Simpang Renggam (federal constituency)

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Simpang Renggam (P151)
Flag of Johor.svg Johor constituency
DUN Johor 2020.svg
Federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1] 76,286
Electors (2022) [2] 59,033
Area (km²) [3] 751
Pop. density (per km²)101.6

Simpang Renggam is a federal constituency in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 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 Simpang Renggam's electorate as of 2022 [4]
  1. Malay (62.8%)
  2. Chinese (28.8%)
  3. Indian (8.1%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.3%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Simpang Renggam constituency is divided into 26 polling districts. [5]

State constituencyPolling DistrictCodeLocation
Machap (N26)Sri Desa151/26/01Balai Raya Kampung Sri Desa
Rancangan FELDA Ayer Hitam151/26/02SK LKTP Ayer Hitam
Sri Lalang151/26/03SK Seri Lalang
Pekan Machap151/26/04SJK (C) Machap
Machap151/26/05SA Seri Machap
Kampong Ulu Benut151/26/06SK Seri Kencana
Bandar Simpang Renggam Utara151/26/07SJK (C) Tuan Poon
Bandar Simpang Renggam Timor151/26/08SK Simpang Renggam
Simpang Renggam151/26/09SMK Dato' Abdul Rahman Andak
FELCRA Simpang Renggam151/26/10SK Bukit Kenangan
Jalan Benut151/26/11SK Dato' Ibrahim Majid
Ladang Nenas151/26/12SK Sungai Linau
Layang-Layang (N27)Ladang Tun Dr. Ismail151/27/01SK Ladang Tun Dr. Ismail
Kampong Chokro151/27/02SA Kompleks Penghulu Simpang Renggam
Kampong Sahari151/27/03SR Islam As Syddiq
Senda151/27/04SMK Dato' Hj. Hassan Yunos
Bandar Renggam151/27/05SJK (C) Chin Chiang
Kebun Bahru151/27/06SK Jubli Intan
Sembrong151/27/07SJK (T) Ladang Sembrong
Chemara151/27/08SJK (T) Ulu Remis
Layang-Layang151/27/09SA Pekan Layang-Layang
Bandar Layang-Layang Selatan151/27/10
  • Dewan Orang Ramai Layang-Layang
  • SK Pekan Layang-Layang
Bandar Layang-Layang Utara151/27/11SJK (C) Layang
Renggam151/27/12SK Seri Kg. Renggam
Ladang Southern Malay151/27/13SJK (T) Ladang Southern Malay
FELDA Layang-Layang151/27/14SK (Felda) Layang-Layang

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Simpang Renggam
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kluang and Sungai Benut
11th P1512004–2008 Kerk Choo Ting
(郭洙镇)
BN (GERAKAN)
12th 2008–2013 Liang Teck Meng
(梁德明)
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2020 Maszlee Malik
(مزلي بن مالک)
PH (BERSATU)
2020BERSATU
Independent
2020–2021
2021–2022PH (PKR)
15th 2022–present Hasni Mohammad
(حسني محمد‎)
BN (UMNO)

State constituency

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

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N26 Machap Onn Hafiz Ghazi BN (UMNO)
N27 Layang-Layang Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim

Local governments & postcodes

No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcode
N26Machap
  • Kluang Municipal Council (Sri Lalang area)
  • Simpang Renggam District Council
  • 81850 Layang-Layang
  • 86000 Kluang
  • 86100 Ayer Hitam
  • 86200 Simpang Renggam
  • 86300 Renggam
N27Layang-LayangSimpang Renggam District Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Hasni Mohammad 18,31241.19Increase2.svg 0.20
PH Maszlee Malik 16,49137.37Decrease2.svg 13.31
PN Mohd Fazrul Kamat9,07720.57Increase2.svg 20.57
GTA Kamal Kusmin2510.57Increase2.svg 0.57
Total valid votes44,131 100.00
Total rejected ballots538
Unreturned ballots132
Turnout44,80174.76Decrease2.svg 8.64
Registered electors59,033
Majority1,8213.82Decrease2.svg 5.87
BN gain from PH Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Maszlee Malik 18,15750.68Increase2.svg 50.68
BN Liang Teck Meng 14,68240.99Decrease2.svg 17.45
PAS Mohd Jubri Selamat2,9838.33Decrease2.svg 33.23
Total valid votes35,822 100.00
Total rejected ballots779
Unreturned ballots94
Turnout36,69583.40Increase2.svg 8.82
Registered electors43,998
Majority3,4759.69Decrease2.svg 21.67
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. 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.
Malaysian general election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Liang Teck Meng 19,75458.44Decrease2.svg 7.24
PAS Suhaizan Kayat 14,04841.56Increase2.svg 7.24
Total valid votes33,802 100.00
Total rejected ballots868
Unreturned ballots84
Turnout34,75486.58Increase2.svg 12.00
Registered electors40,143
Majority5,70616.88Decrease2.svg 14.48
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Liang Teck Meng 16,45065.68Decrease2.svg 14.01
PAS Atan Gombang8,59734.32Increase2.svg 14.01
Total valid votes25,047 100.00
Total rejected ballots924
Unreturned ballots27
Turnout25,99874.58Increase2.svg 1.89
Registered electors34,859
Majority7,85331.36Decrease2.svg 28.02
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes ∆%
BN Kerk Kim Tim @ Kerk Choo Ting 18,99779.69
PAS Atan Gombang4,84220.31
Total valid votes23,839 100.00
Total rejected ballots907
Unreturned ballots142
Turnout24,88872.69
Registered electors
Majority14,15559.38
This was a new constituency created.

References