Kota Tinggi (federal constituency)

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Kota Tinggi (P156)
Flag of Johor.svg Johor constituency
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Federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created1984
First contested 1986
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1] 57,377
Electors (2022) [2] 61,291
Area (km²) [3] 1,446
Pop. density (per km²)39.7

Kota Tinggi is a federal constituency in Kota Tinggi District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kota Tinggi's electorate as of 2022 [4]
  1. Malay (90.1%)
  2. Chinese (8.00%)
  3. Indian (1.60%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.30%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kota Tinggi constituency has a total of 30 polling districts. [5]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Sedili(N36)Sungai Ara156/36/01SK FELCRA Sungai Ara
Tunjuk Laut156/36/02SK Tunjuk Laut
Tenggaroh Selatan156/36/03SK LKTP Tenggaroh Selatan
Sedili Pantai156/36/04SK Seri Setia Jaya
Sedili Besar156/36/05SK Sedili Besar
Sedili Tengah156/36/06SK Gemut
Sedili Darat156/36/07Dewan Seberguna Kg. Gemut
Mawai156/36/08SK Mawai
Aping Barat156/36/09SK Seri Aman
Aping Timor156/36/10SK Bukit Mahkota
Sedili Kechil156/36/11SK Sedili Kechil
Bukit Easter156/36/12SMK Bandar Easter
Wah Hah I156/36/13SK Bandar Easter
Wah Hah II156/36/14SK (FELDA) Bukit Waha
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
Tembioh156/37/08Dewan Badminton Skt Sports, Kampung Tembioh
Kampong Makam156/37/09
  • Dewan Raya Kampung Makam
  • Gelanggang Sukan Pelbagai Guna Kg. 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 Parliament for Kota Tinggi
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Panti and Johor Bahru
7th P1281986–1990 Musa Hitam (موسى هيتم‎)BN (UMNO)
8th 1990–1995 Syed Hamid Albar (سيد حميد البر‎)
9th P1391995–1999
10th 1999–2004
11th P1562004–2008
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018 Noor Ehsanuddin Mohd Harun Narrashid
(نور إحسان الدين محمد هارون الرشيد)
14th 2018–2022 Halimah Mohd Sadique
(حليمة محمد صادق‎)
15th 2022–present Mohamed Khaled Nordin
(محمد خالد نورالدين‎)

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1954–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Kota TinggiJohor Lama
Pengerang
Sedili

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N36 Sedili Muszaidi MakmorBN (UMNO)
N37 Johor Lama Norlizah Noh

Local governments & postcodes

No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcode
N36SediliKota Tinggi District Council
  • 81900 Kota Tinggi
  • 81920 Ayer Tawar
  • 81930 Bandar Penawar
N37Johor Lama
  • Pengerang Municipal Council (Teluk Sengat area)
  • Kota Tinggi District Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Mohamed Khaled Nordin 25,41053.68Decrease2.svg 15.46
PN Mohamad Ridhwan Rasman17,02035.96Increase2.svg 35.96
PH Onn Jaafar4,90310.36Decrease2.svg 20.50
Total valid votes47,333 100.00
Total rejected ballots478
Unreturned ballots318
Turnout48,12977.23Decrease2.svg 7.22
Registered electors61,291
Majority8,39017.72Decrease2.svg 20.56
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Halimah Mohd Sadique 26,40769.14Decrease2.svg 14.83
PH Azlinda Abdul Latif11,78630.86Increase2.svg 30.86
Total valid votes38,193 100.00
Total rejected ballots802
Unreturned ballots423
Turnout39,41884.45Decrease2.svg 3.73
Registered electors46,677
Majority14,62138.28Decrease2.svg 29.66
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 244/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 318/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ permanent dead link ]
Malaysian general election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Noor Ehsanuddin Mohd Harun Narrashid 30,37383.97Decrease2.svg 1.94
PAS Onn Jaafar5,79916.03Increase2.svg 1.94
Total valid votes36,172 100.00
Total rejected ballots696
Unreturned ballots75
Turnout36,94388.18Increase2.svg 8.89
Registered electors41,894
Majority24,57467.94Decrease2.svg 3.88
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Syed Hamid Albar 22,68285.91Increase2.svg 85.91
PAS Onn Jaafar3,72114.09Increase2.svg 14.09
Total valid votes26,403 100.00
Total rejected ballots653
Unreturned ballots53
Turnout27,10979.29
Registered electors34,190
Majority18,96171.82
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
On the nomination day, Syed Hamid Albar won uncontested.
BN Syed Hamid Albar
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Syed Hamid Albar 37,90686.84Decrease2.svg 5.60
PKR Rosdin Abdul Rahman Mahmud5,74513.16Increase2.svg 13.16
Total valid votes43,651 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,187
Unreturned ballots156
Turnout44,99478.15Decrease2.svg0.68
Registered electors
Majority32,16173.68Decrease2.svg 11.20
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Syed Hamid Albar 36,77692.44Increase2.svg 13.87
PAS Mohamed Hanipa Maidin 3,0077.56Increase2.svg 7.56
Total valid votes39,783 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,733
Unreturned ballots61
Turnout41,57778.83Decrease2.svg 0.59
Registered electors
Majority33,76984.88Increase2.svg 27.74
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Syed Hamid Albar 36,50478.57Decrease2.svg 12.66
S46 Ma'on Omar9,95621.43Increase2.svg 21.43
Total valid votes46,460 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,613
Unreturned ballots
Turnout48,07379.42Increase2.svg 2.88
Registered electors60,530
Majority26,54857.14Decrease2.svg 25.32
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes%
BN Musa Hitam 33,89191.23
PAS Harun Embong3,2588.77
Total valid votes37,149 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,307
Unreturned ballots
Turnout38,45676.54
Registered electors50,240
Majority30,63382.46
This was a new constituency created.

References