KT Has 143 Voting Streams with Uneven Sizes, in 36 Voting Stations

We list KT's 36 voting stations (TM), 143 voting streams (Saluran), and the maximum number of voters that can appear in a vote tally. Two oldest voters pushed to the end of queue?

This list can help us to:

• anticipate the voting day crowd and traffic at the TM (Tempat Mengundi, voting station),
• allocate observer teams to each TM,
  
• monitor the maximum number of votes that can be tallied at each TM and stream.
• (A voting stream or Saluran) is one of several rooms monitored by polling agent inside a TM.)

Notables about Kuala Terengganu by-election roll gazetted 2008 Dec 5:

• 2 pairs of DMs share the same TM.
  
• One of these pairs are located across two different DUNs (One DM in Bandar DUN and one in Wakaf Mempelam DUN share the same TM).
• There is large size difference in TM, ranging from 975 to 3,747 voters.
• There is large size difference in voting streams, ranging from 350 to 763 voters.
• The 2 oldest voters have been pushed to the end of queue!
  

Overview: Table A shows that KT contains:

• 80,229 voters, comprising 79,194 regular voters and 1,035 postal voters,
• 4 state assembly seats (DUN) and 38 DM.
• 36 TM, because 2 pairs of the DMs share the same TMs.

Table A: KT Count of DM, TM, Saluran, Voters Overview

Parl/DUN	NamaDUN	Count of DM	Count of TM	Count of Saluran	Count of Localities	Count of Non-Postal Voters	Voters as % of KT
036/13	Wakaf Mempelam	11	10	37	73	20,627	25.7%
036/14	Bandar	9	8	34	110	18,733	23.3%
036/15	Ladang	7	7	30	65	15,886	19.8%
036/16	Batu Buruk	11	11	42	88	23,948	29.8%
036	Kuala Terengganu	38	36	143	336	79,194	98.7%
036	KT - Postal Voters					1,035	1.3%
036	KT - Total					80,229	100.0%

Note: Note: One of the TMs under Bandar (Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Chabang Tiga) is shared with and counted under Wakaf Mempelam.


Table B lists voting stations, count voting streams and voters.

• Losong Datok Amar (DM 036/13/03) and Losong Penglima Perang (DM 036/13/04) share the same TM of Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Losong, probably because they are located near each other.
• This increases the size of Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Losong as a TM to 2,736 voters in total.
  


• Oddly, Seberang Baruh (DM 036/13/06, under Wakaf Mempelam DUN) and Tok Ku (DM 036/14/01 under Bandar DUN) share the same TM of Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Chabang Tiga. It is potentially confusing to share the same TM across 2 DUNs, even though this by-election does not involve voting for state assembly representative.
• This increases the size of Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Chabang Tiga as a TM to make it one of the largest TMs, totalling 3,358 voters.
• The red text in the table below indicate shared TMs and larger TMs.
  


• Please help out by marking these TMs on WikiMapia.org at this URL, so that we can link to them all.

Table B: Voting Stations and Voter Count at KT (P036) 2008 Dec 5

NON-POSTAL VOTERS
Parl/ DUN/DM	NamaDUN	NamaDM Daerah Mengundi Voting District	TM (Tempat Mengundi, Voting Station)	Salu ran count	Voters count
036/13/01	Wakaf Mempelam	Pulau Rusa	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pulau Rusa	3	1,876
036/13/02	Wakaf Mempelam	Kampung Paluh	Sekolah Kebangsaan Paloh	6	3,747
036/13/03	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Datok Amar	Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Losong (shared)	2	1,097
036/13/04	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Penglima Perang	Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Losong (shared)	3	1,639
036/13/05	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Hj Mat Shafie	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Ahmad	3	1,590
036/13/06	Wakaf Mempelam	Seberang Baruh	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Chabang Tiga (shared)	3	1,238
036/13/07	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Beruas	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bukit Besar	2	1,003
036/13/08	Wakaf Mempelam	Merbau Patah	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seri Nilam	4	2,068
036/13/09	Wakaf Mempelam	Durian Burung	Sekolah Kebangsaan Durian Burung	3	1,843
036/13/10	Wakaf Mempelam	Sungai Rengas	Sekolah Kebangsaan Rengas Bekah	4	2,042
036/13/11	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Mempelam	Sekolah Kebangsaan Wakaf Mempelam	4	2,484
036/13	Wakaf Mempelam		Subtotal	37	20,627
.
036/14/01	Bandar	Tok Ku	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Chabang Tiga (shared)	4	2,120
036/14/02	Bandar	Cabang Tiga	Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Nilam Chabang Tiga	3	1,476
036/14/03	Bandar	Hiliran Masjid	Pusat Pengajian Al-Quran Dan Fardu Ain Yayasan Islam Terengganu	3	1,410
036/14/04	Bandar	Losong Masjid	Sekolah Kebangsaan Losong	2	1,074
036/14/05	Bandar	Pulau Kambing	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Chung Hwa Wei Sin	5	3,058
036/14/06	Bandar	Kampung Cina	Dewan Tunku Abdul Rahman Kuala Terengganu	5	2,627
036/14/07	Bandar	Pejabat Bandaran	Sekolah Kebangsaan Paya Bunga	4	2,312
036/14/08	Bandar	Paya Bunga	Sekolah Kebangsaan Tengku Ampuan Mariam	4	2,509
036/14/09	Bandar	Pantai Terengganu	Sekolah Menengah Agama Sultan Zainal Abidin Ladang	4	2,147
036/14	Bandar		Subtotal	34	18,733
.
036/15/01	Ladang	Ladang	Sekolah Kebangsaan Ladang	5	2,579
036/15/02	Ladang	Mengadang Akar	Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Sulaiman I	4	2,063
036/15/03	Ladang	Batas Baru	Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Sulaiman II	3	1,395
036/15/04	Ladang	Gong Kapas	Sekolah Kebangsaan Gong Kapas	6	3,355
036/15/05	Ladang	Pasir Panjang	Sekolah Kebangsaan Tengku Bariah	5	3,102
036/15/06	Ladang	Bukit Bayas	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pasir Panjang	3	1,553
036/15/07	Ladang	Bukit Besar	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Bukit Besar	4	1,839
036/15	Ladang		Subtotal	30	15,886
.
036/16/01	Batu Buruk	Pantai Batu Buruk	Sekolah Menengah Agama (Atas) Sultan Zainal Abidin	2	975
036/16/02	Batu Buruk	Kampung Nibung	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Panji Alam	4	2,157
036/16/03	Batu Buruk	Gong Tok Nasek	Sekolah Kebangsaan Gong Tok Nasek	5	3,214
036/16/04	Batu Buruk	Bukit Depu	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar	3	1,792
036/16/05	Batu Buruk	Kuala Ibai	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Sulaiman	4	2,117
036/16/06	Batu Buruk	Cendering Pantai	Sekolah Kebangsaan Chendering	5	3,116
036/16/07	Batu Buruk	Cendering	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Chendering	3	1,816
036/16/08	Batu Buruk	Taman Permint Jaya	Sekolah Kebangsaan Kubang Ikan	3	1,714
036/16/09	Batu Buruk	Mengabang Tengah	Sekolah Menengah Seri Budiman	3	1,829
036/16/10	Batu Buruk	Kampung Kolam	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Kuala Ibai	5	2,675
036/16/11	Batu Buruk	Kenanga	Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Budiman II	5	2,543
036/16	Batu Buruk		Subtotal	42	23,948
.
036	Kuala Terengganu		Total - Non-Postal Voters	143	79,194
036	Kuala Terengganu		Total - Postal Voters		1,035
036	Kuala Terengganu		Total - Postal and Non-postal Voters		80,229

Table C shows changes to two oldest voters' NoSiri and Saluran:

• There are only 2 voters in the whole KT who were born before 1900. They are listed in the table below. Our write up on older voters in KT is here.
  
• Oddly, these 2 voters who had both been given the NoSiri of 1 in the GE12 electoral roll (gazetted 2008 Feb 5) have now been moved to the last of the NoSiri.
• They now have the NoSiri of 1074 and 1987 respectively.
• They have also been moved to the later voting streams of 2 and 4.
• All other voters born from 1990 onward were not affected in the same way.
• Had there been higher floors in the voting stations (TM), these elderly voters might have been forced to climb upstairs to vote!
• Hopefull, Kuala Terengganu schools have ample spaces and these Saluran 2 and 4 are located on the ground floor.
  

Table C: Oldest two voters moved to end of queue?

			GE 2008		By-Election
IC	Tahunlahir	Kodlokaliti	NoSiri	Saluran	NoSiri	Saluran	TM
930127110014	1893	036/14/04/003	1	1	1074	2	Sekolah Kebangsaan Losong
841231110116	1884	036/15/02/005	1	1	1987	4	Sekolah Kebangsaan Losong

Table D lists all voting streams (Saluran) in KT and the number of voters assigned to each:

• This list is useful as a final check against voting day tally, for each voting stream, to assure tallies stay within the registered voter per stream.
• The maximum number of voters per stream is 763; there are only 2 such streams.
• The minimum number of voters per stream is 350.
  
• The range varies widely among streams.
• Our check of 2008 Feb 5 electoral roll (GE12) shows the maximum number of voters per stream then was 699 in KT, in Batu Buruk DUN.
• Our check of 2008 Feb 5 electoral roll (GE12) also shows Sarawak (followed by Selangor) to have the largest number of voters per stream, up to an astonishing 3,956 voters per stream at 216/57/04 (Sarawak>Hulu Rajang>Belaga>Asap>TM Rumah Kulit Daerah Kecil>Saluran 1)

Table D: Voter Count Per Voting Stream in KT 2008 Dec 5 Electoral Roll

Parl/DUN/DM	NamaDUN	NamaDM	TM	Salu ran	Voter count
036/13/01	Wakaf Mempelam	Pulau Rusa	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pulau Rusa	1	350
036/13/01	Wakaf Mempelam	Pulau Rusa	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pulau Rusa	2	763
036/13/01	Wakaf Mempelam	Pulau Rusa	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pulau Rusa	3	763
036/13/02	Wakaf Mempelam	Kampung Paluh	Sekolah Kebangsaan Paloh	1	350
036/13/02	Wakaf Mempelam	Kampung Paluh	Sekolah Kebangsaan Paloh	2	679
036/13/02	Wakaf Mempelam	Kampung Paluh	Sekolah Kebangsaan Paloh	3	679
036/13/02	Wakaf Mempelam	Kampung Paluh	Sekolah Kebangsaan Paloh	4	679
036/13/02	Wakaf Mempelam	Kampung Paluh	Sekolah Kebangsaan Paloh	5	679
036/13/02	Wakaf Mempelam	Kampung Paluh	Sekolah Kebangsaan Paloh	6	681
036/13/03	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Datok Amar	Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Losong	1	350
036/13/03	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Datok Amar	Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Losong	2	747
036/13/04	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Penglima Perang	Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Losong	3	350
036/13/04	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Penglima Perang	Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Losong	4	644
036/13/04	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Penglima Perang	Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Losong	5	645
036/13/05	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Hj Mat Shafie	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Ahmad	1	350
036/13/05	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Hj Mat Shafie	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Ahmad	2	620
036/13/05	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Hj Mat Shafie	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Ahmad	3	620
036/13/06	Wakaf Mempelam	Seberang Baruh	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Chabang Tiga	1	350
036/13/06	Wakaf Mempelam	Seberang Baruh	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Chabang Tiga	2	444
036/13/06	Wakaf Mempelam	Seberang Baruh	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Chabang Tiga	3	444
036/13/07	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Beruas	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bukit Besar	1	350
036/13/07	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Beruas	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bukit Besar	2	653
036/13/08	Wakaf Mempelam	Merbau Patah	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seri Nilam	1	350
036/13/08	Wakaf Mempelam	Merbau Patah	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seri Nilam	2	572
036/13/08	Wakaf Mempelam	Merbau Patah	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seri Nilam	3	572
036/13/08	Wakaf Mempelam	Merbau Patah	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seri Nilam	4	574
036/13/09	Wakaf Mempelam	Durian Burung	Sekolah Kebangsaan Durian Burung	1	350
036/13/09	Wakaf Mempelam	Durian Burung	Sekolah Kebangsaan Durian Burung	2	746
036/13/09	Wakaf Mempelam	Durian Burung	Sekolah Kebangsaan Durian Burung	3	747
036/13/10	Wakaf Mempelam	Sungai Rengas	Sekolah Kebangsaan Rengas Bekah	1	350
036/13/10	Wakaf Mempelam	Sungai Rengas	Sekolah Kebangsaan Rengas Bekah	2	564
036/13/10	Wakaf Mempelam	Sungai Rengas	Sekolah Kebangsaan Rengas Bekah	3	564
036/13/10	Wakaf Mempelam	Sungai Rengas	Sekolah Kebangsaan Rengas Bekah	4	564
036/13/11	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Mempelam	Sekolah Kebangsaan Wakaf Mempelam	1	350
036/13/11	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Mempelam	Sekolah Kebangsaan Wakaf Mempelam	2	711
036/13/11	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Mempelam	Sekolah Kebangsaan Wakaf Mempelam	3	711
036/13/11	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Mempelam	Sekolah Kebangsaan Wakaf Mempelam	4	712
036/14/01	Bandar	Tok Ku	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Chabang Tiga	4	350
036/14/01	Bandar	Tok Ku	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Chabang Tiga	5	590
036/14/01	Bandar	Tok Ku	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Chabang Tiga	6	590
036/14/01	Bandar	Tok Ku	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Chabang Tiga	7	590
036/14/02	Bandar	Cabang Tiga	Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Nilam Chabang Tiga	1	350
036/14/02	Bandar	Cabang Tiga	Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Nilam Chabang Tiga	2	563
036/14/02	Bandar	Cabang Tiga	Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Nilam Chabang Tiga	3	563
036/14/03	Bandar	Hiliran Masjid	Pusat Pengajian Al-Quran Dan Fardu Ain Yayasan Islam Terengganu	1	350
036/14/03	Bandar	Hiliran Masjid	Pusat Pengajian Al-Quran Dan Fardu Ain Yayasan Islam Terengganu	2	530
036/14/03	Bandar	Hiliran Masjid	Pusat Pengajian Al-Quran Dan Fardu Ain Yayasan Islam Terengganu	3	530
036/14/04	Bandar	Losong Masjid	Sekolah Kebangsaan Losong	1	350
036/14/04	Bandar	Losong Masjid	Sekolah Kebangsaan Losong	2	724
036/14/05	Bandar	Pulau Kambing	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Chung Hwa Wei Sin	1	350
036/14/05	Bandar	Pulau Kambing	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Chung Hwa Wei Sin	2	677
036/14/05	Bandar	Pulau Kambing	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Chung Hwa Wei Sin	3	677
036/14/05	Bandar	Pulau Kambing	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Chung Hwa Wei Sin	4	677
036/14/05	Bandar	Pulau Kambing	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Chung Hwa Wei Sin	5	677
036/14/06	Bandar	Kampung Cina	Dewan Tunku Abdul Rahman Kuala Terengganu	1	350
036/14/06	Bandar	Kampung Cina	Dewan Tunku Abdul Rahman Kuala Terengganu	2	569
036/14/06	Bandar	Kampung Cina	Dewan Tunku Abdul Rahman Kuala Terengganu	3	569
036/14/06	Bandar	Kampung Cina	Dewan Tunku Abdul Rahman Kuala Terengganu	4	569
036/14/06	Bandar	Kampung Cina	Dewan Tunku Abdul Rahman Kuala Terengganu	5	570
036/14/07	Bandar	Pejabat Bandaran	Sekolah Kebangsaan Paya Bunga	1	350
036/14/07	Bandar	Pejabat Bandaran	Sekolah Kebangsaan Paya Bunga	2	654
036/14/07	Bandar	Pejabat Bandaran	Sekolah Kebangsaan Paya Bunga	3	654
036/14/07	Bandar	Pejabat Bandaran	Sekolah Kebangsaan Paya Bunga	4	654
036/14/08	Bandar	Paya Bunga	Sekolah Kebangsaan Tengku Ampuan Mariam	1	350
036/14/08	Bandar	Paya Bunga	Sekolah Kebangsaan Tengku Ampuan Mariam	2	719
036/14/08	Bandar	Paya Bunga	Sekolah Kebangsaan Tengku Ampuan Mariam	3	719
036/14/08	Bandar	Paya Bunga	Sekolah Kebangsaan Tengku Ampuan Mariam	4	721
036/14/09	Bandar	Pantai Terengganu	Sekolah Menengah Agama Sultan Zainal Abidin Ladang	1	350
036/14/09	Bandar	Pantai Terengganu	Sekolah Menengah Agama Sultan Zainal Abidin Ladang	2	599
036/14/09	Bandar	Pantai Terengganu	Sekolah Menengah Agama Sultan Zainal Abidin Ladang	3	599
036/14/09	Bandar	Pantai Terengganu	Sekolah Menengah Agama Sultan Zainal Abidin Ladang	4	599
036/15/01	Ladang	Ladang	Sekolah Kebangsaan Ladang	1	350
036/15/01	Ladang	Ladang	Sekolah Kebangsaan Ladang	2	557
036/15/01	Ladang	Ladang	Sekolah Kebangsaan Ladang	3	557
036/15/01	Ladang	Ladang	Sekolah Kebangsaan Ladang	4	557
036/15/01	Ladang	Ladang	Sekolah Kebangsaan Ladang	5	558
036/15/02	Ladang	Mengadang Akar	Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Sulaiman I	1	350
036/15/02	Ladang	Mengadang Akar	Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Sulaiman I	2	571
036/15/02	Ladang	Mengadang Akar	Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Sulaiman I	3	571
036/15/02	Ladang	Mengadang Akar	Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Sulaiman I	4	571
036/15/03	Ladang	Batas Baru	Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Sulaiman II	1	350
036/15/03	Ladang	Batas Baru	Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Sulaiman II	2	522
036/15/03	Ladang	Batas Baru	Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Sulaiman II	3	523
036/15/04	Ladang	Gong Kapas	Sekolah Kebangsaan Gong Kapas	1	350
036/15/04	Ladang	Gong Kapas	Sekolah Kebangsaan Gong Kapas	2	601
036/15/04	Ladang	Gong Kapas	Sekolah Kebangsaan Gong Kapas	3	601
036/15/04	Ladang	Gong Kapas	Sekolah Kebangsaan Gong Kapas	4	601
036/15/04	Ladang	Gong Kapas	Sekolah Kebangsaan Gong Kapas	5	601
036/15/04	Ladang	Gong Kapas	Sekolah Kebangsaan Gong Kapas	6	601
036/15/05	Ladang	Pasir Panjang	Sekolah Kebangsaan Tengku Bariah	1	350
036/15/05	Ladang	Pasir Panjang	Sekolah Kebangsaan Tengku Bariah	2	688
036/15/05	Ladang	Pasir Panjang	Sekolah Kebangsaan Tengku Bariah	3	688
036/15/05	Ladang	Pasir Panjang	Sekolah Kebangsaan Tengku Bariah	4	688
036/15/05	Ladang	Pasir Panjang	Sekolah Kebangsaan Tengku Bariah	5	688
036/15/06	Ladang	Bukit Bayas	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pasir Panjang	1	350
036/15/06	Ladang	Bukit Bayas	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pasir Panjang	2	601
036/15/06	Ladang	Bukit Bayas	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pasir Panjang	3	602
036/15/07	Ladang	Bukit Besar	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Bukit Besar	1	350
036/15/07	Ladang	Bukit Besar	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Bukit Besar	2	496
036/15/07	Ladang	Bukit Besar	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Bukit Besar	3	496
036/15/07	Ladang	Bukit Besar	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Bukit Besar	4	497
036/16/01	Batu Buruk	Pantai Batu Buruk	Sekolah Menengah Agama (Atas) Sultan Zainal Abidin	1	350
036/16/01	Batu Buruk	Pantai Batu Buruk	Sekolah Menengah Agama (Atas) Sultan Zainal Abidin	2	625
036/16/02	Batu Buruk	Kampung Nibung	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Panji Alam	1	350
036/16/02	Batu Buruk	Kampung Nibung	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Panji Alam	2	602
036/16/02	Batu Buruk	Kampung Nibung	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Panji Alam	3	602
036/16/02	Batu Buruk	Kampung Nibung	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Panji Alam	4	603
036/16/03	Batu Buruk	Gong Tok Nasek	Sekolah Kebangsaan Gong Tok Nasek	1	350
036/16/03	Batu Buruk	Gong Tok Nasek	Sekolah Kebangsaan Gong Tok Nasek	2	716
036/16/03	Batu Buruk	Gong Tok Nasek	Sekolah Kebangsaan Gong Tok Nasek	3	716
036/16/03	Batu Buruk	Gong Tok Nasek	Sekolah Kebangsaan Gong Tok Nasek	4	716
036/16/03	Batu Buruk	Gong Tok Nasek	Sekolah Kebangsaan Gong Tok Nasek	5	716
036/16/04	Batu Buruk	Bukit Depu	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar	1	350
036/16/04	Batu Buruk	Bukit Depu	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar	2	721
036/16/04	Batu Buruk	Bukit Depu	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar	3	721
036/16/05	Batu Buruk	Kuala Ibai	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Sulaiman	1	350
036/16/05	Batu Buruk	Kuala Ibai	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Sulaiman	2	589
036/16/05	Batu Buruk	Kuala Ibai	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Sulaiman	3	589
036/16/05	Batu Buruk	Kuala Ibai	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Sulaiman	4	589
036/16/06	Batu Buruk	Cendering Pantai	Sekolah Kebangsaan Chendering	1	350
036/16/06	Batu Buruk	Cendering Pantai	Sekolah Kebangsaan Chendering	2	691
036/16/06	Batu Buruk	Cendering Pantai	Sekolah Kebangsaan Chendering	3	691
036/16/06	Batu Buruk	Cendering Pantai	Sekolah Kebangsaan Chendering	4	691
036/16/06	Batu Buruk	Cendering Pantai	Sekolah Kebangsaan Chendering	5	693
036/16/07	Batu Buruk	Cendering	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Chendering	1	350
036/16/07	Batu Buruk	Cendering	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Chendering	2	733
036/16/07	Batu Buruk	Cendering	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Chendering	3	733
036/16/08	Batu Buruk	Taman Permint Jaya	Sekolah Kebangsaan Kubang Ikan	1	350
036/16/08	Batu Buruk	Taman Permint Jaya	Sekolah Kebangsaan Kubang Ikan	2	682
036/16/08	Batu Buruk	Taman Permint Jaya	Sekolah Kebangsaan Kubang Ikan	3	682
036/16/09	Batu Buruk	Mengabang Tengah	Sekolah Menengah Seri Budiman	1	350
036/16/09	Batu Buruk	Mengabang Tengah	Sekolah Menengah Seri Budiman	2	739
036/16/09	Batu Buruk	Mengabang Tengah	Sekolah Menengah Seri Budiman	3	740
036/16/10	Batu Buruk	Kampung Kolam	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Kuala Ibai	1	350
036/16/10	Batu Buruk	Kampung Kolam	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Kuala Ibai	2	581
036/16/10	Batu Buruk	Kampung Kolam	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Kuala Ibai	3	581
036/16/10	Batu Buruk	Kampung Kolam	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Kuala Ibai	4	581
036/16/10	Batu Buruk	Kampung Kolam	Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Kuala Ibai	5	582
036/16/11	Batu Buruk	Kenanga	Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Budiman II	1	350
036/16/11	Batu Buruk	Kenanga	Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Budiman II	2	548
036/16/11	Batu Buruk	Kenanga	Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Budiman II	3	548
036/16/11	Batu Buruk	Kenanga	Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Budiman II	4	548
036/16/11	Batu Buruk	Kenanga	Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Budiman II	5	549
.
036	Kuala Terengganu	Non-postal voters			79,194
036	Kuala Terengganu	Postal voters			1,035
036	Kuala Terengganu	All voters			80,229
.
			Max	7	763
			Min	1	350
			Average		554

For details on the postal voters, please see the other article 1001 Police Voters in KT.
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KT Subdivided into 4 DUN, 38 DM, 36 TM, 336 Localities

Kuala Terengganu (P036) contains 4 state seats (DUN), 38 voting districts (DM), 36 voting stations (TM), 143 voting streams (Saluran), and 336 localities. Oddly, KT contains very small and large localities (1 to 2,812 voters).

Background: How a parliamentary seat is subdivided. See earlier report for other details.

• Election observers need to consider how the constituency is organized by the SPR.
• A parliamentary constituency is divided into 3 or 4 state assembly seats (DUN).
  
• A state seat is divided into around 10 voting districts (Daerah Mengundi, or DM). See Tables A and B.
  
• A DM is further divided into, generally, 5 to 15 localities (Lokaliti).
• A locality can be divided into many house numbers (NoRumah).
  • But there are often many voters with a blank house number within the locality. We will examine this later. Also see earlier report on Permatang Pauh.
    
  • KT contains some really large localities, containing as many as 2,812 voters, probably due to the vague registration of voters by unspecific village addresses (Kampung ...). See Table C. See earlier report on large localities in GE12 electoral roll.
    


• Each DM is often associated with a voting station (Tempat Mengundi, or TM).
  • But sometimes two DMs can share a voting station. We will list the DMs and TMs in the next blog entry.
• Each voting station is further divided into, generally, 1 to 10 voting streams (Saluran).
• Voters within a DM are given a serial number (NoSiri), that runs across localities and within the DM.
  • It is odd that the NoSiri for KT's 2 oldest voters have been changed from Number 1 to the largest NoSiri.
  • Probably not in KT, but elsewhere it could mean requiring the old voters with high serial numbers to climb up to voting streams on higher floors to vote.

Table A shows the overall subdivision:

• KT contains 4 DUNs.
• The DUNs each contains 7 to 11 DMs, totalling 38 DMs.
• The DUNs each contains 65 to 110 localities, totalling 336 localities.
• Batu Buruk is the largest DUN by voter count (about 30%);
  
• Ladang is the smallest (about 21%).
  

Table A: How KT P036 is Subdived, with Voter Count
2008 Dec 5

Kodlokaliti	NamaDUN	Count of DM	Count of Localities	Count of Voters	Voters as % of KT
03613	Wakaf Mempelam	11	73	20,629	25.7%
03614	Bandar	9	110	18,833	23.5%
03615	Ladang	7	65	16,780	20.9%
03616	Batu Buruk	11	88	23,987	29.9%
036	Kuala Terengganu	38	336	80,229	100.0%

Table B shows the voter counts under each voting district (DM, Daerah Mengundi):

• These voter counts will be determine the crowd and traffic jam at the voting centers on voting day. Kampung Paluh, eg, should be pretty crowded. A further study of the TMs will show that Seberang Baruh and Tok Ku are using the same school as TM, and will have over 3,000 voters as well.
  
• There are 7 to 11 DMs under each of the 4 DUNs at KT, totalling 38 DMs.
  
• Most DMs contain one to three thousand voters.
  
• The largest DMs are Kampung Paluh (0361302) with 3,747 voters, and Gong Kapas (0361504) with 3,362 voters.
• The smallest DM is Pantai Batu Buruk (0361601) with 981 voters.

Table B: Voter Count By Voting District (Daerah Mengundi, DM)
KT P036 2008 Dec 5

Kodlokaliti	NamaDUN	NamaDM	Voters	% of DUN	% of KT
0361301	Wakaf Mempelam	Pulau Rusa	1,876	9.1%	2.3%
0361302	Wakaf Mempelam	Kampung Paluh	3,747	18.2%	4.7%
0361303	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Datok Amar	1,098	5.3%	1.4%
0361304	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Penglima Perang	1,639	7.9%	2.0%
0361305	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Hj Mat Shafie	1,590	7.7%	2.0%
0361306	Wakaf Mempelam	Seberang Baruh	1,238	6.0%	1.5%
0361307	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Beruas	1,003	4.9%	1.3%
0361308	Wakaf Mempelam	Merbau Patah	2,068	10.0%	2.6%
0361309	Wakaf Mempelam	Durian Burung	1,843	8.9%	2.3%
0361310	Wakaf Mempelam	Sungai Rengas	2,042	9.9%	2.5%
0361311	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Mempelam	2,485	12.0%	3.1%
03613	Wakaf Mempelam	Subtotal	20,629	100.0%	25.7%
Kodlokaliti	NamaDUN	NamaDM	Voters
0361401	Bandar	Tok Ku	2,120	11.3%	2.6%
0361402	Bandar	Cabang Tiga	1,478	7.8%	1.8%
0361403	Bandar	Hiliran Masjid	1,411	7.5%	1.8%
0361404	Bandar	Losong Masjid	1,074	5.7%	1.3%
0361405	Bandar	Pulau Kambing	3,142	16.7%	3.9%
0361406	Bandar	Kampung Cina	2,629	14.0%	3.3%
0361407	Bandar	Pejabat Bandaran	2,314	12.3%	2.9%
0361408	Bandar	Paya Bunga	2,516	13.4%	3.1%
0361409	Bandar	Pantai Terengganu	2,149	11.4%	2.7%
03614	Bandar	Subtotal	18,833	100.0%	23.5%
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Kodlokaliti	NamaDUN	NamaDM	Voters
0361501	Ladang	Ladang	2,583	15.4%	3.2%
0361502	Ladang	Mengadang Akar	2,570	15.3%	3.2%
0361503	Ladang	Batas Baru	1,761	10.5%	2.2%
0361504	Ladang	Gong Kapas	3,362	20.0%	4.2%
0361505	Ladang	Pasir Panjang	3,102	18.5%	3.9%
0361506	Ladang	Bukit Bayas	1,553	9.3%	1.9%
0361507	Ladang	Bukit Besar	1,849	11.0%	2.3%
03615	Ladang	Subtotal	16,780	100.0%	20.9%
Kodlokaliti	NamaDUN	NamaDM	Voters
0361601	Batu Buruk	Pantai Batu Buruk	981	4.1%	1.2%
0361602	Batu Buruk	Kampung Nibung	2,166	9.0%	2.7%
0361603	Batu Buruk	Gong Tok Nasek	3,214	13.4%	4.0%
0361604	Batu Buruk	Bukit Depu	1,792	7.5%	2.2%
0361605	Batu Buruk	Kuala Ibai	2,117	8.8%	2.6%
0361606	Batu Buruk	Cendering Pantai	3,136	13.1%	3.9%
0361607	Batu Buruk	Cendering	1,817	7.6%	2.3%
0361608	Batu Buruk	Taman Permint Jaya	1,714	7.1%	2.1%
0361609	Batu Buruk	Mengabang Tengah	1,829	7.6%	2.3%
0361610	Batu Buruk	Kampung Kolam	2,676	11.2%	3.3%
0361611	Batu Buruk	Kenanga	2,545	10.6%	3.2%
03616	Batu Buruk	Subtotal	23,987	100.0%	29.9%
036	Kuala Terengganu	Total	80,229		100.0%

Organizing Electoral Monitoring:

• Election monitoring includes electoral roll verification, election campaign monitoring, and election day observation.
• Because there is no state-level election, there is less need to split into 4 teams according to the DUN divisions, except to help management and decentralization.
• The 38 DMs involve 36 TMs (Tempat Mengundi, voting station) because 2 pairs of DMs are sharing TMs.
  
• This means there need to be 36 to 38 sets or sub-teams of field observers / leaders / documentation supports, to monitor the 36 voting stations.
• We will list the TMs in the next blog entry
  

Table C selectively shows the largest and smallest localities by voter counts:

• The large localities will require more manpower for field verification and campaign monitoring.
  
• A locality is a street address, a village (kampung) address, or a postal address, such as a police quarters, army camp, or absentee voter location.
• Most of KT's localities turn out to be the less specific village addresses (rather than the specific street address that would have helped voter verification).
• The size of localities in KT turns out to be highly uneven.
  
• There are whopper-size localities of 2,812 and 2,143 voters.
• There are also a couple of single-voter localities, such as Kg. Bukit Keledang and Kg Losong Wan Endut, after we exclude police and absentee postal voter localities.
• See this write-up for more discussion on very large and very small localities in GE12 electoral roll.
  

Table C: Largest and Smallest Localities By Voter Count
Kula Terengganu P036 as of 2008 Dec 5

Kodlokaliti	NamaDUN	NamaDM	NamaLokaliti	Voter Count
Most …	voters …	…	…	…
0361505002	Ladang	Pasir Panjang	Kg Pasir Panjang	2,812
0361603001	Batu Buruk	Gong Tok Nasek	Kg Gong Tok Nasek	2,143
0361605002	Batu Buruk	Kuala Ibai	Kg Kuala Ibai	2,046
0361609001	Batu Buruk	Mengabang Tengah	Kg Mengabang Tengah	1,829
0361507001	Ladang	Bukit Besar	Kg Bukit Besar	1,595
0361301002	Wakaf Mempelam	Pulau Rusa	Kg Pulau Rusa	1,578
0361602001	Batu Buruk	Kampung Nibung	Kg Nibung	1,514
0361305002	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Hj Mat Shafie	Kg Losong Hj Mat Shafie	1,428
0361309003	Wakaf Mempelam	Durian Burung	Kg. Durian Burung	1,309
0361306001	Wakaf Mempelam	Seberang Baruh	Kg. Seberang Baruh	1,238
0361606008	Batu Buruk	Cendering Pantai	Kg Pantai Pendek	1,133
0361603002	Batu Buruk	Gong Tok Nasek	Kg Gong Pak Maseh	1,071
0361608001	Batu Buruk	Taman Permint Jaya	Taman Permint Jaya	1,038
0361302012	Wakaf Mempelam	Kampung Paluh	Kg Kuala Bekah	998
0361310004	Wakaf Mempelam	Sungai Rengas	Kg Sungai Rengas	923
0361406005	Bandar	Kampung Cina	Kg. China	903
0361405002	Bandar	Pulau Kambing	Kg. Bandar Baru	901
0361304009	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Penglima Perang	Kg Losong Penglima Perang	887
0361311011	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Mempelam	Kg Wakaf Mempelam	876
0361607001	Batu Buruk	Cendering	Kg Raja Barang	865
0361308001	Wakaf Mempelam	Merbau Patah	Kg Merbau Patah	853
0361401002	Bandar	Tok Ku	Kg Tok Ku	840
0361504001	Ladang	Gong Kapas	Kg. Gong Kapas	810
0361504002	Ladang	Gong Kapas	Jln. Panji Alam	799
0361610007	Batu Buruk	Kampung Kolam	Kg Teluk Tok Adis	739
0361407017	Bandar	Pejabat Bandaran	Jln. Bandar	738
0361308002	Wakaf Mempelam	Merbau Patah	Kg Kubang Parit	735
0361503004	Ladang	Batas Baru	Kg. Batas Baru	727
0361504006	Ladang	Gong Kapas	Kg. Bukit Kecil	726
0361610005	Batu Buruk	Kampung Kolam	Kg Kolam	698
0361403002	Bandar	Hiliran Masjid	Kg. Hiliran Masjid	695
0361402003	Bandar	Cabang Tiga	Kg. Cabang Tiga	647
0361602002	Batu Buruk	Kampung Nibung	Jln Panji Alam	643
0361608002	Batu Buruk	Taman Permint Jaya	Kg Kubang Ikan	642
0361604001	Batu Buruk	Bukit Depu	Kg Bukit Depu	634
0361404003	Bandar	Losong Masjid	Kg. Losong Masjid	614
0361606001	Batu Buruk	Cendering Pantai	Kg Batu 6 Cendering	614
0361611002	Batu Buruk	Kenanga	Kg. Batu Buruk	608
0361401005	Bandar	Tok Ku	Kg Tok Kaya	567
0361310005	Wakaf Mempelam	Sungai Rengas	Kg Pulau Musang	566
0361611005	Batu Buruk	Kenanga	Jln Sultan Mahmud	545
0361611007	Batu Buruk	Kenanga	Jln Kenanga	527
0361501004	Ladang	Ladang	Kg Ladang Sekolah	517
0361307004	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Beruas	Kg Wakaf Beruas	501
0361506002	Ladang	Bukit Bayas	Kg Bukit Bayas	501
0361501007	Ladang	Ladang	Kg Ladang Titian	480
0361308003	Wakaf Mempelam	Merbau Patah	Kg Panji	468
0361503003	Ladang	Batas Baru	Jln. Air Jernih	456
0361610004	Batu Buruk	Kampung Kolam	Kg Gong Kemunting	448
0361504003	Ladang	Gong Kapas	Jln. Kamaruddin	445
0361302002	Wakaf Mempelam	Kampung Paluh	Kg Paluh	441
0361311008	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Mempelam	Kg. Gelugur Raja	441
0361506001	Ladang	Bukit Bayas	Kg. Gelung Bilal	422
0361607002	Batu Buruk	Cendering	Kg Raja	422
0361604003	Batu Buruk	Bukit Depu	Kg. Masjid Hj. Kadir	421
0361302018	Wakaf Mempelam	Kampung Paluh	Kg Paluh Sungai Kiat	420
0361506005	Ladang	Bukit Bayas	Kg Sungai Derhaka	420
0361408003	Bandar	Paya Bunga	Jln. Petani	418
0361502702	Ladang	Mengadang Akar	Ipd Kuala Terengganu	413
0361502007	Ladang	Mengadang Akar	Jln. Tekukur	403
0361402004	Bandar	Cabang Tiga	Kg Losong Hj. Su	398
0361601004	Batu Buruk	Pantai Batu Buruk	Kg. Pantai Batu Buruk	387
0361409012	Bandar	Pantai Terengganu	Kg. Tanjung Nisan Empat	379
0361502002	Ladang	Mengadang Akar	Kg Ladang Sahat	375
0361405017	Bandar	Pulau Kambing	Flat Padang Hiliran	374
0361406001	Bandar	Kampung Cina	Jln. Banggul	372
0361309001	Wakaf Mempelam	Durian Burung	Kg. Bukit Kubang Jambu	368
0361406007	Bandar	Kampung Cina	Kg. Tiung	368
0361503701	Ladang	Batas Baru	Psp Kuala Terengganu	365
0361604006	Batu Buruk	Bukit Depu	Rumah Pangsa Gelung Bilal	361
0361406006	Bandar	Kampung Cina	Kg Kota Lama	357
0361401004	Bandar	Tok Ku	Kg. Simpang Tok Ku	354
0361311010	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Mempelam	Kg Tok Jamal	348
0361406003	Bandar	Kampung Cina	Jln Sultan Ismail	345
0361310001	Wakaf Mempelam	Sungai Rengas	Kg Kubang Tangga	345
0361606015	Batu Buruk	Cendering Pantai	Kg Simpang Empat	345
0361409001	Bandar	Pantai Terengganu	Jln. Sultan Zainal Abidin	340
0361611004	Batu Buruk	Kenanga	Kg. Masjid Batu Buruk	338
0361404006	Bandar	Losong Masjid	Kg Losong Hj Mohd	338
0361405016	Bandar	Pulau Kambing	Jln. Hiliran	333
0361502003	Ladang	Mengadang Akar	Jln. Sultan Omar	333
0361303007	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Datok Amar	Kg. Losong Datok Amar	330
0361409013	Bandar	Pantai Terengganu	Kg. Tanjung Paya	328
0361501008	Ladang	Ladang	Kg Ladang Tok Pelam	324
0361307002	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Beruas	Kg Melintang	318
0361402005	Bandar	Cabang Tiga	Kg. Kubang Buyung	313
0361303001	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Datok Amar	Kg Losong Atap Zing	312
0361502009	Ladang	Mengadang Akar	Jln. Pusara	304
0361403004	Bandar	Hiliran Masjid	Jln. Hiliran	304
0361405011	Bandar	Pulau Kambing	Kg Padang Hiliran	298
0361611009	Batu Buruk	Kenanga	Jln Hj Da	297
0361408012	Bandar	Paya Bunga	Kg Paya Bunga	278
0361606010	Batu Buruk	Cendering Pantai	Kg Pengkalan Raja Wali	276
0361505003	Ladang	Pasir Panjang	Kg. Masjid Hj. Kadir	276
0361405001	Bandar	Pulau Kambing	Kg. Balik Bukit	274
0361304004	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Penglima Perang	Kg Losong Megat Hussin	273
0361405012	Bandar	Pulau Kambing	Kg. Pulau Kambing	264
0361504010	Ladang	Gong Kapas	Flat Bukit Kecil	258
0361501003	Ladang	Ladang	Kg Ladang Mengabang	257
0361408006	Bandar	Paya Bunga	Jln Tok Lam	257
0361407018	Bandar	Pejabat Bandaran	Jln. Banggul	254
0361401003	Bandar	Tok Ku	T Lot Makam Lama	249
0361311006	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Mempelam	Kg. Teluk Paku	249
0361302008	Wakaf Mempelam	Kampung Paluh	Kg Paluh Tuan Sulong	247
0361302014	Wakaf Mempelam	Kampung Paluh	Kg Bukit Kubang Jambu	245
0361302003	Wakaf Mempelam	Kampung Paluh	Kg Paluh Tok Ku	242
0361610010	Batu Buruk	Kampung Kolam	Taman Purnama	236
0361311004	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Mempelam	Kg. Pak Pa	231
0361408010	Bandar	Paya Bunga	Kg Kolam	231
0361311009	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Mempelam	Kg Gong Pauh	229
0361302004	Wakaf Mempelam	Kampung Paluh	Kg Paluh Hj Daud	219
0361501005	Ladang	Ladang	Kg. Tanjung Kapur	219
0361303003	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Datok Amar	Kg Losong Ferry	218
0361604002	Batu Buruk	Bukit Depu	Kg. Gelung Gajah	218
0361408005	Bandar	Paya Bunga	Jln Sultan Ismail	212
0361611001	Batu Buruk	Kenanga	Jln. Kamaruddin	206
0361405010	Bandar	Pulau Kambing	Kg Dusun Melintang	206
0361407005	Bandar	Pejabat Bandaran	Jln. Tok Lam	205
0361304002	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Penglima Perang	Kg Losong Hj Awang	198
Kodlokaliti	NamaDUN	NamaDM	NamaLokaliti	Voter Count
Fewest …	voters …	…	…	…
0361610013	Batu Buruk	Kampung Kolam	Taman Ibai Indah Golf Resort	5
0361311005	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Mempelam	Kg. Pak Nik	4
0361301001	Wakaf Mempelam	Pulau Rusa	Kg Pulau Wau	4
0361407009	Bandar	Pejabat Bandaran	Kg. Datok	4
0361303006	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Datok Amar	Kg Losong Tepas	4
0361606013	Batu Buruk	Cendering Pantai	Kg Nyiur Cabang	4
0361611006	Batu Buruk	Kenanga	Kg. Nyiur Sepohon	4
0361501701	Ladang	Ladang	Polis	4
0361606023	Batu Buruk	Cendering Pantai	Taman Bukit Cendering	3
0361606014	Batu Buruk	Cendering Pantai	Padang Kapas	3
0361607009	Batu Buruk	Cendering	Taman Chendering Utama	2
0361405015	Bandar	Pulau Kambing	Pusat Pemulihan Wanita	2
0361611801	Batu Buruk	Kenanga	Pemilih Tak Hadir	2
0361402701	Bandar	Cabang Tiga	Balai Polis Cabang Tiga	2
0361405005	Bandar	Pulau Kambing	Eastern Sawmill P Kambing	2
0361406701	Bandar	Kampung Cina	Polis	2
0361409701	Bandar	Pantai Terengganu	Polis	2
0361405003	Bandar	Pulau Kambing	Kg. Bukit Angin	2
0361407701	Bandar	Pejabat Bandaran	Polis	2
0361402006	Bandar	Cabang Tiga	Kg Losong Che Mat	2
0361504008	Ladang	Gong Kapas	Kg. Alur Besar	2
0361610012	Batu Buruk	Kampung Kolam	Taman Seri Bayu	2
0361311701	Wakaf Mempelam	Wakaf Mempelam	Polis	1
0361507801	Ladang	Bukit Besar	Pemilih Tak Hadir	1
0361303701	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Datok Amar	Polis	1
0361405004	Bandar	Pulau Kambing	Kg. Bukit Keledang	1
0361405801	Bandar	Pulau Kambing	Pemilih Tak Hadir	1
0361610701	Batu Buruk	Kampung Kolam	Polis	1
0361304007	Wakaf Mempelam	Losong Penglima Perang	Kg Losong Wan Endut	1
0361403701	Bandar	Hiliran Masjid	Polis	1
0361503801	Ladang	Batas Baru	Pemilih Tak Hadir	1
0361602801	Batu Buruk	Kampung Nibung	Pemilih Tak Hadir	1
0361607701	Batu Buruk	Cendering	Polis	1
0361504801	Ladang	Gong Kapas	Pemilih Tak Hadir	1

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1001 Police IC Changes = 1001 Potential Confusions

SPR again slightly modified all police IC numbers. The same police voters actually remain registered in KT. But researchers who compare electoral rolls using IC numbers may mistake them as 1001 missing voters and - at the same time - another 1001 newly added voters. Such confusion had accounted for half the mystery and uproar about "900+ missing voters" in the Permatang Pauh by-election in August 2008.

Background: Confusion in Permatang Pauh

• In the Permatang Pauh by-election of August 2008, media widely reported that over 900 voters were "missing" from the by-election roll, and "mysteriously" replaced by other voters.(MalaysiaKini article)
• SPR reacted with indignation, but its press release only explained half the missing voters.
• Our investigation found that 400+ voters actually did not go missing.
  
• They were police postal voters who had had their IC numbers slightly modified, such as from R0012345 to RF12345, RT012345 to RFT12345, and G0012345 to G12345.


• Because IC numbers are the only unique identification for all voters, researchers comparing old and new electoral rolls can easily interprete the bulk change in IC numbers as missing and replaced voters.
• We need to compare the changed ICs pair-by-pair to ascertain they are the same names and directly-related but differently-formatted ICs. We provide a detailed table for the Permatang Pauh police ICs here in Table C in an earlier report.
  
• The issue is not only confusing to political parties and NGOs.
• The fact that SPR did not explain this change clearly means SPR internally must have also taken some time to sort this out, or figure it too complicated to try to explain immediately.

Again in Kuala Terengganu: 1,001 Police ICs are modified and shortened.


Table A shows actual examples of the types of changes made to police postal voter IC number in KT:

• Police IC numbers starting with R are converted to RF.
• Police IC numbers starting with RT are converted to RFT
• Starting zeros in number are eliminated.
• Some numbers that had 3 leading zeros are shortened to only 4 digits, such as G8495.
• We count 18 police IC numbers that have only 4 digits, following the letter "G" or "I."
  

Table A: Actual Examples of Police Postal Voter IC Modification in KT

Gazetted 20080205	Gazetted 20081205
GE12	By election
R0116871	RF116871
R0099584	RF99584
RT012038	RFT12038
RT009763	RFT9763
G0110312	G110312
G0011274	G11274
G0008495	G8495
I0113340	I113340
I0013732	I13732

Table B gives an overview of changes made and not made in KT:

• All non-police, non-military, non-postal, voters use the 12-digit IC. This does not cause any confusion.
  
• KT contains 1,035 postal voters:
  
• 7 are absentee postal voters, who use the regular 12-digit ICs. No change and no confusion here.
• 27 are army postal voters, who use military IC, such as T123456. Because there are no changes this time, there should be no confusion here.
• But 1,001 are police postal voters, using police IC numbers. Every one of these poice IC numbers in KT have been modified and shortened, when we compare the 2008 Feb 5 (GE12) electoral roll and the 2008 Dec 5 (by-election) roll.
  
• About 1001 possible confusions here.

Table B: Only Police ICs Modified Among All Types of Voters in KT

Type of voters	Count	Type of IC	Example	IC # modified?
Total KT voters	80,229
Non-postal voters	79,194	12-digit	123456789012	No change
Postal voters	1,035
Postal voters
Absentee postal voters	7	12-digit	123456789012	No change
Army postal voters	27	Army	T123456	No change
Police postal voters	1,001	Police	R0012345>RF12345	All 1,001
Postal subtotal	1,035

Recommendation: Again, we repeat our recommendation to simplify police and military voter registration by using their 12-digit ICs:

1. First, let police and military voters switch to a 12-digit civilian IC to simplify verification, update, and avoid duplicate registrations.


2. Second, make voter registration automatic with MyKad status and details at the NRIC Department, to avoid SPR adding another layer of (very common) mistakes during input. Meanwhile, make NRIC accountable to the parliament, to prevent Sabah-like IC mess,


3. Third, make SPR more transparent with the gazetted and quarterly electoral rolls. SPR has recently stopped the online publication of the quarterly rolls in PDF format.Given adequate data, NGOs and the media can actually help SPR avoid unnecessary confusion.

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1001 Police Voters in KT

Of Kuala Terengganu's 1,035 postal voters, 1,001 or 97% are police personnel. Of these, 864 are registered at 3 police locations within the Ladang state seat (N15). Other than police personnel, there are 27 army and 7 absentee postal voters residing abroad.

Background: Postal voters generally consist of (See earlier write-up for details) :

• army voters (locality codes ending in 400's),
• navy (500's),
• air force (600's),
• police (700's), and
• absentee voters (800's).

KT's postal voters are mostly police voters (1001/1035 or 97%), including those in police HQ (IPD), Federal Reserve Unit (FRU or PSP), and contingent police HQ (IPK). To understand the Malaysian police structure and abbreviations, see these Wikipedia articles in Malay and English:

• http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polis_Diraja_Malaysia
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Malaysian_Police

Table A shows that:

• There are 1,035 postal voters in this by-election roll, 9 fewer than for GE12.
• Most or 894 postal voters are in Ladang (N15).
• Postal voters make up 5.3% of all voters in the Ladang state seat.
• Overall, postal voters make up 1.3% of KT's 80,229 voters.
  

Table A: Count of Voters and Postal Voters

Count of Voters
Election event		12th GE	By-Election
Roll gazetted		20080205	20081205	Change
Code	NamaDUN
N13	Wakaf Mempelam	20,573	20,629	56
N14	Bandar	18,953	18,833	-120
N15	Ladang	16,777	16,780	3
N16	Batu Buruk	24,022	23,987	-35
P036	Kuala Terengganu	80,325	80,229	-96
Count of Postal Voters (Police, army, absentee)
Election event		12th GE	By-Election
Roll gazetted		20080205	20081205	Change
Code	NamaDUN
N13	Wakaf Mempelam	2	2	0
N14	Bandar	101	100	-1
N15	Ladang	901	894	-7
N16	Batu Buruk	40	39	-1
P036	Kuala Terengganu	1,044	1,035	-9
Percentage of Postal Voters / Total Voters
Election event		12th GE	By-Election
Roll gazetted		20080205	20081205
Code	NamaDUN
N13	Wakaf Mempelam	0.0%	0.0%
N14	Bandar	0.5%	0.5%
N15	Ladang	5.4%	5.3%
N16	Batu Buruk	0.2%	0.2%
P036	Kuala Terengganu	1.3%	1.3%

Table B shows that:

• KT contains 1,035 postal voters in this by-election roll gazetted on 2008 Dec 5, ie, 9 fewer than 2008 Feb 5.
• 1,001 of 1,035 are police postal voters (locality code ending in 700's).
• 27 are army voters.
  
• 7 of 1,035 are absentee voters living overseas.
• The Ladang DUN (N15) alone contains 864 police postal voters, or 5.1% of total KT voters, (891 and 5.3% if we include the 27 army postal voters also in Ladang).


• Three police localities within Ladang contain 845 police postal voters. They are:
  
• IPD (police HQ) of KT with 413 registered police postal voters,
• IPK (police contingent HQ) of KT, with 67 police postal voters,
• PSP of KT (FRU), with 365 police postal voters.

Table B: Breakdown and Comparison of Postal Voters in KT (P036)

Postal Voters in KT - Polis					GE12	By-Election
Kodlokaliti	NamaDUN	NamaDM	NamaLokaliti	NoRumah	20080205	20081205
0361303701	WAKAF MEMPELAM	LOSONG DATOK AMAR	POLIS	157 G	1	1
0361311701	WAKAF MEMPELAM	WAKAF MEMPELAM	POLIS	A-188	1	1
0361402701	BANDAR	CABANG TIGA	BALAI POLIS CABANG TIGA	17/3	2	2
0361403701	BANDAR	HILIRAN MASJID	POLIS	1083	1	1
0361405701	BANDAR	PULAU KAMBING	POLIS	A1/1/2	73	73
0361405708	BANDAR	PULAU KAMBING	POLIS MARIN BALIK BUKIT		10	10
0361406701	BANDAR	KAMPUNG CINA	POLIS	3	2	2
0361407701	BANDAR	PEJABAT BANDARAN	POLIS	35C-3	2	2
0361408701	BANDAR	PAYA BUNGA	POLIS	1116 A	8	7
0361409701	BANDAR	PANTAI TERENGGANU	POLIS	861	2	2
0361501701	LADANG	LADANG	POLIS	1077 B	4	4
0361502702	LADANG	MENGADANG AKAR	IPD KUALA TERENGGANU		418	413
0361502703	LADANG	MENGADANG AKAR	IPK KUALA TERENGGANU	PEJABAT E3	60	67
0361503701	LADANG	BATAS BARU	PSP KUALA TERENGGANU		371	365
0361504701	LADANG	GONG KAPAS	POLIS	1613	6	6
0361507701	LADANG	BUKIT BESAR	POLIS	1548-B	9	9
0361601701	BATU BURUK	PANTAI BATU BURUK	POLIS	1453A	6	6
0361602701	BATU BURUK	KAMPUNG NIBUNG	POLIS	171	8	8
0361606701	BATU BURUK	CENDERING PANTAI	BALAI POLIS CENDERING		20	20
0361607701	BATU BURUK	CENDERING	POLIS	1736	1	1
0361610701	BATU BURUK	KAMPUNG KOLAM	POLIS	1667A	2	1
Total					1,007	1,001
Postal Voters in KT - Army					GE12	By-Election
Kodlokaliti	NamaDUN	NamaDM	NamaLokaliti	NoRumah	20080205	20081205
0361502401	LADANG	MENGADANG AKAR	23 SKN RAJD (AW)	-	30	27
Total					30	27
Postal Voters in KT - Absentee Voters					GE12	By-Election
Kodlokaliti	NamaDUN	NamaDM	NamaLokaliti	NoRumah	20080205	20081205
0361405801	BANDAR	PULAU KAMBING	PEMILIH TAK HADIR	177	1	1
0361503801	LADANG	BATAS BARU	PEMILIH TAK HADIR	U. KINGDOM	1	1
0361504801	LADANG	GONG KAPAS	PEMILIH TAK HADIR		1	1
0361507801	LADANG	BUKIT BESAR	PEMILIH TAK HADIR	VIETNAM	1	1
0361602801	BATU BURUK	KAMPUNG NIBUNG	PEMILIH TAK HADIR	LONDON	1	1
0361611801	BATU BURUK	KENANGA	PEMILIH TAK HADIR	LONDON	2	2
Total					7	7
All postal voters					1,044	1,035

Map Locations

IPD: Map location for the IPD should be here:

• Wikimapia.org IPD Kuala Terengganu
• my.streetdb.com IPD Kuala Terengganu

IPK: The map location from Streetdb.com for the IPK seems to be outside of KT parliamentary seats, a few kms to the north, in N11 (Seberang Takir) under P035 (Kuala Nerus)?

• my.streetdb.com IPK Kuala Terengganu

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SPR Improves Voter Name Consistency, With Mixed Results

In the KT electoral roll gazetted on 2008 Dec 5, SPR has improved voter name consistencies by changing backquote (`) to single quote ('), and made some standardization of "Bin" and "Binti" formats, etc. But there were reversals, and accidental addition of double spaces into 121 names, etc.

Background:

• Previously, we had criticized the SPR for inconsistent input in voter names, such as "B," "Bn," and "Bin," that had contributed to difficulty even for SPR itself to catch duplicate registration mistakes.
• We observe SPR has improved some voter name formats.
• However, there remain inconsistencies, and accidental additions.
  

Table A shows that, between the 2008 Feb 5-gazetted roll for GE12, and the 2008 Dec 5-gazetted roll for the KT by-election:

• SPR has reduced 505 uses of backquotes(`) to 11 incidences.
  
• But added 121 names with double spaces within the names.
• The incidences of " B " in names have been reduced by 88, mostly standardized to " Bin ".
• The incidences of " Bt " in names have been reduced by 276, mostly standardized to " Binti ".
• There were other improvements and problems, with examples in Table B.
• Table A shows only the net change. For example, many "B" were standardized to "Bin," but a few "Bin" were reverted to "B."
  

Table A: Comparison of some name format changes in KT

Roll gazetted	20080205	20081205	Net Change
`	505	11	-494
Double spaces	0	121	121
BT	1228	952	-276
BT.	29	29	0
BTE	11	10	-1
B	777	689	-88
BN	1	0	-1

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back. We have found 2,434 voters in KT whose IC remain the same, but whose names have been modified. Most of the changes were to update spelling mistakes in names. Table B shows examples of other changes, which includes improvements and new problems.

Table B: Examples of Improvements and New Problems in the Latest KT By-Election Electoral Roll

Older, 20080205 GE12 Electoral Roll	Newer, 20081205 By-Election Electoral Roll
Improvement: backquote to single quote
JUNAIDAH BINTI SEMAN @ JA`AFAR	JUNAIDAH BINTI SEMAN @ JA'AFAR
NOORA`AINI BINTI JA`AFAR	NOORA'AINI BINTI JA'AFAR
Problem: Addition of double spaces in names
AZLINA BINTI ABDUL RAHIM	AZLINA BINTI ABDUL RAHIM
PATRICIA WEE CHWEE LIEW	PATRICIA WEE CHWEE LIEW
Improvement: deletion of army IC number from name
WAN ASMIDAR BINTI WAN AHMAD I/K T1076796	WAN ASMIDAR BINTI WAN AHMAD
ZAHANI BINTI ISMAIL I/K T1077955	ZAHANI BINTI ISMAIL
Improvement: Standardization of BINTI
NOROSZITA AYU BT MOHAMED	NOROSZITA AYU BINTI MOHAMED
ROHANI BT MUSTAFFA	ROHANI BINTI MUSTAFFA
NAFISAH BTE ABDULLAH	NAFISAH BINTI ABDULLAH
TUAN SHARIFAH AZURA BT. TUAN KUNING	TUAN SHARIFAH AZURA BINTI TUAN KUNING
Improvement: Standardization of BIN
ROS ISFENDI B ABDULLAH	ROS ISFENDI BIN ABDULLAH
MOHD KAMAL B OMAR	MOHD KAMAL BIN OMAR
Improvement: Addition of needed space
SURAILY BINTI SULONG @HASHIM	SURAILY BINTI SULONG @ HASHIM
WAN AHMAD ANUAR BIN W.EMBONG	WAN AHMAD ANUAR BIN W EMBONG
Problem: Deletion of needed space
CHE KU NAPISAH BINTI CHE ENGKU A. GHANI	CHE KU NAPISAH BINTI CHE ENGKU A.GHANI
KAMARIAH BINTI AB. ROSHID	KAMARIAH BINTI AB.ROSHID
WAN MOHD HAIRIE BIN WAN MOHD HANIF	WAN.MOHD.HAIRIE BIN WAN.MOHD.HANIF
Problem: Variation and deletion of BIN, BINTI
AZUWA @ NOR AZUWA BINTI MOHD NOOR	AZUWA @ NOR AZUWA BT MOHD NOOR
NORLIZA BINTI OMAR	NORLIZA BT OMAR
SHARIFAH AINUL FARIHAH BINTI SYED ABDULLAH	SHARIFAH AINUL FARIHAH
MOHD RAHIM BIN ISMAIL	MOHD RAHIM B ISMAIL

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KT's Mainly Young Voters Include 46 Centenerians

67% of Kuala Terengganu voters are 21 to 49 year old. KT contains 187 voters aged 90 to 99, a deletion of 30 voters in this age group from the GE12 roll. However, There remains 46 voters aged 100 and more, a deletion of only 1 voter since the GE12 roll. Unlike Permatang Pauh, SPR did not completely delete the 100-and-older voters across the board.

First, some surprises and guesses:

• SPR had just gazetted a country-wide electoral roll a few days before, on Nov 28, 2008. Why doesn't SPR use that roll? Why does the SPR gazette a new roll on 2008 Dec 5 just for this by-election?
  • If you try to examine SPR's Website for the Nov 28 roll (http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/daftarj/daftar.aspx), you will find that you cannot examine the KT portion of voters.
  • You will need to go to the specific KT By-Election verification page here: http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/semakp36/prayakecil.aspx
• SPR did not delete voters 100-and-older across the board, as it did in Permatang Pauh. This could mean SPR is more careful to follow deletion procedure this time.
  
• SPR deleted 124 voters in the 80-89 year age group (10% of group), 30 voters in the 90-99 age group (13%), but only deleted 1 in the 100 year and older age group (2%).
  • This could mean SPR had already cleaned up the KT roll before GE12, and the remaining 100-and-older voters are those who are really hard to delete due to a lack of documentation.
  • There are only 2 voters born before 1900 in this by-election electoral roll.
  
  
• There was a significant percentage (12%, or 30 out of 243) of voter name amendments among voters aged 90 and above, after GE12. A cursory look indicates these are corrections and changes that improve consistencies, such as changing all "B" to "Bin" and "Bt" to "Binti." We will discuss this positive improvement in the next blog entry.
  


• KT's two oldest voters, literally, have been moved to the end of voting queue, again literally, by having their NoSiri and Saluran changed to the last. See write-up here.

Table A below lists voters by age groups, and compares them across the GE12 electoral roll (gazetted on 2008 Feb 5) and this by-election roll (gazetted on 2008 Dec 5). It shows:

• Most voters fall within the 30-39 and 40-49 age groups, ie, 23.5% and 23% respectively.
• There are 505 new and young voters in the 21-29 age group.
• But due to deletions elsewhere, overall voter number fell by 96, to 80,229.
• There were deletions of 124 voters in the 80-89 age group, deletions of 30 in the 90-99 group, but only 1 deletion in the 100-and-above age group.

Table A: KT (P036) Voters by Age Groups
Comparison with Earlier Electoral Roll

			GE12	By Election
Age	Tahun lahir	Tahun lahir	Gazetted	Gazetted			Percen tage	Percen tage
Group	From	To	20080205	20081205	Change		20080205	20081205
21-29	1979	1987	16,209	16,714	505		20.2%	20.8%
30-39	1969	1978	18,860	18,869	9		23.5%	23.5%
40-49	1959	1968	18,509	18,436	(73)		23.0%	23.0%
50-59	1949	1958	13,404	13,321	(83)		16.7%	16.6%
60-69	1939	1948	7,998	7,857	(141)		10.0%	9.8%
70-79	1929	1938	3,860	3,702	(158)		4.8%	4.6%
80-89	1919	1928	1,211	1,087	(124)		1.5%	1.4%
90-99	1909	1918	227	197	(30)		0.3%	0.2%
100+	1884	1908	47	46	(1)		0.1%	0.1%
Total			80,325	80,229	(96)		100.0%	100.0%

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Understanding P036 - Kuala Terengganu Parliamentary Constituency

What does the KT parliamentary seat look like on map? What are the state assembly seats (DUN)? How many voters are here and how have they voted in the past?

Background: Kuala Terengganu is a large parliamentary seat with 80,229 voters, split into four state assembly (DUN) seats. KT is larger than Permatang Pauh (P044), which contained 58,459 voters and 3 DUNS, where a by-election was held recently in August. The neighboring Marang (P037), green color in the map, is the only parliamentary seat held by PAS and the Opposition.

Under KT P036 itself during GE12, however, PAS won three out of the four DUNs, ie, N13 (Wakaf Mempelam), N15 (Ladang), and N16 (Batu Buruk), except N14 (Bandar). See http://undi.info/state/kt/2008/states.html. PAS won 8 out of the 32 DUNs in the state of Terengganu.

To view voting history, candidate names, and racial breakdown, please see Undi.info at:

• P36 - Kuala Terengganu http://undi.info/ax/state/kt/2008/parliament/P36.html
• N13 - Wakaf Mempelam http://undi.info/ax/state/kt/2008/states/N13/P36.html
• N14 - Bandar http://undi.info/ax/state/kt/2008/states/N14/P36.html
• N15 - Ladang http://undi.info/ax/state/kt/2008/states/N15/P36.html
• N16 - Batu Buruk http://undi.info/ax/state/kt/2008/states/N16/P36.html

Sources of map:

• Parliament http://undi.info/state/kt/2008/parliament.html
• State http://undi.info/state/kt/2008/states.html

Table A below shows that:

• Total number of voters decreases by 96 to 80,229 over 10 months, between the GE12 electoral roll gazetted on 2008 Feb 5 and this by-election roll gazetted on 2008 Dec 5.

Table A: Count of Voters and Postal Voters

Count of Voters
Election event		12th GE	By-Election
Roll gazetted		20080205	20081205	Change
Code	NamaDUN
N13	Wakaf Mempelam	20,573	20,629	56
N14	Bandar	18,953	18,833	-120
N15	Ladang	16,777	16,780	3
N16	Batu Buruk	24,022	23,987	-35
P036	Kuala Terengganu	80,325	80,229	-96

WikiMapia.org Maps

P036, Kuala Terengganu, is roughly outlined on the north and west by the Terengganu River, on the east by the South China Sea, and on the south by highways T101 and T100.

On Wikimapia.org map, you can see the following details, from the big-picture "woods" to the detailed "trees:"

1. Overview, but with few details on kampong or DM names
• http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=5.2969467&lon=103.1296062&z=14&l=0&m=m&v=1
2. Good details on kampong/DM name, but difficult to fit into one screen:
• http://tinyurl.com/kt-kampong (short cut URL, same as below)
• http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3169022&lon=103.1320095&z=15&l=0&m=m&v=1
3. Good details street, building, and school names, but kampong/DM information not shown
• http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3117532&lon=103.1029022&z=16&l=0&m=m&v=1

We have saved and marked a WikiMapia map to indicates general areas of voting districts (DM, often centered around villages or kampongs) which we can find. Please click the below for a larger image on a new window.


Help put the voting stations (Tempat Mengundi) on the WikiMapia.org!

You can help out by marking all the schools and buildings on the http://WikiMapia.org site, using the feature to "Add Place." Use this URL http://tinyurl.com/kt-kampong and the more detailed http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=5.3117532&lon=103.1029022&z=16&l=0&m=m&v=1) that will be used as voting stations, so that volunteers can find them more easily.

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Kuala Terengganu (P036) By-Election 2009 Jan 17

Polling day is 2009 Jan 17. Campaign period is 11 days, counting from nomination day of Jan 6. SPR will use the electoral roll gazetted on 2008 Dec 5, containing 80,229 registered voters, made up of 79,194 ordinary and 1,035 postal voters. SPR said there would be 36 polling centres, 143 polling streams, and SPR 877 workers.

Voters can verify their voting status in three ways:

• Online at SPR Web page http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/semakp36/prayakecil.aspx
• Via short messaging service, available until Jan 17. To do so, type SPR followed by identity card number and send the SMS to 15888. Each text message will be charged 35 sen.
• By telephoning the state EC office at 09-6221218 or 09-6236161 between 8am and 12 midnight from today until Jan 17.

Undi.info Summary

TERENGGANU: P36 - Kuala Terengganu Voters: 80,325

Party Candidate Votes Majority UMNO Datuk Razali Ismail 32,562 628 PAS Mohamad Sabu 31,934 IND Maimun Yusuf 685

Racial Breakdown Malay: 88.14%, Chinese: 10.94%, Indian: 0.65%, Others: 0.27%

TERENGGANU: P36 - Kuala Terengganu Voters: 72,259

Party Candidate Votes Majority UMNO Razali Ismail 30,994 1,933 PAS Dr Syed Azam Syed Ahmad 29,061

Racial Breakdown Malay: 87.50%, Chinese: 11.50%, Indian: 0.70%, Others: 0.20%

State Seats / Polling Districts N13 - Wakaf Mempelam Pulau Rusa, Kampung Paluh, Losong Datok Amar, Losong Penglima Perang, Losong Hj Mat Shafie, Seberang Baruh, Wakaf Beruas, Merbau Patah, Durian Burung, Sungai Rengas, Wakaf Mempelam, N14 - Bandar Tok Ku, Cabang Tiga, Hiliran Masjid, Losong Masjid, Pulau Kambing, Kampung Cina, Pejabat Bandaran, Paya Bunga, Pantai Terengganu, N15 - Ladang Ladang, Mengadang Akar, Batas Baru, Gong Kapas, Pasir Panjang, Bukit Bayas, N16 - Batu Buruk Batu Buruk, Kampung Nibung, Gong Tok Nasek, Bukit Depu, Kampung Kuala Ibai, Cendering Pantai, Cendering, Taman Permint Jaya,

Analysis - Grandma Maimun 'cycling' to Parliament

Source: Undi.info: Terengganu

• http://undi.info/state/kt.html (state overview and map)
• http://undi.info/ax/state/kt/2008/parliament/P36.html

Links for more news and analysis:

• SPR (Election Commission) Web pages
• http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/semakp36/prayakecil.aspx (Check voter registration online)
• http://www.spr.gov.my/index/pagemulahtml.htm (home page)


• MAFREL Blog on KT By-Election http://mafrel.wordpress.com/
• Challenges in KT http://www.thenutgraph.com/challenges-in-kuala-terengganu
• All eyes on 'Battle of KT' http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/94500
• 'Battle of KT': Anwar promises tough fight http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/94559(Map and table with constituencies' voting history)
• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Terengganu_by-election,_2009
• WikiMapia.org, Kuala Terengganu http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=5.33&lon=103.14&z=13&l=0&m=h&v=2


• Undi.info: Terengganu
• http://undi.info/state/kt.html (state overview and map)
• http://undi.info/ax/state/kt/2008/parliament/P36.html (Kuala Terengganu details on voting history, voting districts or daerah mengundi, racial breakdown, with maps)

Bernama news:

Kuala Terengganu By-election On Jan 17 December 05, 2008 13:35 PM http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=376536 PUTRAJAYA, Dec 5 (Bernama) -- Nominations for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election will be held on Jan 6 next year and polling on Jan 17, in the event of a contest. [Campaigning period is 11 days] Election Commission (EC) deputy chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar, in announcing this after the EC meeting on Friday, said the respective writs and notices would be issued on Sunday and Dec 21. He said the dates were fixed after taking into account various factors including the weather forecast from the Meteorological Department which said that Terrengganu would be experiencing certain weather conditions in the near term. "The EC has 60 days to hold the by-election so there is no reason to rush it after taking into account the weather and year-end factors and the manpower needs because 70 per cent of the election worker comprise teachers who are currently having their year-end school holidays. "Jan 17 is the most suitable date because it gives all parties concerned ample opportunity to prepare, especially the contesting parties in the selection of their candidates," he told reporters at the EC office here. The Kuala Terengganu seat fell vacant following the death of the incumbent, Deputy Education Minister Datuk Razali Ismail, while playing badminton at Institute Aminuddin Baki in Genting Highlands last Friday. Wan Ahmad said the electoral roll which was verified yesterday and gazetted today would be used for the by-election. The electoral roll contained 80,229 registered voters, comprising 79,194 ordinary voters and 1,035 postal voters, he added. He said there would be 36 polling centres, 143 polling streams and 877 workers. The meeting also agreed to set up two election campaign enforcement teams to monitor the campaigning. Each team would be headed by an enforcement officer and would comprise representatives of the candidates, the local authorities and police officers with the rank of inspector and above. Wan Ahmad said Kuala Terengganu Mayor Datuk Razali Kassim had been appointed returning officer for the by-election and he would have six assistants. He also announced that the EC had agreed to the presence of representatives of the Malaysians for Free Election (Mafrel) as obervers in the by-election. The Mafrel observers would only be allowed in the polling centres on polling day and were prohibited from entering the polling streams, he said. "The laws do not allow anyone in the polling streams except the election workers, candidates' agents, voters, EC members and individuals allowed by the EC. "We still allow Mafrel to be observers like in the 12th general election and the Permatang Pauh parliamentary by-election but the conditions are strict because we do not want the conduct of the by-election to be disrupted," he said. Covering an area of 60,528.1ha, the Kuala Terengganu constituency is one of eight parliamentary constituencies in Terengganu and is regarded as important because it houses the state and federal administrative centres and is the seat of the state capital, Kuala Terengganu, which gained city status on Jan 1 this year. The rapid development of the place is reflected in the construction of structures like the Sultan Mahmud International Airport, Gong Badak Sports Complex and the Universiti Darul Iman (UDM)and Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)campuses. The staging of the annual Monsoon Cup yachting race in Pulau Duyong since 2005 had helped put Kuala Terengganu on the world sporting and tourism map while the Islamic Civilisation Park is fast becoming a tourist attraction. Razali won the seat from PAS in the 2004 general election, polling 30,994 votes against 20,061 votes by Dr Syed Azman Syed Nawawi of PAS for a 1933-vote majority. He retained the seat with a 628-vote majority in the March 8 general election, polling 32,562 votes against PAS vice-president Mohamad Sabu (31,934). An independent candidate, Maimun Yusof, 89, polled 685 votes and lost her deposit. The constituency has 80,325 voters [in March 2008] -- 87.4 per cent Malays, Chinese (11.6 per cent), India (0.7 per cent) and others (0.3 per cent) -- and four state constituencies comprising Wakaf Mempelam, Ladang , Batu Buruk which is held by PAS and Bandar.

The above news and this news both reported the by-election electoral roll was to be gazetted on 2008 Dec 5, although the SPR by-election voter verification Web page does not confirm the date of gazette. Previously, we had questioned why the SPR was using ungazetted electoral roll at Permatang Pauh by-election.


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