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:^[2] 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	1974-1978	Ali Ahmad	BN
4th	1978	Ikhwan Nasir
5th	1978-1982	Ikhwan Nasir
6th	1982-1986	Mokhtaram Rabidin
7th	1986-1990	Law Lai Heng
8th	1990-1995	Ong Ka Ting
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Hasni Mohamad
12th	2008-2013	Ahmad Maslan
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ahmad Maslan	21,132	46.21	- 20.18
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PH (2018)	Karmaine Sardini	20,299	44.39	+ 10.78
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN
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.]]	BN	Ahmad Maslan	27,804	66.39	- 6.32
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|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.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ahmad Maslan	23,121	72.71	- 10.17
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|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	Hasni Mohamad	26,667	82.88	+ 0.67
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|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	Ong Ka Ting	38,169	82.21	- 5.79
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|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	Ong Ka Ting	37,230	88.00	+ 26.07
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|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	Ong Ka Ting	24,362	61.93	+ 6.17
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|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	Law Lai Heng @ Go Lai Heng	20,772	55.76
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Chong Kee Kiam	10,787	28.96
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Abd Nasir Shain	5,098	13.69
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Mohd Jufri Tahir	443	1.19
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Mokhtaram Rabidin won uncontested.
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Mokhtaram Rabidin
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			49,909
Majority
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ikhwan Nasir	28,867	89.80
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general by-election, 28 January 1978
Upon the death of incumbent, Ali Ahmad
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ikhwan Nasir	21,811	81.15
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PSRM	Osman Sapian	3,032	11.28
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	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
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Ali Ahmad won uncontested.
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	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.

^ "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
Pahang	Cameron Highlands Lipis Raub Jerantut Indera Mahkota Kuantan Paya Besar Pekan Maran Kuala Krau Temerloh Bentong Bera Rompin
Selangor	Sabak Bernam Sungai Besar Hulu Selangor Tanjong Karang Kuala Selangor Selayang Gombak Ampang Pandan Hulu Langat Bangi Puchong Subang Petaling Jaya Damansara Sungai Buloh Shah Alam Kapar Klang Kota Raja Kuala Langat Sepang
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