Parit Raja (state constituency)
 Johor constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Johor State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
BN | ||
| Constituency created | 1974 | ||
| First contested | 1974 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2020) | 94,504 | ||
| Electors (2022) | 36,059 | ||
| Area (km²) | 153 | ||
Parit Raja is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[1]
The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Parit Raja's electorate as of 2022
- Malay (73.7%)
- Chinese (23.5%)
- Indian (1.83%)
- Other ethnicities (0.72%)
- Sabah Bumiputera (0.13%)
- Sarawak Bumiputera (0.10%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Parit Raja constituency has a total of 17 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parit Raja（N22） | Taman Sri Saga | 149/22/01 | SMK Munshi Sulaiman |
| Broleh Selatan | 149/22/02 | Blok Bistari, Institut Pendidikan Guru, Kampus Tun Hussein Onn Batu Pahat | |
| Batu Enam | 149/22/03 | SJK (C) Panchor | |
| Sri Gading | 149/22/04 | SK Sri Gading | |
| Bandar Sri Gading | 149/22/05 | SJK (C) Chong Hwa Sri Gading | |
| Tanjong Sembrong | 149/22/06 | SK Tg Semberong | |
| Bandar Parit Raja Utara | 149/22/07 | SMK Tun Ismail | |
| Bandar Parit Raja Selatan | 149/22/08 | SK Parit Raja | |
| Pintas Puding | 149/22/09 | SK Pintas Puding | |
| Parit Jelutong | 149/22/10 | SK Jelutong | |
| Pintas Raya | 149/22/11 | SK Pintas Raya | |
| Sri Gading Estate | 149/22/12 | SJK (T) Sri Gading | |
| Parit Kampong Baru | 149/22/13 | SK Seri Aman | |
| Parit Sri Pandan | 149/22/14 | SK Seri Pandan | |
| Parit Lapis Sempadan | 149/22/15 | SK Seri Puleh | |
| Parit Raja | 149/22/16 | SMA Parit Raja | |
| Parit Sri Menanti | 149/22/17 | SK Seri Timbul |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Parit Raja | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Ayer Hitam | |||
| 4th | 1974-1978 | Yusak Nawawi | BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | 1978-1982 | Sharif Lassim | |
| 6th | 1982-1986 | ||
| 7th | 1986-1988 | Syed Zain Edros Al-Shahab | |
| 1988-1990 | Mohd. Yasin Kamari | ||
| 8th | 1990-1995 | Zahar Bachik | |
| 9th | 1995-1999 | ||
| 10th | 1999-2004 | Ali Shikh Ahmad | |
| 11th | 2004-2008 | Ab Aziz Kaprawi | |
| 12th | 2008-2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013-2018 | Azizah Zakaria | |
| 14th | 2018-2022 | Nor Rashidah Ramli | |
| 15th | 2022–present | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Nor Rashidah Ramli | 10,634 | 49.57 | |||
| PN | Zulkifli Mat Daud | 6,415 | 29.90 |  29.90 | ||
| MUDA | Fikri Musa | 3,893 | 18.15 | 18.15 | ||
| PEJUANG | Lateed Mahrani | 510 | 2.38 | 2.38 | ||
| Total valid votes | 21,452 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 341 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 164 | |||||
| Turnout | 21,957 | 60.90 | ||||
| Registered electors | 36,059 | |||||
| Majority | 4,219 | 19.67 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Dashboard SPR".
