Bentayan (state constituency)
 Johor constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Johor State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2018)[1] | 27,856 | ||
Bentayan is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[2]
The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018[update], the State Assemblyman for Bentayan is Ng Yak Howe from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Definition
The Bentayan constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Ismail, Parit Beting, Sabak Awor, Parit Tiram, Bentayan, Pasar, Bandar Timor, Jalan Daud Timor, Jalan Daud Barat, Taman Orkid, Sungai Abong Tengah, Sungai Abong Baru and Bandar Barat.[3]
History
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bentayan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Lau Yee Wee | BN (MCA) |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Wee Tong Hiang | DAP |
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Chua Wee Beng | |
| 14th | 2018 – | Ng Yak Howe | PH (DAP) |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PH (2018) | Ng Yak Howe | 18,278 | 79.72 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Lee Kim Heng | 4,649 | 20.28 | ||
| Total valid votes | 22,927 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 253 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 54 | |||||
| Turnout | 23,234 | 83.41 | ||||
| Registered electors | 27,856 | |||||
| Majority | 13,629 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | PH (2018) | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Chua Wee Beng | 13,235 | 67.45 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Fong Soh Lan | 6,388 | 32.55 | ||
| Total valid votes | 19,623 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 209 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 19,832 | 84.61 | ||||
| Registered electors | 23,438 | |||||
| Majority | 6,847 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | DAP | ||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette – Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Wee Tong Hiang | 9,118 | 59.05 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Lee Ching Yong | 6,322 | 40.95 | ||
| Total valid votes | 15,440 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 277 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 20 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,737 | 74.12 | ||||
| Registered electors | 21,233 | |||||
| Majority | 2,796 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|DAP]] | Swing | BN | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Lau Yee Wee | 7,657 | 51.44 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Tan Chen Choon | 7,229 | 48.56 | ||
| Total valid votes | 14,886 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 338 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 338 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,562 | 71.97 | ||||
| Registered electors | 21,624 | |||||
| Majority | 428 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||
References
- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ "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".)
- ^ "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 2016-06-19.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ a b c https://undi.info/johor/r18/n12
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