Johor Lama (state constituency)

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Johor Lama
Flag of Johor.svg Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Norlizah Noh
BN
Constituency created1959
Constituency abolished1986
Constituency re-created2003
First contested1959
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020)29,869
Electors (2022)32,658
Area (km²)331

Johor Lama 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 Johor Lama's electorate as of 2022
  1. Malay (82.2%)
  2. Chinese (13.6%)
  3. Indians (2.63%)
  4. Other ethnicities (1.13%)
  5. Sarawak Bumiputera (0.23%)
  6. Sabah Bumiputera (0.20%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Johor Lama constituency has a total of 16 polling districts. [2]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Johor Lama(N37)Lok Heng Barat156/37/01SK (FELDA) Lok Heng
Lok Heng Timor156/37/02SK (FELDA) Lok Heng Selatan
Lok Heng Selatan156/37/03SA Al-Anysar FELDA Lok Heng Selatan
Kota Kechil Timor156/37/04SJK (C) New Kota
Kota Kechil Barat156/37/05SK Laksamana
Bukit Kerajaan156/37/06SRA Bersepadu Kota Tinggi
Jalan Mawai156/37/07SK Datuk Usman Awang
Tembioh156/37/08Balai Raya Kampung Tembioh
Kampong Makam156/37/09Dewan Raya Kampung Makam
FELDA Pasak156/37/10SK Tun Dr Syed Nasir
Air Tawar 3156/37/11SK Muzaffar Shah
Air Tawar 2156/37/12SMK Air Tawar
Panchor156/37/13SK Panchor
Johor Lama156/37/14SK Johor Kampong
Pekan Telok Sengat156/37/15SJK (C) Nan Ya
Telok Sengat156/37/16SK Telok Sengat

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Johor Lama
AssemblyYearsNameParty
Constituency created
Johore Lama
1st1959-1964Lee Yeak KhimAlliance (MCA)
2nd1964-1969Ismail Sa'adonAlliance (UMNO)
1969-1971Assembly dissolved
3rd1969-1973Ismail Sa'adonAlliance (UMNO)
1973-1974Mohamed Yusoff Jani
4th1974-1978BN (UMNO)
5th1978-1982Sema'on @ Ma'on Omar
6th1982-1986Atashah Majid
Constituency abolished, split into Sedili and Pengerang
Constituency recreated from Sedili and Pengerang
Johor Lama
11th2004-2008 Asiah Md Ariff BN (UMNO)
12th2008-2013
13th2013-2018
14th2018 Rosleli Jahari
2018-2020PH (BERSATU)
2020-2022PN (BERSATU)
15th2022–present Norlizah Noh BN (UMNO)

Election results

Johor state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Norlizah Noh 12,17160.56
PN Alias Rasman6,13230.51Increase2.svg 30.51
PKR Omar Mokhtar1,5277.60Increase2.svg 7.60
PEJUANG Mohd Shukor Ahmad2681.33Increase2.svg 1.33
Total valid votes20,098100.00
Total rejected ballots273
Unreturned ballots73
Turnout20,44462.60
Registered electors32,658
Majority6,039
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

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". Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2022-03-30.