# 2018 Kelantan state election

The 14th Kelantan 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 Kelantan State Legislative Assembly would automatically dissolve on 13 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 13 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 Kelantan) on the advice of the Head of Government (Menteri Besar of Kelantan).
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) continued their domination of Kelantan government since 1990, winning 37 seats out of 45 and gaining a supermajority in the Kelantan Assembly. Barisan Nasional (BN) only won 8 seats and confirming their status as the opposition, while Pakatan Harapan is unrepresented in the assembly after all their candidates lose. Ahmad Yakob from PAS was sworn in as Menteri Besar for the second term, on 10 May 2018.

## Contenders

Barisan Nasional (BN) is set to contest all 45 seats in Kelantan 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 45 seats in Kelantan to defend their victory in the last election. This is the first election without former Spiritual Leader of PAS and former Menteri Besar, Nik Aziz Nik Mat after his death in 2015.
Pakatan Harapan have decided to contest all 45 seats in Kelantan. However, Pakatan Harapan has yet to finalize 14 seats at the moment. The seats are including Demit, Kemahang, Kemuning, Tawang and Kijang. On 1 March 2018, Pakatan Harapan has completed the distribution of seats in Kelantan. National Trust Party (Amanah) will contest in 23 seats while the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) will have 11 seats. People's Justice Party (PKR) will contest 10 seats while the Democratic Action Party (DAP) will contest a single seat, which is in Galas.
Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) will contest in Kota Lama.

### Political parties

| Coalition | Coalition | Coalition | Other parties |
| Incumbent | Opposition | Opposition | | Other parties |
| Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) | Barisan Nasional (BN) | Pakatan Harapan (PH) | Socialist Party of Malaysia (Parti Sosialis Malaysia) |
| Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | National Trust Party (Amanah) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) People's Justice Party (PKR) Democratic Action Party (DAP) | Socialist Party of Malaysia (Parti Sosialis Malaysia) |

## The contested seats

| No. | State constituency | Incumbent State Assemblyman | Political parties | Political parties | Political parties | Political parties | Political parties | Political parties | Political parties | Political parties |
| No. | State constituency | Incumbent State Assemblyman | Gagasan Sejahtera | Gagasan Sejahtera | Barisan Nasional | Barisan Nasional | Pakatan Harapan | Pakatan Harapan | Other parties/Ind | Other parties/Ind |
| No. | State constituency | Incumbent State Assemblyman | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party |
| N01 | Pengkalan Kubor | Mat Razi Mat Ail (BN) | Wan Roslan Wan Hamat | PAS | Mat Razi Mat Ail | UMNO | Wan Rosdi Mat Rasik | PKR | — | — |
| N02 | Kelaboran | Mohamad Zaki Ibrahim (GS) | Mohd Adenan Hassan | PAS | Hashim Mohamad | UMNO | Nik Faezah Nik Othman | Amanah | — | — |
| N03 | Pasir Pekan | Ahmad Yaakob (GS) | Ahmad Yaakob | PAS | Wan Mohd Sanusi Wan Yunus | UMNO | Wan Johari Wan Omar | Bersatu | — | — |
| N04 | Wakaf Bharu | Che Abdullah Mat Nawi (GS) | Mohd Rusli Abdullah | PAS | Mohd Rosdi Ab Aziz | UMNO | Mohd. Khir Zahari Abdul Ghani | Amanah | — | — |
| N05 | Kijang | Wan Ubaidah Omar (GS) | Izani Husin | PAS | Wan Shahrul Azwan Abd Aziz | UMNO | Nik Azmi Nik Man | PKR | — | — |
| N06 | Chempaka | Ahmad Fathan Mahmood (GS) | Ahmad Fathan Mahmood | PAS | Mohd Fareez Noor Amran | UMNO | Nik Omar Nik Ab. Aziz | Amanah | — | — |
| N07 | Panchor | Mohd Amar Abdullah (GS) | Mohd Amar Abdullah | PAS | Zarina Md Eusope | UMNO | Mohd. Zulhazmi Hassan | Amanah | — | — |
| N08 | Tanjong Mas | Rohani Ibrahim (GS) | Rohani Ibrahim | PAS | Madihah Abd Aziz | UMNO | Hafidzah Mustakim | Amanah | — | — |
| N09 | Kota Lama | Anuar Tan Abdullah (GS) | Anuar Tan Abdullah | PAS | Chua Hock Kuan | MCA | Ab. Rashid Ab. Rahman | Bersatu | Khairul Nizam Abd Ghani | PSM |
| N09 | Kota Lama | Anuar Tan Abdullah (GS) | Anuar Tan Abdullah | PAS | Chua Hock Kuan | MCA | Ab. Rashid Ab. Rahman | Bersatu | Izat Bukhary Ismail Bukhary | IND |
| N10 | Bunut Payong | Ramli Mamat (GS) | Ramli Mamat | PAS | Mohamed Hasna Che Hussin | UMNO | Sanusi Othman | Amanah | — | — |
| N11 | Tendong | Rozi Muhamad (GS) | Rozi Muhamad | PAS | Yahaya Mamat | UMNO | Wan Zulkhairi Wan Md. Zin | Bersatu | Ibrahim Ali | IND |
| N12 | Pengkalan Pasir | Hanifa Ahmad (GS) | Hanifa Ahmad | PAS | Che Johan Che Pa | UMNO | Sharani Mohd Naim | Amanah | Suharto Mat Nasir | IND |
| N13 | Meranti | Mohd Nassurruddin Daud (GS) | Mohd Nassurruddin Daud | PAS | Muhammad Afifi Muhammad Noor | UMNO | Mohd Romizu Mohd Ali | Amanah | Che Daud Che Man | IND |
| N14 | Chetok | Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman (GS) | Zuraidin Abdullah | PAS | Ahmad Anuar Hussin | UMNO | Ali Abdu Rahman Hasan | Amanah | — | — |
| N15 | Gual Periok | Mohamad Awang (GS) | Mohamad Awang | PAS | Ghazali Ismail | UMNO | Mohd Ridzuan Muhamad | Amanah | — | — |
| N16 | Apam Putra (previously known as Bukit Tuku) | Abdul Rasul Mohamed (GS) | Abdul Rasul Mohamed | PAS | Akbar Salim | UMNO | Mohd Hisyamuddin Ghazali | Amanah | — | — |
| N17 | Salor | Husam Musa (PH) | Saiful Adli Abu Bakar | PAS | Mohamad Noordin Awang | UMNO | Husam Musa | Amanah | — | — |
| N18 | Pasir Tumboh | Abd Rahman Yunus (GS) | Abd Rahman Yunus | PAS | Bakri Yusof | UMNO | Mohd Noor Mat Yajid | Amanah | — | — |
| N19 | Demit | Mumtaz Md Nawi (GS) | Mumtaz Md Nawi | PAS | Nurul Amal Mohd Fauzi | UMNO | Wan Ahmad Kamil Wan Abdullah | Amanah | — | — |
| N20 | Tawang | Hassan Mohamood (GS) | Hassan Mohamood | PAS | Mohd Radzuan Abdullah | UMNO | — | — | — | — |
| N21 | Pantai Irama (previously known as Perupok) | Mohd Huzaimy Che Husin (GS) | Mohd Huzaimy Che Husin | PAS | Ilias Husain | UMNO | Ismail Ghani | Amanah | — | — |
| N22 | Jelawat | Abdul Azziz Kadir (GS) | Abdul Azziz Kadir | PAS | Mohd Radzuan Hamat | UMNO | Mohd. Fami Zakaria | Bersatu | — | — |
| N23 | Melor | Md Yusnan Yusof (GS) | Md Yusnan Yusof | PAS | Azmi Ishak | UMNO | Abdul Aziz Abdul Kadir | PKR | — | — |
| N24 | Kadok | Azami Mohd Nor (GS) | Azami Mohd Nor | PAS | Mohammad Azam Ismail | UMNO | Che Ibrahim Mohamad | Amanah | — | — |
| N25 | Kok Lanas | Md Alwi Che Ahmad (BN) | Nik Mahadi Nik Mahmood | PAS | Md Alwi Che Ahmad | UMNO | Mohd Hanapi Ismail | Amanah | — | — |
| N26 | Bukit Panau | Abdul Fattah Mahmood (GS) | Abdul Fattah Mahmood | PAS | Dayang Saniah Awang Hamid | UMNO | Hisham Fauzi | Amanah | — | — |
| N27 | Gual Ipoh | Mohd. Bakri Mustapha (BN) | Wan Yusuf W Mustapha | PAS | Mohd. Bakri Mustapha | UMNO | Mohd Soba Hussin | Amanah | — | — |
| N28 | Kemahang | Md Anizam Ab Rahman (GS) | Md Anizam Ab Rahman | PAS | Wan Rakemi Wan Zahari | UMNO | Bahari Mohamad Nor | PPBM | — | — |
| N29 | Selising | Zulkifle Ali (BN) | Tuan Mohd Sharipudin Tuan Ismail | PAS | Zulkifle Ali | UMNO | Ismail Mohamad | PKR | — | — |
| N30 | Limbongan | Mohd Nazlan Mohamed Hasbullah (GS) | Mohd Nazlan Mohamed Hasbullah | PAS | Mohd Hanafiah Abdul Aziz | UMNO | Zarir Yaakob | Amanah | — | — |
| N31 | Semerak | Zawawi Othman (BN) | Wan Hassan Wan Ibrahim | PAS | Zawawi Othman | UMNO | Wan Marzudi Wan Omar | Bersatu | — | — |
| N32 | Gaal | Tuan Mazlan Tuan Mat (GS) | Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar | PAS | Mohd Kaisan Ab Rahman | UMNO | Ab Rahman Yaacob | Amanah | — | — |
| N33 | Pulai Chondong | Zulkifli Mamat (GS) | Azhar Salleh | PAS | Ahmad Tarmizi Ismail | UMNO | Ab Halim @ Kamaruddin Ab Kadir | Bersatu | — | — |
| N34 | Temangan | Mohamed Fadzli Hassan (GS) | Mohamed Fadzli Hassan | PAS | Wan Mohd Adnan Wan Aziz | UMNO | Mohd. Redzuan Alias | PKR | — | — |
| N35 | Kemuning | Mohd Roseli Ismail (GS) | Mohd Roseli Ismail | PAS | Eriandi Ismail | UMNO | Abdul Kadir Othman | Amanah | — | — |
| N36 | Bukit Bunga | Mohd Adhan Kechik (BN) | Ramzi Mohd Yusoff | PAS | Mohd Adhan Kechik | UMNO | Asran Alias | Bersatu | — | — |
| N37 | Air Lanas | Mustapa Mohamed (BN) | Abdullah Ya'kub | PAS | Mustapa Mohamed | UMNO | Aminuddin Yaacob | Bersatu | — | — |
| N38 | Kuala Balah | Abdul Aziz Derashid (BN) | Mohd Apandi Mohamad | PAS | Abdul Aziz Derashid | UMNO | — | — | — | — |
| N39 | Mengkebang | Ab Latiff Ab Rahman (GS) | Muhammad Mat Sulaiman | PAS | Zaki Muhamad | UMNO | Wan Mohd Azlan Wan Ahmad | Amanah | — | — |
| N40 | Guchil | Mohd Roslan Puteh (PH) | Hilmi Abdullah | PAS | Zuber Hassan | UMNO | Mohd Roslan Puteh | PKR | Abd. Aziz Ahmad | IND |
| N41 | Manek Urai | Mohd Fauzi Abdullah (GS) | Mohd Fauzi Abdullah | PAS | Suzaini Adlina Sukri | UMNO | Mohamed Dahan Mat Jali | Bersatu | Deraman Mamat | IND |
| N42 | Dabong | Ramzi Ab Rahman (BN) | Ku Mohd Zaki Ku Hussien | PAS | Muhamad Awang | UMNO | Wan Ahmad Fadzil Wan Omar | Bersatu | — | — |
| N43 | Nenggiri | Vacant | Mohd Saupi Abdul Razak | PAS | Ab Aziz Yusoff | UMNO | Othman Yusoff | PKR | — | — |
| N44 | Paloh | Nozula Mat Diah (BN) | Azman Ahmad | PAS | Amran Arifin | UMNO | Noraini Husain | PKR | — | — |
| N45 | Galas | Ab Aziz Yusoff (BN) | Suhaimi Mat Deris | PAS | Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim | UMNO | Nasir Dollah | DAP | — | — |

## Election pendulum

The 14th General Election witnessed 37 governmental seats and 8 non-governmental seats filled the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 6 safe seats and 5 fairly safe seats. However, none of the non-government side has safe and fairly safe seat.
2018 Kelantan state election :

## Results

| Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Gagasan Sejahtera | | Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | 426,602 | 51.99 | 37 | +6 |
| | Barisan Nasional | | United Malays National Organisation | 303,137 | 36.94 | 8 | -4 |
| | Barisan Nasional | | Malaysian Chinese Association | 5,502 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 |
| | Barisan Nasional | Total | Total | 308,639 | 37.61 | 8 | -4 |
| | Pakatan Harapan | | National Trust Party | 49,763 | 6.06 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pakatan Harapan | | Malaysian United Indigenous Party | 20,075 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pakatan Harapan | | People's Justice Party | 12,405 | 1.51 | 0 | -1 |
| | Pakatan Harapan | Total | Total | 82,243 | 10.02 | 0 | -1 |
| | Socialist Party of Malaysia | Socialist Party of Malaysia | Socialist Party of Malaysia | 54 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | Independent | Independent | 3,010 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 820,548 | 100.00 | 45 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 820,548 | 98.53 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 12,280 | 1.47 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 832,828 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,049,527 | 79.35 | | |
| Source: SPR ||||||||

### Seats that changed allegiance

| No. | Seat | Previous Party (2013) | Current Party (2018) |
| N01 | Pengkalan Kubor | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) |
| N29 | Selising | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) |
| N31 | Semerak | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) |
| N40 | Guchil | Pakatan Harapan (PKR) | Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) |
| N42 | Dabong | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Gagasan Sejahtera (PAS) |

## Aftermath

Mustapa Mohamed, the MLA for Ayer Lanas and MP for Jeli, announced his departure from UMNO and BN on 18 September 2018, and become an independent. He later joined Bersatu, then a component party for PH, on 26 October 2018. This means that PH has its sole representation in Kelantan Assembly, up until March 2020, in the wake of 2020 Malaysian political crisis and exit of Bersatu from PH, Mustapa switched to the side of the government as PAS and Bersatu created a new coalition, Perikatan Nasional.