Ledang (federal constituency)

Ledang (P144)
Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	77,474
Area (km²)[2]	653

Ledang is a federal constituency in Tangkak District, 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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Ledang's electorate as of 2018[3]

Malay (55.76%)

Chinese (39.03%)

Indian (4.57%)

Other ethnicities (0.65%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Ladang Sagil, Bandar Sagil Luar, Sagil, Kampong Babok, Sengkang, Sawah Ring, Bukit Gambir, Parit Kassan, Kampong Sri Jaya, Parit Zing, Blemang, Simpang Lima, Parit Bilah, Pekan Bukit Gambir Barat, Pekan Bukit Gambir Timor, Pekan Bukit Gambir Utara, Asahan Relau, Kampong Bahru Bekoh, Payamas, Jalan Sialang, Bandar Tangkak Utara, Bandar Tangkak Timor, Bandar Tangkak Selatan, Bandar Tangkak Barat, Pengkalan Besar, Kampong Solok, Bukit Banjar, Bandar Tangkak, Taman Tangkak Jaya, Paya Kepong, Telok Rimba, Pekan Bukit Kangkar, Bukit Kangkar, Serom Darat, Serom Lima, Serom Lapan, Serom Baroh, Bandar Serom, Sungai Mati, Kesang Tasek, Bandar Sungai Mati, Rawang, Kampong Pantai Layang, Parit Bunga, Kesang, Parit Pajar, Tanjong Gading, Tanjong Agas Utara, Tanjong Agas Selatan.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Ladang Sagil, Bandar Sagil Luar, Sagil, Kampong Babok, Sengkang, Sawah Ring, Bukit Gambir, Parit Kassan, Kampong Sri Jaya, Parit Zing, Blemang, Simpang Lima, Parit Bilah, Pekan Bukit Gambir Barat, Pekan Bukit Gambir Timor, Pekan Bukit Gambir Utara, Asahan Relau, Kampong Bahru Bekoh, Payamas, Jalan Sialang, Bandar Tangkak Utara, Bandar Tangkak Timor, Bandar Tangkak Selatan, Bandar Tangkak Barat, Pengkalan Besar, Kampong Solok, Bukit Banjar, Bandar Tangkak, Taman Tangkak Jaya, Paya Kepong, Telok Rimba, Pekan Bukit Kangkar, Bukit Kangkar, Serom Darat, Serom Lima, Serom Lapan, Serom Baroh, Bandar Serom, Sungai Mati, Kesang Tasek, Bandar Sungai Mati, Rawang, Kampong Pantai Layang, Parit Bunga, Kesang, Parit Pajar, Tanjong Gading, Tanjong Agas Utara, Tanjong Agas Selatan.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Ledang
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Muar Utara
4th	1974-1978	Embong Yahya	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982	Embong Yahya
6th	1982-1986	Ngah Abdul Rahman
7th	1986-1990	A. Ghani Othman
8th	1990-1995	A. Ghani Othman
9th	1995-1999	Hashim Ismail
10th	1999-2004	Hashim Ismail
11th	2004-2008	Hamim Samuri
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-present	Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh	PH (PKR)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1954–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Ledang						Gambir
			Serom
			Tangkak

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh	34,706	53.06	+53.06
	BN	Hamim Samuri	26,040	39.80	-11.86
	PAS	Rusman Kemin	4,668	7.14	+7.14
Total valid votes			65,414	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,048
Unreturned ballots			246
Turnout			66,708	86.10
Registered electors			77,474
Majority			8,666	13.26
	PH gain from BN		Swing		+8.29
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	Hamim Samuri	30,619	51.66	-7.19
	PKR	Hassan Abdul Karim	28,652	48.34	+7.19
Total valid votes			59,271	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,077
Unreturned ballots			34
Turnout			60,382	87.11
Registered electors			69,316
Majority			1,967	3.32
	BN hold		Swing		-7.19
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	Hamim Samuri	25,319	58.85	-18.06
	DAP	Lee Fu Haw	17,702	41.15	+41.15
Total valid votes			43,021	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,433
Unreturned ballots			102
Turnout			44,556	76.16
Registered electors			58,501
Majority			7,617	17.70
	BN hold		Swing		-29.61

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hamim Samuri	30,967	76.91	+9.20
	PAS	Kasim Ibrahim	9,296	23.09	+23.09
Total valid votes			40,263	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,362
Unreturned ballots			59
Turnout			41,684	72.91
Registered electors			57,171
Majority			21,671	53.82
	BN hold		Swing		-6.95

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hashim Ismail	25,816	67.71	-14.26
	KEADILAN	Jamaluddin Khalid	12,309	32.29	+32.29
Total valid votes			38,125	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,167
Unreturned ballots			72
Turnout			39,364	69.63
Registered electors			56,533
Majority			13,507	35.42
	BN hold		Swing		-23.28

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hashim Ismail	29,948	81.97	+21.50
	S46	Ismail Nasir	6,587	18.03	-21.50
Total valid votes			36,535	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,100
Unreturned ballots			91
Turnout			38,726	71.10
Registered electors			54,466
Majority			23,361	63.94
	BN hold		Swing		+21.50

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	A. Ghani Othman	21,802	60.47	-5.96
	S46	Othman Tambi	14,255	39.53	+39.53
Total valid votes			36,057	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,512
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			37,569	73.13
Registered electors			51,372
Majority			7,547	20.94
	BN hold		Swing		-22.75

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	A. Ghani Othman	21,558	66.43	N/A
	DAP	Lee Tiong King	10,893	33.57	+33.57
Total valid votes			32,451	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,228
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			33,679	71.39
Registered electors			47,174
Majority			10,665	32.86
	BN hold		Swing		N/A

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Ngah Abdul Rahman won uncontested.
	BN	Ngah Abdul Rahman
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			33,496
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		N/A

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Embong Yahya	16,129	73.75	N/A
	DAP	Chong Kee Kiam	5,741	26.25	+26.25
Total valid votes			21,870	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			28,714
Majority			10,388
	BN hold		Swing		N/A

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Embong Yahya won uncontested.
	BN	Embong Yahya
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			26,433
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. 10 April 2018. p. 33. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
"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. Retrieved 2016-07-08.

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[1] "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. 33. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[2] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[3] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[4] "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.