Mersing (federal constituency)

Mersing (P154)

Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Muhammad Islahuddin Abas PN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1]	78,195
Electors (2022) [2]	66,275
Area (km²) [3]	2,875
Pop. density (per km²)	27.2

Mersing is a federal constituency in Mersing 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 Mersing's electorate as of 2022 ^[4]

   Malay (83%)

   Chinese (13.9%)

  Other ethnicities (1.9%)

   Indian (1.3%)

Age breakdown of Mersing's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (5.47%)

  21-29 (20.77%)

  30-39 (27.59%)

  40-49 (16.28%)

  50-59 (11.36%)

  60-69 (11.95%)

  70-79 (5%)

  80-89 (1.25%)

  above 90 (0.33%)

Gender breakdown of Mersing's electorate as of 2022

  Male (50.45%)

  Female (49.55%)

History

Polling districts

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

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Endau（N32）	Padang Endau	154/32/01	SMK Ungku Husin
	Bandar Endau Utara	154/32/02	SK Bandar Endau
	Bandar Endau Selatan	154/32/03	SA Bandar Endau
	Kampung Hubong	154/32/04	SK Pusat Air Tawar SK Labong
	Kampung Hubong Barat	154/32/05	SJK (C) Kg Hubong
	Rancangan FELDA Endau	154/32/06	SK Lembaga Endau
	Triang	154/32/07	SK Teriang
	Penyabong	154/32/08	SK Penyabong
	Tanjong Resang	154/32/09	SK Tanjung Resang
	Ayer Papan	154/32/10	SK Air Papan
	Tanjong Genting	154/32/11	Balai Raya Kg. Tanjung Genting
	Mersing Kanan	154/32/12	SRA Bersepadu Mersing
	Jalan Endau	154/32/13	SMK Mersing
	Jalan Abdullah	154/32/14	SA Mersing Kanan
	Kampong Tengah	154/32/15	SK Mersing Kanan
	Sawah Dato'	154/32/16	SK Sawah Dato'
	Tenglu	154/32/17	SK Tenglu
	Tanah Abang	154/32/18	SK Tanah Abang
	Kampong Punan	154/32/19	SK Punan
	Kampong Peta	154/32/20	SK Peta
Tenggaroh（N33）	Bandar Utara	154/33/01	SA Bukit Timbalan
	Jalan Jamaluang	154/33/02	SMK Sri Mersing
	FELDA Nitar 2	154/33/03	SK LKTP Nitar 2
	FELDA Nitar 1	154/33/04	SK LKTP Nitar 1
	Pengkalan Batu	154/33/05	SA Pengkalan Batu
	Jalan Ismail	154/33/06	SJK (C) Pai Chee
	Pejabat Kerajaan	154/33/07	SK Bandar Mersing
	Pekan Mersing Kechil	154/33/08	SK Sri Mersing
	Sri Pantai	154/33/09	SK Seri Pantai
	Bandar Jamaluang Timor	154/33/10	Dewan Seberguna Kampung Baru Jemaluang
	Jamaluang Timor	154/33/11	SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 5
	Jamaluang	154/33/12	SJK (C) Jemaluang
	RISDA Sungai Ambat	154/33/13	Balai Raya Kg. Baru Estet Koperasi Sg. Ambat
	FELDA Tenggaroh 5	154/33/14	SMK Tan Sri Abdul Kadir
	FELDA Tenggaroh 3	154/33/15	SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 3
	FELDA Tenggaroh 6	154/33/16	SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 6
	FELDA Tenggaroh 4	154/33/17	SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 4
	FELDA Tenggaroh 2	154/33/18	SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 2
	FELDA Tenggaroh 1	154/33/19	SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 1
	Pulau Sibu	154/33/20	Balai Raya Pulau Sibu
	Pulau Tinggi	154/33/21	SK Pulau Tinggi
	Pulau Besar	154/33/22	Balai Raya Pulau Besar
	Pulau Aur	154/33/23	Balai Raya Pulau Aur
	Pulau Pemanggil	154/33/24	SK Pulau Pemanggil

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Mersing
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Tenggaroh
7th	P119	1986–1990	Abdul Ajib Ahmad (عبدالعجيب أحمد)	BN (UMNO)
8th		1990–1995
9th	P129	1995–1999	Zainal Abidin Osman (زَيْنَ ٱلعَابِدِين عُثْمَان)
10th		1999–2004	Abdul Latiff Ahmad (عَبْدُٱلْلَطِيف أَحْمَد)
11th	P154	2004–2008
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018
		2018–2019		Independent
		2019–2020		PH (BERSATU)
		2020–2022		PN (BERSATU)
15th		2022–present	Muhammad Islahuddin Abas (مُحَمَّد إِصْلَاحُ ٱلدِّين عَبَاس)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1954–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Mersing				Endau
				Tenggaroh

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N32	Endau	Alwiyah Talib	PN (BERSATU)
N33	Tenggaroh	Raven Kumar Krishnasamy	BN (MIC)

Local governments

No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N32	Endau	Mersing District Council
N33	Tenggaroh

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Muhammad Islahuddin Abas	21,066	44.91	44.91
	BN	Abdul Latif Bandi @ Nor Sebandi	18,729	39.93	13.07
	PH	Fatin Zulaikha Zaidi	6,813	14.52	15.85
	GTA	Nurfatimah Ibrahim	209	0.45	0.45
	Independent	Ismail Don	89	0.19	0.19
Total valid votes			46,906	100.00
Total rejected ballots			388
Unreturned ballots			175
Turnout			47,469	70.77	8.74
Registered electors			66,275
Majority			2,337	4.98	17.65
	PN gain from BN		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	Abdul Latiff Ahmad	19,806	53.00	18.50
	PH	Md. Nasir Hashim	11,347	30.37	30.37
	PAS	A. Rahman A. Hamid	6,215	16.63	11.87
Total valid votes			37,368	100.00
Total rejected ballots			796
Unreturned ballots			142
Turnout			38,306	79.51	4.52
Registered electors			48,176
Majority			8,459	22.63	20.37
	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 December 29, 2019. 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	Abdul Latiff Ahmad	26,184	71.50	4.42
	PAS	Roslan Nikmat	10,437	28.50	4.42
Total valid votes			36,621	100.00
Total rejected ballots			678
Unreturned ballots			94
Turnout			37,393	84.03	8.44
Registered electors			44,497
Majority			15,747	43.00	8.84
	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	Abdul Latiff Ahmad	20,116	75.92	4.60
	PAS	Shahar Abdullah	6,380	24.08	4.60
Total valid votes			26,496	100.00
Total rejected ballots			857
Unreturned ballots			195
Turnout			27,548	75.59	3.34
Registered electors			36,445
Majority			13,736	51.84	9.20
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Latiff Ahmad	19,222	80.52	10.24
	PAS	Idris Tukachil	4,649	19.48	10.24
Total valid votes			23,871	100.00
Total rejected ballots			613
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			24,484	72.25	1.96
Registered electors			33,890
Majority			14,573	61.04	20.48
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Latiff Ahmad	18,821	70.28	6.57
	PAS	Idris Tukachil	7,960	29.72	29.72
Total valid votes			26,781	100.00
Total rejected ballots			782
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			27,617	70.29	0.18
Registered electors
Majority			10,861	40.56	13.14
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainal Abidin Osman	19,357	76.85	17.54
	S46	A. Kadir Johan	5,832	23.15	17.54
Total valid votes			25,189	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,369
Unreturned ballots			66
Turnout			26,624	70.47	2.19
Registered electors
Majority			13,525	53.70	35.08
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ajib Ahmad	14,366	59.31	20.98
	S46	Hassan Md. Ali	9,857	40.69	40.69
Total valid votes			24,223	100.00
Total rejected ballots			858
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			25,081	72.66	5.25
Registered electors			34,517
Majority			4,509	18.62	41.96
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abdul Ajib Ahmad	14,419	80.29
	PAS	Mokhtar Yahaya	3,540	19.71
Total valid votes			17,959	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,106
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,065	67.41
Registered electors			28,281
Majority			10,879	60.58
This was a new constituency created.

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