Sri Medan (state constituency)

Sri Medan is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[1]

Sri Medan
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Zulkurnain Kamisan
BN
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)36,145
Electors (2022)32,696
Area (km²)303

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Sri Medan's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (90%)
  Chinese (8.61%)
  Other ethnicities (0.93%)
  Indian (0.33%)
  Sarawak Bumiputera (0.07%)
  Sabah Bumiputera (0.05%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Sri Medan constituency has a total of 17 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Sri Medan(N18) Parit Gantong 147/18/01 SK Seri Tiga Serangkai
Parit Jayos 147/18/02 SK Sejagong
Parit Dayong 147/18/03 SK Seri Dayong
Kampong Sri Pasir 147/18/04 SK Seri Pasir
Sri Medan Barat 147/18/05 SK Seri Sejati
Parit Warijo 147/18/06 Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Parit Warijo
Parit Karjan 147/18/07 SK Sri Permatang Rengas
Parit Sulong 147/18/08 SMK Dato Sulaiman
Bandar Parit Sulong 147/18/09 SK Parit Sulong
Sentang Batu 147/18/10 SK Seri Chantek
Parit Othman 147/18/11 SK Seri Maimon
Parit Haji Siraj 147/18/12 Dewan Orang Ramai Kg. Parit Yusof Mukim 4
Parit Betong 147/18/13 SA Seri Chomel
Parit Abdul Rahman 147/18/14 SK Seri Chomel
Bandar Sri Medan 147/18/15 SK Seri Medan
Sri Medan Timor 147/18/16 SA Sri Medan
Air Putih 147/18/17 SK Air Putih

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sri Medan
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Ayer Hitam
4th 1974-1978 Kamisan Ashari BN (UMNO)
5th 1978-1982
6th 1982-1986
7th 1986-1990
8th 1990-1995 Atikah Abdullah
9th 1995-1999
10th 1999-2004 Ahmad Zahri Jamil
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018 Zulkurnain Kamisan
14th 2018-2022
15th 2022–present

Election results

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Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Zulkurnain Kamisan 13,165 60.52
PN Halim Othman Kepol 6,891 31.68   31.68
PH Azmi Masrani 1,537 7.07
Homeland Fighters' Party Mohd Firdaus Abdul Malek 159 0.73   0.73
Total valid votes 21,752 100.00
Total rejected ballots 350
Unreturned ballots 139
Turnout 22,241 68.02
Registered electors 32,696
Majority 6,274 28.84
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

References

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  1. ^ "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".)
  2. ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  4. ^ "Dashboard SPR".