Rahman Talib (عبدالرحمن طالب) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| 2nd | P061 | 1968–1969 | Mohamed Taib (محمد طائب) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| | | 1969–1971 | Parliament was suspended | Parliament was suspended |
| 3rd | P061 | 1971–1973 | Mohamed Taib (محمد طائب) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| 3rd | P061 | 1973–1974 | Mohamed Taib (محمد طائب) | BN (UMNO) |
| 4th | P067 | 1974–1978 | Mohd Ali M. Shariff (محمد علي م. شريف) | BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | P067 | 1978–1982 | Mohd Ali M. Shariff (محمد علي م. شريف) | BN (UMNO) |
| 6th | P067 | 1982–1986 | Abdul Rahim Abu Bakar (عبدالرحيم ابو بكر) | BN (UMNO) |
| 7th | P075 | 1986–1990 | Adam Abdul Kadir (آدم عبدالقادر) | BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | P075 | 1990–1995 | Fauzi Abdul Rahman (فوزي بن عبدالرحمن) | BN (UMNO) |
| 9th | P078 | 1995–1999 | Fauzi Abdul Rahman (فوزي بن عبدالرحمن) | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | P078 | 1999–2004 | Mohd Khalil Yaakob (محمد خليل يعقوب) | BN (UMNO) |
| 11th | P083 | 2004–2008 | Fu Ah Kiow (胡亚桥) | BN (MCA) |
| 12th | P083 | 2008–2013 | Fuziah Salleh (فوزية صالح) | PR (PKR) |
| 13th | P083 | 2013–2018 | Fuziah Salleh (فوزية صالح) | PR (PKR) |
| 14th | P083 | 2018–2022 | Fuziah Salleh (فوزية صالح) | PH (PKR) |
| 15th | P083 | 2022–present | Wan Razali Wan Nor (وان غزالي وان نور) | PN (PAS) |

### 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 |
| Kuantan | | | Bandar Kuantan | | | | |
| Kuantan | | Beserah | Beserah | Beserah | Beserah | | |
| Kuantan | | | | | Indera Mahkota | | |
| Kuantan | | | | | | Inderapura | Inderapura |
| Kuantan | | | Sungei Lembing | Sungei Lembing | | | |
| Kuantan | | Tanah Puteh | | | | | |
| Kuantan | | | | | | Tanjung Lumpur | Tanjung Lumpur |
| Kuantan | | Telok Sisek | | | | | |
| Kuantan | | | | Teruntum | Teruntum | Teruntum | Teruntum |
| Kuantan | | Ulu Kuantan | | | | | |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N14 | Teruntum | Sim Chon Siang | PH (PKR) |
| N15 | Tanjung Lumpur | Rosli Abdul Jabar | PN (PAS) |
| N16 | Inderapura | Shafik Fauzan Sharif | BN (UMNO) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N14 | Teruntum | Kuantan City Council | 25000, 25050, 25100, 25150, 25200, 25250, 25300, 25503, 25506, 25520, 26060 Kuantan |
| N15 | Tanjung Lumpur | Kuantan City Council | 25000, 25050, 25100, 25150, 25200, 25250, 25300, 25503, 25506, 25520, 26060 Kuantan |
| N16 | Inderapura | Kuantan City Council | 25000, 25050, 25100, 25150, 25200, 25250, 25300, 25503, 25506, 25520, 26060 Kuantan |