Sekijang
 Johor constituency | |
|---|---|
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2003 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2013 |
Sekijang is a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.
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.
History
2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Pemanis 1, Pemanis 2, Bumbun, Sulir, Pekan Jabi, Tahang Rimau, Jalan Buloh Kasap, Kampong Mengkudu, Kampong Tengah, FELDA Medoi, Kampong Jawa, Gubah, Kampong Abdullah Selatan, Segamat Baru, Ladang Segamat, FELDA Kemelah, Redong, Sekijang, Chuan Moh San, Kampong Melayu Raya, Bukit Siput, Pekan Bukit Siput Utara, Paya Pulai, Pogoh, Ladang Labis Bahru, Pekan Bukit Siput Selatan.
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Pemanis 1, Pemanis 2, Bumbun, Sulir, Pekan Jabi, Tahang Rimau, Jalan Buloh Kasap, Kampong Mengkudu, Kampong Tengah, FELDA Medoi, Kampong Jawa, Gubah, Kampong Abdullah Selatan, Segamat Baru, Ladang Segamat, FELDA Kemelah, Redong, Sekijang, Chuan Moh San, Kampong Melayu Raya, Bukit Siput, Pekan Bukit Siput Utara, Paya Pulai, Pogoh, Ladang Labis Bahru, Pekan Bukit Siput Selatan.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Sekijang | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created | ||||
| 11th | 2004-2008 | Baharum Mohamed | BN | |
| 12th | 2008-2013 | |||
| 13th | 2013-present | Anuar Abd. Manap | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Anuar Abd. Manap | 19,934 | 54.08 | - 14.83 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PKR | Julailey Jemadi | 16,927 | 45.92 | + 14.83 | |
| Total valid votes | 36,861 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 587 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 71 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,519 | 87.12 | ||||
| Registered electors | 43,066 | |||||
| Majority | 3,007 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN | ||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 181/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12. "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) 222/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Baharum Mohamed | 17,979 | 68.91 | - 11.49 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PKR | Zulkaply Salleh | 8,112 | 31.09 | + 11.49 | |
| Total valid votes | 26,091 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 622 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 3 | |||||
| Turnout | 26,716 | 76.03 | ||||
| Registered electors | 35,138 | |||||
| Majority | 9,867 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Baharum Mohamed | 19,628 | 80.40 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | KEADILAN | Zulkaply Salleh | 4,786 | 19.60 | ||
| Total valid votes | 24,414 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 24,414 | 72.67 | ||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | 14,842 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
