Paloh (Johor state constituency)
 Johor constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Johor State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
BN | ||
| Constituency created | 1984 | ||
| First contested | 1986 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2020) | 32,407 | ||
| Electors (2022) | 25,831 | ||
| Area (km²) | 928 | ||
Paloh is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[1]
The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the gazette issued on 33 March 2018, the Paloh constituency has a total of 19 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paloh（N30） | Klebang | 153/30/01 | Dewan Orang Ramai Ladang Kempas Klebang |
| Kampong Melayu Paloh | 153/30/02 | SK Bukit Paloh | |
| Ladang Paloh | 153/30/03 | Balai Raya Ladang Paloh | |
| Paloh | 153/30/04 | SMK Paloh | |
| Bandar Paloh Utara | 153/30/05 | SJK (C) Paloh | |
| Bandar Paloh Selatan | 153/30/06 | SK Bandar Paloh | |
| Kampong Muhibbah | 153/30/07 | SA Bandar Paloh | |
| Kali Malaya | 153/30/08 | SJK (C) Yu Ming | |
| Bukit Paloh | 153/30/09 | Dewan Orang Ramai Ladang Bukit Paloh | |
| Ladang Landak | 153/30/10 | Balai Raya Ladang Landak | |
| Ladang Kekayaan | 153/30/11 | Balai Raya Ladang Kekayaam | |
| Chamek | 152/30/12 | Dewan Seberguna Chamek | |
| Consolidated Eastern Planations | 153/30/13 | SJK (C) Lit Terk | |
| Tereh Selatan | 153/30/14 | SK Ladang Tereh | |
| Pengkalan Tereh | 150/30/15 | SK Pengkalan Tereh | |
| Ladang Pamol | 150/30/16 | SK Ladang Pamol | |
| Pekan Kampong Gajah | 153/30/17 | SJK (C) Kampung Gajah | |
| Kampong Gajah | 150/30/18 | SJK (C) Kampong Gajah | |
| FELDA Kahang Barat | 150/38/19 | SK (FELDA) Kahang Barat |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Paloh | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Bandar Kluang | |||
| 7th | 1986-1990 | Pang Tong Yong | BN (MCA) |
| 8th | 1990-1995 | Hoo Seong Chang | |
| 9th | 1995-1999 | Choong Ah Onn @ Chong Ah Owon | |
| 10th | 1999-2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004-2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008-2013 | Hoo Seong Chang | |
| 13th | 2013-2018 | Teoh Yap Kun | |
| 14th | 2018-2022 | Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali | PH (DAP) |
| 15th | 2022–present | Lee Ting Han | BN (MCA) |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Lee Ting Han | 8,077 | 55.05 | |||
| PH | Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali | 4,901 | 33.41 | |||
| PN | Selvendran Velu | 1,512 | 10.31 |  10.31
| ||
| Homeland Fighters' Party | Aminuddin Johari | 181 | 1.23 | 1.23
| ||
| Total valid votes | 14,671 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 424 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 81 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,176 | 58.75 | ||||
| Registered electors | 25,831 | |||||
| Majority | 3,176 | 21.64 | ||||
| BN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
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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