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P.030 Trengganu Tengah GE-1 (1959)

Parliament Terengganu

Total Voters20,765Terengganu average: 19,150

Turnout70.9%Terengganu +0.5 · National −3.0

Valid Votes14,536188 rejected (1.28%)

Majority3,67125.3% · Terengganu +3.4

Candidates4

Quick read

Seat status: Safe (15–30%) — majority of 25.3% of valid votes.
Seat changed hands: UMNO → PAS (compared with Federal Legislative Council 1955).
Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −20.7 pts.
Turnout 70.9% compared with the Terengganu average of 70.4%.

Harun bin Pilus PAS Won 8,625 (59.34%)

ALONE · Male · Malay

Ismail bin Kassim UMNO Lost 4,954 (34.08%)

PERIKATAN · Male · Malay · 41

Setia bin Abu Bakar BEBAS Lost (deposit) 758 (5.21%)

ALONE · Male · Malay · 38

Engku Sayed Mohsin bin Z' Abidin BEBAS Lost (deposit) 199 (1.37%)

ALONE · Male · Malay · 25

GE	Name	Party	Vote Share	Majority %	Turnout	Candidates	Result
GE-00	Engku Muhsein bin Abdul Kadir	UMNO	80.05%	60.09%	73.70%	2	Won
GE-01	Harun bin Pilus	PAS	59.34%	25.25%	70.91%	4	Won
GE-02	Engku Muhsein bin Abdul Kadir	UMNO	55.18%	18.10%	80.76%	4	Won
GE-03	Engku Muhsein bin Abdul Kadir	UMNO	51.06%	2.13%	80.49%	2	Won