# 2018 Terengganu state election

The 14th Terengganu 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.
The Terengganu State Legislative Assembly would automatically dissolve on 17 June 2018, the fifth anniversary of the first sitting, and elections must be held within sixty days (two months) of the dissolution (on or before 17 August 2018, with the date to be decided by the Election Commission), unless dissolved prior to that date by the Head of State (Sultan of Terengganu) on the advice of the Head of Government (Menteri Besar of Terengganu).
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) won the state election with 22 seats out of 32, and were able to wrestle control of the state from Barisan Nasional (BN), who only won 10 seats. PAS therefore has its first government of Terengganu since the 2004 state election, when they lost to BN. Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidates all lost in this election, and thus were unrepresented in the Terengganu Assembly. Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar from PAS were sworn in as the new Menteri Besar on 10 May 2018.

## Contenders

Barisan Nasional (BN) is set to contest all 32 seats in Terengganu 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 32 seats in Terengganu.
Pakatan Harapan has decided to contest all 32 seats in Terengganu. However, Pakatan Harapan has yet to finalize the seats. Pakatan Harapan will finalize the remaining the seats before 23 February 2018.

### Political parties

Coalition :
| Incumbent | Opposition | Opposition |
| Barisan Nasional (BN) | Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) | National Trust Party (Amanah) People's Justice Party (PKR) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) |

## The contested seats

| No. | State constituency | Incumbent State Assemblyman | Political parties | Political parties | Political parties | Political parties | Political parties | Political parties |
| No. | State constituency | Incumbent State Assemblyman | Barisan Nasional | Barisan Nasional | Gagasan Sejahtera | Gagasan Sejahtera | Pakatan Harapan | Pakatan Harapan |
| No. | State constituency | Incumbent State Assemblyman | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party |
| N01 | Kuala Besut | Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd Rahman (BN) | Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd Rahman | UMNO | Azbi Salleh | PAS | Che Ku Hashim Che Ku Mat | Bersatu |
| N02 | Kota Putera | Mohd Mahdi Musa (BN) | Mohd Mahdi Musa | UMNO | Mohd Nurkhuzaini Ab Rahman | PAS | Tengku Roslan Tengku Othman | PKR |
| N03 | Jertih | Muhammad Pehimi Yusof (BN) | Muhammad Pehimi Yusof | UMNO | Wan Azhar Wan Ahmad | PAS | Kamarulzaman Wan Su | Amanah |
| N04 | Hulu Besut | Nawi Mohamad (BN) | Nawi Mohamad | UMNO | Mat Daik Mohamad | PAS | Ismail Abdul Kadir | Bersatu |
| N05 | Jabi | Mohd Iskandar Jaafar (BN) | Mohd Iskandar Jaafar | UMNO | Azman Ibrahim | PAS | Abd Aziz Abas | Amanah |
| N06 | Permaisuri | Mohd Jidin Shafee (BN) | Abd Halim Jusoh | UMNO | Zul Bhari A. Rahman | PAS | Wan Mokhtar Wan Ibrahim | PKR |
| N07 | Langkap | Sabri Mohd Noor (BN) | Sabri Mohd Noor | UMNO | Azmi Maarof | PAS | Mustaffa Abdullah | Bersatu |
| N08 | Batu Rakit | Bazlan Abd Rahman (BN) | Bazlan Abd Rahman | UMNO | Mohd Shafizi Ismail | PAS | Amir Long | Bersatu |
| N09 | Tepuh | Hishamuddin Abd Karim (GS) | Basir Ismail | UMNO | Hishamuddin Abd Karim | PAS | Wan Hafizie Suzlie Wan Hassan | Bersatu |
| N10 | Buluh Gading (previously known as Teluk Pasu) | Ridzuan Hashim (GS) | Che Mansor Salleh | UMNO | Ridzuan Hashim | PAS | Azik Chik | Amanah |
| N11 | Seberang Takir | Ahmad Razif Abd Rahman (BN) | Ahmad Razif Abd Rahman | UMNO | Mohd. Fazil Wahab | PAS | Abu Bakar Abdullah | PKR |
| N12 | Bukit Tunggal | Alias Razak (GS) | Tuan Arif Shahibu Fadillah Tuan Ahmad | UMNO | Alias Razak | PAS | Fatimah Lailati Omar | PKR |
| N13 | Wakaf Mempelam | Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut (GS) | Salleh Othman | UMNO | Wan Shukairi Wan Abdullah | PAS | Zubir Mohamed | Amanah |
| N14 | Bandar | Azan Ismail (PH) | Toh Seng Cheng | MCA | Ahmad Shah Muhamed | PAS | Azan Ismail | PKR |
| N15 | Ladang | Tengku Hassan Tengku Omar (GS) | Mohd Sabri Alwi | UMNO | Tengku Hassan Tengku Omar | PAS | Zulkifli Mohamad | Bersatu |
| N16 | Batu Buruk | Syed Azman Syed Ahmad Nawawi (GS) | Zamri Awang Hitam | UMNO | Muhammad Khalil Abd Hadi | PAS | Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad | Amanah |
| N17 | Alur Limbat | Ariffin Deraman (GS) | Saiful Bahri Baharuddin | UMNO | Ariffin Deraman | PAS | Ahmad Sabri Ali | PKR |
| N18 | Bukit Payung | Mohd. Nor Hamzah (GS) | Toh Puan Zaitun Mat Amin | UMNO | Mohd. Nor Hamzah | PAS | Mohd Dalizan Abd Aziz | Amanah |
| N19 | Ru Rendang | Abdul Hadi Awang (GS) | Nik Dir Nik Wan Ku | UMNO | Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar | PAS | Zarawi Sulong | Amanah |
| N20 | Pengkalan Berangan | A Latiff Awang (BN) | A. Latiff Awang | UMNO | Sulaiman Sulong | PAS | Aidi Ahmad | Bersatu |
| N21 | Telemung | Rozi Mamat (BN) | Rozi Mamat | UMNO | Kamaruzaman Abdullah | PAS | Sharifah Norhayati Syed Omar | PKR |
| N22 | Manir | Hilmi Harun (GS) | Yusof Awang Hitam | UMNO | Hilmi Harun | PAS | Hafizuddin Hussin | Amanah |
| N23 | Kuala Berang | T Putera T Awang (BN) | Tengku Putera Tengku Awang | UMNO | Mamad Puteh | PAS | Mohd Nor Othman | PKR |
| N24 | Ajil | Ghazali Taib (BN) | Ghazali Taib | UMNO | Maliaman Kassim | PAS | Zamani Mamat | Bersatu |
| N25 | Bukit Besi | Roslee Daud (BN) | Roslee Daud | UMNO | Ghazali Sulaiman | PAS | Mohamad Arif Arifin | Bersatu |
| N26 | Rantau Abang | Alias Harun (GS) | Zaulkfli Wan Gati | UMNO | Alias Harun | PAS | Mohammad Padeli Jusoh | PKR |
| N27 | Sura | Wan Hapandi Wan Nik (GS) | Zainun Abu Bakar | UMNO | Wan Hapandi Wan Nik | PAS | Zulkifli Ali | Amanah |
| N28 | Paka | Satiful Bahari Mamat (GS) | Tengku Hamzah Tengku Draman | UMNO | Satiful Bahari Mamat | PAS | Mohd Hasbie Muda | Amanah |
| N29 | Kemasik | Rosli Othman (BN) | Rosli Othman | UMNO | Saiful Azmi Suhaili | PAS | Rizan Ali | Amanah |
| N30 | Kijal | Ahmad Said (BN) | Ahmad Said | UMNO | Hazri Jusoh | PAS | Wan Marzuki Wan Sembok | Bersatu |
| N31 | Cukai | Hanafiah Mat (GS) | Mohamed Awang Tera | UMNO | Hanafiah Mat | PAS | Husain Safri Muhammad | PKR |
| N32 | Air Putih | Wan Abdul Hakim Wan Mokhtar (BN) | Wan Abdul Hakim Wan Mokhtar | UMNO | Ab. Razak Ibrahim | PAS | Mohd Zukri Aksah | PKR |

## Election pendulum

The 14th General Election witnessed 22 governmental seats and 10 non-governmental seats filled the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 3 safe seats and 4 fairly safe seats, while the non-government side has just a safe and fairly safe seat each one.
2018 Terengganu state election :

## Results

| Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Gagasan Sejahtera | | Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 313,503 | 50.52 | 22 | +8 |
| | Barisan Nasional | | United Malays National Organisation | 256,611 | 41.35 | 10 | –7 |
| | Barisan Nasional | | Malaysian Chinese Association | 5,042 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 |
| | Barisan Nasional | Total | Total | 261,653 | 42.16 | 10 | –7 |
| | Pakatan Harapan | | People's Justice Party | 19,167 | 3.09 | 0 | –1 |
| | Pakatan Harapan | | National Trust Party | 15,303 | 2.47 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pakatan Harapan | | Malaysian United Indigenous Party | 10,959 | 1.77 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pakatan Harapan | Total | Total | 45,429 | 7.32 | 0 | –1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 620,585 | 100.00 | 32 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 620,585 | 98.80 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 7,520 | 1.20 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 628,105 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 736,632 | 85.27 | | |
| Source: SPR ||||||||

### Seats that changed allegiance

| No. | Seat | Previous Party (2013) | Current Party (2018) |
| N02 | Kota Putera | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) |
| N05 | Jabi | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) |
| N14 | Bandar | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) | Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) |
| N20 | Pengkalan Berangan | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) |
| N23 | Kuala Berang | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) |
| N24 | Ajil | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) |
| N29 | Kemasik | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) |
| N32 | Air Putih | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) |

## Aftermath

Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman, the former Menteri Besar from UMNO, were appointed as the Opposition Leader in July 2018. However he resigned from the position in February 2019 and was replaced by the newly appointed UMNO/BN State liaison chief, Ahmad Said.