Gual Ipoh

Gual Ipoh (N27)
Kelantan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Bahari Mohamad Nor; PN
;
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	25,718

Gual Ipoh is a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

As of 2020, Gual Ipoh has a population of 30,331 people.^[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Gual Ipoh's electorate as of 2023^[3]

Malay (97.5%)
Indian (1.42%)
Chinese (0.66%)
Other ethnicities (0.47%)

History

Polling districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Gual Ipoh constituency has a total of 13 polling districts.^[4]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Gual Ipoh (N27）	Kuala Paku	027/27/01	SK Ipoh
	Bechah Laut	027/27/02	SK Bechah Laut
	Pekan Gual Ipoh	027/27/03	SMK Ipoh
	Ulu Kusial	027/27/04	SK Ulu Kusial
	Bukit Durian	027/27/05	SK Bukit Durian
	Terasil	027/27/06	SK Kulim
	Tebing Tinggi	027/27/07	SK Tebing Tinggi
	Kongsi Lima	027/27/08	SK Kampong Panjang
	Kerilla	027/27/09	SMK Ladang Kerilla
	Kuala Tiga	027/27/10	SK Kuala Tiga
	Blok Sokor	027/27/11	SK Sokor
	Kg Peralla	027/27/12	SK Peralla
	Tok Che Dol	027/27/13	SK Tok Che Dol

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Gual Ipoh
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tanah Merah Timor
4th	N24	1974–1978	Mustafa Yaakub	BN (UMNO)
5th		1978–1982
6th		1982–1986
7th	N31	1986–1990
8th	N31	1990–1995	Tengku Alang Tengku Sulong	S46
9th	N27	1995–1996		S46
9th		1996–1999		BN (UMNO)
10th		1999–2004	Muhamad Kamil Harun	PAS
11th		2004–2008	Hashim Safin	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013	Wan Yusoff Wan Mustafa	PR (PAS)
13th		2013–2018	Mohd Bakri Mustapha	BN (UMNO)
14th		2018–2023	Mohd Bakri Mustapha	BN (UMNO)
15th		2023–present	Bahari Mohamad Nor	PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Kelantan state election, 2023: Gual Ipoh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Bahari Mohamad Nor	10,320	70.26	26.20
	BN	Zuhairi Zakaria	4,368	29.74	23.10
Total valid votes			14,688	100.00
Total rejected ballots			109
Unreturned ballots			25
Turnout			14,822	57.63	24.64
Registered electors			25,718
Majority			5,952	40.52	31.73
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 2018: Gual Ipoh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Bakri @ Mohd Bakri Mustapha	8,509	52.84	2.18
	PAS	Wan Yusoff W Mustafa	7,094	44.06	0.92
	PKR	Mohd Soba Hussin	499	3.10	3.10
Total valid votes			16,102	100.00
Total rejected ballots			280
Unreturned ballots			112
Turnout			16,494	82.27	4.13
Registered electors			20,048
Majority			1,415	8.79	1.25
	BN hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 2013: Gual Ipoh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Bakri Mustapha	7,689	55.02	12.95
	PAS	Wan Yusoff Wan Mustafa	6,285	44.98	12.95
Total valid votes			13,974	100.00
Total rejected ballots			182
Unreturned ballots			30
Turnout			14,186	86.40	4.27
Registered electors			16,423
Majority			1,404	10.04	5.82
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 2008: Gual Ipoh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Wan Yusoff Wan Mustafa	6,073	57.93	14.01
	BN	Hashim Safin	4,410	42.07	14.01
Total valid votes			10,483	100.00
Total rejected ballots			155
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			10,640	82.13	1.31
Registered electors			12,955
Majority			1,663	15.86	3.70
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 2004: Gual Ipoh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hashim Safin	5,149	56.08	10.84
	PAS	Wan Yusoff Wan Mustafa	4,033	43.92	10.84
Total valid votes			9,182	100.00
Total rejected ballots			163
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,345	80.82	2.33
Registered electors			11,563
Majority			1,116	12.16	2.64
	BN gain from PAS		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 1999: Gual Ipoh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Muhamad Kamil Harun	5,200	54.76	54.76
	BN	Tengku Alang Tengku Sulong	4,296	45.24	4.12
Total valid votes			9,496	100.00
Total rejected ballots			183
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			9,681	78.49	0.71
Registered electors			12,334
Majority			904	9.52	8.24
	PAS gain from S46		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 1995: Gual Ipoh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	S46	Tengku Alang Tengku Sulong	4,582	50.64	7.77
	BN	Hassan Yusof	4,466	49.36	8.77
Total valid votes			9,048	100.00
Total rejected ballots			194
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			9,252	77.78	4.27
Registered electors			11,895
Majority			116	1.28	16.54
	S46 hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1990: Gual Ipoh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	S46	Tengku Alang Tengku Sulong	4,218	58.41	58.41
	BN	Mustafa Yaakub	2,931	40.59	22.30
	Independent	Mat Zin Abdul Rahman	72	1.00	1.00
Total valid votes			7,221	100.00
Total rejected ballots			239
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,460	82.05	3.70
Registered electors			9,092
Majority			1,287	17.82	7.96
	S46 gain from BN		Swing		?

Kelantan state election, 1986: Gual Ipoh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mustafa Yaakub	3,859	62.89	0.86
	PAS	Stapa Awang Ali	2,277	37.11	0.86
Total valid votes			6,136	100.00
Total rejected ballots			272
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,408	78.35	6.51
Registered electors			8,179
Majority			1,582	25.78	1.73
	BN hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1982: Gual Ipoh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mustafa Yaakub	4,744	63.75	2.36
	PAS	Othman Hassan	2,697	36.25	21.15
Total valid votes			7,441	100.00
Total rejected ballots			136
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,577	84.86	3.52
Registered electors			8,929
Majority			2,047	27.51	19.81
	BN hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1978: Gual Ipoh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mustafa Yaakub	3,859	66.11	14.26
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front	Shafii Abdul Rahman	1,097	18.79	18.79
	PAS	Mohd. Jaih Mat Piah	881	15.09	15.09
Total valid votes			5,837	100.00
Total rejected ballots			56
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,893	81.34	1.72
Registered electors			7,245
Majority			2,762	47.32	13.42
	BN hold		Swing

Kelantan state election, 1974: Gual Ipoh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Mustafa Yaakub	4,405	80.37
	Independent	Shafii Abdul Rahman	1,076	19.63
Total valid votes			5,481	100.00
Total rejected ballots			139
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,620	83.06
Registered electors			6,766
Majority			3,329	60.74
This was a new constituency created.

References

↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".
↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.27 Gual Ipoh Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
↑ "15th Kelantan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
↑ Federal Gazette ^{[dead link]}

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[1] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".

[2] Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.27 Gual Ipoh Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-27.

[3] "15th Kelantan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.

[4] Federal Gazette ^{[dead link]}

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