Kota Tinggi (federal constituency)

Kota Tinggi (P156)

Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Mohamed Khaled Nordin BN
Constituency created	1984
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.

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]

   Malay (90.1%)

   Chinese (8%)

   Indian (1.6%)

  Other ethnicities (0.3%)

Age breakdown of Kota Tinggi's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (5.06%)

  21-29 (18.28%)

  30-39 (26.27%)

  40-49 (19.2%)

  50-59 (11.9%)

  60-69 (10.93%)

  70-79 (6.64%)

  80-89 (1.44%)

  above 90 (0.28%)

Gender breakdown of Kota Tinggi's electorate as of 2022

  Male (50.16%)

  Female (49.84%)

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 constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Sedili（N36）	Sungai Ara	156/36/01	SK FELCRA Sungai Ara
	Tunjuk Laut	156/36/02	SK Tunjuk Laut
	Tenggaroh Selatan	156/36/03	SK LKTP Tenggaroh Selatan
	Sedili Pantai	156/36/04	SK Seri Setia Jaya
	Sedili Besar	156/36/05	SK Sedili Besar
	Sedili Tengah	156/36/06	SK Gemut
	Sedili Darat	156/36/07	Dewan Seberguna Kg. Gemut
	Mawai	156/36/08	SK Mawai
	Aping Barat	156/36/09	SK Seri Aman
	Aping Timor	156/36/10	SK Bukit Mahkota
	Sedili Kechil	156/36/11	SK Sedili Kechil
	Bukit Easter	156/36/12	SMK Bandar Easter
	Wah Hah I	156/36/13	SK Bandar Easter
	Wah Hah II	156/36/14	SK (FELDA) Bukit Waha
Johor Lama（N37）	Lok Heng Barat	156/37/01	SK (FELDA) Lok Heng
	Lok Heng Timor	156/37/02	SK (FELDA) Lok Heng Selatan
	Lok Heng Selatan	156/37/03	SA Al-Anysar FELDA Lok Heng Selatan
	Kota Kechil Timor	156/37/04	SJK (C) New Kota
	Kota Kechil Barat	156/37/05	SK Laksamana
	Bukit Kerajaan	156/37/06	SRA Bersepadu Kota Tinggi
	Jalan Mawai	156/37/07	SK Datuk Usman Awang
	Tembioh	156/37/08	Dewan Badminton Skt Sports, Kampung Tembioh
	Kampong Makam	156/37/09	Dewan Raya Kampung Makam Gelanggang Sukan Pelbagai Guna Kg. Makam
	FELDA Pasak	156/37/10	SK Tun Dr Syed Nasir
	Air Tawar 3	156/37/11	SK Muzaffar Shah
	Air Tawar 2	156/37/12	SMK Air Tawar
	Panchor	156/37/13	SK Panchor
	Johor Lama	156/37/14	SK Johor Kampong
	Pekan Telok Sengat	156/37/15	SJK (C) Nan Ya
	Telok Sengat	156/37/16	SK Telok Sengat

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kota Tinggi
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Panti
7th	P128	1986–1990	Musa Hitam (موسى هيتم‎)	BN (UMNO)
8th		1990–1995	Syed Hamid Albar (سيد حميد البر‎)
9th	P139	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004
11th	P156	2004–2008
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*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Kota Tinggi						Johor Lama
				Pengerang
				Sedili

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N36	Sedili	Muszaidi Makmor	BN (UMNO)
N37	Johor Lama	Norlizah Noh

Local governments

No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N36	Sedili	Kota Tinggi District Council
N37	Johor Lama	Pengerang Municipal Council (Teluk Sengat area) Kota Tinggi District Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Khaled Nordin	25,410	53.68	15.46
	PN	Mohamad Ridhwan Rasman	17,020	35.96	35.96
	PH	Onn Jaafar	4,903	10.36	20.50
Total valid votes			47,333	100.00
Total rejected ballots			478
Unreturned ballots			318
Turnout			48,129	77.23	7.22
Registered electors			61,291
Majority			8,390	17.72	20.56
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753254/PUB%20617%20PARLIMEN%20JOHOR.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Halimah Mohd Sadique	26,407	69.14	14.83
	PH	Azlinda Abdul Latif	11,786	30.86	30.86
Total valid votes			38,193	100.00
Total rejected ballots			802
Unreturned ballots			423
Turnout			39,418	84.45	3.73
Registered electors			46,677
Majority			14,621	38.28	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Noor Ehsanuddin Mohd Harun Narrashid	30,373	83.97	1.94
	PAS	Onn Jaafar	5,799	16.03	1.94
Total valid votes			36,172	100.00
Total rejected ballots			696
Unreturned ballots			75
Turnout			36,943	88.18	8.89
Registered electors			41,894
Majority			24,574	67.94	3.88
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 181/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.[ permanent dead link ] "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) 222/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.[ permanent dead link ]

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Hamid Albar	22,682	85.91	85.91
	PAS	Onn Jaafar	3,721	14.09	14.09
Total valid votes			26,403	100.00
Total rejected ballots			653
Unreturned ballots			53
Turnout			27,109	79.29
Registered electors			34,190
Majority			18,961	71.82
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Hamid Albar	37,906	86.84	5.60
	PKR	Rosdin Abdul Rahman Mahmud	5,745	13.16	13.16
Total valid votes			43,651	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,187
Unreturned ballots			156
Turnout			44,994	78.15	0.68
Registered electors
Majority			32,161	73.68	11.20
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Hamid Albar	36,776	92.44	13.87
	PAS	Mohamed Hanipa Maidin	3,007	7.56	7.56
Total valid votes			39,783	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,733
Unreturned ballots			61
Turnout			41,577	78.83	0.59
Registered electors
Majority			33,769	84.88	27.74
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Hamid Albar	36,504	78.57	12.66
	S46	Ma'on Omar	9,956	21.43	21.43
Total valid votes			46,460	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,613
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			48,073	79.42	2.88
Registered electors			60,530
Majority			26,548	57.14	25.32
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Musa Hitam	33,891	91.23
	PAS	Harun Embong	3,258	8.77
Total valid votes			37,149	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,307
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			38,456	76.54
Registered electors			50,240
Majority			30,633	82.46
This was a new constituency created.

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