Pekan Nanas (state constituency)

Pekan Nanas is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[2]

Pekan Nanas
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Yeo Tung Siong
PH
First contested2004
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]26,608

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2013, the State Assemblyman for Pekan Nanas is Yeo Tung Siong from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

The Pekan Nanas constituency contains the polling districts of Parit Kudus, Tanjong Ayer Hitam, Ladang South Malaya, Melayu Raya, Kampong Lubok Sawah, Tenggayon, Pengkalan Raja Pontian, Bandar Pekan Nenas Barat, Bandar Pekan Nenas Timor, Bandar Pekan Nenas Tengah and Bandar Pekan Nenas Selatan.[3]

History
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pekan Nanas
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
11th 2004–2008 Wee Jeck Seng BN (MCA)
12th 2008–2013 Tang Nai Soon
13th 2013–2018 Yeo Tung Siong DAP
14th 2018 – PH (DAP)

Election results
Johor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%
PHYeo Tung Siong11,85652.92
BNTan Eng Meng10,54847.08
Total valid votes 22,404100.00
Total rejected ballots 554
Unreturned ballots 39
Turnout 22,99786.43
Registered electors 26,608
Majority 1,308
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
[4][5]
Johor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%
DAPYeo Tung Siong15,43654.73
BNWong You Fong12,76745.27
Total valid votes 28,203100.00
Total rejected ballots 505
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 28,70888.37
Registered electors 32,486
Majority 2,669
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

"Federal Government Gazette – Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Johor state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%
BNTang Nai Soon12,29757.81
DAPAhmad Ton8,97342.19
Total valid votes 21,270100.00
Total rejected ballots 476
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 21,74677.63
Registered electors 28,012
Majority 3,324
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[5]
Johor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%
BNWee Jeck Seng15,39578.43
DAPTan Haw Meng4,23321.57
Total valid votes 19,628100.00
Total rejected ballots 681
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 20,30976.33
Registered electors 26,607
Majority 11,162
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
[5]

References
  1. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. "Johor 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
  3. "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 2016-06-19.
  4. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  5. https://undi.info/johor/r18/n55


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