Mersing (federal constituency)

Mersing (P154)
Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	48,176
Area (km²)[2]	2,849

Mersing is a federal constituency in Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

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

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

Malay (81.45%)

Chinese (14.29%)

Other ethnicities (3.02%)

Indian (1.26%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Padang Endau, Bandar Endau Utara, Bandar Endau Selatan, Kampung Hubong, Kampung Hubong Barat, Rancangan FELDA Endau, Triang, Penyabong, Tanjong Resang, Ayer Papan, Tanjong Genting, Mersing Kanan, Jalan Endau, Jalan Abdullah, Kampong Tengah, Bandar Utara, Jalan Jamaluang, Sawah Dato', Tenglu, Tanah Abang, Kampong Punan, Kampong Peta, FELDA Nitar 2, FELDA Nitar 1, Pengkalan Batu, Jalan Ismail, Pejabat Kerajaan, Pekan Mersing Kechil, Sri Pantai, Bandar Jamaluang Timor, Jamaluang Timor, Jamaluang, RISDA Sungai Ambat, FELDA Tenggaroh 5, FELDA Tenggaroh 3, FELDA Tenggaroh 6, FELDA Tenggaroh 4, FELDA Tenggaroh 2, FELDA Tenggaroh 1, Pulau Sibu, Pulau Tinggi, Pulau Besar, Pulau Aur, Pulau Pemanggil.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Padang Endau, Bandar Endau Utara, Bandar Endau Selatan, Kampung Hubong, Kampung Hubong Barat, Rancangan FELDA Endau, Triang, Penyabong, Tanjong Resang, Ayer Papan, Tanjong Genting, Mersing Kanan, Jalan Endau, Jalan Abdullah, Kampong Tengah, Bandar Utara, Jalan Jamaluang, Sawah Dato', Tenglu, Tanah Abang, Kampong Punan, Kampong Peta, FELDA Nitar 2, FELDA Nitar 1, Pengkalan Batu, Jalan Ismail, Pejabat Kerajaan, Pekan Mersing Kechil, Sri Pantai, Bandar Jamaluang Timor, Jamaluang Timor, Jamaluang, RISDA Sungai Ambat, FELDA Tenggaroh 5, FELDA Tenggaroh 3, FELDA Tenggaroh 6, FELDA Tenggaroh 4, FELDA Tenggaroh 2, FELDA Tenggaroh 1, Pulau Sibu, Pulau Tinggi, Pulau Besar, Pulau Aur, Pulau Pemanggil.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Mersing
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Tenggaroh
7th	1986-1990	Abdul Ajib Ahmad	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990-1995	Abdul Ajib Ahmad
9th	1995-1999	Zainal Abidin Osman
10th	1999-2004	Abdul Latiff Ahmad
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018
	2018-2019		Independent
	2019-2020		PH (BERSATU)
	2020-present		PN (BERSATU)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1954–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Mersing				Endau
Mersing				Tenggaroh

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Latiff Ahmad	19,806	53.00	- 18.50
	PH	Md. Nasir Hashim	11,347	30.37	+ 30.37
	PAS	A. Rahman A. Hamid	6,215	16.63	- 11.87
Total valid votes			37,368	100.00
Total rejected ballots			796
Unreturned ballots			142
Turnout			38,306	79.51
Registered electors			48,176
Majority			8,459	22.63
	BN hold		Swing
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	Abdul Latiff Ahmad	26,184	71.50	- 4.42
	PAS	Roslan Nikmat	10,437	28.50	+ 4.42
Total valid votes			36,621	100.00
Total rejected ballots			678
Unreturned ballots			94
Turnout			37,393	84.03
Registered electors			44,497
Majority			15,747
	BN hold		Swing
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	Abdul Latiff Ahmad	20,116	75.92	- 4.60
	PAS	Shahar Abdullah	6,380	24.08	+ 4.60
Total valid votes			26,496	100.00
Total rejected ballots			857
Unreturned ballots			195
Turnout			27,548	75.59
Registered electors			36,445
Majority			13,736
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Latiff Ahmad	19,222	80.52	+ 10.24
	PAS	Idris Tukachil	4,649	19.48	- 10.24
Total valid votes			23,871	100.00
Total rejected ballots			613
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,484	72.25
Registered electors			33,890
Majority			14,573
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Latiff Ahmad	18,821	70.28	- 6.57
	PAS	Idris Tukachil	7,960	29.72	+ 29.72
Total valid votes			26,781	100.00
Total rejected ballots			782
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			27,617	70.29
Registered electors
Majority			10,861
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainal Abidin Osman	19,357	76.85	+ 17.54
	S46	A. Kadir Johan	5,832	23.15	- 17.54
Total valid votes			25,189	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,369
Unreturned ballots			66
Turnout			26,624	70.47
Registered electors
Majority			13,525
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ajib Ahmad	14,366	59.31	- 20.98
	S46	Hassan Md. Ali	9,857	40.69	+ 40.69
Total valid votes			24,223	100.00
Total rejected ballots			858
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			25,081	72.66
Registered electors
Majority			4,509
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abdul Ajib Ahmad	14,419	80.29
	PAS	Mokhtar Yahaya	3,540	19.71
Total valid votes			17,959	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,106
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			19,065	67.41
Registered electors			28,281
Majority			10,879
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. 35. 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. 35. 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.