Labis (federal constituency)

Labis (P142)

Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Pang Hok Liong PH
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1]	42,404
Electors (2022) [2]	49,846
Area (km²) [3]	1,374
Pop. density (per km²)	30.9

Labis is a federal constituency in Segamat District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 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 Labis's electorate as of 2022 ^[4]

   Chinese (43.9%)

   Malay (39.2%)

   Indian (15.1%)

  Other ethnicities (1.7%)

Age breakdown of Labis's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (4.79%)

  21-29 (17.92%)

  30-39 (20.68%)

  40-49 (17.88%)

  50-59 (15.97%)

  60-69 (12.57%)

  70-79 (7.01%)

  80-89 (2.63%)

  above 90 (0.55%)

Gender breakdown of Labis's electorate as of 2022

  Male (50.26%)

  Female (49.74%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Labis constituency has a total of 34 polling districts. ^[5]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Tenang (N05)	Kampong Redong	142/05/01	SK Kampung Tenang
	Pekan Ayer Panas	142/05/02	SA Ismail Ariffin
	Ladang Labis Utara	142/05/03	Dewan Masyarakat Ladang North Labis
	Bandar Labis Timor	142/05/04	Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Paya Merah
	Bandar Labis Tengah	142/05/05	SMK Kamarul Ariffin
	Labis	142/05/06	Dewan Bola Keranjang JKKK Labis Dewan Yong Hock Kiong
	FELDA Tenang	142/05/07	SK LKTP Tenang
	Sawah Bahru	142/05/08	SK Sawah Bahru
	Tenang Station	142/05/09	SMK Tenang Station
	Ladang Bukit Dato	142/05/10	SJK (T) Ladang Voules
	Chemplak Barat	142/05/11	SA LKTP Chempelak Barat
	Chemplak	142/05/12	SK LKTP Chemplak
Bekok (N06)	Bandar Labis Selatan	142/06/01	SK Labis
	Bandar Labis Barat	142/06/02	SMK Munshi Ibrahim
	Sungai Karas	142/06/03	SJK (C) Sungai Karas
	Kampong Panchajaya	142/06/04	Balai Raya Kampung Panchajaya
	Kampong Kudong	142/06/05	SK Kampung Kudong
	Ladang Kempas	142/06/06	Pusat Jagaan Kanak-Kanak Ladang Gunung Mas (Div)
	Kampong Bahru Bekok Barat	142/06/07	SMK Bekok
	Kampong Bahru Bekok Tengah	142/06/08	SJK (C) Bekok
	Kampong Bahru Bekok Timor	142/06/09	SK Seri Bekok
	Bandar Bekok	142/06/10	SJK (T) Bekok
	Ladang Getah Eldred Bekok	142/06/11	Dewan Orang Ramai Ladang Eldred
	Johor Labis 'A'	142/06/12	Balai Raya Claire 1 Ladang Claire Chaah
	Chaah Barat	142/06/13	SMK Chaah
	Bandar Chaah Utara	142/06/14	Dewan Serbaguna Chaah
	Bandar Chaah Tengah	142/06/15	SJK (C) Chaah
	Bandar Chaah Selatan	142/06/16	SA Chaah
	Kampong Jawa Chaah	142/06/17	SK Seri Bali
	Chaah Timor	142/06/18	SJK (T) Cantuman Chaah
	Chan Wing	142/06/19	Dewan Orang Ramai Ladang Gunung Mas
	Ladang Gerchang	142/06/20	Balai Raya Ladang Sungai Gerchang Bahagian 2
	Desa Temu Jodoh	142/06/21	SK Desa Temu Jodoh
	Perling	142/06/22	SK Seri Labis

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Labis
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Segamat Utara
4th	P099	1974–1978	Musa Hitam (موسى هيتم)	BN (UMNO)
5th		1978–1982
6th		1982–1986	Bahari Haron (بحري هارون)
7th	P118	1986–1990¹	Ling Liong Sik (林良实)	BN (MCA)
8th		1990–1995
9th	P128	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004
11th	P142	2004–2008	Chua Soi Lek (蔡细历)
		2008	Vacant [6]
12th		2008–2013	Chua Tee Yong (蔡智勇)	BN (MCA)
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2022	Pang Hok Liong (彭学良)	PH (DAP)
15th		2022–present

Note:¹Noted that in 1984 redelineation exercise this Labis constituency is now shifted south to Labis city centre from former Segamat constituency, not Segamat, Johor in Segamat District where now renamed as Segamat.

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1954–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Labis			Ayer Panas
				Bekok
			Buloh Kasap
				Tenang

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N5	Tenang	Haslinda Salleh	BN (UMNO)
N6	Bekok	Tan Chong	BN (MCA)

Local governments

No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N5	Tenang	Labis District Council
N6	Bekok

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Pang Hok Liong	16,133	46.43	5.74
	BN	Chua Tee Yong	13,300	38.28	3.25
	PN	Alvin Chang Teck Kiam	5,312	15.29	15.29
Total valid votes			34,745	100.00
Total rejected ballots			434
Unreturned ballots			92
Turnout			34,743	69.70	1.06
Registered electors			49,846
Majority			2,833	8.15	2.49
	PH 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	%	∆%
	PH	Pang Hok Liong	16,709	52.17	52.17
	BN	Chua Tee Yong	13,301	41.53	9.03
	PAS	Sarchu Sawal	2,020	6.30	6.30
Total valid votes			32,030	100.00
Total rejected ballots			485
Unreturned ballots			78
Turnout			32,593	80.76	4.16
Registered electors			40,356
Majority			3,408	10.64	9.52
	PH gain		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	Chua Tee Yong	15,821	50.56	8.25
	DAP	Ramakrishnan Suppiah	15,468	49.44	8.25
Total valid votes			31,289	100.00
Total rejected ballots			689
Unreturned ballots			49
Turnout			32,027	84.92	12.97
Registered electors			37,714
Majority			353	1.12	16.50
	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	Chua Tee Yong	13,658	58.81	15.34
	DAP	Teo Eng Ching	9,564	41.19	15.34
Total valid votes			23,222	100.00
Total rejected ballots			816
Unreturned ballots			42
Turnout			24,080	71.95	1.00
Registered electors			33,468
Majority			4,094	17.62	30.68
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chua Soi Lek @ Chua Kin Seng	16,469	74.15	3.62
	DAP	Tee Gey Yan	5,740	25.85	3.62
Total valid votes			22,209	100.00
Total rejected ballots			839
Unreturned ballots			25
Turnout			23,073	70.95	0.49
Registered electors			32,520
Majority			10,729	48.30	7.24
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Liong Seek @ Ling Liong Sik	23,709	70.53	2.04
	DAP	Ahmad Ton	9,908	29.47	2.04
Total valid votes			33,617	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,075
Unreturned ballots			83
Turnout			34,775	71.44	1.73
Registered electors			48,677
Majority			13,801	41.06	4.08
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Liong Seek @ Ling Liong Sik	24,185	72.57	13.92
	DAP	Ahmad Ton	9,140	27.43	13.92
Total valid votes			33,325	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,322
Unreturned ballots			46
Turnout			34,693	73.17	0.89
Registered electors			47,414
Majority			15,045	45.14	27.84
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Liong Seek @ Ling Liong Sik	17,710	58.65	9.31
	DAP	Ahmad Ton	12,485	41.35	9.31
Total valid votes			30,195	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,097
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			31,292	74.06	1.80
Registered electors			42,252
Majority			5,225	17.30	18.62
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Liong Seek @ Ling Liong Sik	18,182	67.96	67.96
	DAP	Tan Tien Lim	8,571	32.04	32.04
Total valid votes			26,753	100.00
Total rejected ballots			897
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			27,650	72.26
Registered electors			38,264
Majority			9,611	35.92
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Bahari Haron won uncontested.
	BN	Bahari Haron
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			36,950
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Musa Hitam	19,576	88.04	88.04
	PAS	Jamal Ahmad	2,659	11.96	11.96
Total valid votes			22,235	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,538
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			23,773	78.45
Registered electors			30,305
Majority			16,917	76.08
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Musa Hitam won uncontested.
	BN	Musa Hitam
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			24,607
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

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