Penawar (state constituency)

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Penawar
Flag of Johor.svg Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Fauziah Misri
BN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)29,933
Area (km²)468

Penawar 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 2004 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 Penawar's electorate as of 2018 [2]

   Malay (98.36%)
   Indian (0.74%)
  Other ethnicities (0.62%)
   Chinese (0.28%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Penawar constituency has a total of 10 polling districts. [3]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Penawar(N38)Air Tawar 1157/38/01SK (FELDA) Air Tawar 1
Air Tawar 4157/38/02SK (FELDA) Air Tawar 4
Papan Timor157/38/03SMK Bandar Mas
Penawar157/38/04SK Bandar Penawar
Sungai Mas157/38/05SK LKTP Sungai Mas
Bandar Mas157/38/06SK Bandar Mas
Air Tawar 5157/38/07SK (FELDA) Air Tawar 5
Semenchu157/38/08SK (FELDA) Semenchu
Sungai Layau157/38/09SK Kampong Layau
Tanjong Buai157/38/10SK Tanjong Buai

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Penawar
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Pengerang
11th 2004–2008Mohd 'Azam RazuanBN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013Hamimah Mansor
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2022 Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain
15th 2022–presentFauziah Misri

Election results

Johor state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Fauziah Misri12,40966.98
PN Mohd Faizal Asmar4,90426.47Increase2.svg 26.47
PH Norazila Sanip6933.74
Homeland Fighters' Party Rahmattullah Kamilin5212.81Increase2.svg 2.81
Total valid votes18,527100.00
Total rejected ballots300
Unreturned ballots70
Turnout18,89763.13
Registered electors29,933
Majority7,50540.51
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

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References

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  2. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. "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 ]
  4. "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
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