Kota Iskandar (state constituency)

Kota Iskandar

Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Pandak Ahmad BN
Constituency created	2018
First contested	2018
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	309,865
Electors (2022)	116,415
Area (km²)	256

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

The state constituency was first contested in 2018 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 Kota Iskandar's electorate as of 2022

   Malay (49.04%)

   Chinese (35%)

   Indian (13%)

  Other ethnicities (1.03%)

   Sarawak Bumiputera (0.63%)

   Sabah Bumiputera (0.38%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kota Iskandar constituency is divided into 25 polling districts. ^[2]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Kota Iskandar（N49）	Mutiara Rini	162/49/01	SK Taman Mutiara Rini
	Kangkar Pulai	162/49/02	SJK (C) Pulai
	Pertanian	162/49/03	SA Tafrijiyyah Taman Universiti
	Kebangsaan	162/49/04	SMK Taman Universiti 2
	Lima Kedai	162/49/05	SJK (C) Ping Ming
	Gelang Patah Utara	162/49/06	SK Gelang Patah
	Kampung Pulai	162/49/07	SK Kampung Pulai
	Sungai Melayu	162/49/08	SK Sungai Melayu
	Tebing Runtoh	162/49/09	SK Sikijang
	Kampong Pendas	162/49/10	SK Pendas Laut
	Gelang Patah Selatan	162/49/11	SMK Gelang Patah
	Tiram Duku	162/49/12	SK Tiram Duku
	Tanjong Kupang	162/49/13	SK Tanjung Kupang
	Kampong Pok Besar	162/49/14	SK Morni Pok
	Tanjong Adang	162/49/15	SK Tanjong Adang
	Penyiaran	162/49/16	SK Taman Universiti 1
	Kemuliaan	162/49/17	SMK Taman Universiti
	Perubatan	162/49/18	SK Taman Universiti 2
	Pulai Indah	162/49/19	SK Kangkar Pulai
	Pulai Utama	162/49/20	SA Taman Universiti
	Sri Pulai Perdana	162/49/21	SK Sri Pulai Perdana
	Pulai	162/49/22	SJK (C) Woon Hwa
	Sri Pulai	162/49/23	SK Taman Sri Pulai
	Teratai	162/49/24	SA Taman Seri Pulai
	Nusa Perintis	162/49/25	SK Taman Nusa Perintis

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kota Iskandar
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Nusajaya
14th	2018–2022	Dzulkefly Ahmad (ذوالكفل أحمد)	PH (AMANAH)
15th	2022–present	Pandak Ahmad (ڨندق أحمد)	BN (UMNO)

Election results

Johor state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Pandak Ahmad	23,133	40.79
	PH	Dzulkefly Ahmad	18,773	33.10
	PN	Samsudin Ismail	12,503	22.05	22.05
	Homeland Fighters' Party	Zaini Abu Bakar	1,308	2.31	2.31
	Parti Sosialis Malaysia	Arangkannal Rajoo	997	1.76
Total valid votes			56,714	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,038
Unreturned ballots			755
Turnout			58,507	50.26
Registered electors			116,415
Majority			4,360	7.69
	BN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) [3] [4]

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. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
4. "Dashboard SPR". Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2022-03-29.