Bukit Batu (state constituency)

Bukit Batu
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Arthur Chiong Sen Sern; PH
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Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2018)	30,216
Area (km²)	326

Bukit Batu 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.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Batu's electorate as of 2018^[3]

Chinese (57.99%)

Malay (34.21%)

Indian (7.19%)

Other ethnicities (0.61%)

History[edit]

Polling districts[edit]

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Batu constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Bukit Batu (N51）	Ulu Choh	163/51/01	Dewan Raya Ulu Choh
	Bandar Ulu Choh	163/51/02	SJK (C) Ching Yeh
	Kampong Rahmat	163/51/03	SK Polis Kem
	Bukit Batu	163/51/04	SJK (C) Batu
	Ayer Manis	163/51/05	SK Ayer Manis
	FELDA Bukit Batu	163/51/06	SK LKTP Bukit Batu
	Ayer Bemban	163/51/07	SJK (C) Bemban
	Midland Kulai Young	163/51/08	SK Sri Gunung Pulai
	Pekan Kelapa Sawit Barat	163/51/09	Sekolah Agama Batu 26
	Pekan Kelapa Sawit Tengah	163/51/10	SJK (C) Sawit
	Pekan Kelapa Sawit Timor	163/51/11	Tadika Sawit
	Kampong Sri Paya	163/51/12	SJK (T) Ladang Kulai Oil Palm
	Kota Kulai	163/51/13	SJK (C) Kulai Besar
	Taman Putri	163/51/14	SMK Taman Putri
	Taman Permai	163/51/15	SMK Kota Kulai

Representation history[edit]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Batu
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency split from Kulai
11th	2004–2008	Cheong Chin Liang	BN (GERAKAN)
12th	2008–2013	Cheong Chin Liang	BN (GERAKAN)
13th	2013–2018	Jimmy Puah Wee Tse (潘伟斯)	PR (PKR)
14th	2018–2022	Jimmy Puah Wee Tse (潘伟斯)	PH (PKR)
15th	2022–present	Chiong Sen Sern	PH (PKR)

Election results[edit]

Johor state election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Chiong Sen Sern	9,439	39.20	26.48
	BN	Supayyah Solaimuthu	9,302	38.63	11.56
	PN	Tan Heng Choon	3,989	16.57	16.57
	Sabah Heritage Party	Lee Ming Wen	1,349	5.60	5.60
Total valid votes			24,079	100.00
Total rejected ballots			624
Unreturned ballots			117
Turnout			24,820	53.68	33.69
Registered electors			46,237
Majority			137	0.57	38.04
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		Pakatan Harapan (
Source(s) ^[5]^[6]^[7]

Johor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Jimmy Puah Wee Tse	17,105	65.68	65.68
	BN	Teo Lee Ho	7,048	27.07	12.19
	PAS	Juwahir Amin	1,888	7.25	7.25
Total valid votes			26,041	100.00
Total rejected ballots			306
Unreturned ballots			53
Turnout			26,400	87.37	2.50
Registered electors			30,216
Majority			10,057	38.61	18.04
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		PH (2018)
Source(s) ^[8]^[9]

Johor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Jimmy Puah Wee Tse	11,676	59.83	17.50
	BN	Cheong Chin Liang	7,661	39.26	17.50
	Independent	Surendiran Kuppayah	177	0.91
Total valid votes			19,514	100.00
Total rejected ballots			493
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,007	89.87	9.03
Registered electors			22,262
Majority			4,015	20.57	5.23
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|PKR]]		Swing		BN
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Johor state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Cheong Chin Liang	8,805	57.67	19.39
	PKR	Liew Shin Kheong	6,464	42.33	19.39
Total valid votes			15,269	100.00
Total rejected ballots			524
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			15,810	80.84	2.78
Registered electors			19,556
Majority			2,341	15.34	28.78
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) ^[9]

Johor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Cheong Chin Liang	10,301	77.06
	PKR	Liew Shin Kheong	3,066	22.94
Total valid votes			13,367	100.00
Total rejected ballots			442
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			13,821	78.06
Registered electors			17,705
Majority			7,235	54.12
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) ^[9]

References[edit]

^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. 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".)
^ "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. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
^ "Dashboard SPR".
^ "KEPUTUSAN | Pilihan Raya Negeri Johor (PRN Johor) 2022". pru.astroawani.com.
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Undi.info - (-)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-17.

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[1] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[GE14-2] "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".)

[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 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]}

[5] "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.

[6] "Dashboard SPR".

[7] "KEPUTUSAN | Pilihan Raya Negeri Johor (PRN Johor) 2022". pru.astroawani.com.

[star-8] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[undi-9] "Undi.info - (-)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-17.

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