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Bukit Kepong (state constituency)

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Bukit Kepong
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Sahruddin Jamal
PN
Constituency created2018
First contested2018
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)34,670
Electors (2022)37,495
Area (km²)1,023

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

The state constituency was first contested in 2018 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Kepong's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (70.24%)
  Chinese (26.3%)
  Indian (2.78%)
  Other ethnicities (0.58%)
  Sabah Bumiputera (0.06%)
  Sarawak Bumiputera (0.04%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Kepong constituency is divided into 27 polling districts.[2]

State conatituency Polling Districts Code Location
Bukit Kepong (N07) Bandar Bukit Kepong 143/07/01 SJK (C) Kepong
FELCRA Paya Kepar 143/07/02 SK FELCRA Bukit Kepong
Ma'Okil 143/07/03 SKTP Ma'Okil
Bukit Kepong 143/07/04 SK Bukit Kepong
Lenga Utara 143/07/05 SK Lenga
Lenga Selatan 143/07/06 SJK (C) Lenga
Kampong Bahru 143/07/07 SA Kampung Baru Batu 28
Lenga 143/07/08 SK LKTP Batu 27
Kampong Gombang 143/07/09 SK Gombang
Liang Batu 143/07/10 SK Liang Batu
Lenga Road 143/07/11 SJK (C) Renchong
Pagoh 143/07/12 SMK Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah
Bandar Pagoh Utara 143/07/13 SJK (C) Soon Mong
Bandar Pagoh Selatan 143/07/14 SA Pekan Pagoh
Paya Redan 143/07/15 SK Paya Redan
Kampong Teratai 143/07/16 SJK (C) Lian Hwa
Sri Ledang 143/07/17 SK RKT Sri Ledang
FELDA Sri Jaya 143/07/18 SMK Tun Sri Lanang
Durian Chondong 143/07/19 SK Durian Chondong
Kundang Ulu 143/07/20 SMK Tengku Temenggong Ahmad
Ladang Serampang 143/07/21 Pejabat Am Ladang Bukit Serampang
Parit Raja 143/07/22 SK Bukit Rahmat
Bandar Grisek Timor 143/07/23 SK Gersek
Kampong Kundang Ulu 143/07/24 SK Kundang Ulu
Ladang Nasional 143/07/25 SJK (T) Ladang Nordanal
Kebun Bahru 153/07/26 SJK (C) Kebun Bahru
Grisek 143/07/27 SJK (C) Pei Eng

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Kepong
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Bukit Serampang
14th 2018–2020 Sahruddin Jamal (سحرالدين جمال) PH (BERSATU)
2020–2022 PN (BERSATU)
15th 2022–present

Election results

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Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Sahruddin Jamal 9,873 44.27 Increase 44.27
BN Ismail Mohamed 9,163 41.08 Decrease 2.55
MUDA Afiqah Zulkifli 3,076 13.79 Increase 13.79
PEJUANG Md Taib Suhut 191 0.86 Increase 0.86
Total valid votes 22,303 100.00
Total rejected ballots 486
Unreturned ballots 85
Turnout 22,874 61.01 Decrease 22.99
Registered electors 37,495
Majority 710 3.19 Decrease 2.16
PN gain from PH Swing ?
Source(s)
Johor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
PH Sahruddin Jamal 11,665 48.98
BN Mohd Noor Taib 10,392 43.63
PAS Muhamad Nur Iqbal Abd Razak 1,761 7.39
Total valid votes 23,818 100.00
Total rejected ballots 383
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 24,352 84.00
Registered electors 28,992
Majority 1,273 5.35
This was a new constituency created
Source(s)

References

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  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. ^ "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]
  3. ^ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  4. ^ "Dashboard SPR".
  5. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  6. ^ "Undi.info - Pekan Nanas (P165-N55)". Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2021-03-29.