# 2023 Terengganu state election

The 15th Terengganu state election were held on 12 August 2023 to elect the State Assembly members of the 15th Terengganu State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Terengganu.
Terengganu is one of the states which did not dissolve simultaneously with Dewan Rakyat on 10 October 2022. It was decided by Perikatan Nasional on 13 October 2022.
The Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition led by Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) won all 32 seats, recording the first clean sweep in the state's history since 1978. Other candidates, including the Barisan Nasional (BN) – Pakatan Harapan (PH) electoral pact did not win any seats, with BN losing all its previous 10 seats, leaving the state assembly with no elected opposition representative.
The 2023 Kuala Terengganu by-election was held concurrently with this election.

## Demographics

* Malay (97.2%)
* Chinese (2.4%)
* Indian (0.3%)
* Other ethnicities (0.1%)

## Background

For the state elections, Perikatan Nasional has decided to use the PAS logo and name for all its candidate in Kelantan and Terengganu, regardless of the candidate party.

## Constituencies

All 32 constituencies within Terengganu, which constitute the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly, were contested during the election.

## Composition before dissolution

| Government | Opposition |
| PN | BN |
| 22 | 10 |
| 22 | 10 |
| PAS | UMNO |
Note: 1 seat is ADUN Lantikan (Nominated MLA) which is not contested in this election.

## Timeline

The key dates are listed below.
| Date | Event |
| 13 October 2022 | Perikatan Nasional decides not to dissolve the 14th Terengganu State Legislative Assembly. |
| 28 June 2023 | Dissolution of Terengganu State Legislative Assembly. |
| 5 July 2023 | Issue of the Writ of Election |
| 29 July 2023 | Nomination Day |
| 29 July–11 August 2023 | Campaigning Period |
| 8–11 August 2023 | Early Polling Day For Postal, Overseas and Advance Voters |
| 12 August 2023 | Polling Day |

## Retiring incumbent(s)

The following members of the 14th State Legislative Assembly did not contest this election.
| No. | State Constituency | Departing MLA | Coalition (Party) | Date confirmed | First elected | Reason |
| N6 | Permaisuri | Abd Halim Jusoh | BN (UMNO) | 21 July 2023 | 2013 | Dropped by party. |
| N25 | Bukit Besi | Roslee Daud | BN (UMNO) | 21 July 2023 | 2013 | Dropped by party. |
| N12 | Bukit Tunggal | Alias Razak | PN (PAS) | 27 July 2023 | 1999 | Not contesting state election (MP for Kuala Nerus). |
| N15 | Ladang | Tengku Hassan Tengku Omar | PN (PAS) | 27 July 2023 | 2013 | Dropped by party. |
| N26 | Rantau Abang | Alias Harun | PN (PAS) | 27 July 2023 | 2013 | Dropped by party. |
| N27 | Sura | Wan Hapandi Wan Nik | PN (PAS) | 27 July 2023 | 2013 | Dropped by party. |
| N32 | Air Putih | Ab Razak Ibrahim | PN (PAS) | 27 July 2023 | 2018 | Dropped by party. |

## Electoral candidates

Names in bold are the confirmed winners in the 2023 state election.
| No. | Parliamentary Constituency | No. | State Constituency | Voters | Incumbent State Assemblymen | Coalition (Party) | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties | Political coalitions and parties |
| No. | Parliamentary Constituency | No. | State Constituency | Voters | Incumbent State Assemblymen | Coalition (Party) | Barisan Nasional + Pakatan Harapan | Barisan Nasional + Pakatan Harapan | Perikatan Nasional | Perikatan Nasional | MUDA + PSM electoral pact | MUDA + PSM electoral pact | Other parties/Independents | Other parties/Independents |
| No. | Parliamentary Constituency | No. | State Constituency | Voters | Incumbent State Assemblymen | Coalition (Party) | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party | Candidate Name | Party |
| P033 | Besut | N01 | Kuala Besut | 26,992 | Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd Rahman | BN (UMNO) | Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abd Rahman | UMNO | Azbi Salleh | PAS | | | | |
| P033 | Besut | N02 | Kota Putera | 32,792 | Mohd Nurkhuzaini Ab Rahman | PN (PAS) | Muhammad Pehimi Yusoff | UMNO | Mohd Nurkhuzaini Ab Rahman | PAS | | | | |
| P033 | Besut | N03 | Jertih | 29,088 | Muhammad Pehimi Yusof | BN (UMNO) | Mohd Rozaini Rasli | UMNO | Riduan Mohd Nor | PAS | | | | |
| P033 | Besut | N04 | Hulu Besut | 23,846 | Nawi Mohamad | BN (UMNO) | Nawi Mohamad | UMNO | Mohd Husaimi Hussin | BERSATU | | | Che Harun Kamariah | IND |
| P034 | Setiu | N05 | Jabi | 25,192 | Azman Ibrahim | PN (PAS) | Rosdi Zakaria | UMNO | Azman Ibrahim | PAS | | | | |
| P034 | Setiu | N06 | Permaisuri | 30,739 | Abd Halim Jusoh | BN (UMNO) | Hamdan Hamzah | UMNO | Mohd Yusop Majid | BERSATU | | | | |
| P034 | Setiu | N07 | Langkap | 22,439 | Sabri Mohd Noor | BN (UMNO) | Sabri Mohd Noor | UMNO | Azmi Maarof | PAS | | | | |
| P034 | Setiu | N08 | Batu Rakit | 29,919 | Bazlan Abd Rahman | BN (UMNO) | Bazlan Abd Rahman | UMNO | Mohd Shafizi Ismail | PAS | | | | |
| P035 | Kuala Nerus | N09 | Tepuh | 30,448 | Hishamuddin Abdul Karim | PN (PAS) | Muhammad Hanafi Hasan | UMNO | Hishamuddin Abdul Karim | PAS | | | | |
| P035 | Kuala Nerus | N10 | Buluh Gading | 27,845 | Ridzuan Hashim | PN (PAS) | Omar Adam | UMNO | Ridzuan Hashim | PAS | | | | |
| P035 | Kuala Nerus | N11 | Seberang Takir | 27,733 | Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman | BN (UMNO) | Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman | UMNO | Khazan Che Mat | BERSATU | | | | |
| P035 | Kuala Nerus | N12 | Bukit Tunggal | 21,055 | Alias Razak | PN (PAS) | Wan Noorislan Wan Hashim | UMNO | Zaharudin Zahid | PAS | | | | |
| P036 | Kuala Terengganu | N13 | Wakaf Mempelam | 34,509 | Wan Sukairi Wan Abdullah | PN (PAS) | Wan Mohd Haikal Wan Ghazali | PKR | Wan Sukairi Wan Abdullah | PAS | | | | |
| P036 | Kuala Terengganu | N14 | Bandar | 22,057 | Ahmad Shah Muhamed | PN (PAS) | Armi Irzan Mohd | UMNO | Ahmad Shah Muhamed | PAS | Luqman Long | MUDA | | |
| P036 | Kuala Terengganu | N15 | Ladang | 26,250 | Tengku Hassan Tengku Omar | PN (PAS) | Mohd Sabri Azmi | UMNO | Zuraida Md Noor | PAS | | | | |
| P036 | Kuala Terengganu | N16 | Batu Buruk | 40,759 | Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi | PN (PAS) | Mohamad Zamir Ghazali | AMANAH | Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi | PAS | | | | |
| P037 | Marang | N17 | Alur Limbat | 36,087 | Ariffin Deraman | PN (PAS) | Yuseri Isa | UMNO | Ariffin Deraman | PAS | | | | |
| P037 | Marang | N18 | Bukit Payung | 28,823 | Mohd Nor Hamzah | PN (PAS) | Mohd Khim @ Mohd Khan Abdul Rahman | UMNO | Mohd Nor Hamzah | PAS | | | | |
| P037 | Marang | N19 | Ru Rendang | 32,867 | Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar | PN (PAS) | Suhaimi Sulaiman | AMANAH | Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar | PAS | | | | |
| P037 | Marang | N20 | Pengkalan Berangan | 35,248 | Sulaiman Sulong | PN (PAS) | Nik Dir Nik Wan Ku | UMNO | Sulaiman Sulong | PAS | | | | |
| P038 | Hulu Terengganu | N21 | Telemung | 21,495 | Rozi Mamat | BN (UMNO) | Rozi Mamat | UMNO | Mohd Zawawi Ismail | BERSATU | | | | |
| P038 | Hulu Terengganu | N22 | Manir | 20,639 | Hilmi Harun | PN (PAS) | Eka Lisut | PKR | Hilmi Harun | PAS | | | | |
| P038 | Hulu Terengganu | N23 | Kuala Berang | 21,428 | Mamad Puteh | PN (PAS) | Jalaludin Ismail | UMNO | Mamad Puteh | PAS | | | | |
| P038 | Hulu Terengganu | N24 | Ajil | 24,922 | Maliaman Kassim | PN (PAS) | Jailani Johari | UMNO | Maliaman Kassim | PAS | | | | |
| P039 | Dungun | N25 | Bukit Besi | 18,195 | Roslee Daud | BN (UMNO) | Din Adam | UMNO | Ghazali Sulaiman | PAS | | | | |
| P039 | Dungun | N26 | Rantau Abang | 33,394 | Alias Harun | PN (PAS) | Mohd Asri Mohamad | UMNO | Mohd Fadhli Rahmi Zulkifli | PAS | | | | |
| P039 | Dungun | N27 | Sura | 30,206 | Wan Hapandi Wan Nik | PN (PAS) | Osman Omar | PKR | Tengku Muhammad Fakhruddin | PAS | | | | |
| P039 | Dungun | N28 | Paka | 34,839 | Satiful Bahri Mamat | PN (PAS) | Ahmad Abdullah Abd Wahab | UMNO | Satiful Bahri Mamat | PAS | | | | |
| P040 | Kemaman | N29 | Kemasik | 28,618 | Saiful Azmi Suhaili | PN (PAS) | Mohd Khairi Mohamad Yusof | UMNO | Saiful Azmi Suhaili | PAS | | | | |
| P040 | Kemaman | N30 | Kijal | 29,491 | Ahmad Said | BN (UMNO) | Ahmad Said | UMNO | Razali Idris | BERSATU | | | | |
| P040 | Kemaman | N31 | Cukai | 39,153 | Hanafiah Mat | PN (PAS) | Mohamed Rahim Hussin | UMNO | Hanafiah Mat | PAS | | | | |
| P040 | Kemaman | N32 | Air Putih | 43,826 | Ab Razak Ibrahim | PN (PAS) | Mohd Zaki Salleh | UMNO | Mohd Hafiz Adam | PAS | | | | |

## Opinion polls

| Polling firm | Dates conducted | Sample size | PH+BN | PN | Oth | Lead | Ref |
| Ilham Centre | 29 July – 8 August 2023 | 2,304 | 21% | 63% | 14% | PN +42% | |

## Results

| Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Perikatan Nasional | | Malaysian Islamic Party | 414,430 | 60.00 | 27 | +5 |
| | Perikatan Nasional | | Malaysian United Indigenous Party | 58,301 | 8.44 | 5 | +5 |
| | Perikatan Nasional | Total | Total | 472,731 | 68.44 | 32 | +10 |
| | Pakatan Harapan + Barisan Nasional | | United Malays National Organisation | 198,268 | 28.70 | 0 | –10 |
| | Pakatan Harapan + Barisan Nasional | | National Trust Party | 9,740 | 1.41 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pakatan Harapan + Barisan Nasional | | People's Justice Party | 9,476 | 1.37 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pakatan Harapan + Barisan Nasional | Total | Total | 217,484 | 31.48 | 0 | –10 |
| | MUDA + PSM | | Malaysian United Democratic Alliance | 372 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
| | Independents | Independents | Independents | 180 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 690,767 | 100.00 | 32 | – |

### By parliamentary constituency

PN won all parliamentary constituency by average percentages.
| No. | Constituency | Pakatan Harapan + Barisan Nasional | Perikatan Nasional | Member of Parliament |
| P033 | Besut | 39.87% | 59.87% | Che Mohd Zulkifly Jusoh |
| P034 | Setiu | 36.86% | 63.14% | Shaharizukirnain Abdul Kadir |
| P035 | Kuala Nerus | 30.03% | 69.97% | Alias Razak |
| P036 | Kuala Terengganu | 24.35% | 75.23% | Ahmad Amzad Hashim |
| P037 | Marang | 26.02% | 73.98% | Abdul Hadi Awang |
| P038 | Hulu Terengganu | 32.35% | 67.65% | Rosol Wahid |
| P039 | Dungun | 25.04% | 74.96% | Wan Hassan Mohd Ramli |
| P040 | Kemaman | 36.44% | 63.56% | Che Alias Hamid |

### Seats that changed allegiance

| No. | Seat | Previous Party (2018) | Current Party (2023) |
| N01 | Kuala Besut | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| N03 | Jertih | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| N04 | Hulu Besut | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) |
| N06 | Permaisuri | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) |
| N07 | Langkap | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| N08 | Batu Rakit | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| N11 | Seberang Takir | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) |
| N21 | Telemung | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) |
| N25 | Bukit Besi | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (PAS) |
| N30 | Kijal | Barisan Nasional (UMNO) | Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) |

## Aftermath

Ahmad Samsuri were sworn in as Menteri Besar in front of Sultan of Terengganu for the second term on 15 August 2023, along with 10 EXCO members from PN.