Mersing (federal constituency)
 Johor constituency | |
|---|---|
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1984 |
| First contested | 1986 |
| Last contested | 2013 |
Mersing is a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.
The federal constituency was created in the 1984 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 Padang Endau, Bandar Endau Utara, Bandar Endau Selatan, Kampung Hubong, Kampung Hubong Barat, Rancangan FELDA Endau, Triang, Penyabong, Tanjong Resang, Ayer Papan, Tanjong Genting, Mersing Kanan, Jalan Endau, Jalan Abdullah, Kampong Tengah, Bandar Utara, Jalan Jamaluang, Sawah Dato', Tenglu, Tanah Abang, Kampong Punan, Kampong Peta, FELDA Nitar 2, FELDA Nitar 1, Pengkalan Batu, Jalan Ismail, Pejabat Kerajaan, Pekan Mersing Kechil, Sri Pantai, Bandar Jamaluang Timor, Jamaluang Timor, Jamaluang, RISDA Sungai Ambat, FELDA Tenggaroh 5, FELDA Tenggaroh 3, FELDA Tenggaroh 6, FELDA Tenggaroh 4, FELDA Tenggaroh 2, FELDA Tenggaroh 1, Pulau Sibu, Pulau Tinggi, Pulau Besar, Pulau Aur, Pulau Pemanggil.
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Padang Endau, Bandar Endau Utara, Bandar Endau Selatan, Kampung Hubong, Kampung Hubong Barat, Rancangan FELDA Endau, Triang, Penyabong, Tanjong Resang, Ayer Papan, Tanjong Genting, Mersing Kanan, Jalan Endau, Jalan Abdullah, Kampong Tengah, Bandar Utara, Jalan Jamaluang, Sawah Dato', Tenglu, Tanah Abang, Kampong Punan, Kampong Peta, FELDA Nitar 2, FELDA Nitar 1, Pengkalan Batu, Jalan Ismail, Pejabat Kerajaan, Pekan Mersing Kechil, Sri Pantai, Bandar Jamaluang Timor, Jamaluang Timor, Jamaluang, RISDA Sungai Ambat, FELDA Tenggaroh 5, FELDA Tenggaroh 3, FELDA Tenggaroh 6, FELDA Tenggaroh 4, FELDA Tenggaroh 2, FELDA Tenggaroh 1, Pulau Sibu, Pulau Tinggi, Pulau Besar, Pulau Aur, Pulau Pemanggil.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Mersing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created | ||||
| 7th | 1986-1990 | Abdul Ajib Ahmad | BN | |
| 8th | 1990-1995 | |||
| 9th | 1995-1999 | Zainal Abidin Osman | ||
| 10th | 1999-2004 | Abdul Latiff Ahmad | ||
| 11th | 2004-2008 | |||
| 12th | 2008-2013 | |||
| 13th | 2013-present | |||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Abdul Latiff Ahmad | 26,184 | 71.50 | - 4.42 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Roslan Nikmat | 10,437 | 28.50 | + 4.42 | |
| Total valid votes | 36,621 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 678 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 94 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,393 | 84.03 | ||||
| Registered electors | 44,497 | |||||
| Majority | 15,747 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | 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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Abdul Latiff Ahmad | 20,116 | 75.92 | - 4.60 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Shahar Abdullah | 6,380 | 24.08 | + 4.60 | |
| Total valid votes | 26,496 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 857 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 195 | |||||
| Turnout | 27,548 | 75.59 | ||||
| Registered electors | 36,445 | |||||
| Majority | 13,736 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Abdul Latiff Ahmad | 19,222 | 80.52 | + 10.24 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Idris Tukachil | 4,649 | 19.48 | - 10.24 | |
| Total valid votes | 23,871 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 613 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 24,484 | 72.25 | ||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | 14,573 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Abdul Latiff Ahmad | 18,821 | 70.28 | - 6.57 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Idris Tukachil | 7,960 | 29.72 | + 29.72 | |
| Total valid votes | 26,781 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 782 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 54 | |||||
| Turnout | 27,617 | 70.29 | ||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | 10,861 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Zainal Abidin Osman | 19,357 | 76.85 | + 17.54 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | S46 | A. Kadir Johan | 5,832 | 23.15 | - 17.54 | |
| Total valid votes | 25,189 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,369 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 66 | |||||
| Turnout | 26,624 | 70.47 | ||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | 13,525 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Abdul Ajib Ahmad | 14,366 | 59.31 | - 20.98 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | S46 | Hassan Md. Ali | 9,857 | 40.69 | + 40.69 | |
| Total valid votes | 24,223 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 858 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 25,081 | 72.66 | ||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | 4,509 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Abdul Ajib Ahmad | 14,419 | 80.29 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Mokhtar Yahaya | 3,540 | 19.71 | ||
| Total valid votes | 17,959 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,106 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 19,065 | 67.41 | ||||
| Registered electors | 28,281 | |||||
| Majority | 10,879 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ "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.
