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Senai (federal constituency)

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Senai
Johor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1984
Constituency abolished2004
First contested1986
Last contested1999

Senai was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 2004.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

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It was abolished in 2004 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Senai
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Renggam
7th P127 1986-1990 Woon See Chin
(云时进)
BN (MCA)
8th 1990-1995
9th P138 1995-1999 Lim Si Cheng
(林思城)
10th 1999-2004
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kulai

State constituency

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Parliamentary constituency State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Senai Bandar Tenggara
Bukit Permai
Kulai

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Lim Si Cheng 32,237 68.68 Decrease 3.30
DAP Tan Hang Meng 14,704 31.32 Increase 3.30
Total valid votes 46,941 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,591
Unreturned ballots 24
Turnout 48,556 74.98 Decrease 1.52
Registered electors
Majority 17,533 37.36 Decrease 6.60
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Lim Si Cheng 32,170 71.98 Increase 15.25
DAP M. Salleh Ahmad 12,522 28.02 Decrease 11.61
Total valid votes 44,692 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,730
Unreturned ballots 6
Turnout 46,428 76.50 Decrease 0.51
Registered electors
Majority 19,648 43.96 Increase 26.86
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Woon See Chin 27,697 56.73 Decrease 4.62
DAP Liew Kon Chin 19,349 39.63 Increase 0.98
Independent Ibrahim Hanafia 1,777 3.64 Increase 3.64
Total valid votes 48,823 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,775
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 50,598 77.01 Increase 0.71
Registered electors 65,703
Majority 8,348 17.10 Decrease 5.60
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Woon See Chin 25,826 61.35
DAP Yap Ah Ngau 16,267 38.65
Total valid votes 42,093 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,834
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 43,927 76.30
Registered electors 57,568
Majority 9,559 22.70
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-20.