Muar (federal constituency)
 Johor constituency | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1974 |
| First contested | 1974 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 100,265 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 68,925 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 268 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 374.1 |
Muar is a federal constituency in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.
The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]Age breakdown of Muar's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (5.86%)
21-29 (20.94%)
30-39 (21.59%)
40-49 (16.91%)
50-59 (14.28%)
60-69 (11.43%)
70-79 (5.95%)
80-89 (2.46%)
above 90 (0.59%)
Gender breakdown of Muar's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.58%)
Female (50.42%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Muar constituency is divided into 33 polling districts.[5]
| State conatituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maharani（N15） | Maharani | 146/15/01 | SMK Sri Muar |
| Tanjong | 146/15/02 | SMK (P) Sultan Abu Bakar | |
| Tanjong Selatan | 146/15/03 | SMA Maahad Muar | |
| Jalan Khalidi | 146/15/04 | SJK (T) Jalan Khalidi | |
| Temenggong Ahmad Selatan | 146/15/05 | SK Ismail Satu | |
| Parit Perupok Timor | 146/15/06 | SK Parit Kadzi | |
| Parit Perupok Barat | 146/15/07 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa Ketiga | |
| Parit Keroma | 146/15/08 | SK Parit Keruma | |
| Parit Raja | 146/15/09 | SMK Tengku Mahkota | |
| Parit Bakar Darat | 146/15/10 | SJK (C) Chi Sin | |
| Parit Bakar | 146/15/11 | SK Parit Bakar Tengah | |
| Parit Unas | 146/15/12 | SJK (C) San Chai | |
| Parit Pinang Seribu | 146/15/13 | SK Parit Pinang Seribu | |
| Parit Samsu | 146/15/14 | SK Parit Samsu | |
| Sungai Balang (N16) | Parit Shafiee | 146/16/01 |
|
| 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
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Muar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Muar Pantai and Muar Selatan | ||||
| 4th | P106 | 1974–1978 | Neo Yee Pan (梁维泮) |
BN (MCA) |
| 5th | 1978–1982 | |||
| 6th | 1982–1986 | |||
| 7th | P123 | 1986–1990 | Mohamed Sam Sailan (محمد سم ساءيلن) |
BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | 1990–1995 | Abdul Malek Munip (عبدالمالك مونيڤ) | ||
| 9th | P133 | 1995–1999 | Abdul Aziz Mohd. Yassin (عبدالعزيز محمد. يسٓ) | |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Robia Kosai (روبيا كوساي) | ||
| 11th | P146 | 2004–2008 | Razali Ibrahim (غزالي إبراهيم) | |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | |||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | |||
| 14th | 2018–2020 | Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (سيد صادق سيد عبدالرحمن) |
PH (BERSATU) | |
| 2020 | BERSATU | |||
| 2021 | Independent | |||
| 2021–2022 | MUDA | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | |||
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Muar | Bandar Maharani | ||||||
| Maharani | |||||||
| Parit Bakar | |||||||
| Parit Jawa | |||||||
| Sungai Balang | |||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N15 | Maharani | Abdul Aziz Talib | PN (PAS) |
| N16 | Sungai Balang | Selamat Takim | BN (UMNO) |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N15 | Maharani | Muar Municipal Council |
|
| N16 | Sungai Balang |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUDA | Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman | 19,961 | 37.55 |  37.55
| ||
| PN | Abdullah Husin | 18,616 | 35.02 | 35.02
| ||
| BN | Mohd Helmy Abd Latiff | 14,581 | 27.43 |  9.14
| ||
| Total valid votes | 53,158 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 374 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 163 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,695 | 77.12 | 6.90
| |||
| Registered electors | 68,925 | |||||
| Majority | 1,345 | 2.53 | 13.99
| |||
| MUDA gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman | 22,341 | 53.09 | 53.09
| ||
| BN | Razali Ibrahim | 15,388 | 36.57 | 15.48
| ||
| PAS | Abdul Aziz Talib | 4,354 | 10.34 | 10.34
| ||
| Total valid votes | 42,083 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 636 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | - | |||||
| Turnout | 42,719 | 84.02 | 1.01
| |||
| Registered electors | 50,843 | |||||
| Majority | 6,953 | 16.52 | 12.42
| |||
| PH gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 244/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 318/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Razali Ibrahim | 20,867 | 52.05 | 5.90
| ||
| PKR | Nor Hizwan Ahmad | 19,221 | 47.95 | 5.90
| ||
| Total valid votes | 40,088 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 804 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 100 | |||||
| Turnout | 40,992 | 85.03 | 11.22
| |||
| Registered electors | 48,208 | |||||
| Majority | 1,646 | 4.10 | 11.80
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 181/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 222/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Razali Ibrahim | 16,986 | 57.95 | 15.33
| |
| PKR | Nah Budin | 12,325 | 42.05 | 42.05
| |
| Total valid votes | 29,311 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 902 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 62 | ||||
| Turnout | 30,275 | 73.81 | 3.15
| ||
| Registered electors | 41,019 | ||||
| Majority | 4,661 | 15.90 | 30.66
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Razali Ibrahim | 21,116 | 73.28 | 10.55
| |
| PAS | Mohamad Taib | 7,701 | 26.72 | 26.72
| |
| Total valid votes | 28,817 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 872 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 81 | ||||
| Turnout | 29,770 | 70.66 | 0.63
| ||
| Registered electors | 42,131 | ||||
| Majority | 13,415 | 46.56 | 21.10
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Robia Kosai | 17,693 | 62.73 | 4.84
| |
| PKR | Abdul Rahman Othman | 10,511 | 37.27 | 37.27
| |
| Total valid votes | 28,204 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 852 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 34 | ||||
| Turnout | 29,090 | 70.03 | 0.27
| ||
| Registered electors | 41,539 | ||||
| Majority | 7,182 | 25.46 | 9.68
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Aziz Mohd. Yassin | 18,238 | 67.57 | 12.18
| |
| S46 | Zawawi Mohd. Zin | 8,755 | 32.43 | 12.18
| |
| Total valid votes | 26,993 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,451 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 151 | ||||
| Turnout | 28,595 | 69.76 | 1.82
| ||
| Registered electors | 40,990 | ||||
| Majority | 9,483 | 35.14 | 24.36
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Malek Munip | 13,760 | 55.39 | 22.19
| |
| S46 | Yahya Abd. Rahman | 11,083 | 44.61 | 44.61
| |
| Total valid votes | 24,843 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 976 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 25,819 | 71.58 | 3.92
| ||
| Registered electors | 36,070 | ||||
| Majority | 2,677 | 10.78 | 44.38
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohamed Sam Sailan | 17,801 | 77.58 | 11.00
| |
| PAS | Md Said @ Md Sa'aid Abd Samad | 5,143 | 22.42 | 17.95
| |
| Total valid votes | 22,944 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 990 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 23,934 | 67.66 | 8.04
| ||
| Registered electors | 35,374 | ||||
| Majority | 12,658 | 55.16 | 17.53
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Neo Yee Pan | 27,572 | 66.58 | 3.18
| |
| DAP | Tan Yang Ngai | 11,991 | 28.95 | 1.17
| |
| PAS | Mohamad Anang | 1,851 | 4.47 | 2.01
| |
| Total valid votes | 41,414 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 2,488 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 43,902 | 75.70 | 2.13
| ||
| Registered electors | 57,997 | ||||
| Majority | 15,581 | 37.63 | 4.35
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Neo Yee Pan | 23,538 | 63.40 | 17.12
| |
| DAP | Ho Chan Mee | 11,183 | 30.12 | 10.64
| |
| PAS | Ahmad Abdul Rahman | 2,405 | 6.48 | 6.48
| |
| Total valid votes | 37,126 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 974 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 24,324 | 77.83 | 5.96
| ||
| Registered electors | 49,897 | ||||
| Majority | 12,355 | 33.28 | 27.76
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Neo Yee Pan | 23,039 | 80.52 | |||
| DAP | Khoo Sim Geok @ Khoo Chin Tow | 5,573 | 19.48 | |||
| Total valid votes | 28,612 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,229 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 29,841 | 71.87 | ||||
| Registered electors | 40,350 | |||||
| Majority | 17,466 | 61.04 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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