Kulai (federal constituency)

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Kulai (P163)
Flag of Johor.svg Johor constituency
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Federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1] 287,404
Electors (2022) [2] 151,247
Area (km²) [3] 737
Pop. density (per km²)390

Kulai is a federal constituency in Kulai District and Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 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 Kulai's electorate as of 2022 [4]

   Chinese (49%)
   Malay (37.1%)
   Indian (11.6%)
  Other ethnicities (2.3%)

Age breakdown of Kulai's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (7.67%)
  21-29 (23.41%)
  30-39 (19.62%)
  40-49 (17.71%)
  50-59 (15.19%)
  60-69 (9.6%)
  70-79 (4.8%)
  80-89 (1.7%)
  above 90 (0.29%)

Gender breakdown of Kulai's electorate as of 2022

  Male (50.3%)
  Female (49.7%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kulai constituency has a total of 44 polling districts. [5]

State constituencyPolling DistrictCodeLocation
Bukit Permai (N50)Murni Jaya163/50/01SK Murni Jaya
Bukit Permai163/50/02SK LKTP Bukit Permai
Inas163/50/03SK LKTP Inas
Sedenak Utara163/50/04SK Sedenak
Sedenak Selatan163/50/05SJK (C) Sedenak
Ladang Fraser163/50/06Balai Raya Ladang Fraser
Pekan Sengkang163/50/07SJK (C) Sengkang
FELDA Taib Andak163/50/08SK Sinar Bahagia
Ladang Swee Lam163/50/09
  • SMK Bandar Putra
  • SK Banadar Putra
  • SK Putra Utama
Ladang Kelan163/50/10SJK (T) Ladang Kelan
Bandar Kulai Utara163/50/11
  • Dewan Serbaguna Taman Mewah
  • Taman Bimbingan Kanak Kanak KEMAS Taman Desa
  • Balai Serbaguna Taman Saga
Kampong Pertanian163/50/12Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Pertanian
Bukit Batu (N51)Ulu Choh163/51/01Dewan Raya Ulu Choh
Bandar Ulu Choh163/51/02SJK (C) Ching Yeh
Kampong Rahmat163/51/03SK Polis Kem
Bukit Batu163/51/04SJK (C) Batu
Ayer Manis163/51/05SK Ayer Manis
FELDA Bukit Batu163/51/06SK LKTP Bukit Batu
Ayer Bemban163/51/07SJK (C) Bemban
Midland Kulai Young163/51/08SK Sri Gunung Pulai
Pekan Kelapa Sawit Barat163/51/09Sekolah Agama Batu 26
Pekan Kelapa Sawit Tengah163/51/10SJK (C) Sawit
Pekan Kelapa Sawit Timor163/51/11Tadika Sawit
Kampong Sri Raya163/51/12SJK (T) Ladang Kulai Oil Palm
Kota Kulai163/51/13SJK (C) Kulai Besar
Taman Putri163/51/14SMK Taman Putri
Taman Permai163/51/15SMK Kota Kulai
Senai (N52)Senai Baru163/52/01
  • SJK (C) Senai
  • Dewan Serbaguna Taman Senai Baru
Seelong163/52/02SJK (C) Seelong
UTM163/52/03Perpustakaan Raja Zarith Sofiah UTM Skudai
Bandar Kulai Barat163/52/04SK Kulai
Bandar Kulai Tengah163/52/05SJK (C) Kulai 1
Bandar Kulai Timor163/52/06SK Kulai 1
Kulai163/52/07
  • SA Indahpura
  • SMK Indahpura (1)
Ladang Kulai Besar163/52/08SJK (T) Ladang Kulai Besar
Saleng163/52/09SJK (C) Saleng
Taman Aman163/52/10Dewan Serbaguna Taman Aman
Bandar Senai Utara163/52/11SK Senai Utama
Bandar Senai Tengah163/52/12SMK Senai
Bandar Senai Selatan163/52/13SK Senai
Taman Muhibbah163/52/14
  • SK Taman Muhibbah
  • SA Taman Muhibbah
Lengkongan163/52/15SMK Sultan Ibrahim
Taman Selatan163/52/16SMK Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra
Dawani163/52/17Balai Raya Serbaguna Taman Bukit Senang

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kulai
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Senai
11th P1632004–2008 Lim Si Cheng
(林思城)
BN (MCA)
12th 2008–2013 Ong Ka Ting
(黄家定)
13th 2013–2018 Teo Nie Ching
(张念群)
PR (DAP)
14th 2018–2022PH (DAP)
15th 2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1954–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
KulaiBukit Batu
Bukit Permai
Senai

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N50 Bukit Permai Mohd Jafni Md ShukorBN (UMNO)
N51 Bukit Batu Arthur Chiong Sen SernPH (PKR)
N52 Senai Wong Bor YangPH (DAP)

Local governments & postcodes

No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcode
N50Bukit PermaiKulai Municipal Council
  • 81000 Kulai
  • 81250 Senai Airport
  • 81400 Senai
  • 81500 Pekan Nanas
  • 81850 Layang-Layang
  • 82100 Ayer Baloi
N51Bukit Batu
  • Iskandar Puteri City Council (Ulu Choh area)
  • Kulai Municipal Council
N52SenaiKulai Municipal Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Teo Nie Ching 65,52956.86Decrease2.svg 8.56
BN Chua Jian Boon29,50625.60Decrease2.svg 1.09
PN Tan Chen Hok20,21817.54Increase2.svg 17.54
Total valid votes115,253 100.00
Total rejected ballots857
Unreturned ballots229
Turnout116,33976.20Decrease2.svg 10.22
Registered electors151,247
Majority36,02331.26Decrease2.svg 7.47
PH hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Teo Nie Ching 55,31265.42Increase2.svg 65.42
BN Tang Nai Soon22,56426.69Decrease2.svg 14.00
PAS Juwahir Amin6,6677.89Increase2.svg 7.89
Total valid votes84,543100.00
Total rejected ballots976
Unreturned ballots168
Turnout85,68786.42Decrease2.svg 2.89
Registered electors99,147
Majority32,74838.73Increase2.svg 20.43
PH 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 % ∆%
DAP Teo Nie Ching 43,33858.99Increase2.svg 20.22
BN Tay Chin Hein29,88840.69Decrease2.svg 20.54
Independent Surendiran Kuppayah2380.32Increase2.svg 0.32
Total valid votes73,464 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,432
Unreturned ballots119
Turnout75,01589.31Increase2.svg 9.62
Registered electors83,991
Majority13,45018.30Decrease2.svg 4.16
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Ong Ka Ting 32,01761.23Decrease2.svg 8.32
DAP Ng Pack Siong20,27338.77Increase2.svg 8.32
Total valid votes52,290 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,327
Unreturned ballots59
Turnout53,67679.69Increase2.svg 2.00
Registered electors67,358
Majority11,74422.46Decrease2.svg 16.64
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Lim Si Cheng 32,27869.55
DAP Ong Kow Meng14,13430.45
Total valid votes46,412 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,935
Unreturned ballots30
Turnout48,37777.69
Registered electors
Majority18,14439.10
This was a new constituency created.

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