Pasir Gudang (federal constituency)

Pasir Gudang (P159)

Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Hassan Abdul Karim PH
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2023) [1]	534,659
Electors (2022) [2]	198,485
Area (km²) [3]	148
Pop. density (per km²)	3,612.6

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

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 Pasir Gudang's electorate as of 2022 ^[4]

   Malay (46.2%)

   Chinese (36.1%)

   Indian (10.2%)

  Other ethnicities (7.5%)

Age breakdown of Pasir Gudang's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (7.59%)

  21-29 (24.52%)

  30-39 (21.51%)

  40-49 (17.72%)

  50-59 (15.8%)

  60-69 (9.04%)

  70-79 (3.01%)

  80-89 (0.7%)

  above 90 (0.11%)

Gender breakdown of Pasir Gudang's electorate as of 2022

  Male (50.63%)

  Female (49.37%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pasir Gudang constituency has a total of 42 polling districts. ^[5]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Johor Jaya（N42）	Pandan	159/42/01	SA Kg Melayu Pandan
	Taman Molek	159/42/02	SK Taman Molek
	Johor Jaya Barat	159/42/03	SK Taman Johor Jaya 1 SMA Johor Bahru
	Johor Jaya Selatan	159/42/04	SJK (C) Johor Jaya
	Johor Jaya Timor	159/42/05	SMK Taman Johor Jaya (1)
	Johor Jaya Tengah	159/42/06	SA Taman Johor Jaya
	Johor Jaya Utara	159/42/07	SMK Taman Johor Jaya 2 SK Taman Johor Jaya 5
	Bandar Plentong Utara	159/42/08	SJK (C) Chien Chi
	Bandar Plentong Selatan	159/42/09	SA Tun Hussein Onn Plentong SJK (C) Chien Chi Dewan Raya Plentong
	Taman Saujana	159/42/10	SA Taman Molek
	Plentong	159/42/11	Dewan Raya Plentong SJK (C) Chien Chi
	Masai	159/42/12	SMK Dato' Penggawa Timur SK Seri Alam 2
	Teratai	159/42/13	SK Taman Johor Jaya 3
	Keembong	159/42/14	SK Taman Johor Jaya 2
	Seri Alam	159/42/15	Dewan Raya Bandar Seri Alam
	Molek Harmoni	159/42/16	SMK Taman Molek Dewan Taman Molek
	Tasek Seri Alam	159/42/17	SMK Bandar Seri Alam SA Bandar Seri Alam
	Belantik	159/42/18	SK Sri Amar
	Sri Amar	159/42/19	Dewan Badminton Sri Amar
Permas（N43）	Bandar Masai Utara	159/43/01	SJK (T) Masai
	Bandar Masai Tengah	159/43/02	SK Masai
	Bandar Masai Selatan	159/43/03	SJK (C) Masai
	Permas	159/43/04	SK Permas Jaya 1
	Permas Jaya	159/43/05	SMK Permas Jaya
	Senibong	159/43/06	SK Permas Jaya 4
	Taman Kota Puteri	159/43/07	SK Seri Kota Puteri
	Kampong Telok Jawa	159/43/08	SJK (C) Chee Tong
	Rinting Cendana	159/43/09	SK Taman Rinting 1
	Taman Mawar	159/43/10	SMK Pasir Gudang 2 SA Taman Mawar Dewan Terbuka Kg. Pasir Gudang Baru Tabika KEMAS Kg. Pasir Gudang Baru
	Pasir Gudang	159/43/11	SK Taman Cendana SA Taman Cendana
	Pelabuhan Pasir Gudang	159/43/12	SK Pasir Gudang (2)
	Taman Air Biru	159/43/13	SK Pasir Gudang 3
	Rumah Pangsa PKENJ	159/43/14	SA Pasir Gudang 2 SMK Pasir Gudang
	Permas 2	159/43/15	SK Taman Permas Jaya 2
	Taman Megah Ria	159/43/16	SMK Taman Megah Ria
	Rinting Meranti	159/43/17	SA Taman Rinting
	Rinting Balau	159/43/18	SMK Taman Rinting 2
	Nusa Damai	159/43/19	SK Taman Nusa Damai
	Taman Bukit Dahlia	159/43/20	SK Taman Bukit Dahlia
	Bandar Baru Permas Jaya	159/43/21	SK Taman Permas Jaya 3
	Kampong Plentong Baru	159/43/22	Tadika Kemas Kg. Plentong Baru
	Taman Scientex	159/43/23	SK Taman Scientex SMK Taman Scientex

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Pasir Gudang
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Johor Bahru and Tebrau
11th	P159	2004–2008	Mohamed Khaled Nordin (محمد خالد نورالدين‎)	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018	Normala Abdul Samad (نورملاء عبدالصمد)
14th		2018–2022	Hassan Abdul Karim (حسن بن عبد الكريم)	PH (PKR)
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1954–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Pasir Gudang						Johor Jaya
						Permas

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N42	Johor Jaya	Liow Cai Tung	PH (DAP)
N43	Permas	Baharudin Mohd Taib	BN (UMNO)

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N42	Johor Jaya	Pasir Gudang City Council (Masai area) Johor Bahru City Council	81100 Johor Bahru 81700 Pasir Gudang 81750 Masai
N43	Permas	Pasir Gudang City Council Johor Bahru City Council (Permas Jaya and Teluk Jawa areas)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Hassan Abdul Karim	71,233	47.72	10.96
	PN	Mohamad Farid Abdul Razak	39,675	26.58	26.58
	BN	Noor Azlen Ambros	37,369	25.03	10.10
	GTA	Mohammad Rafi Bram	1,003	0.67	0.67
Total valid votes			149,280	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,298
Unreturned ballots			298
Turnout			150,876	75.21	10.62
Registered electors			198,485
Majority			31,558	21.14	2.41
	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	Hassan Abdul Karim	61,615	58.68	58.68
	BN	Mohamed Khaled Nordin	36,889	35.13	15.27
	PAS	Ab Aziz Abdullah	6,278	5.98	5.98
	Independent	Sey Jock @ Chee Jock	227	0.21	0.21
Total valid votes			105,009	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,342
Unreturned ballots			225
Turnout			106,576	85.83	1.81
Registered electors			124,172
Majority			24,726	23.55	22.57
	PH gain from BN		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 29 December 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2018. "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 1 August 2018.[ permanent dead link ]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Normala Abdul Samad	43,834	50.54	15.34
	PKR	Ahmad Faidhi Saidi	42,899	49.46	15.34
Total valid votes			86,733	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,704
Unreturned ballots			113
Turnout			88,550	87.64	10.93
Registered electors			101,041
Majority			935	0.98	30.78
	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 12 May 2016.[ 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 12 May 2016.[ permanent dead link ]

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Khaled Nordin	35,849	65.88	18.60
	PKR	Md Rizan Mohd Saman	18,568	34.12	18.60
Total valid votes			54,417	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,211
Unreturned ballots			263
Turnout			55,891	76.71	1.22
Registered electors			72,862
Majority			17,281	31.76	37.20
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Mohamed Khaled Nordin	38,123	84.48
	PKR	A. Razak Ahmad	7,002	15.52
Total valid votes			45,125	100.00
Total rejected ballots			907
Unreturned ballots			146
Turnout			46,178	75.49
Registered electors
Majority			31,121	68.96
This was a new constituency created.

References

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