Maharani is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[1]
 Johor constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Johor State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PN | ||
| Constituency created | 1959 (as Bandar Maharani) | ||
| First contested | 1959 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2020) | 59,851 | ||
| Electors (2022) | 38,596 | ||
| Area (km²) | 65 | ||
The state constituency was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Demographics
editHistory
editPolling districts
editAccording to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Maharani constituency is divided into 14 polling districts.[2]
| State conatituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maharani（N15） | Maharani | 146/15/01 | SMK Sri Muar |
| Tanjong | 146/15/02 | SMK (P) Sultan Abu Bakar | |
| Tanjong Selatan | 146/15/03 | SMKA Maahad Muar | |
| Jalan Khalidi | 146/15/04 | SJK (T) Jalan Khalidi | |
| Temenggong Ahmad Selatan | 146/15/05 | SK Ismail (1) | |
| Parit Perupok Timur | 146/15/06 | SK Parit Kadzi | |
| Parit Perupok Barat | 146/15/07 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa Ketiga | |
| Parit Keroma | 146/15/08 | SK Parit Keroma | |
| Parit Raja | 146/15/09 | SMK Tengku Mahkota | |
| Parit Bakar Darat | 146/15/10 | SJK (C) Chi Sin | |
| Parit Bakar | 146/15/11 | SK Parit Bakar Tengah | |
| Parit Unas | 146/15/12 | SJK (C) San Chai | |
| Parit Pinang Seribu | 146/15/13 | SK Parit Pinang Seribu | |
| Parit Samsu | 146/15/14 | SK Parit Samsu |
Representation history
edit| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Maharani | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| Bandar Maharani | |||
| 1st | 1959-1964 | Chua Song Lim | Alliance (MCA) |
| 2nd | 1964-1969 | ||
| 1969-1971 | Assembly dissolved | ||
| 3rd | 1971-1974 | Chua Song Lim | Alliance (MCA) |
| 4th | 1974-1978 | BN (MCA) | |
| 5th | 1978-1982 | Musa Ismail | BN (UMNO) |
| 6th | 1982-1986 | ||
| Maharani | |||
| 7th | 1986-1990 | Song Sing Kwee | DAP |
| 8th | 1990-1995 | John Lim Wan Show | |
| 9th | 1995-1999 | Tay Khim Seng | BN (MCA) |
| 10th | 1999-2004 | Lau Yew Wee @ Low Yu Wee | |
| 11th | 2004-2008 | Mohd Ismail Mohd Shah | BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | 2008-2013 | Mohammad Taslim | PR (PAS) |
| 13th | 2013-2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018-2022 | Nor Hayati Bachok | PH (AMANAH) |
| 15th | 2022–present | Abdul Aziz Talib | PN (PAS) |
Election Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN | Abdul Aziz Talib | 7,559 | 35.97 |  35.97
| ||
| PH | Nor Hayati Bachok | 6,522 | 31.03 | |||
| BN | Noor Farah Shamsudin | 5,861 | 27.89 | |||
| Independent | Lim Kim Joo | 592 | 2.82 | |||
| PEJUANG | Riad Ahmad | 292 | 1.39 | 1.39
| ||
| PBM | Hanis Asmui | 190 | 0.90 | 0.90
| ||
| Total valid votes | 21,016 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 356 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 151 | |||||
| Turnout | 21,523 | 55.76 | ||||
| Registered electors | 38,596 | |||||
| Majority | 1,037 | 4.94 | ||||
| PN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Johor 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Dashboard SPR".
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