Tenang (state constituency)

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Tenang
Flag of Johor.svg Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Haslinda Salleh
BN
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020)20,476
Electors (2022)22,613
Area (km²)306

Tenang is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly. [1]

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The state constituency was first contested in 1986 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 Tenang's electorate as of 2022
  1. Malay (49.1%)
  2. Chinese (38.6%)
  3. Indian (11.4%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.72%)
  5. Sabah Bumiputera (0.08%)
  6. Sarawak Bumiputera (0.05%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Tenang constituency has a total of 12 polling districts. [2]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Tenang(N05)Kampong Redong142/05/01SK Kampung Tenang
Pekan Ayer Panas142/05/02SK Pekan Air Panas
Ladang Labis Utara142/05/03Dewan Masyarakat Ladang North Labis
Bandar Labis Timor142/05/04Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Paya Merah
Bandar Labis Tengah142/05/05SMK Kamarul Ariffin
Labis142/05/06Dewan Bola Keranjang JKKK Labis
FELDA Tenang142/05/07SK LKTP Tenang
Sawah Bahru142/05/08SK Sawah Bahru
Tenang Station142/05/09SMK Tenang Station
Ladang Bukit Dato142/05/10SJK (T) Ladang Voules
Chemplak Barat142/05/11Sekolah Agama LKTP Chempelak Barat
Chemplak142/05/12SK LKTP Chemplak

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tenang
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Ayer Panas
7th1986–1990Bahari HaronBN (UMNO)
8th1990–1995
9th1995–1999
10th1999–2004Ibrahim Daud
11th2004–2008 Sulaiman Taha
12th2008–2010
2010–2013Mohd Azahar Ibrahim
13th2013–2018
14th2018–2020 Mohd Solihan Badri PH (BERSATU)
2020–2022PN (BERSATU)
15th2022–presentHaslinda SallehBN (UMNO)

Election results

Johor state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Haslinda Salleh5,38044.91
MUDA Lim Wei Jiet3,64430.42Increase2.svg 30.42
PN Ahmad Humaizi Uzir2,72922.79Increase2.svg 22.79
PEJUANG Mohd Fauzi Bachok2241.87Increase2.svg 1.87
Total valid votes11,977100.00
Total rejected ballots281
Unreturned ballots59
Turnout12,31754.47
Registered electors22,613
Majority1,73614.49
BN gain from PH Swing ?
Source(s)

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. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  4. "Dashboard SPR".