Tenggaroh (federal constituency)

Tenggaroh was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

Tenggaroh
Johor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested1974
Last contested1982

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Tenggaroh
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Johore Timor
4th1974-1978Abdul Kadir YusufBN (UMNO)
5th1978-1982
6th1982-1986Khadri Sabran
Constituency abolished, renamed to Mersing

State constituency

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

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNKhadri Sabran14,09384.79
PASMokhtar Yahya2,52815.21
Total valid votes 16,621 100.00
Total rejected ballots 856
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 17,47771.47
Registered electors 24,453
Majority 11,565
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbdul Kadir Yusuf10,88673.26
DAPTan Tien Lim2,56817.28
PASAbdul Rauof Abdul Majid1,4059.46
Total valid votes 14,859 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 20,308
Majority 8,318
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
On the nomination day, Abdul Kadir Yusuf won uncontested.
BNAbdul Kadir Yusuf
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 17,274
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

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