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{{short description|Political subdivision in Malaysia}}
{{one source|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district
|name=Batu Rakit
|state=Terengganu
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|state-rep=Mohd Shafizi Ismail
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|state-rep-party=Perikatan Nasional
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|state-election-last=2023
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'''Batu Rakit''' is a state constituency in [[Terengganu]], [[Malaysia]], that has been represented in the [[Terengganu State Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web |title=14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Terengganu |url=https://election.thestar.com.my/ge14/terengganu.html}}</ref>
The state constituency was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly under the [[First-past-the-post voting|first-past-the-post voting system]].
== Demographics ==
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|value1=99.39|value2=0.34|value3=0.23|value4=0.04|label4=[[Malaysian Indians|Indian]]|label3=[[Malaysian Chinese|Chinese]]|label2=Other ethnicities|label1=[[Malaysian Malay|Malay]]|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Batu Rakit's electorate as of 2023<ref>{{Cite web|title=15th Kedah State Election - Results Overview|url=https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/2023election/Kedah|access-date=2023-08-13|website=live.chinapress.com}}</ref>|color1=green|color2=yellow|color3=red|color4=orange}}
==History==
=== Polling Districts ===
According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Batu Rakit constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.<ref>[http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180330_PU%20B%20157.pdf Federal Gazette] {{dead link|date=July 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!<small>State Constituency</small>
!<small>Polling Districts</small>
!<small>Code</small>
!<small>Location</small>
|-
| rowspan="11" |<small>Batu Rakit (N08)</small>
|<small>Pulau Redang</small>
|<small>034/08/01</small>
|<small>SK Pulau Redang</small>
|-
|<small>Mengabang Lekar</small>
|<small>034/08/02</small>
|<small>SK Pagar Besi</small>
|-
|<small>Darat Batu Rakit</small>
|<small>034/08/03</small>
|<small>SK Darat Batu Rakit</small>
|-
|<small>Batu Rakit</small>
|<small>034/08/04</small>
|<small>SK Batu Rakit</small>
|-
|<small>Maras</small>
|<small>034/08/05</small>
|<small>SK Maras</small>
|-
|<small>Bukit Wan</small>
|<small>034/08/06</small>
|<small>SK Bukit Wan</small>
|-
|<small>Bukit Cempaka</small>
|<small>034/08/07</small>
|<small>SMK Bukit Chempaka</small>
|-
|<small>Padang Kemunting</small>
|<small>034/08/08</small>
|<small>SMK Tengku Mizan Zainal Abidin</small>
|-
|<small>Wakaf Tengah</small>
|<small>034/08/09</small>
|<small>SMK Kompleks Mengabang Telipot</small>
|-
|<small>Mengabang Teliput</small>
|<small>034/08/10</small>
|<small>SMK Telipot</small>
|-
|<small>Mengabang Telung</small>
|<small>034/08/11</small>
|<small>SK Kompleks Mengabang Telipot</small>
|}
=== Representation History ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | Members of the Legislative Assembly for Batu Rakit
|-
! Assembly !! Years !! Member !! Party
|-
! colspan="4" align="center" | ''Constituency created''
|-
| 1st
| 1959–1964
| rowspan="2" |Mansor Mohamed
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Alliance}}" | {{Font color|white| '''Alliance''' ('''UMNO''')}}
|-
| 2nd
| 1964–1969
|-
| || 1969–1971 || colspan="2" align="center" | ''Assembly dissolved''
|-
| rowspan="2" |3rd
| 1971
| Mansor Mohamed
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Alliance}}" | {{Font color|white| '''Alliance''' ('''UMNO''')}}
|-
| 1971–1974
| Nik Hassan Abdul Rahman
|-
| 4th
| 1974–1978
| Abdullah Abdul Rahman
| rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| '''BN''' ('''UMNO''')}}
|-
| 5th
| 1978–1982
| rowspan="3" |Wan Ibrahim Wan Othman
|-
| 6th
| 1982–1986
|-
| 7th
| 1986–1990
|-
| 8th
| 1990–1995
| rowspan="2" |Abdul Wahab Ngah
|-
| 9th
| 1995–1999
|-
| 10th
| 1999–2004
| Abu Bakar Chik
| bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Alternatif|BA}}" | {{Font color|white|'''BA''' ('''PAS''')}}
|-
| 11th
| 2004–2008
| rowspan="2" | [[Khazan Che Mat]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| '''BN''' ('''UMNO''')}}
|-
| 12th
| 2008–2013
|-
| 13th
| 2013–2018
| rowspan="2" |[[:ms:Bazlan_Abd_Rahman|Bazlan Abd Rahman]]
|-
| 14th
| 2018–2023
|-
|15th
|2023–present
|[[:ms:Mohd_Shafizi_Ismail|Mohd Shafizi Ismail]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional|PN}}" | {{Font color|white| '''PN''' ('''PAS''')}}
|}
==Election results==
{{MASelec/top|Terengganu|2023|Batu Rakit (state constituency)|Batu Rakit|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Mohd Shafizi Ismail|14,465|63.14|}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Bazlan Abd Rahman|8,446|36.86|}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|22,911| 100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|153|}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|17|}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|23,081|77.14}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|29,919|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|6,019|26.28}}
{{MASelec/gain|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|BN|?}}
{{MASelec/source|||hide=}}
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{{MASelec/top|Terengganu|2018|percent=yes}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Bazlan Abd Rahman|10,046|48.78}}
{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Mohd Shafizi Ismail|9,747|47.33}}
{{MASelec|Malaysian United Indigenous Party|Amir Long|800|3.88}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|20,593|99.99}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|237}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|82}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|20,912|86.88}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|24,071}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|299}}
{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}
{{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web|title= 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Terengganu|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/ge14/terengganu.html|publisher=The Star|accessdate=2024-05-06}}}}
{{end}}
==References==
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[[Category:Terengganu state constituencies]]
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