Tanjung Piai (federal constituency)
 Johor constituency | |
|---|---|
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2003 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2018 |
| Demographics | |
| Electors (2018)[1] | 53,528 |
Tanjung Piai (formerly Tanjong Piai) is a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.
The federal constituency was created in the 2003 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 Ladang South Malaya, Melayu Raya, Kampong Lubok Sawah, Parit Mesjid, Parit Mesjid Darat, Jalan Rimba Terjun, Kampong Duku, Tenggayon, Pengkalan Raja Pontian, Bandar Pekan Nenas Barat, Bandar Pekan Nenas Timor, Bandar Pekan Nenas Tengah, Bandar Pekan Nenas Selatan, Kampong Rimba Terjun, Parit Haji Ismail, Rambah, Parit Rambai, Ladang Sungai Burong, Peradin, Telok Kerang, Penerok, Sungai Boh, Bandar Permas Kechil, Permas Kechil, Sungai Durian, Serkat, Andek Mori.
2016–present:[2] The constituency contains the polling districts of Ladang South Malaya, Melayu Raya, Kampong Lubok Sawah, Parit Mesjid, Parit Mesjid Darat, Jalan Rimba Terjun, Kampong Duku, Tenggayon, Pengkalan Raja Pontian, Bandar Pekan Nenas Barat, Bandar Pekan Nenas Timor, Bandar Pekan Nenas Tengah, Bandar Pekan Nenas Selatan, Kampong Rimba Terjun, Parit Hj. Ismail, Rambah, Parit Rambai, Ladang Sungai Burong, Peradin, Telok Kerang, Penerok, Sungai Boh, Bandar Permas Kechil, Permas Kechil, Sungai Durian, Serkat, Andek Mori.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Tanjung Piai | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created | ||||
| Tanjong Piai | ||||
| 11th | 2004-2008 | Ong Ka Ting | BN | |
| 12th | 2008-2013 | Wee Jeck Seng | ||
| 13th | 2013-2018 | |||
| Tanjung Piai | ||||
| 14th | 2018-present | Md Farid Md Rafik | PH (BERSATU) | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PH (2018) | Md Farid Md Rafik | 21,255 | 47.29 | + 3.41 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Wee Jeck Seng | 20,731 | 46.12 | - 10.00 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Nordin Othman | 2,962 | 6.59 | + 6.59 | |
| Total valid votes | 44,948 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 841 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 69 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,858 | 85.67 | ||||
| Registered electors | 53,528 | |||||
| Majority | 524 | 1.17 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PH]] | 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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Wee Jeck Seng | 25,038 | 56.12 | - 11.95 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Mahdzir Ibrahim | 19,581 | 43.88 | + 11.95 | |
| Total valid votes | 44,619 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 918 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 85 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,622 | 87.95 | ||||
| Registered electors | 51,875 | |||||
| Majority | 5,457 | 12.24 | ||||
| [[|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 2016-05-12. "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 2016-05-12. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Wee Jeck Seng | 23,302 | 68.07 | - 18.29 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Ahmad Ton | 10,931 | 31.93 | + 18.29 | |
| Total valid votes | 34,233 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,117 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 214 | |||||
| Turnout | 35,564 | 77.82 | ||||
| Registered electors | 45,701 | |||||
| Majority | 12,371 | 36.14 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Ong Ka Ting | 28,046 | 86.36 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Tan Hang Meng | 4,431 | 13.64 | ||
| Total valid votes | 32,477 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,461 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 33,938 | 76.14 | ||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | 23,615 | 72.72 | ||||
| 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.
