Bekok (state constituency)

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Bekok
Flag of Johor.svg Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Tan Chong
BN
Constituency created1959
First contested1959
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population ()202021,928
Electors (2022)27,426
Area (km²)1,068

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

Contents

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 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 Bekok's electorate as of 2022

   Chinese (50.09%)
   Malay (29.36%)
   Indian (19.26%)
  Other ethnicities (1.04%)
   Sabah Bumiputera (0.19%)
   Sarawak Bumiputera (0.06%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Bekok constituency has a total of 22 polling districts. [2]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Bekok（N06）Bandar Labis Selatan142/06/01SK Labis
Bandar Labis Barat142/06/02SMK Munshi Ibrahim
Sungai Karas142/06/03SJK (C) Sungai Karas
Kampong Panchajaya142/06/04Balai Raya Kampung Panchajaya
Kampong Kudong142/06/05SK Kampung Kudong
Ladang Kempas142/06/06Pusat Jagaan Kanak-Kanak Ladang Gunung Mas (Div)
Kampong Bahru Bekok Barat142/06/07SMK Bekok
Kampong Bahru Bekok Tengah142/06/08SJK (C) Bekok
Kampong Bahru Bekok Timor142/06/09SK Seri Bekok
Bandar Bekok142/06/10SJK (T) Bekok
Ladang Getah Eldred Bekok142/06/11Dewan Orang Ramai Ladang Eldred
Johor Labis 'A'142/06/12Balai Raya Claire 1 Ladang Claire Chaah
Chaah Barat142/06/13SMK Chaah
Bandar Chaah Utara142/06/14Dewan Serbaguna Chaah
Bandar Chaah Tengah142/06/15SJK (C) Chaah
Bandar Chaah Selatan142/06/16Sekolah Agama Chaah
Kampong Jawa Chaah142/06/17SK Seri Bali
Chaah Timor142/06/18SJK (T) Cantuman Chaah
Chan Wing142/06/19Dewan Orang Ramai Ladang Gunung Mas
Ladang Gerchang142/06/20Balai Raya Ladang Sungai Gerchang Bahagian 2
Desa Temu Jodoh142/06/21SK Desa Temu Jodoh
Perling142/06/22SK Seri Labis

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bekok
AssemblyYearsNameParty
Constituency created
1st1959-1964Phang Voon Liat Independent
2nd1964-1969Sim Kim Chong @ Siew Ah SeeAlliance (MCA)
1969-1971Assembly dissolved
3rd1969-1971Sim Kim Chong @ Siew Ah SeeAlliance (MCA)
1971-1974Ng Nam Seng
4th1974-1978BN (MCA)
5th1978-1982
6th1982-1986Siaw Siew Bee
7th1986-1990Tay Boon Chong
8th1990-1995 Pang Hok Liong (彭学良) DAP
9th1995-1999Tan Kok Hong @ Tan YiBN (MCA)
10th1999-2004
11th2004-2008
12th2008-2013
13th2013-2018Lim Eng Guan (林永源)PR (DAP)
14th2018-2022 Ramakrishnan Suppiah (ராமகிருஷ்ணன் சுப்பையா)PH (DAP)
15th2022–presentTan Chong (陳宗)BN (MCA)

Election Results

Johor state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Tan Chong7,03651.31
PH M Kanan3,46725.28
PN Tan Lek Khang2,88121.01Increase2.svg 21.01
Sabah Heritage Party Sandara Segaran Arumugam3302.41
Total valid votes13,714100.00
Total rejected ballots271
Unreturned ballots86
Turnout14,07151.31
Registered electors27,426
Majority3,56926.03
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|BN]] Swing PH
Source(s)
[3] [4]

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References

  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.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  4. ↑ "Dashboard SPR".


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