# Cox's Bazar-1

Cox's Bazar-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh. Since 6 August 2024 the constituency is Vacant.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Chakaria and Pekua upazilas.

## History

The constituency was created in 1984 from a Chittagong constituency when the former Chittagong District was split into two districts: Chittagong and Cox's Bazar.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1986 | A. H. Salahuddin Mahmud | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 1991 | Enamul Haq Manju | Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami |
| 1996 | Salah Uddin Ahmed | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2001 | Salah Uddin Ahmed | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2008 | Hasina Ahmed | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
| 2014 | Mohammed Ellias | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
| 2018 | Jafar Alam | Bangladesh Awami League |
| 2024 | Syed Muhammad Ibrahim | Bangladesh Kalyan Party |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

Mohammed Ellias was elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Cox's Bazar-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Hasina Ahmed | 156,512 | 56.2 | −7.2 |
| | AL | Salah Uddin Ahmed CIP | 121,111 | 43.5 | +8.5 |
| | BSD | Rafiqul Ahsan | 706 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | National People's Party | Mohammad Iftekhar Uddin | 175 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,401 | 12.7 | −15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 278,504 | 89.3 | +14.6 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 2001: Cox's Bazar-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Salah Uddin Ahmad | 134,602 | 63.4 | +17.2 |
| | AL | Salah Uddin Ahmed CIP | 74,297 | 35.0 | +2.6 |
| | IJOF | Abdul Hamid | 1,039 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Shafiul Alam | 655 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | WPB | Abu Md. Bashirul Alam | 554 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Maksudul Haq Chuttu | 406 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Shafi Ullah | 241 | 0.1 | −0.1 |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Sohrab Hossain | 204 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Ziauddin | 154 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Fajlul Karim | 81 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | JSD | M. Ali Amir Khan Parvez | 60 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Nurul Kader | 54 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Bahadur Shah | 49 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Nurul Absar | 42 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60,305 | 28.4 | +14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 212,438 | 74.7 | +0.5 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Cox's Bazar-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Salah Uddin Ahmed | 72,594 | 46.2 | +31.2 |
| | AL | Salah Uddin Ahmed CIP | 50,829 | 32.4 | +2.1 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Enamul Haq Manju | 27,054 | 17.2 | −17.8 |
| | IOJ | Md. Abdur Rahim Bakhali | 4,313 | 2.7 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Md. Monwar Alam | 1,083 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | WPB | Abu Md. Bashirul Alam | 423 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Shafi Ullah | 296 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Rafique Ahmed | 212 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Ibrahim Chowdhury | 89 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Momtajul Islam | 69 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Abul Hossain Monu | 64 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,765 | 13.9 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 157,026 | 74.2 | +22.9 |
| | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami | BNP gain from Jamaat-e-Islami |
General Election 1991: Cox's Bazar-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Enamul Haq Manju | 37,893 | 35.0 | |
| | AL | Johirul Islam | 32,849 | 30.3 | |
| | National Democratic Party (Bangladesh) | Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury | 20,311 | 18.7 | |
| | BNP | Mahmudul Karim | 16,238 | 15.0 | |
| | BAKSAL | S. A. K. Shamsul Huda | 484 | 0.4 | |
| | Jatiya Jukta Front | Selim Chowdhury | 373 | 0.3 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Ibrahim | 220 | 0.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,044 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 108,368 | 51.3 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) | Jamaat-e-Islami gain from JP(E) |