Pengerang (federal constituency)

Pengerang is a federal constituency in Kota Tinggi District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

Pengerang (P157)
Johor constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
 
 
 
Azalina Othman Said
BN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]40,479
Area (km²)[2]885

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.

Demographics

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

  Malay (89.61%)
  Chinese (8.88%)
  Indian (0.77%)
  Other ethnicities (0.74%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Air Tawar 1, Air Tawar 4, Papan Timor, Penawar, Sungai Mas, Bandar Mas, Air Tawar 5, Semenchu, Sungai Layau, Tanjong Buai, Tanjong Surat, Tanjong Serindit, Adela, Bukit Tunggal, Sening, Bukit Keledang, Ladang Santi, Kampong Pasir Gogok, Pengerang, Kampong Jawa, Kampong Sungai Kapal, Lepau, Sungai Rengit, Pekan Sungai Rengit, Telok Ramunia.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Air Tawar 1, Air Tawar 4, Papan Timor, Penawar, Sungai Mas, Bandar Mas, Air Tawar 5, Semenchu, Sungai Layau, Tanjong Buai, Tanjong Surat, Tanjong Serindit, Adela, Bukit Tunggal, Sening, Bukit Keledang, Ladang Santi, Kampong Pasir Gogok, Pengerang, Kampong Jawa, Kampong Sungai Kapal, Lepau, Sungai Rengit, Pekan Sungai Rengit, Telok Ramunia.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Pengerang
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kota Tinggi
11th2004-2008Azalina Othman SaidBN (UMNO)
12th2008-2013
13th2013-2018
14th2018-present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Pengerang Penawar
Tanjong Surat
Tanjung Surat

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAzalina Othman Said21,82967.71- 15.93
PHNorliza Ngadiran10,41232.29+32.29
Total valid votes 32,240 100.00
Total rejected ballots 557
Unreturned ballots 782
Turnout 33,58082.96
Registered electors 40,479
Majority 11,41735.42
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. 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.
Malaysian general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAzalina Othman Said26,99283.64+ 83.64
PKRTengku Intan Tengku Abdul Hamid4,48413.89+ 13.89
IndependentMohd Azaman Johari7952.46+ 2.46
Total valid votes 32,271 100.00
Total rejected ballots 698
Unreturned ballots 98
Turnout 33,06787.02
Registered electors 37,999
Majority 22,50869.75
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
On the nomination day, Azalina Othman Said won uncontested.
BNAzalina Othman Said
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
On the nomination day, Azalina Othman Said won uncontested.
BNAzalina Othman Said
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

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