Pulai (federal constituency)

Pulai (P161)

Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Suhaizan Kayat PH
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Population (2020) [1]	291,876
Electors (2023) [2]	166,653
Area (km²) [3]	73
Pop. density (per km²)	3,998.3

Pulai is a federal constituency in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 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 Pulai's electorate as of 2022 ^[4]

   Malay (44.5%)

   Chinese (40.2%)

   Indian (12.2%)

  Other ethnicities (3.1%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pulai constituency has a total of 40 polling districts. ^[5]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Perling（N46）	Belibis Perling	161/46/01	SK Taman Perling
	Sri Jaya	161/46/02	SK Kg Pasir
	Kampong Pasir	161/46/03	SA Dato' Omar Yusof Kampung Pasir
	Pengkalan Rinting	161/46/04	Dewan Hassan Abdullah
	Skudai Kiri	161/46/05	SK Pengkalan Rinting
	Sungai Danga	161/46/06	SK Sungai Danga
	Taman Sutera	161/46/07	SK Taman Sutera
	Bukit Serene	161/46/08	SJK (C) Foon Yew 2
	Tarom	161/46/09	SMK Sultan Ismail
	Nong Chik	161/46/10	Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar
	Tambatan	161/46/11	SK Nong Chik
	Gertak Merah	161/46/12	SA Bandar Johor Bahru
	Kampong Bahru	161/46/13	SMK Aminuddin Baki
	Yahya Awal	161/46/14	SMK (P) Sultan Ibrahim
	Ngee Heng	161/46/15	SK Ngee Heng
	Ayer Molek	161/46/16	SK Ayer Molek
	Kampong Pahang	161/46/17	SK St. Joseph
	Bandar	161/46/18	SK Infant Jesus Convent
	Camar Perling	161/46/19	SA Taman Perling 2
	Pekaka Perling	161/46/20	SA Ibnu Khaldun Taman Perling
	Rawa Perling	161/46/21	SK Taman Peling 3 SMK Dato' Usman Awang
	Bukit Indah	161/46/22	SMK Taman Bukit Indah SJK (T) Ladang Bukit Serampang
	Nusa Indah	161/46/23	SA Al-Itqan Taman Bukit Indah SK Taman Bukit Indah
	Tampoi Indah	161/46/24	SK Taman Tampoi Indah
	Simbang Perling	161/46/25	SMK Seri Perling
	Uda Bestari	161/46/26	SMK Bandar Uda Utama
Kempas（N47）	Kempas	161/47/01	SMK Tan Sri Mohamed Rahmat
	Permatang	161/47/02	SA Kempas Baru
	Lembah Kempas	161/47/03	SK Kempas
	Jalan Tampoi	161/47/04	SK Taman Damansara Aliff
	Denai	161/47/05	SK Seri Kenanga
	Taman Siantan	161/47/06	SK Perumahan Tampoi 2
	Taman Johor	161/47/07	SMK Sri Rahmat SA Taman Dahlia
	Taman Cempaka	161/47/08	SA Taman Cempaka SK Taman Cempaka
	Taman Dahlia	161/47/09	SK Seri Melati
	Taman Kobena	161/47/10	SA Perumahan MARA
	Desa Rahmat	161/47/11	SMK Dato Abdul Rahman Yassin
	Pekan Tampoi	162/47/12	SJK (C) Tampoi
	Bukit Mewah	162/47/13	SK Taman Bukit Mewah SA Taman Bukit Mewah
	Bukit Kempas	162/47/14	SK Taman Bukit Kempas SA Taman Anggerik

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Pulai
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Johore Bahru Barat
4th	P113	1974–1978	Mohamed Rahmat (محمد رحمات)	BN (UMNO)
5th		1978–1982
6th		1982–1986
7th	P131	1986–1990
8th		1990–1995
9th	P142	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004	Abdul Kadir Annuar (عبدالقادر أنوار)
11th	P161	2004–2008	Nur Jazlan Mohamed (نور جذلان محمد)
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2022	Salahuddin Ayub (صلاح الدين أيوب‎)	PH (AMANAH)
15th		2022–2023
		2023–present	Suhaizan Kayat (سحيزان كايت)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1954–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Pulai			Gelang Patah
					Kempas
							Perling
						Pengkalan Rinting
			Skudai
				Tambatan

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N46	Perling	Liew Chin Tong	PH (DAP)
N47	Kempas	Ramlee Bohani	BN (UMNO)

Local governments

No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N46	Perling	Johor Bahru City Council Iskandar Puteri City Council (Bukit Indah and Perling areas)
N47	Kempas	Johor Bahru City Council

Election results

Malaysian general by-election, 9 September 2023
Upon the death of incumbent, Salahuddin Ayub

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Suhaizan Kayat	48,283	61.55	6.22
	PN	Zulkifli Jaafar	29,642	37.78	20.15
	Independent	Samsudin Mohamad Fauzi	528	0.67	0.67
Total valid votes			78,453
Total rejected ballots			363
Unreturned ballots			66
Turnout			78,882	47.33	23.63
Registered electors			166,653
Majority			18,641	23.77	4.51
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1857937/PUB%20401%20(2023).pdf

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Salahuddin Ayub	64,900	55.33	8.48
	BN	Nur Jazlan Mohamed	31,726	27.05	3.47
	PN	Loh Kah Yong	20,677	17.63	17.63
Total valid votes			117,303	100.00
Total rejected ballots			763
Unreturned ballots			348
Turnout			118,414	70.96	11.96
Registered electors			165,313
Majority			33,174	28.28	5.01
	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	Salahuddin Ayub	55,447	63.81	63.81
	BN	Nur Jazlan Mohamed	26,523	30.52	11.90
	PAS	Mohammad Mazri Yahya	4,332	4.99	43.10
	Independent	Yap Keng Tak	591	0.68	0.68
Total valid votes			86,893	100.00
Total rejected ballots			966
Unreturned ballots			257
Turnout			88,116	82.92	2.59
Registered electors			106,268
Majority			28,924	33.29	28.47
	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 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	Nur Jazlan Mohamed	43,751	51.91	16.47
	PAS	Salahuddin Ayub	40,525	48.09	16.47
Total valid votes			84,276	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,487
Unreturned ballots			161
Turnout			85,924	85.51	14.09
Registered electors			100,490
Majority			3,226	3.82	32.94
	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	Nur Jazlan Mohamed	38,036	68.38	16.63
	PAS	Abdullah Ideris	17,587	31.62	31.62
Total valid votes			55,623	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,079
Unreturned ballots			161
Turnout			56,863	71.42	1.87
Registered electors			79,622
Majority			20,449	36.76	33.26
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nur Jazlan Mohamed	42,406	85.01	8.59
	PKR	Md Nasir Ab Wahab	7,480	14.99	8.59
Total valid votes			49,886	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,002
Unreturned ballots			60
Turnout			50,948	69.55	3.60
Registered electors			73,253
Majority			34,926	70.02	17.18
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Kadir Annuar	35,529	76.42	6.74
	PKR	Ismail Awab	10,961	23.58	23.58
Total valid votes			46,490	100.00
Total rejected ballots			930
Unreturned ballots			101
Turnout			47,521	65.95	1.21
Registered electors			72,056
Majority			24,568	52.84	13.48
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Rahmat	36,871	83.16	20.23
	S46	Omar Sharif	7,468	16.84	16.84
Total valid votes			44,339	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,378
Unreturned ballots			229
Turnout			45,946	67.16	8.92
Registered electors			68,412
Majority			29,403	66.32	40.46
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Rahmat	29,855	62.93	1.40
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	A. Razak Ahmad	17,583	37.07	1.40
Total valid votes			47,438	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,702
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			49,140	76.08	5.33
Registered electors			64,590
Majority			12,272	25.86	2.80
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Rahmat	21,743	64.33	12.69
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Gurdial Singh Nijan Sadu Singh	12,056	35.67	35.67
Total valid votes			33,799	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,105
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			34,904	70.75	4.96
Registered electors			49,333
Majority			9,687	28.66	25.38
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Rahmat	33,861	77.02	11.03
	DAP	Abdullah Abdul Hamid	10,105	22.98	22.98
Total valid votes			43,966	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,446
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			46,412	75.71
Registered electors			61,303
Majority			23,756	54.04	22.06
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Rahmat	29,717	88.05	12.26
	PAS	Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahim	4,034	11.95	11.95
Total valid votes			33,751	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			45,834
Majority			25,683	76.10	24.52
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Mohamed Rahmat	18,835	75.79
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	A. Razak Ahmad	6,015	24.21
Total valid votes			24,850	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,496
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			26,346	81.73
Registered electors			32,236
Majority			12,820	51.58
This was a new constituency created.

References

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