Bakri (federal constituency)
Bakri is a federal constituency in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.
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Federal constituency | |||
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat | ||
MP |
PH | ||
Constituency created | 1984 | ||
First contested | 1986 | ||
Last contested | 2018 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2018)[1] | 73,883 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 191 |
The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
History
2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Ismail, Bukit Treh, Parit Beting, Sabak Awor, Parit Tiram, Bentayan, Pasar, Bandar Timor, Jalan Daud Timor, Jalan Daud Barat, Jalan Sakeh, Taman Orkid, Temenggong Ahmad Dalam, Sungai Abong, Jalan Haji Abdullah, Haji Abdullah Selatan, Jeram Tengah, Bukit Batu, Kampong Ulu, Simpang Jeram, Sri Tanjong, Kampong Sungai Abong, Sungai Abong Tengah, Pekan Bukit Bakri Timor, Pekan Bukit Bakri Barat, Bakri, Parit Zain, Ayer Manis, Bukit Naning, Ayer Hitam, Kampong Parit Tengah, Parit No. 5.
2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Ismail, Bukit Treh, Parit Beting, Sabak Awor, Parit Tiram, Bentayan, Pasar, Bandar Timor, Jalan Daud Timor, Jalan Daud Barat, Jalan Sakeh, Taman Orkid, Temenggong Ahmad Dalam, Sungai Abong, Jalan Haji Abdullah, Haji Abdullah Selatan, Jeram Tengah, Bukit Batu, Kampong Ulu, Simpang Jeram, Sri Tanjong, Kampong Sungai Abong, Sungai Abong Tengah, Sungai Abong Baru, Pekan Bukit Bakri Timor, Pekan Bukit Bakri Barat, Bakri, Parit Zain, Ayer Manis, Bukit Naning, Ayer Hitam, Kampong Parit Tengah, Parit No 5, Parit No 3.
Representation history
Members of Parliament for Bakri | |||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Muar | |||
7th | 1986-1990 | Chua Jui Meng (蔡瑞明) | BN (MCA) |
8th | 1990-1995 | ||
9th | 1995-1999 | ||
10th | 1999-2004 | ||
11th | 2004-2008 | ||
12th | 2008-2013 | Er Teck Hwa (余德华) | DAP |
13th | 2013-2018 | ||
14th | 2018-present | Yeo Bee Yin (杨美盈) | PH (DAP) |
State constituency
Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1954–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Bakri | Bentayan | ||||||
Bukit Naning | |||||||
Maharani | |||||||
Simpang Jeram | |||||||
Sungai Abong |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Yeo Bee Yin | 38,718 | 62.65 | +62.65 | ||
BN | Koh Chon Chai | 15,507 | 25.09 | -20.48 | ||
PAS | Zarul @ Mohammad Zahrul Salleh | 7,575 | 12.26 | +12.26 | ||
Total valid votes | 61,800 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 631 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 201 | |||||
Turnout | 62,632 | 84.77 | ||||
Registered electors | 73,883 | |||||
Majority | 23,211 | 37.56 | ||||
PH hold | Swing | +14.35 | ||||
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. 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 | % | ∆% | ||
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DAP | Er Teck Hwa | 31,118 | 54.43 | +3.56 | ||
BN | Lee Ching Yong | 26,051 | 45.57 | -3.56 | ||
Total valid votes | 57,169 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,101 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 183 | |||||
Turnout | 58,453 | 86.98 | ||||
Registered electors | 67,202 | |||||
Majority | 5,067 | |||||
DAP hold | Swing | +3.56 | ||||
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. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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DAP | Er Teck Hwa | 21,051 | 50.87 | +24.95 | |
BN | Tay Puay Chuan | 20,329 | 49.13 | -24.95 | |
Total valid votes | 41,380 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,561 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 227 | ||||
Turnout | 43,168 | 76.55 | |||
Registered electors | 56,372 | ||||
Majority | 722 | ||||
DAP gain from BN | Swing | +24.95 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Chua Jui Meng | 29,320 | 74.08 | +6.50 | |
DAP | Azhari Ismail | 10,261 | 25.92 | -6.50 | |
Total valid votes | 39,581 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,177 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 181 | ||||
Turnout | 40,939 | 73.85 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Majority | 19,059 | ||||
BN hold | Swing | +6.50 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Chua Jui Meng | 25,676 | 67.58 | +5.23 | |
DAP | Lim Sey Wee | 12,316 | 32.42 | +4.73 | |
Total valid votes | 37,992 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,375 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 119 | ||||
Turnout | 39,486 | 74.15 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Majority | 13,360 | ||||
BN hold | Swing | +0.25 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Chua Jui Meng | 22,162 | 62.35 | +7.82 | |
DAP | Tan Kok Kwang | 9,844 | 27.69 | -17.78 | |
PAS | Mohd Huridin Samuri | 3,541 | 9.96 | +9.96 | |
Total valid votes | 35,547 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,076 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 219 | ||||
Turnout | 36,842 | 73.71 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Majority | 12,318 | ||||
BN hold | Swing | +12.80 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Chua Jui Meng | 18,730 | 54.53 | +5.08 | |
DAP | Lee Ban Chen | 15,619 | 45.47 | -0.29 | |
Total valid votes | 34,349 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,207 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 35,556 | 74.94 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Majority | 3,111 | ||||
BN hold | Swing | +2.69 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Chua Jui Meng | 14,818 | 49.45 | |||
DAP | Song Sing Kwee | 13,713 | 45.76 | |||
PAS | Hassan Hussein | 1,437 | 4.80 | |||
Total valid votes | 29,968 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 761 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 30,729 | 71.32 | ||||
Registered electors | 43,085 | |||||
Majority | 1,105 | |||||
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. 10 April 2018. p. 34. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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- "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-07-08.