Bakri (federal constituency)

Bakri (P145)
Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Tan Hong Pin ; PH
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	135,179
Electors (2022)	97,335
Area (km²)	191
Pop. density (per km²)	707.7

Last updated July 26, 2024

Bakri is a federal constituency in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bakri's electorate as of 2022^[4]

Chinese (51.6%)

Malay (46%)

Indian (2.1%)

Other ethnicities (0.3%)

Age breakdown of Bakri's electorate as of 2022

18-20 (5.31%)

21-29 (19.44%)

30-39 (20.77%)

40-49 (17.38%)

50-59 (15.11%)

60-69 (12.48%)

70-79 (6.54%)

80-89 (2.5%)

above 90 (0.46%)

Gender breakdown of Bakri's electorate as of 2022

Male (49.4%)

Female (50.6%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bakri constituency is divided into 34 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Bentayan (N12)	Jalan Ismail	145/12/01	SMK Bandar Maharani
	Parit Beting	145/12/02	SMK Tun Perak
	Sabak Awor	145/12/03	SJK (C) Sing Hwa
	Parit Tiram	145/12/04	SMK St. Andrew
	Bentayan	145/12/05	SA Rendah (Arab) As Saadiah
	Pasar	145/12/06	SJK (C) Chung Hwa Presbyterian
	Bandar Timor	145/12/07	SJK (C) Chung Hwa 2A
	Jalan Daud Timor	145/12/08	SMK Convent
	Jalan Daud Barat	145/12/09	SK Bandar Maharani
	Taman Orkid	145/12/10	SJK (C) Pei Yang
	Sungai Abong Tengah	145/12/11	SK Parit Setongkat
	Sungai Abong Baru	145/12/12	Sekolah Agama Sungai Abong
	Bandar Barat	145/12/13	SJK (C) Chung Hwa 1A
Simpang Jeram (N13)	Jalan Sakeh	145/13/01	SA Tun Dr. Ismail Dewan Serbaguna Kg. Kenanan Tun Dr. Ismail 1 Dewan Kg. Kenangan Tun Dr. Ismail 2
	Temenggong Ahmad Dalam	145/13/02	SK Parit Keroma Darat
	Sungai Abong	145/13/03	SMK Sungai Abong
	Jalan Haji Abdullah	145/13/04	SK Bakri Batu 2
	Haji Abdullah Selatan	145/13/05	SA Parit Keroma Darat
	Jeram Tengah	145/13/06	SA Seri Bukit Batu
	Bukit Batu	145/13/07	SK Seri Bukit Batu
	Kampong Ulu	145/13/08	SA Bakri Batu Enam
	Simpang Jeram	145/13/09	SK Simpang Jeram SJK (C) Pei Chai
	Sri Tanjong	145/13/10	SK Bakri Batu 5
	Kampong Sungai Abong	145/13/11	Kolej Vokasional Muar SK Sungai Abong
Bukit Naning (N14)	Pekan Bukit Bakri Timor	145/14/01	SJK (C) Pu Nan
	Pekan Bukit Bakri Barat	145/14/02	SMK Tun Dr. Ismail (STUDI) MRSM Muar
	Bakri	145/14/03	SJK (C) Chin Terh
	Parit Zain	145/14/04	SK Parit Zain
	Ayer Manis	145/14/05	SJK (C) Chin Terh
	Bukit Naning	145/14/06	SK Bukit Naning
	Ayer Hitam	145/14/07	SK Ayer Hitam Batu 18
	Kampong Parit Tengah	145/14/08	SA Ayer Hitam Batu 18
	Parit No 5	145/14/09	SK Parit No. 5
	Parit No 3	145/14/10	SA Parit No 5

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bakri
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Muar
7th	P122	1986–1990	Chua Jui Meng (蔡瑞明)	BN (MCA)
8th	P122	1990–1995
9th	P132	1995–1999
10th	P132	1999–2004
11th	P145	2004–2008
12th		2008–2013	Er Teck Hwa (余德华)	PR (DAP)
13th		2013–2018	Er Teck Hwa (余德华)	PR (DAP)
14th		2018–2022	Yeo Bee Yin (杨美盈)	PH (DAP)
15th		2022–present	Tan Hong Pin (陈泓宾)	PH (DAP)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1954–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Bakri						Bentayan
				Bukit Naning
				Maharani
							Simpang Jeram
						Sungai Abong

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N12	Bentayan	Ng Yak Howe	PH (DAP)
N13	Simpang Jeram	Nazri Abdul Rahman	PH (AMANAH)
N14	Bukit Naning	Fuad Tukirin	BN (UMNO)

Local governments


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N12	Bentayan	Muar Municipal Council
N13	Simpang Jeram
N14	Bukit Naning

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Tan Hong Pin	36,636	50.09	12.59
	BN	Lee Ching Yong	17,382	23.77	1.32
	PN	Chelvarajan Suppiah	17,222	23.55	23.55
	Independent	Haron Jaffar	1,900	2.60	2.60
Total valid votes			73,140	100.00
Total rejected ballots			742
Unreturned ballots			239
Turnout			74,121	75.14	9.63
Registered electors			97,335
Majority			19,254	26.32	11.24
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753254/PUB%20617%20PARLIMEN%20JOHOR.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Yeo Bee Yin	38,718	62.65	62.65
	BN	Koh Chon Chai	15,507	25.09	20.48
	PAS	Zarul @ Mohammad Zahrul Salleh	7,575	12.26	12.26
Total valid votes			61,800	100.00
Total rejected ballots			631
Unreturned ballots			201
Turnout			62,632	84.77	2.21
Registered electors			73,883
Majority			23,211	37.56	28.70
	PH hold		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 ]}

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Er Teck Hwa	31,118	54.43	3.56
	BN	Lee Ching Yong	26,051	45.57	3.56
Total valid votes			57,169	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,101
Unreturned ballots			183
Turnout			58,453	86.98	10.43
Registered electors			67,202
Majority			5,067	8.86	7.12
	DAP 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 ]}

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Er Teck Hwa	21,051	50.87	24.95
	BN	Tay Puay Chuan	20,329	49.13	24.95
Total valid votes			41,380	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,561
Unreturned ballots			227
Turnout			43,168	76.55	2.70
Registered electors			56,372
Majority			722	1.74	46.42
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chua Jui Meng	29,320	74.08	6.50
	DAP	Azhari Ismail	10,261	25.92	6.50
Total valid votes			39,581	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,177
Unreturned ballots			181
Turnout			40,939	73.85	0.30
Registered electors
Majority			19,059	48.16	13.00
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chua Jui Meng	25,676	67.58	5.23
	DAP	Lim Sey Wee	12,316	32.42	4.73
Total valid votes			37,992	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,375
Unreturned ballots			119
Turnout			39,486	74.15	0.44
Registered electors
Majority			13,360	35.16	0.50
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chua Jui Meng	22,162	62.35	7.82
	DAP	Tan Kok Kwang	9,844	27.69	17.78
	PAS	Mohd Huridin Samuri	3,541	9.96	9.96
Total valid votes			35,547	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,076
Unreturned ballots			219
Turnout			36,842	73.71	1.23
Registered electors
Majority			12,318	34.66	25.60
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chua Jui Meng	18,730	54.53	5.08
	DAP	Lee Ban Chen	15,619	45.47	0.29
Total valid votes			34,349	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,207
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			35,556	74.94	3.62
Registered electors			47,443
Majority			3,111	9.06	5.37
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Chua Jui Meng	14,818	49.45
	DAP	Song Sing Kwee	13,713	45.76
	PAS	Hassan Hussein	1,437	4.80
Total valid votes			29,968	100.00
Total rejected ballots			761
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			30,729	71.32
Registered electors			43,085
Majority			1,105	3.69
This was a new constituency created.

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Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Hang Tuah Jaya Kota Melaka Jasin
Johor	Segamat Sekijang Labis Pagoh Ledang Bakri Muar Parit Sulong Ayer Hitam Sri Gading Batu Pahat Simpang Renggam Kluang Sembrong Mersing Tenggara Kota Tinggi Pengerang Tebrau Pasir Gudang Johor Bahru Pulai Iskandar Puteri Kulai Pontian Tanjung Piai
Labuan	Labuan
Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Lahad Datu Semporna Tawau Kalabakan
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See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts