Bukit Pasir (state constituency)
| State constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Johor State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
BN | ||
| Constituency created | 2018 | ||
| First contested | 2018 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2020)[1] | 60,532 | ||
| Electors (2022) | 32,213 | ||
| Area (km²) | 235 | ||
Bukit Pasir is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[2]
The state constituency was first contested in 2018 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 Bukit Pasir's electorate as of 2022
- Malay (61.9%)
- Chinese (33.1%)
- Indian (4.22%)
- Other ethnicities (0.52%)
- Sabah Bumiputera (0.12%)
- Sarawak Bumiputera (0.09%)
History
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Pasir constituency is divided into 20 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukit Pasir (N08) | Samasih | 143/08/01 | SK Semaseh |
| Kampong Raja | 143/08/02 | SK Kampong Raja | |
| Panchor | 143/08/03 | SK Kota Raja | |
| Bandar Panchor | 143/08/04 | SJK (C) Ai Hwa | |
| Kampong Jawa | 143/08/05 | SK Panchor | |
| Jorak | 143/08/06 | SK Jorak | |
| Tanjong Selabu | 143/08/07 | SJK (C) Wee Sin | |
| Pergam | 143/08/08 | Balai Raya Kampung Pergam | |
| Temiang | 143/08/09 | SK Temiang | |
| Sungai Terap | 143/08/10 | Ma'had Tahfiz Al-Quran Al-Muttaqin | |
| Sungai Raya | 143/08/11 | SK Sungai Raya | |
| Kampong Tengah | 143/08/12 | Balai Raya Kampung Tengah | |
| Permatang Pasir | 143/08/13 | SK Sri Bukit Pasir | |
| Pekan Bukit Pasir Barat | 143/08/14 | SJK (C) Yu Jerm | |
| Pekan Bukit Pasir Utara | 143/08/15 | SMK Bukit Pasir | |
| Pekan Bukit Pasir Selatan | 143/08/16 | Dewan Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Pekan Bukit Pasir | |
| Bukit Pasir | 143/08/17 | SK Paya Panjang | |
| Ladang Craigielea | 143/08/18 | SJK (C) Kim Kee | |
| Panjang Sari | 104/32/19 | SK Panjang Sari | |
| Bukit Treh | 143/08/20 | Balai Raya Bukit Treh |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Pasir | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Jorak | |||
| 14th | 2018–2020 | Najib Lep | PAS |
| 2020–2022 | PN (PAS) | ||
| 15th | 2022–present | Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh | BN (UMNO) |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Fazli Salleh | 6,048 | 32.11 | |||
| PN | Iqbal Razak | 5,850 | 31.06 | |||
| PH | Elia Nadira | 4,676 | 24.82 | |||
| Independent | Najib Lep | 1,860 | 9.87 | |||
| Independent | Johar Siraj | 207 | 1.10 | |||
| PEJUANG | Mohd Akhiri Mahmood | 196 | 1.04 | |||
| Total valid votes | 18,837 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 381 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 63 | |||||
| Turnout | 19,281 | 59.85 | ||||
| Registered electors | 32,213 | |||||
| Majority | 198 | 1.05 | ||||
| BN gain from PAS | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Najib Lep | 9,835 | 55.29 | |||
| BN | Noriah Mahat | 7,952 | 44.71 | |||
| Total valid votes | 17,787 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,382 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 19,305 | 85.72 | ||||
| Registered electors | 22,520 | |||||
| Majority | 1,883 | 10.58 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created | ||||||
References
- ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my.
- ^ "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".
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Undi.info - Pekan Nanas (P165-N55)". Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2021-03-29.