Rompin (federal constituency)

Rompin (P091)

Pahang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Abdul Khalib Abdullah PN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1]	100,897
Electors (2022) [2]	89,131
Area (km²) [3]	5,390
Pop. density (per km²)	18.7

Rompin is a federal constituency in Rompin District, Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PAHANG

Ethnic breakdown of Rompin's electorate as of 2022

   Malay (83.17%)

  Other ethnicities (13.52%)

   Chinese (2.43%)

   Indian (0.87%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Rompin constituency is divided into 38 polling districts. ^[4]

State constituency	Polling district	Code	Location
Bukit Ibam（N40）	Bandar Bukit Ibam	091/40/01	SMA Bukit Ibam
	Kampung Aur	091/40/02	SK Kampung Aur SK Buluh Nipis
	Kota Bahagia	091/40/03	SK Ladang Kota Bahagia
	Bukit Serok	091/40/04	SK Bukit Serok SK Melati
	FELDA Keratong 2	091/40/05	SK LKTP Keratong 2
	FELDA Keratong 3	091/40/06	SK LKTP Keratong 3
	FELDA Keratong 5	091/40/07	SA Rakyat Al-Asriah FELDA Keratong 5
	FELDA Keratong 7	091/40/08	SK LKTP Keratong 7
	FELDA Keratong 4	091/40/09	SK LKTP Keratong 4
	FELDA Keratong 1	091/40/10	SK LKTP Keratong 1
	FELDA Selancar 1	091/40/11	SMK Selancar
Muadzam Shah（N41）	Muadzam Shah	091/41/01	SK Bukit Ridan
	Bukit Ridan	091/41/02	Dewan Stesen MARDI Muadzam Shah
	FELDA Keratong 10	091/41/03	SK LKTP Keratong 10
	FELDA Keratong 9	091/41/04	SK Perantau Damai
	FELDA Keratong 8	091/41/05	SK LKTP Keratong 8
	Kedaik	091/41/06	SK Kedaik
	Gading	091/41/07	Balai Raya Kampung Gading Tadika KEMAS / JAKOA Kampung Kerpal
	Leban Chondong	091/41/08	SK Leban Chondong
	FELDA Keratong 6	091/41/09	SK LKTP Keratong 6
	Chenderawasih	091/41/10	SK Chenderawasih
	FELDA Selancar	091/41/11	SK LKTP Selancar 2
	FELDA Selancar 3	091/41/12	SK LKTP Selancar 3
Tioman（N42）	Sungai Puteri	091/42/01	SK Sungai Puteri
	Kuala Rompin	091/42/02	SMK Rompin
	Bandar Baru Rompin	091/42/03	SK Rompin
	Pontian	091/42/04	SK Pontian
	FELDA Selendang	091/42/05	SK LKTP Selendang 1 SK Sungai Mok
	Sarang Tiong	091/42/06	SK Sarang Tiong
	Kampung Janglau	091/42/07	SK Janglau
	Kampung Jawa	091/42/08	SMK Tanjung Gemok
	Endau	091/42/09	SK Tanjung Gemok
	Pianggu	091/42/10	SK Pianggu
	Denai	091/42/11	SK Denai
	Tekek	091/42/12	SMK Tekek Salang Pusaka Resort Tioman
	Juara	091/42/13	SK Juara
	Kampung Genting	091/42/14	Balai Raya Kampung Genting
	Mukut	091/42/15	SK Mukut

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Rompin
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Pekan
7th	P081	1986–1990	Mohamed Amin Daud (محمد أمين داود)	BN (UMNO)
8th		1990–1995	Jamaluddin Jarjis (جمال الدين محمد جرجيس)
9th	P085	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004
11th	P091	2004–2008
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2015
		2015–2018	Hasan Arifin (حسن عريفين)
14th		2018–2022
15th		2022–present	Abdul Khalib Abdullah (عبدالخلاب عبدالله)	PN (BERSATU)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Rompin				Bukit Ibam
				Cini
					Muadzam Shah
				Tioman

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N40	Bukit Ibam	Nazri Ahmad	PN (PAS)
N41	Muadzam Shah	Razali Kassim	BN (UMNO)
N42	Tioman	Mohd Johari Hussain

Local governments

No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N40	Bukit Ibam	Rompin District Council
N41	Muadzam Shah
N42	Tioman	Rompin District Council Tioman Development Authority (Tioman Island area)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Abdul Khalib Abdullah	31,589	47.20	47.20
	BN	Hasan Arifin	30,151	45.05	8.49
	PH	Erman Shah Jaios	4,779	7.14	8.70
	Independent	Harmizi Hussain	408	0.61	0.61
Total valid votes			66,927	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,129
Unreturned ballots			177
Turnout			68,233	75.09	7.12
Registered electors			89,131
Majority			1,438	2.15	20.76
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753278/PUB611_2022.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hasan Arifin	26,628	53.54	7.95
	PAS	M Shahrul Nizam Abdul Haliff	15,233	30.63	7.88
	PH	Sitarunisah Ab Kadir	7,876	15.84	15.84
Total valid votes			49,737	100.00
Total rejected ballots			917
Unreturned ballots			251
Turnout			50,905	82.21	8.37
Registered electors			61,918
Majority			11,395	22.91	0.07
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 238/2018]" (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 Pahang [P.U. (B) 312/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general by-election, 5 May 2015
Upon the death of incumbent, Jamaluddin Jarjis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hasan Arifin	23,796	61.49	5.32
	PAS	Nazri Ahmad	14,901	38.51	5.32
Total valid votes			38,697	100.00
Total rejected ballots			591
Unreturned ballots			64
Turnout			39,352	73.84	12.01
Registered electors			53,294
Majority			8,895	22.98	10.64
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil P.091 Rompin". Election Commission of Malaysia . Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the Dewan Rakyat of P.091 Rompin for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 182/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "P. U. (B) 220/2015 Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of P.091 Rompin" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jamaluddin Jarjis	30,040	66.81	0.09
	PAS	Nuridah Mohd Salleh	14,926	33.19	0.09
Total valid votes			44,966	100.00
Total rejected ballots			883
Unreturned ballots			165
Turnout			46,014	85.85	6.88
Registered electors			53,596
Majority			15,114	33.62	0.18
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 175/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 216/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jamaluddin Jarjis	21,308	66.72	0.80
	PAS	Mazlan Mohamed Yasin	10,629	33.28	0.80
Total valid votes			31,937	100.00
Total rejected ballots			824
Unreturned ballots			169
Turnout			32,930	78.97	0.12
Registered electors			41,701
Majority			10,679	33.44	1.60
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jamaluddin Jarjis	19,359	65.92	4.23
	PAS	Sukri Ahmad	10,009	34.08	4.23
Total valid votes			29,368	100.00
Total rejected ballots			847
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			30,215	78.85	1.49
Registered electors			38,319
Majority			9,350	31.84	8.46
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jamaluddin Jarjis	15,907	61.69	14.77
	PAS	Mazlan Mohamed Yasin	9,879	38.31	14.77
Total valid votes			25,786	100.00
Total rejected ballots			598
Unreturned ballots			170
Turnout			26,554	77.36	0.81
Registered electors			34,325
Majority			6,028	23.38	29.54
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jamaluddin Jarjis	18,531	76.46	3.72
	PAS	Yahya Awang	5,706	23.54	3.72
Total valid votes			24,237	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,004
Unreturned ballots			72
Turnout			25,313	76.55	1.77
Registered electors			33,067
Majority			12,825	52.92	7.44
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jamaluddin Jarjis	20,994	72.74	4.09
	PAS	Salim @ Ahmad Awg. Kalib	7,866	27.26	4.09
Total valid votes			28,860	100.00
Total rejected ballots			910
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			29,770	74.78	6.22
Registered electors			39,808
Majority			13,128	45.48	8.18
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Mohamed Amin Daud	16,118	76.83
	PAS	Yahya Awang	4,861	23.17
Total valid votes			20,979	100.00
Total rejected ballots			529
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			21,508	68.56
Registered electors			31,373
Majority			11,257	53.66
This was a new constituency created.

References

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