Rengit (state constituency)

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Rengit
Flag of Johor.svg Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Mohd Puad Zarkashi
BN
Constituency created1959
First contested1959
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020)26,511
Electors (2022)27,123
Area (km²)199

Rengit 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 1959 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 Rengit's electorate as of 2022

   Malay (80.85%)
   Chinese (17.2%)
  Other ethnicities (1.49%)
   Indian (0.28%)
   Sabah Bumiputera (0.11%)
   Sarawak Bumiputera (0.07%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Rengit constituency has a total of 11 polling districts. [2]

State constituencyPolling DistrictCodeLocation
Rengit (N25)Rejo Sari150/25/01SK Seri Rejo Sari
Perpat150/25/02SK Seri Perpat
Sri Ladang150/25/03SK Seri Ladang
Seri Merlong150/25/04SK Seri Merlong
Belahan Tampok150/25/05SK Seri Belahan
Sungai Merlong150/25/06SK Mutiara
Sungai Kluang150/25/07SK Rengit
Bandar Rengit Selatan150/25/08SMK Permata Jaya
Bandar Rengit Utara150/25/09SMK Tun Sardon
Rengit150/25/10SJK (C) Chong Hwa Rengit
Punggot150/25/11SK Seri Sampurna

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Rengit
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1st1959-1964Taha ZakariaAlliance (UMNO)
2nd1964-1969Jalok Daing Malibok
1969-1971Assembly dissolved
3rd1971-1974Jalok Daing MalibokAlliance (UMNO)
4th1974-1978Ahmad PaimanBN (UMNO)
5th1978-1982
6th1982-1986Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar
7th1986-1990Abu Bakar Mohd Dewa
8th1990-1995Zainal Abidin Mohamed Zin
9th1995-1999
10th1999-2004
11th2004-2008 Ayub Jamil
12th2008-2013
13th2013-2018
14th2018-2022
15th2022–present Mohd Puad Zarkashi

Election results

Johor state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohd Puad Zarkashi 7,90348.91Decrease2.svg 6.42
PN Mohammad Huzair Lajis5,98337.03Increase2.svg 37.03
PH Khairuddin Abdul Rahim 2,06512.78Decrease2.svg 18.61
Homeland Fighters' Party Nizam Bashir Abdul Kariem Bashir2061.27Increase2.svg 1.27
Total valid votes16,15797.34
Total rejected ballots3462.08
Unreturned ballots950.57
Turnout16,59861.20Decrease2.svg 22.82
Registered electors27,123
Majority1,92011.88Decrease2.svg 12.06
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Johor state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Ayub Jamil 9,64255.33Decrease2.svg 11.55
PH Malik Faishal Ahmad5,47031.39Increase2.svg 31.39
PAS Mohd. Tumiran Ahmad2,31313.27Decrease2.svg 19.85
Total valid votes17,42597.79
Total rejected ballots3291.85
Unreturned ballots640.36
Turnout17,81884.02Decrease2.svg 3.18
Registered electors21,206
Majority4,17223.94Decrease2.svg 9.82
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".
Johor state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Ayub Jamil 10,88266.88Decrease2.svg 5.06
PAS Ahmad Kailani Kosnin5,39033.12Increase2.svg 5.06
Total valid votes16,27297.89
Total rejected ballots3161.90
Unreturned ballots350.21
Turnout16,62387.20Increase2.svg 8.77
Registered electors19,067
Majority5,49233.76Decrease2.svg 10.12
BN hold Swing
Johor state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Ayub Jamil 8,65671.94Increase2.svg 0.30
PAS Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus3,37728.06Decrease2.svg 0.30
Total valid votes12,03397.40
Total rejected ballots2932.37
Unreturned ballots280.23
Turnout12,35478.43Increase2.svg 8.77
Registered electors15,751
BN hold Swing
Johor state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Ayub Jamil 7,58771.64Increase2.svg 5.89
PAS Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus3,00428.36Decrease2.svg 5.89
Total valid votes10,59197.11
Total rejected ballots3152.89
Unreturned ballots00.00
Turnout10,90669.66Decrease2.svg 1.92
Registered electors15,657
Majority4,58343.28Increase2.svg 11.78
BN hold Swing
Johor state election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Zainal Abidin Mohamed Zin11,16365.75Decrease2.svg 11.52
PAS Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus5,81634.25Increase2.svg 11.52
Total valid votes16,97996.34
Total rejected ballots6253.55
Unreturned ballots200.11
Turnout17,62471.58Increase2.svg 2.14
Registered electors24,620
Majority5,34731.50Decrease2.svg 23.04
BN hold Swing
Johor state election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Zainal Abidin Mohamed Zin12,43577.27Increase2.svg 8.94
PAS Ungku Mohd Noor Ungku Mahmood3,65822.73Decrease2.svg 8.94
Total valid votes16,09395.24
Total rejected ballots7594.49
Unreturned ballots450.27
Turnout16,89769.44Decrease2.svg 2.60
Registered electors24,332
Majority8,77754.54Increase2.svg 18.18
BN hold Swing
Johor state election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Zainal Abidin Mohamed Zin10,53568.33Decrease2.svg 9.29
PAS Ungku Mohd Noor Ungku Mahmood4,88331.67Increase2.svg 9.29
Total valid votes15,41894.01
Total rejected ballots9825.99
Unreturned ballots00.00
Turnout16,40072.04Increase2.svg 2.01
Registered electors22,764
Majority5,65236.66Decrease2.svg 18.54
BN hold Swing
Johor state election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Abu Bakar Mohd Dewa10,21577.62
PAS Ungku Mohd Noor Ungku Mahmood2,94622.38
Total valid votes13,16183.40
Total rejected ballots2,61916.60
Unreturned ballots00.00
Turnout15,78070.03
Registered electors22,534
Majority7,26955.24
BN hold Swing

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