Benut (state constituency)

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Benut
Flag of Johor.svg Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Hasni Mohammad
BN
Constituency created1959
First contested1959
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population ()202029,033
Electors (2022)28,165
Area (km²)248

Benut 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 Benut's electorate as of 2022

   Malay (80.92%)
   Chinese (17.06%)
  Other ethnicities (1.71%)
   Indian (0.21%)
   Sabah Bumiputera (0.06%)
   Sarawak Bumiputera (0.04%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Benut constituency has a total of 15 polling districts. [2]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Benut（N53）Lubok Sipat164/53/01SK Seri Bahagia
Permatang Sepam164/53/02SK Seri Jaya
Parit Betak164/53/03SMK Parit Betak
Permatang Duku164/53/04SK Seri Setia
Parit Mansor164/53/05SK Parit Markom
Parit Ismail164/53/06SK Seri Kembar
Sri Jawa164/53/07SK Seri Al Ulum
Parit Satu164/53/08SK Seri Anom
Sanglang164/53/09SK Sanglang
Simpang Jawa164/53/10SJK (C) Lok Yu 1
Benut164/53/11SMK Sri Tanjung
Bandar Benut Utara164/53/12SMK Benut
Bandar Benut Selatan164/53/13SA Bandar Benut
Parit Abdul Rahman164/53/14SMA (Arab) Bugisiah
Tampok164/53/15SK Seri Sinaran

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Benut
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1st1959-1964Bachok @ Abdul Majid HashimAlliance (UMNO)
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971Assembly dissolved
3rd1971-1974Talib AliAlliance (UMNO)
4th1974-1978Jalok Daing MalibokBN (UMNO)
5th1978-1982
6th1982-1986Hasmuni Salim
7th1986-1990Ahmad Selamat
8th1990-1995Khatijah Mat Som
9th1995-1999Saklon @ Salehon Sengot
10th1999-2004
11th2004-2008Salehan Sungot
12th2008-2013 Hasni Mohammad
13th2013-2018
14th2018-2022
15th2022–present

Election results

Johor state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Hasni Mohammad 10,89663.08Increase2.svg 7.65
PN Isa Ab Hamid5,03729.16Increase2.svg 29.16
PH Haniff Ghazali Hosman1,2006.95Decrease2.svg 22.48
Homeland Fighters' Party Iskandar Noor Ibrahim1390.08Increase2.svg 0.08
Total valid votes17,272100.00
Total rejected ballots300
Unreturned ballots106
Turnout17,67862.80Decrease2.svg 20.77
Registered electors28,165
Majority5,85933.92Increase2.svg 7.92
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[3] [4]
Johor state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Hasni Mohammad 9,48055.43Decrease2.svg 12.68
PH Zulklifly Tasrep5,03329.43Increase2.svg 29.43
PAS Firdaus Jaffar2,59015.14Decrease2.svg 16.75
Total valid votes17,103 100.00
Total rejected ballots358
Unreturned ballots
Turnout14,29383.57Decrease2.svg 3.04
Registered electors20,894
Majority4,44726.00Decrease2.svg 10.22
BN hold Swing
undi.info
Johor state election, 2013 : Benut
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Hasni Mohammad 12,35868.11Decrease2.svg 4.58
PAS Sarobo Ponoh5,78631.89Increase2.svg 4.58
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots446
Unreturned ballots
Turnout18,14486.61Increase2.svg 6.96
Registered electors21463
Majority6,57236.22Decrease2.svg 9.16
BN hold Swing
undi.info
Johor state election, 2008 : Benut
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Hasni Mohammad 10,09872.69
PAS Sarobo Ponoh3,79427.31
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots457
Unreturned ballots
Turnout13,89279.65
Registered electors18,646
Majority6,30445.38
BN hold Swing
undi.info

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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. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  4. ↑ "Dashboard SPR".


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