Renggam (federal constituency)

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Renggam
Flag of Johor.svg Johor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested 1974
Last contested 1982

Renggam was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

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The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Renggam
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kluang Selatan and Johore Bahru Barat
4th P1071974-1978Chin Hon Ngian
(陈汉原)
BN (MCA)
5th 1978-1982
6th 1982-1986
Constituency abolished, split to Kluang, Sungai Benut, Pulai and Senai

State constituency

Parliamentary constituencyState constituency
1954–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
RenggamKulai
Layang-layang

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Chin Hon Ngian24,52960.32Decrease2.svg 3.23
DAP Yap Ah Ngau16,13839.68Increase2.svg 3.23
Total valid votes40,667 100.00
Total rejected ballots2,282
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout42,94978.35Decrease2.svg 1.76
Registered electors54,815
Majority8,39120.64Decrease2.svg 6.46
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Chin Hon Ngian21,86163.55Decrease2.svg 7.62
DAP Quek Swee Siang12,53736.45Increase2.svg 7.62
Total valid votes34,398 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,922
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout36,32080.11Decrease2.svg 0.56
Registered electors45,340
Majority9,32427.10Decrease2.svg 15.22
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
BN Chin Hon Ngian18,86571.17
DAP Liew Satt Yuen7,64228.83
Total valid votes26,507 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,535
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout28,04280.67
Registered electors34,762
Majority11,22342.32
This was a new constituency created.

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