Johor state election, 2018

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Johor state election, 2018
Flag of Johor.svg
← 20139 May 2018
All 56 seats in the Johor State Legislative Assembly
29 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
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Leader Muhyiddin Yassin Mohamed Khaled Nordin Abdullah Husin
Party PPBM UMNO PAS
Alliance Pakatan Harapan Barisan Nasional Gagasan Sejahtera
Leader since7 January 20182013
Leader's seatNone
(contesting and won in Gambir) (MP of Pagoh)		 Permas (lost seat) Puteri Wangsa
Last election14 seats , 24.38%
(Pakatan Rakyat)		38 seats, 53.99%4 seats , 21.41%
(Pakatan Rakyat)
Seats before16373
Seats won36191
Seat changeIncrease2.svg20Decrease2.svg18Decrease2.svg2
Popular vote781,493555,99540,149
Percentage56.73%40.36%2.91%
SwingIncrease2.svg32.35%Decrease2.svg13.63%Decrease2.svg18.50%
Menteri Besar before election

Mohamed Khaled Nordin
BN

Elected Menteri Besar

Osman Sapian
Pakatan Harapan

The 14th Johor State election will be held on 09 May 2018. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.

Contents

The Johor State Legislative Assembly would automatically dissolve on 20 June 2018, the fifth anniversary of the first sitting, and elections must be held within sixty days (two months) of the dissolution (on or before 20 August 2018, with the date to be decided by the Election Commission), unless dissolved prior to that date by the Head of State (Sultan of Johor) on the advice of the Head of Government (Menteri Besar of Johor).

Johor State Legislative Assembly Legislative branch of the Johor state government

The Johor State Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Johor. It is composed of 56 members who are elected from single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart, along with elections to the federal parliament and other state assemblies.

Sultan of Johor hereditary seat and the nominal ruler of the Malaysian state of Johor

The Sultan of Johor is a hereditary seat and the sovereign ruler of the Malaysian state of Johor. In the past, the sultan held absolute power over the state and was advised by a bendahara. Currently, the role of bendahara has been taken over by chief minister with the constitutional monarchy system via Johor State Constitution. The Sultan is the constitutional head of state of Johor. The Sultan has own independent military force Royal Johor Military Force. The Sultan is also the Head of Islam in Johor state.

Contenders

Barisan Nasional (BN) is set to contest all 56 seats in Johor State Legislative Assembly. Barisan Nasional (BN) linchpin party United Malays National Organisation (UNMO) is to set to contest major share of Barisan Nasional (BN) seats.

Barisan Nasional right-wing political coalition founded in 1973

The National Front is a political coalition in Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of right-wing and centre parties. They are currently the largest opposition coalition in the country's Dewan Rakyat.

United Malays National Organisation Malaysian political party

The United Malays National Organisation is Malaysia's main opposition political party. It is a founding member of the Barisan Nasional coalition which, with its predecessor the Alliance, had been the government of Malaysia and dominated the country's politics from independence until 2018. Until then, all of Malaysia's Prime Ministers had been members of UMNO, until Mahathir Mohamad became the first prime minister from Pakatan Harapan, and the first prime minister to have tenures with two different parties.

Pakatan Harapan have decided to contest all 56 seats in Johor. Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM) will contest in 18 seats while the Democratic Action Party (DAP) will have 14 seats. People's Justice Party (PKR) and the National Trust Party (AMANAH) will contest 12 seats each. [1]

Pakatan Harapan Malaysian political coalition

The Alliance of Hope is a political coalition in Malaysia. It is a successor to Pakatan Rakyat. It was established in 2015 as an opposition to the former-ruling Barisan Nasional. It is the largest bloc in the Dewan Rakyat and is the current ruling party of Malaysia. The coalition is allied with the Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) and the United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (UPKO) in the state of Sabah. At the state level, the coalition is the largest party in 8 of 13 state legislative assemblies and forms the government in the states of Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, Johor and Sabah. Pakatan Harapan also form a government with two-thirds majority in the states of Penang, Selangor and Johor.

Malaysian United Indigenous Party Malaysian political party

Malaysian United Indigenous Party or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, is a nationalist political party in Malaysia formed on 8 September 2016. The party is led by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad as Chairman and Muhyiddin Yassin as President. Mukhriz Mahathir, Chief Minister of Kedah, is the party Deputy-President. Other founding members of the party include United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) rebel group Gabungan Ketua Cawangan Malaysia, chairperson and former Teluk Kemang UMNO branch chief Kamarul Azman Habibur Rahman, former Langkawi UMNO delegate Anina Saadudin, and former Bendang Baru UMNO youth chief Akhramsyah Sanusi. It is a component party of the government coalition in Malaysia, the Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Peoples Justice Party (Malaysia) Political party in Malaysia

The People's Justice Party is a centre-left multiracial political party in Malaysia, formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice Party and the older Malaysian People's Party (PRM). The party was led by Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and increased its parliamentary representation from one seat to 31 seats in the 2008 general election, until the five-year political ban imposed on former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was lifted on 14 April 2008. The party is now the largest party in the Pakatan Harapan coalition that formed the government after a 60-year-long tenure by the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 2018 election. It enjoys strong support from urban states such as Selangor, Penang and Johor.

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) will compete for 40 seats. [2]

Political parties

Coalition
IncumbentOpposition
Barisan Nasional (BN) Parti Keadilan Rakyat logo.svg Pakatan Harapan (PH) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)

The contested seats

State constituencyIncumbent State AssemblymanPolitical parties

Barisan Nasional [3]

Parti Keadilan Rakyat logo.svg

Pakatan Harapan [4] [5]

PAS logo.svg

Gagasan Sejahtera [6]

Other parties/Ind
Candidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyCandidate NamePartyCandidate NameParty
Buloh Kasap Norshida Ibrahim (BN)Zahari Sarip UMNO Norsamsu Mohd. Yusof PPBM
Jementah Tan Chen Choon (PH)Chiam Yok Meng MCA DAP Mazlan Ahmad PAS
Pemanis Lau Chin Hoon (BN)Hoo Siaw Lee Gerakan Chong Fat Full PKR Normala Sudirman
Kemelah Ayub Rahmat (BN) Anuar Abdul Manap UMNO Sulaiman Mohd Nor Amanah
Tenang Mohd Azahar Ibrahim (BN)Mohd Azahar IbrahimMohd. Solihan Badri PPBM Nasharudin Awang PAS
Bekok Lim Eng Guan (PH)Tan Chong MCA DAP
Bukit Kepong (previously known as Bukit Serampang)Ismail Mohamed (BN)Mohd Noor Taib UMNO Shahrudin Jamal PPBM Muhamad Nur Iqbal Abd Razak PAS
Bukit Pasir (previously known as Jorak)Sharuddin Md Salleh (PH)Noriah MahatPizi JihatNajib Lep
Gambir M Asojan Muniyandy (BN)M. Asojan Muniyandy MIC Muhyiddin Yassin Mahfodz Mohamed
Tangkak Ee Chin Li (PH)Goh Tee Tee MCA DAP
Serom Abd Razak Minhat (BN)Rahim Talib UMNO Faizul Amri Adnan Amanah Mustaffa Salleh PAS
Bentayan Chua Wee Beng (PH)Lee Kim Heng MCA DAP
Simpang Jeram (previously known as Sungai Abong)Sheikh Ibrahim Salleh (GS)Mohd Radzi Md Amin UMNO Salahuddin Ayub Amanah Mohd Mazri Yahya PAS
Bukit Naning Saipolbahari Suib (BN)Hassan JohariMd Ysahrudin Kusni PKR Azman Ibrahim
Maharani Mohammad Taslim (GS)Ashari SharifNor Hayati Bachok Amanah Mohammad Taslim
Sungai Balang Zaiton Ismail (BN)Zaiton IsmailNa’im Jusri PKR Cheman Yusoh
Semerah Mohd Ismail Roslan (BN)Mohd Ismail RoslanMohd Khuzzan Abu BakarAdnan Othman
Sri Medan Zulkurnain Kamisan (BN)Zulkurnain KamisanMohd. Ajib Omar PPBM Sallehuddin Ab Rashid
Yong Peng Chew Peck Choo (PH)Ling Tian Soon MCA DAP Muhammad Abdullah
Semarang Samsolbari Jamali (BN)Samsolbari Jamali UMNO Zais Mohd. Akil PPBM Mohd Bakri Samian
Parit Yaani Aminolhuda Hassan (PH)Soh Lip Yan MCA Aminolhuda Hassan Amanah Nasir Abdullah
Parit Raja Azizah Zakaria (BN)Norashidah Ramli UMNO Ferdaus Kayau PPBM Abdul Hadi Harun
Penggaram Gan Peck Cheng (PH)Kang Beng Kuan MCA DAP Misran Samian
Senggarang A Aziz Ismail (BN)Zaidi Jaffar UMNO Khairuddin A. Rahim Amanah Mohd Ramli Md Kari
Rengit Ayub Jamil (BN)Ayub JamilMalik Faishal Ahmad PKR Mohd Tumiran Ahmad
Machap Abd Taib Abu Bakar (BN)Abd Taib Abu BakarAhmad Ahem PPBM Azlisham Azhar
Layang-Layang Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim (BN)Onn Hafiz GhaziMurugan Muthu Samy PKR Mohd Jubri Selamat
Mengkibol Tan Hong Pin (PH)Chin Sim Lai MCA DAP
Mahkota Md Jais Sarday (BN)Md Jais Sarday UMNO Muhamad Said Jonit Amanah Muhammad Hasbullah Md Najib PAS
Paloh Teoh Yap Kun (BN)Teoh Yap Kun MCA Sheikh Omar Ali DAP
Kahang Vidyananthan Ramanadhan (BN)Vidyananthan Ramanadhan MIC Norlihan Ariffin PPBM
Endau Abd Latiff Bandi (BN)Alwiyah Talib UMNO Norul Haszarul Abu SamahRoslan Nikmat PAS
Tenggaroh Raven Kumar Krishnasamyi (BN)Raven Kumar Krishnasamyi MIC Rahamizon Abdul Ghani PKR A. Rahman A. Hamid
Panti Baderi Dasuki (BN)Hahasrin Hashim UMNO Jawahir Hussein PPBM Mohd Nazari Mokhtar
Pasir Raja Adham Baba (BN)Rashidah IsmailAbrary Ramly Amanah Bahrin Alias
Sedili Rasman Ithnain (BN)Rasman IthnainAbd Razak Esa PKR
Johor Lama Asiah Md Ariff (BN)Roslaily JahariNor Ashidah IbrahimSiti Zaharah Othman PAS
Penawar Hamimah Mansor (BN)Sharifah Azizah Syed ZainAhmad Kamal Nor Amanah
Tanjung Surat Syed Sis A Rahman (BN)Syed Sis A. RahmanZamil Najwah Arbain PKR
Tiram Maulizan Bujang (BN)Maulizan BujangSubramaniamAzman Atmin PAS
Puteri Wangsa Abdullah Husin (GS)Abdul Aziz TohakMazlan Bujang PPBM Abdullah Husin
Johor Jaya Liow Cai Tung (PH)Tan Cher Puk MCA DAP R. Kumutha
Permas Mohamed Khaled Nordin (BN) Mohamed Khaled Nordin UMNO Che Zakaria Mohd. Salleh PPBM Ab Aziz Abdullah
Larkin (previously known as Tanjong Puteri)Adam Sumiru (BN)Yahya JaafarMohd. Izhar AhmadZakiah Tukirin
Stulang Chen Kah Eng (PH)Ang Boon Heng MCA DAP
Perling (previously known as Pengkalan Rinting)Cheo Yee How (PH)Wong You FongMuhamad Nazrin Ihsan PAS
Kempas Tengku Putra Haron Aminurrashid Tengku Hamid Jumat (BN)Ramli Bohani UMNO Osman Sapian PPBM Dzulkifli Suleiman
Skudai Tan Hong Pin (PH)G.S. Kanan MIC DAP
Kota Iskandar (previously known as Nusa Jaya)Zaini Abu Bakar (BN)Khairi Abd Malik UMNO Dzulkefly Ahmad Amanah Sallehuddin Mohd Dahiran PAS
Bukit Permai Ali Mazat Salleh (BN)Ali Mazat SallehTosrin Jarvanthi PPBM Ab Aziz Jaafar
Bukit Batu Jimmy Puah Wee Tse (PH)Teo Lee Ho Gerakan Jimmy Puah Wee Tse PKR Juwahir Amin
Senai Wong Shu Qi (PH)Shen Poh Kuan MCA DAP
Benut Hasni Mohammad (BN)Hasni Mohammad UMNO Zulkifli Tasrib PPBM Mohd Firdaus Jaffar PAS
Pulai Sebatang Tee Siew Kiong (BN)Tee Siew Kiong MCA Taqiuddin Cheman Amanah Baharom Mohamad
Pekan Nanas Yeo Tung Siong (PH)Tan Eng Meng DAP
Kukup Suhaimi Salleh (BN)Mohd Othman Yusof UMNO Suhaizan Kaiat Amanah Abdul Karim Deraman PAS

Results

Summary of the 08 May 2018 Johor State Assembly election results

e  •  d  
Votes% of vote+/–Seats% of seats+/–
Pakatan Harapan:781,49356.73%Increase2.svg32.35% 3661.02%Increase2.svg20
Democratic Action Party (DAP)311,90522.64%Increase2.svg4.14%1423.73Increase2.svg1
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)114,8848.34%Increase2.svg2.46%58.93Increase2.svg4
Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM)214,70315.58%Increase2.svg15.58%814.29Increase2.svg8
Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah)140,00110.16%Increase2.svg10.16%916.07Increase2.svg9
Barisan Nasional:555,99540.36%Decrease2.svg13.63% 1933.93%Decrease2.svg18
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)353.61625.67%Decrease2.svg7.98%1730.36Decrease2.svg15
Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)144,88810.52%Decrease2.svg4.37%00Decrease2.svg2
Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)42,5023.09%Decrease2.svg1.05%23.57Decrease2.svg1
Malaysian People's Movement Party (Gerakan)14,9891.09%Decrease2.svg0.22%00.0Decrease2.svg1
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)40,1492.91%Decrease2.svg21.41%11.79Increase2.svg3
Valid votes1,377,637'
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes''Steady2.svg''Steady2.svg
Registered voters''

Source: undi.info

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References

  1. ↑ Analisis agihan kerusi HARAPAN di Johor
  2. ↑ Pas Johor bakal tanding 17 kerusi Parlimen, 40 DUN
  3. ↑ Senarai Calon PRU14 BN Johor
  4. ↑ Amanah Johor umum 13 calon bertanding
  5. ↑ Berikut adalah senarai calon PPBM Johor
  6. ↑ PRU14: Senarai calon PAS Johor
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