Kluang (federal constituency)

Kluang (P152)
Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Wong Shu Qi; PH
;
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	96,915
Area (km²)	256

Kluang is a federal constituency in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics[edit]

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

Chinese (47.49%)

Malay (41.63%)

Indian (9.38%)

Other ethnicities (1.5%)

History[edit]

Polling districts[edit]

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kluang constituency has a total of 40 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Mengkibol（N28）	Ladang Bukit Benut	152/28/01	SA Ladang Bukit Benut
	Ladang Coronation	152/28/02	SA Taman Desa
	Pekan Sri Lalang Barat	152/28/03	Dewan Raya Sri Lalang
	Pekan Sri Lalang Timor	152/28/04	Dewan Raya Sri Lalang
	Ladang Mengkibol	152/28/05	SK Seri Taman Kluang Barat
	Mengkibol Barat	152/28/06	SK Seri Intan
	Mengkibol Timor	152/28/07	Kolej Vokesional Kluang
	Taman Kurnia	152/28/08	SMA Arabiah Kluang
	Bakar Sampah	152/28/09	SJK (C) Chong Hwa 2
	Lambak	152/28/10	SJK (C) Chong Hwa 1
	Yap Tau Sah	152/28/11	SJK (C) Pin Ming
	Yap Tau Sah Timor	152/28/12	SMJK Chong Hwa
	Jalan Mersing	152/28/13	SK Abdul Rahman Yassin
	Jalan Johor Tenggara	152/28/14	SA Dato' Ahmad
	Kluang Layang	152/28/15	Dewan Orang Ramai Ladang Ellar
	Ladang Lambak	152/28/16	SJK (T) Ladang Lambak
	Ladang Elaesis	152/28/17	SJK (T) Ladang Elaesis
	Kampung Gunung Lambak	152/28/18	SJK (C) Chong Hwa 3
	Taman Megah	152/28/19	Dewan Muafakat Kg. Dato Abdul Rahman Yassin
	Kampong Paya Timor	152/28/20	SJK (C) Pa Yai
	Kampong Paya Barat	152/28/21	SJK (C) Pa Yai
	Kampong Melayu Timor	152/28/22	Dewan Seberguna Kg. Paya
Mahkota（N29）	Padang Tembak	152/29/01	SMK Sultan Abdul Jalil
	Kampong Melayu Timor II	152/29/02	Dewan Seberguna Kg. Paya
	Kampung Tengah	152/29/03	SK Seri Kg Tengah
	Kampong Melayu I	152/29/04	SK Kampong Melayu
	Kampong Melayu II	152/29/05	Dewan Raya Majlis Perbandaran Kluang
	Taman Lian Seng	152/29/06	SJK (T) Jalan Haji Manan
	Haji Manan	152/29/07	SJK (C) Chong Eng
	Mesjid Lama	152/29/08	SA Gunung Lambak
	Bandar Tengah	152/29/09	SJK (C) Chong Eng
	Taman Ilham	152/29/10	Dewan Syarifah Azizah Taman Ilham
	Dorset	152/29/11	SMK Taman Seri Kluang
	Taman Berlian	152/29/12	Dewan Pertubuhan PELADANG Kawasan Kluang Utara
	Jalan Hospital	152/29/13	SK (L) Bandar Kluang
	Taman Kerjasama	153/29/14	SMK Tun Hussein Onn
	Kampung Baru	153/29/15	SMK Sultan Abdul Jalil
	Taman Suria	152/29/16	SMK Seri Perdana
	Indah Jaya	152/29/17	SK Dato' Syed Zain Alshahab
	Sri Tengah	152/29/18	SMK Tengku Aris Bendahara

Representation history[edit]

Members of Parliament for Kluang
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Kluang Utara
4th	1974-1978	Loh Fook Yen (罗福元)	BN (MCA)
5th	1978-1982	Lee Kaw (李高)	DAP
6th	1982-1986	Quah Wee Liam (柯威廉)	BN (MCA)
7th	1986-1990	Ling Chooi Sieng (林水仙)
8th	1990-1995	Kang Chow Oh (江沼湖)
9th	1995-1999	Hoo Seong Chang (何襄赞)
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Hou Kok Chung (何国忠)
13th	2013-2018	Liew Chin Tong (刘镇东)	DAP
14th	2018-present	Wong Shu Qi (黄书琪)	PH (DAP)

State constituency[edit]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1954–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Kluang			Bandar Kluang
			Bekok
				Gunung Lambak
						Mahkota
					Mengkibol
				Paloh

Current state assembly members[edit]

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N28	Mengkibol	Chew Chong Sin	PH (DAP)
N29	Mahkota	Muhamad Said Jonit	PH (PKR)

Election results[edit]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Wong Shu Qi	47,671	59.20	+4.21
	BN	Gan Ping Sieu	24,618	30.57	-14.44
	PAS	Muhammad Hasbullah Md Najib	8,242	10.23	+10.23
Total valid votes			80,531	100.00
Total rejected ballots			921
Unreturned ballots			389
Turnout			81,841	84.45
Registered electors			96,915
Majority			23,053	28.63
	PH hold		Swing		+9.33
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	%	∆%
	DAP	Liew Chin Tong	40,574	54.99	+8.61
	BN	Hou Kok Chung	33,215	45.01	-8.61
Total valid votes			73,789	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,292
Unreturned ballots			181
Turnout			75,262	86.78
Registered electors			86,732
Majority			7,359
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		+8.61
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	%	∆%
	BN	Hou Kok Chung	27,970	53.62	-16.14
	DAP	Ng Lam Hua	24,189	46.38	+16.14
Total valid votes			52,159	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,884
Unreturned ballots			524
Turnout			54,567	76.60
Registered electors			71,233
Majority			3,781
	BN hold		Swing		-16.14

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hoo Seong Chang	33,001	69.76	-1.75
	DAP	Ng Lam Hua	14,303	30.24	+1.75
Total valid votes			47,304	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,477
Unreturned ballots			881
Turnout			49,662	73.60
Registered electors
Majority			18,698
	BN hold		Swing		-1.75

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hoo Seong Chang	30,540	71.51	-1.70
	DAP	Chew Peck Choo	12,170	28.49	+1.70
Total valid votes			42,710	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,033
Unreturned ballots			2,898
Turnout			46,641	72.94
Registered electors
Majority			18,370
	BN hold		Swing		-1.70

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hoo Seong Chang	30,097	73.21	+18.75
	DAP	Lim Ser Ho	11,014	26.79	-18.75
Total valid votes			41,111	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,551
Unreturned ballots			817
Turnout			43,479	72.11
Registered electors
Majority			19,083
	BN hold		Swing		+18.75

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Kang Chow Oh	29,700	54.46	+3.50
	DAP	Ng Wei Siong	24,832	45.54	-0.94
Total valid votes			54,532	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,384
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			55,916	75.40
Registered electors
Majority			4,868
	BN hold		Swing		+2.22

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ling Towi Seng @ Ling Chooi Sieng	22,891	50.96	-7.18
	DAP	Lee Kaw	20,882	46.48	+4.62
	PAS	Abu Hassan Umat @ Ahmad	1,149	2.56	+2.56
Total valid votes			44,922	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,600
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			46,522	74.92
Registered electors			62,099
Majority			2,009
	BN hold		Swing		-5.90

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Quah Wee Liam	23,760	58.14	+11.73
	DAP	Lee Kaw	17,107	41.86	-9.65
Total valid votes			40,867	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,227
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			42,094	76.93
Registered electors			54,717
Majority			6,653
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		+10.69

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lee Kaw	16,887	51.51	+5.65
	BN	Loh Fook Yen	15,215	46.41	-7.73
	PAS	Abu Bakar Kathom	679	2.07	+2.07
Total valid votes			32,781	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			44,331
Majority			1,672
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		+6.69

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Loh Fook Yen	13,247	54.14
	DAP	Lee Kaw	11,223	45.86
Total valid votes			24,470	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			31,687
Majority			2,024
This was a new constituency created.

References[edit]

"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.
^ 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.
^ "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]}

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