Pontian (federal constituency)

Pontian

Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Ahmad Maslan BN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	55,570

Pontian 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 Lubok Sipat, Permatang Sepam, Parit Betak, Permatang Duku, Parit Mansor, Parit Ismail, Sri Jawa, Parit Satu, Kampong Parit Kahar, Parit Keroma, Sanglang, Simpang Jawa, Benut, Bandar Benut Utara, Bandar Benut Selatan, Parit Abdul Rahman, Tampok, Ayer Baloi, Bandar Ayer Baloi Selatan, Bandar Ayer Baloi Utara, Parit Panjang, Kampong Parit Haji Karim, Parit Sikom, Kampong Jawa, Pulai Sebatang, Api-Api, Sungai Trus, Pontian Besar Kiri, Jalan Alsagoff, Pantai Bandar Pontian, Pegawai, Jalan Taib, Bakek, Parit Semerah, Parit Kudus, Tanjong Ayer Hitam.

2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Lubok Sipat, Permatang Sepam, Parit Betak, Permatang Duku, Parit Mansor, Parit Ismail, Sri Jawa, Parit Satu, Kampong Parit Kahar, Parit Keroma, Sanglang, Simpang Jawa, Benut, Bandar Benut Utara, Bandar Benut Selatan, Parit Abdul Rahman, Tampok, Ayer Baloi, Bandar Ayer Baloi Selatan, Bandar Ayer Baloi Utara, Parit Panjang, Kampong Parit Haji Karim, Parit Sikom, Kampong Jawa, Pulai Sebatang, Api-Api, Sungai Trus, Pontian Besar Kiri, Jalan Alsagoff, Pantai Bandar Pontian, Pegawai, Jalan Taib, Bakek, Parit Semerah, Parit Kudus, Tanjong Ayer Hitam.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Pontian
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1977	Ali Ahmad	BN (UMNO)
	1978	Ikhwan Nasir
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986	Mokhtaram Rabidin
7th	1986-1990	Law Lai Heng	BN (MCA)
8th	1990-1995	Ong Ka Ting
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Hasni Mohamad	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008-2013	Ahmad Maslan
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Maslan	21,132	46.21	- 20.18
	PH	Karmaine Sardini	20,299	44.39	+ 10.78
	PAS	Baharom Mohamad	4,295	9.40	+ 9.40
Total valid votes			45,726	100.00
Total rejected ballots			738
Unreturned ballots			219
Turnout			46,683	86.30
Registered electors			55,570
Majority			833	1.82
	BN hold		Swing
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	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Maslan	27,804	66.39	- 6.32
	PKR	Haniff @ Ghazali Hosman	14,077	33.61	+ 6.32
Total valid votes			41,881	100.00
Total rejected ballots			871
Unreturned ballots			79
Turnout			42,831	86.30
Registered electors			49,633
Majority			13,727	32.78
	BN hold		Swing
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	Ahmad Maslan	23,121	72.71	- 10.17
	PKR	Mohd Annuar Mohd Salleh	8,677	27.29	+ 10.17
Total valid votes			31,798	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,008
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,806	75.83
Registered electors			43,264
Majority			14,444	45.42
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hasni Mohamad	26,667	82.88	+ 0.67
	KEADILAN	Hassan Abdul Karim	5,509	17.12	- 0.67
Total valid votes			32,176	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,167
Unreturned ballots			117
Turnout			33,460	75.40
Registered electors			44,376
Majority			21,158	65.76
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ong Ka Ting	38,169	82.21	- 5.79
	KEADILAN	Diong Chi Tzuoh	8,259	17.79	+ 17.79
Total valid votes			46,428	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,572
Unreturned ballots			55
Turnout			48,055	74.43
Registered electors			64,564
Majority			29,910	64.42
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ong Ka Ting	37,230	88.00	+ 26.07
	S46	Saleh @ Daud Hassan	5,079	12.00	+ 12.00
Total valid votes			42,309	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,265
Unreturned ballots			198
Turnout			44,772	74.07
Registered electors			60,445
Majority			32,151	76.00
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ong Ka Ting	24,362	61.93	+ 6.17
	DAP	Gan Peck Cheng	14,978	38.07	+ 9.11
Total valid votes			39,340	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,297
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			41,637	75.06
Registered electors			55,471
Majority			9,384	23.86
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Law Lai Heng @ Go Lai Heng	20,772	55.76
	DAP	Chong Kee Kiam	10,787	28.96
	Independent	Abd Nasir Shain	5,098	13.69
	PAS	Mohd Jufri Tahir	443	1.19
	SDP	Chuah Ah Hock	150	0.40
Total valid votes			37,250	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,738
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			38,988	74.68
Registered electors			52,207
Majority			9,985	26.80
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Mokhtaram Rabidin won uncontested.
	BN	Mokhtaram Rabidin
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			49,909
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ikhwan Nasir	28,867	89.80
	PAS	Hussein Besar	3,279	10.20
Total valid votes			32,146	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			41,615
Majority			25,588
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 28 January 1978
Upon the death of incumbent, Ali Ahmad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ikhwan Nasir	21,811	81.15
	PSRM	Osman Sapian	3,032	11.28
	Independent	Yeow Lin Thiam	2,036	7.57
Total valid votes			26,879	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,413
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,292
Registered electors
Majority			18,779	69.87
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Ali Ahmad won uncontested.
	BN	Ali Ahmad
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			33,156
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.