Maharani (state constituency)

Maharani
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Abdul Aziz Talib; PN
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Constituency created	1959 (as Bandar Maharani)
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	38,596
Area (km²)	65

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

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 Maharani's electorate as of 2018^[2]

Malay (60.97%)

Chinese (36.13%)

Indian (2.27%)

Other ethnicities (0.64%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Maharani constituency is divided into 14 polling districts.^[3]

State conatituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Maharani（N15）	Maharani	146/15/01	SMK Sri Muar
	Tanjong	146/15/02	SMK (P) Sultan Abu Bakar
	Tanjong Selatan	146/15/03	SMKA Maahad Muar
	Jalan Khalidi	146/15/04	SJK (T) Jalan Khalidi
	Temenggong Ahmad Selatan	146/15/05	SK Ismail (1)
	Parit Perupok Timur	146/15/06	SK Parit Kadzi
	Parit Perupok Barat	146/15/07	SJK (C) Chung Hwa Ketiga
	Parit Keroma	146/15/08	SK Parit Keroma
	Parit Raja	146/15/09	SMK Tengku Mahkota
	Parit Bakar Darat	146/15/10	SJK (C) Chi Sin
	Parit Bakar	146/15/11	SK Parit Bakar Tengah
	Parit Unas	146/15/12	SJK (C) San Chai
	Parit Pinang Seribu	146/15/13	SK Parit Pinang Seribu
	Parit Samsu	146/15/14	SK Parit Samsu

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Maharani
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Bandar Maharani
1st	1959-1964	Chua Song Lim	Alliance (MCA)
2nd	1964-1969	Chua Song Lim	Alliance (MCA)
	1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1971-1974	Chua Song Lim	Alliance (MCA)
4th	1974-1978	Chua Song Lim	BN (MCA)
5th	1978-1982	Musa Ismail	BN (UMNO)
6th	1982-1986	Musa Ismail	BN (UMNO)
Maharani
7th	1986-1990	Song Sing Kwee	DAP
8th	1990-1995	John Lim Wan Show	DAP
9th	1995-1999	Tay Khim Seng	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999-2004	Lau Yew Wee @ Low Yu Wee	BN (UMNO)
11th	2004-2008	Mohd Ismail Mohd Shah	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008-2013	Mohammad Taslim	PR (PAS)
13th	2013-2018	Mohammad Taslim	PR (PAS)
14th	2018-2022	Nor Hayati Bachok	PH (AMANAH)
15th	2022-present	Abdul Aziz Talib	PN (PAS)

Election Results

Johor state election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PN	Abdul Aziz Talib	7,559	35.97	35.97
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PH	Nor Hayati Bachok	6,522	31.03
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Noor Farah Shamsudin	5,861	27.89
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Lim Kim Joo	592	2.82
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PEJUANG	Riad Ahmad	292	1.39	1.39
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PBM	Hanis Asmui	190	0.90	0.90
Total valid votes			21,016	100.00
Total rejected ballots			356
Unreturned ballots			151
Turnout			21,523	55.76
Registered electors			38,596
Majority			1,037	4.94
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|PN]]		Swing		PH
Source(s) ^[4]^[5]

References

^ "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".)
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
^ "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]}
^ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
^ "Dashboard SPR".

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[GE14-1] "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] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[3] "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]}

[4] "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.

[5] "Dashboard SPR".

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