Maharani (state constituency)

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Maharani
Flag of Johor.svg Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Abdul Aziz Talib
PN
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020)59,851
Electors (2022)38,596
Area (km²)65

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

Contents

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 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 Maharani's electorate as of 2022
  1. Malay (61.0%)
  2. Chinese (35.6%)
  3. Indian (2.25%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.82%)
  5. Sabah Bumiputera (0.21%)
  6. Sarawak Bumiputera (0.10%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Maharani constituency is divided into 14 polling districts. [2]

State conatituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Maharani（N15）Maharani146/15/01SMK Sri Muar
Tanjong146/15/02SMK (P) Sultan Abu Bakar
Tanjong Selatan146/15/03SMKA Maahad Muar
Jalan Khalidi146/15/04SJK (T) Jalan Khalidi
Temenggong Ahmad Selatan146/15/05SK Ismail (1)
Parit Perupok Timur146/15/06SK Parit Kadzi
Parit Perupok Barat146/15/07SJK (C) Chung Hwa Ketiga
Parit Keroma146/15/08SK Parit Keroma
Parit Raja146/15/09SMK Tengku Mahkota
Parit Bakar Darat146/15/10SJK (C) Chi Sin
Parit Bakar146/15/11SK Parit Bakar Tengah
Parit Unas146/15/12SJK (C) San Chai
Parit Pinang Seribu146/15/13SK Parit Pinang Seribu
Parit Samsu146/15/14SK Parit Samsu

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Maharani
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Bandar Maharani and Kesang
7th1986-1990Song Sing Kwee DAP
8th1990-1995John Lim Wan Show
9th1995-1999Tay Khim SengBN (MCA)
10th1999-2004Lau Yew Wee @ Low Yu Wee
11th2004-2008Mohd Ismail Mohd ShahBN (UMNO)
12th2008-2013Mohammad TaslimPR (PAS)
13th2013-2018
14th2018-2022 Nor Hayati Bachok PH (AMANAH)
15th2022–presentAbdul Aziz TalibPN (PAS)

Election results

Johor state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
PN Abdul Aziz Talib7,55935.97Increase2.svg 35.97
PH Nor Hayati Bachok 6,52231.03
BN Noor Farah Shamsudin5,86127.89
Independent Lim Kim Joo5922.82
PEJUANG Riad Ahmad2921.39Increase2.svg 1.39
PBM Hanis Asmui1900.90Increase2.svg 0.90
Total valid votes21,016100.00
Total rejected ballots356
Unreturned ballots151
Turnout21,52355.76
Registered electors38,596
Majority1,0374.94
PN 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. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  4. ↑ "Dashboard SPR".


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