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Pasir Raja (state constituency)

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Pasir Raja
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Rashidah Ismail
BN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)40,041
Electors (2022)28,045
Area (km²)350

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

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

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Ethnic breakdown of Pasir Raja's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (68.13%)
  Chinese (19.04%)
  Indian (8.68%)
  Sarawak Bumiputera (2.03%)
  Other ethnicities (1.36%)
  Sabah Bumiputera (0.76%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Pasir Raja constituency has a total of 13 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Pasir Raja (N35) FELDA Sungai Sayong 155/35/01 SK LKTP Sungai Sayong
FELDA Bukit Besar 155/35/02 SK LKTP Bukit Besar
FELDA Pasir Raja 155/35/03 SK LKTP Pasir Raja
FELDA Bukit Ramun 155/35/04 SK LKTP Bukit Ramun
Sungai Telor 155/35/05 Pusat Pengembangan Kechil Kg. Baru Sg. Telor
Sungai Johor 155/35/06 SK Sungai Telor
Sungai Kemang Selatan 155/35/07 SA Taman Kota Jaya
Jalan Besar 155/35/08 SK Bandar
Jalan Johor 155/35/09 SJK (T) Jalan Tajul
Kota Tinggi Selatan 155/35/10 SMK Laksamana
Ladang R.E.M. 155/35/11 SJK (T) Ladang Rem
Jalan Kota Tinggi 155/35/12 SA Taman Seri Saujana 1
Kampung Baru Sungai Redan 155/35/13 Balai Aktiviti Komuniti Kg. Baru Sg. Redan

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pasir Raja
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Gunung Lambak
11th 2004–2008 Halimah Mohamed Sadique BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013 Adham Baba
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2022 Rashidah Ismail
15th 2022–present

Election results

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Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Rashidah Ismail 9,381 58.21
PN Intan Jawahir 4,493 27.88 Increase 27.88
PH Fakhruddin Moslim 1,976 12.26
Homeland Fighters' Party Mohd Yusri Yusof 265 1.64 Increase 1.64
Total valid votes 16,115 100.00
Total rejected ballots 289
Unreturned ballots 88
Turnout 16,492 58.81
Registered electors 28,045
Majority 4,888 30.33
BN hold Swing
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. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  4. ^ "Dashboard SPR".