Kluang (federal constituency)

Kluang
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

Kluang is a federal constituency in 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.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Ladang Coronation, Pekan Sri Lalang Barat, Pekan Sri Lalang Timor, Ladang Mengkibol, Mengkibol Barat, Mengkibol Timor, Taman Kurnia, Bakar Sampah, Lambak, Yap Tau Sah, Yap Tau Sah Timor, Padang Tembak, Jalan Mersing, Jalan Johor Tenggara, Kluang Layang, Ladang Lambak, Ladang Elaeis, Ladang Bukit Benut, Kampung Gunung Lambak, Taman Megah, Kampong Melayu Timor II, Kampung Tengah, Kampong Paya Timor, Kampong Paya Barat, Kampong Melayu I, Kampong Melayu Timor, Kampong Melayu II, Taman Lian Seng, Haji Manan, Mesjid Lama, Bandar Tengah, Taman Ilham, Dorset, Taman Berlian, Jalan Hospital, Taman Kerjasama, Kampung Baru.

2016–present:^[2] The constituency contains the polling districts of Ladang Coronation, Pekan Sri Lalang Barat, Pekan Sri Lalang Timor, Ladang Mengkibol, Mengkibol Barat, Mengkibol Timor, Taman Kurnia, Bakar Sampah, Lambak, Yap Tau Sah, Yap Tau Sah Timor, Padang Tembak, Jalan Mersing, Jalan Johor Tenggara, Kluang Layang, Ladang Lambak, Ladang Elaeis, Ladang Bukit Benut, Kampung Gunung Lambak, Taman Megah, Kampong Melayu Timor II, Kampung Tengah, Kampong Paya Timor, Kampong Paya Barat, Kampong Melayu I, Kampong Melayu Timor, Kampong Melayu II, Taman Lian Seng, Haji Manan, Mesjid Lama, Bandar Tengah, Taman Ilham, Dorset, Taman Berlian, Jalan Hospital, Taman Kerjasama, Kampung Baru, Taman Suria, Indah Jaya, Sri Tengah.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kluang
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Loh Fook Yen	BN
5th	1978-1982	Lee Kaw	DAP
6th	1982-1986	Quah Wee Liam	BN
7th	1986-1990	Ling Chooi Sieng
8th	1990-1995	Kang Chow Oh
9th	1995-1999	Hoo Seong Chang
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Hou Kok Chung
13th	2013-2018	Liew Chin Tong	DAP
14th	2018-present	Wong Shu Qi	PH (DAP)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PH (2018)	Wong Shu Qi	47,671	59.20	+ 4.21
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Gan Ping Sieu	24,618	30.57	- 14.44
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|PH]]		Swing		DAP
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.]]	DAP	Liew Chin Tong	40,574	54.99	+ 8.61
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|DAP]]		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	Hou Kok Chung	27,970	53.62	- 16.14
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|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	Hoo Seong Chang	33,001	69.76	- 1.75
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|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	Hoo Seong Chang	30,540	71.51	- 1.70
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|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	Hoo Seong Chang	30,097	73.21	+ 18.75
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|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	Kang Chow Oh	29,700	54.46	+ 3.50
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|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	Ling Towi Seng @ Ling Chooi Sieng	22,891	50.96
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Lee Kaw	20,882	46.48
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Abu Hassan Umat @ Ahmad	1,149	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
	[[\|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	Quah Wee Liam	23,760	58.14
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Lee Kaw	17,107	41.86
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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|BN]]		Swing		DAP

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Lee Kaw	16,887	51.51
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Loh Fook Yen	15,215	46.41
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Abu Bakar Kathom	679	2.07
Total valid votes			32,781	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			44,331
Majority			1,672
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|DAP]]		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Loh Fook Yen	13,247	54.14
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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

"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. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
^ "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.

[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. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[2] "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.

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Perak	Gerik Lenggong Larut Parit Buntar Bagan Serai Bukit Gantang Taiping Padang Rengas Sungai Siput Tambun Ipoh Timor Ipoh Barat Batu Gajah Kuala Kangsar Beruas Parit Kampar Gopeng Tapah Pasir Salak Lumut Bagan Datuk Teluk Intan Tanjong Malim
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Kuala Lumpur	Kepong Batu Wangsa Maju Segambut Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang Lembah Pantai Seputeh Cheras Bandar Tun Razak
Putrajaya	Putrajaya
Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu Jempol Seremban Kuala Pilah Rasah Rembau Port Dickson Tampin
Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Hang Tuah Jaya Kota Melaka Jasin
Johor	Segamat Sekijang Labis Pagoh Ledang Bakri Muar Parit Sulong Ayer Hitam Sri Gading Batu Pahat Simpang Renggam Kluang Sembrong Mersing Tenggara Kota Tinggi Pengerang Tebrau Pasir Gudang Johor Bahru Pulai Iskandar Puteri Kulai Pontian Tanjung Piai
Labuan	Labuan
Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Lahad Datu Semporna Tawau Kalabakan
Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Puncak Borneo Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas
See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts