Sungai Balang (state constituency)
 Johor constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Johor State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
BN | ||
| Constituency created | 1994 | ||
| First contested | 1995 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population ()2020 | 40,414 | ||
| Electors (2022) | 30,121 | ||
| Area (km²) | 203 | ||
Sungai Balang is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[1]
The state constituency was first contested in 1995 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 Sungai Balang's electorate as of 2022
- Malay (73.2%)
- Chinese (25.8%)
- Indian (0.19%)
- Other ethnicities (0.62%)
- Sarawak Bumiputera (0.10%)
- Sabah Bumiputera (0.09%)
History
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Sungai Balang constituency is divided into 19 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sungai Balang (N16) | Parit Shafiee | 146/16/01 | Balai Raya Kampung Parit Salman |
| Parit Kassim | 146/16/02 | SJK (C) Limbong | |
| Bukit Mor | 146/16/03 | SJK (C) Hwa Ming | |
| Parit Nawee | 146/16/04 | SK Parit Nawi | |
| Bandar Parit Jawa Utara | 146/16/05 | SK Parit Jawa | |
| Bandar Parit Jawa Selatan | 146/16/06 | SJK (C) Chin Kwang Wahyu | |
| Parit Jawa | 146/16/07 | SMK Raja Muda | |
| Parit Tengah | 146/16/08 | SK Sri Jamil | |
| Parit Jamil Darat | 146/16/09 | SK Simpang 4 | |
| Parit Pechah | 146/16/10 | SMK Sri Menanti | |
| Sri Menanti | 146/16/11 | SK Seri Menanti | |
| Sungai Sudah | 146/16/12 | SK Tanjong Tohor | |
| Sungai Balang | 146/16/13 | SK Orangkaya Ali | |
| Sungai Balang Besar | 146/16/14 | SK Jalan Yusof | |
| Sungai Balang Darat | 146/16/15 | SK Sg Balang Darat | |
| Sarang Buaya Darat | 146/16/16 | SK Parit Latiff | |
| Parit Yusof | 146/16/17 | SMK Pekan Baru Muar | |
| Sarang Buaya Laut | 146/16/18 | SJK (C) Pei Chun | |
| Kampong Parit Bulat | 146/16/19 | SK Parit Bulat |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sungai Balang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Parit Jawa | |||
| 9th | 1995-1999 | Muntaha Kailan | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | 1999-2004 | Md Salikon Sarpin | |
| 11th | 2004-2008 | Robia Kosai | |
| 12th | 2008-2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013-2018 | Zaiton Ismail | |
| 14th | 2018-2022 | ||
| 15th | 2022–present | Selamat Takim | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Selamat Takim | 8,294 | 45.57 | |||
| PN | Zainuddin Sayuti | 6,001 | 32.97 |  32.97 | ||
| PKR | Abdullah Sahid | 3,576 | 19.65 | 19.65 | ||
| PEJUANG | Intan Nadira Shafika | 329 | 1.81 | 1.81 | ||
| Total valid votes | 18,200 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 331 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 93 | |||||
| Turnout | 18,624 | 61.83 | ||||
| Registered electors | 30,121 | |||||
| Majority | 2,293 | 1.60 | ||||
| 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. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Dashboard SPR".
