Johor Jaya (state constituency)

Johor Jaya
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Liow Cai Tung; PH
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Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	152,873
Electors (2022)	91,882
Area (km²)	76

Johor Jaya is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 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 Johor Jaya's electorate as of 2022

Chinese (46.2%)
Malay (39.0%)
Indian (7.93%)
Other ethnicities (2.89%)
Sabah Bumiputera (2.45%)
Sarawak Bumiputera (1.49%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Johor Jaya constituency has a total of 19 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Johor Jaya（N42）	Pandan	159/42/01	SA Kg Melayu Pandan
	Taman Molek	159/42/02	SK Taman Molek
	Johor Jaya Barat	159/42/03	SK Taman Johor Jaya 1
	Johor Jaya Selatan	159/42/04	SJK (C) Johor Jaya
	Johor Jaya Timor	159/42/05	SMK Taman Johor Jaya (1)
	Johor Jaya Tengah	159/42/06	SA Taman Johor Jaya
	Johor Jaya Utara	159/42/07	SMK Taman Johor Jaya 2
	Bandar Plentong Utara	159/42/08	SJK (C) Chien Chi
	Bandar Plentong Selatan	159/42/09	SA Tun Hussein Onn Plentong
	Taman Saujana	159/42/10	SA Taman Molek
	Plentong	159/42/11	Dewan Raya Plentong
	Masai	159/42/12	SMK Dato' Penggawa Timur
	Teratai	159/42/13	SK Taman Johor Jaya 3
	Keembong	159/42/14	SK Taman Johor Jaya 2
	Seri Alam	159/42/15	Dewan Raya Bandar Seri Alam
	Molek Harmoni	159/42/16	SMK Taman Molek
	Tasek Seri Alam	159/42/17	SMK Bandar Seri Alam
	Belantik	159/42/18	SK Sri Amar
	Sri Amar	159/42/19	Dewan Badminton Sri Amar

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Johor Jaya
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency split from Pasir Gudang
11th	2004–2008	Tan Cher Puk	BN (MCA)
12th	2008–2013	Tan Cher Puk	BN (MCA)
13th	2013–2018	Liow Cai Tung	PR (DAP)
14th	2018–2022		PH (DAP)
15th	2022–present		PH (DAP)

Election results

Johor state election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Liow Cai Tung	19,782	41.74	20.79
	BN	Chan San San	17,860	37.68	5.24
	PN	Ker Ching Sheng	8,307	17.53	17.53
	Heritage	Victor Chen Hain Kai	1,448	3.06	3.06
Total valid votes			47,397	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,262
Unreturned ballots			243
Turnout			48,902	53.22	32.97
Registered electors			91,882
Majority			1,922	4.06	26.03
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[3]^[4]

Johor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Liow Cai Tung	32,342	62.53	62.53
	BN	Tan Cher Puk	16,777	32.44	15.72
	PAS	Kumutha Rahman	2,605	5.04	5.04
Total valid votes			51,724	100.00
Total rejected ballots			699
Unreturned ballots			222
Turnout			52,645	86.19	2.03
Registered electors			61,079
Majority			15,565	30.09	26.81
	PH hold		Swing		?
Source(s) ^[5]

Johor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Liow Cai Tung	22,879	51.44	51.44
	BN	Tan Cher Puk	21,419	48.16	20.18
	Independent	Hong Eng Wah	177	0.40	0.40
Total valid votes			44,475	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,087
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			45,562	88.22	10.88
Registered electors			51,648
Majority			1,460	3.28	38.40
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) ^[6]

Johor state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Cher Puk	19,538	68.34	9.51
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Md Nashir Wahab	9,050	31.66	31.66
Total valid votes			28,588	100.00
Total rejected ballots			713
Unreturned ballots			216
Turnout			29,517	77.34	1.27
Registered electors			38,167
Majority			10,488	36.68	26.00
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[6]

Johor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Tan Cher Puk	19,121	77.85
	DAP	Sey Jock	3,726	15.17
	PKR	Low Ching Kuang	1,714	6.98
Total valid votes			24,561	100.00
Total rejected ballots			626
Unreturned ballots			144
Turnout			25,331	76.07
Registered electors			33,299
Majority			15,395	62.68
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[6]

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". Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
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[GE14-1] "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".)

[2] "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.

[3] "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.

[4] "Dashboard SPR". Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2022-03-30.

[5] "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA YANG DIPERTANDINGKAN DAN PENYATA PENGUNDIAN SELEPAS PENJUMLAHAN RASMI UNDI BAHAGIAN PILIHAN RAYA NEGERI BAGI NEGERI JOHOR" (PDF).

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