Batu Pahat (federal constituency)

Batu Pahat (P150)
Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Mohd Rashid Hasnon; PPBM
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	98,543
Area (km²)	446

Batu Pahat is a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 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 Batu Pahat's electorate as of 2018^[3]

Malay (54.64%)

Chinese (43.49%)

Indian (1.29%)

Other ethnicities (0.56%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Parit Bilal, Linau, Bakau Chondong, Bukit Pasir, Bakau Chondong Barat, Kampong Kenangan Dato' Onn, Gunong Soga, Kampong Merdeka Timor, Kampong Merdeka Barat, Jalan Zabedah Barat, Jalan Abu Bakar, Jalan Zabedah Timor, Simpang Rantai, Bentara Luar, Bukit Bendera, Taman Soga, Kampung Istana, Taman Murni, Minyak Beku, Petani Kechik, Banang, Sungai Ayam, Sungai Suloh, Koris, Parit Tariman, Parit Kadir, Parit Kemang, Sungai Lurus, Bandar Senggarang Barat, Bandar Senggarang Timor, Senggarang, Kampong Bahru, Taman Senggarang, Rejo Sari, Perpat, Sri Ladang, Sri Merlong, Belahan Tampok, Sungai Merlong, Sungai Kluang, Bandar Rengit Selatan, Bandar Rengit Utara, Rengit, Punggor.

2016–present:^[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Parit Bilal, Linau, Bakau Chondong, Bukit Pasir, Bakau Chondong Barat, Kampong Kenangan Dato' Onn, Gunong Soga, Kampong Merdeka Timor, Kampong Merdeka Barat, Jalan Zabedah Barat, Jalan Abu Bakar, Jalan Zabedah Timor, Simpang Rantai, Bentara Luar, Bukit Bendera, Taman Soga, Kampung Istana, Taman Murni, Minyak Beku, Petani Kechik, Banang, Sungai Ayam, Sungai Suloh, Koris, Parit Tariman, Parit Kadir, Parit Kemang, Sungai Lurus, Bandar Senggarang Barat, Bandar Senggarang Timor, Senggarang, Kampong Bahru, Taman Senggarang, Rejo Sari, Perpat, Sri Ladang, Sri Merlong, Belahan Tampok, Sungai Merlong, Sungai Kluang, Bandar Rengit Selatan, Bandar Rengit Utara, Rengit, Punggor.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Batu Pahat
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Kang Kok Seng (江国盛)	Alliance (MCA)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Kang Kok Seng (江国盛)	Alliance (MCA)
2nd	1964-1969	Soh Ah Teck (苏宜德)	Alliance (MCA)
	1969-1971	Parliament was suspended^[5]^[6]
3rd	1971-1973	Soh Ah Teck (苏宜德)	Alliance (MCA)
3rd	1973-1974	Soh Ah Teck (苏宜德)	BN (MCA)
4th	1974-1978	Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982	Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar
6th	1982-1986	Daud Taha
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999	Mansor Masikon
10th	1999-2004	Siam Kasrin
11th	2004-2008	Junaidy Abdul Wahab
12th	2008-2013	Mohd Puad Zarkashi
13th	2013-2018	Mohd Idris Jusi	PKR
14th	2018–2020	Mohd Rashid Hasnon	PH (PKR)
14th	2020-	Mohd Rashid Hasnon	Independent

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PH (2018)	Mohd Rashid Hasnon	45,929	55.92	+55.92
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Haliza Abdullah	28,035	34.13	-15.86
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Mahfodz Mohamed	8,173	9.95	+9.95
Total valid votes			82,137	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,097
Unreturned ballots			340
Turnout			83,574	84.81
Registered electors			98,543
Majority			17,894	21.79
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		PH (2018)
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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Mohd Idris Jusi	38,563	51.01	+13.43
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd Puad Zarkashi	37,039	48.99	-13.43
Total valid votes			75,602	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,445
Unreturned ballots			155
Turnout			77,202	87.46
Registered electors			88,272
Majority			1,524
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|PKR]]		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 2016-05-14. "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 2016-05-14.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mohd Puad Zarkashi	32,593	62.42	-17.36
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Muhammad Abdullah	19,625	37.58	+37.58
Total valid votes			52,218	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,758
Unreturned ballots			127
Turnout			54,103	77.21
Registered electors			70,069
Majority			12,968
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Junaidy Abdul Wahab	38,982	79.78	+10.77
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Mohamed Hanipa Maidin	9,880	20.22	-10.77
Total valid votes			48,862	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,372
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			50,234	73.43
Registered electors
Majority			29,102
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Siam Kasrin	31,674	69.01	-10.35
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Mohd Ramli Md Kari	14,226	30.99	+30.99
Total valid votes			45,900	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,197
Unreturned ballots			79
Turnout			47,176	73.65
Registered electors
Majority			17,448
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mansor Masikon	33,780	79.36	+20.55
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	S46	Abdullah @ Ali Siran	8,787	20.64	-20.55
Total valid votes			42,567	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,395
Unreturned ballots			136
Turnout			45,098	72.67
Registered electors
Majority			24,993
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Daud Taha	24,922	58.81	-9.00
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	S46	Sh. Rokiah Sh. Cantik	17,457	41.19	+41.19
Total valid votes			42,379	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,764
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			44,143	73.77
Registered electors
Majority			7,465
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Daud Taha	23,384	67.81	-20.22
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SDP	Tan Lem Huat	7,830	22.71	+22.71
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Ungku Mohd Noor Ungku Mahmood	3,269	9.48
Total valid votes			34,483	100.00
Total rejected ballots			4,534
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			39,017	70.40
Registered electors			55,418
Majority			15,554
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Daud Taha	30,220	88.03	N/A
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Ibrahim Tahir	4,111	11.97	+11.97
Total valid votes			34,331	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,830
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			36,161	74.48
Registered electors			48,552
Majority			26,109
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar won uncontested.
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar	15,139	61.75	N/A
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Mohamed Kassim	5,768	23.53	+23.53
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Ho Lai Chon	3,611	14.73
Total valid votes			24,518	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,003
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			25,521	73.22
Registered electors			34,853
Majority			9,371
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		Alliance

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Soh Ah Teck won uncontested.
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	Alliance	Soh Ah Teck
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			27,010
Majority
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		Alliance

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	Alliance	Soh Ah Teck	12,505	60.78	-7.18
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	Socialist Front	Ng Jin Lam	5,647	27.45	+27.45
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	UDP	Tan Seow Kiew	2,422	11.77	+11.77
Total valid votes			20,574	100.00
Total rejected ballots			450
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			21,024	82.91
Registered electors			25,358
Majority			6,858
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		Alliance

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	Alliance	Kang Kok Seng	10,261	67.96
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Koh Kim Boon	3,958	26.21
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Abdullah Othman	880	5.83
Total valid votes			15,099	100.00
Total rejected ballots			108
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			15,207	72.11
Registered electors			21,090
Majority			6,303
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 35. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
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[2] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[3] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[4] "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.

[5] Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

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