Penggaram (state constituency)

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Penggaram
Flag of Johor.svg Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Gan Peck Cheng
PH
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020)92,223
Electors (2022)69,092
Area (km²)30

Penggaram 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 1984 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 Penggaram's electorate as of 2022

   Chinese (60.68%)
   Malay (36.12%)
   Indian (2.29%)
  Other ethnicities (0.66%)
   Sabah Bumiputera (0.15%)
   Sarawak Bumiputera (0.11%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Penggaram constituency has a total of 18 polling districts. [2]

State constituencyPolling DistrictCodeLocation
Penggaram (N23)Parit Bilal150/23/01SK Parit Bilal
Linau150/23/02SA Bukit Pasir
Bakau Condong150/23/03SK Parit Lapis
Bukit Pasir150/23/04SJK (C) Chern Hwa Bukit Pasir
Bakau Condong Barat150/23/05SK Convent
Kampung Kenangan Dato' Onn150/23/06SA Kenangan Dato' Onn
Gunung Soga150/23/07SJK (T) Seri Pelangi Gunung Soga
Kampong Merdeka Timor150/23/08SMK Datin Onn Jaaffar
Kampong Merdeka Barat150/23/09Taman Kanak-Kanak Dawning
Jalan Zabedah Barat150/23/10Tadika Agape
Jalan Abu Bakar150/23/11
  • SJK (C) Ai Chun (1)
  • SJK (C) Ai Chun (2)
Jalan Zabedah Timor150/23/12SMK (P) Temenggong Ibrahim
Simpang Rantai150/23/13SK Temenggong Ibrahim Penggaram
Bentara Luar150/23/14SMK Dato' Bentara Luar
Bukit Bendera150/23/15SMK Dato' Syed Esa
Taman Soga150/23/16SMK Tinggi Batu Pahat
Kampung Istana150/23/17SA Kampung Istana
Taman Murni150/23/18SRA Bersepadu Batu Pahat

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Penggaram
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Bandar Penggaram
7th1986-1990 Chua Soi Lek (蔡细历)BN (MCA)
8th1990-1995
9th1995-1999
10th1999-2004
11th2004-2008Koh Chee Chai
12th2008-2013
13th2013-2018 Gan Peck Cheng (颜碧贞)PR (DAP)
14th2018-2022PH (DAP)
15th2022–present

Election results

Johor state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Gan Peck Cheng 18,20853.67Decrease2.svg 10.77
BN Ter Hwa Kwong8,25224.32Increase2.svg 1.21
PN Ronald Sia Wee Yet5,27615.55Increase2.svg 15.55
Independent Zahari Osman2,1906.46Increase2.svg 6.46
Total valid votes33,926100.00
Total rejected ballots870
Unreturned ballots228
Turnout35,02450.69Decrease2.svg 34.25
Registered electors69,092
Majority9,95629.35Decrease2.svg 11.98
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
[3] [4]
Johor state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Gan Peck Cheng 26,82564.44Increase2.svg 64.44
BN Kang Beng Kuan9,62023.11
PAS Misran Samian5,18512.45
Total valid votes41,630100.00
Total rejected ballots420
Unreturned ballots207
Turnout42,25784.94
Registered electors49,750
Majority17,20541.33
PH hold Swing

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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. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  4. ↑ "Dashboard SPR".


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