Sungai Balang (state constituency)

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

Sungai Balang
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Selamat Takim
BN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population ()202040,414
Electors (2022)30,121
Area (km²)203

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 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 Sungai Balang's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (73.19%)
  Chinese (25.82%)
  Indian (0.19%)
  Other ethnicities (0.62%)
  Sarawak Bumiputera (0.1%)
  Sabah Bumiputera (0.09%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Sungai Balang constituency is divided into 19 polling districts.[2]

State conatituency Polling Districts Code Location
Sungai Balang (N16) Parit Shafiee 146/16/01 Balai Raya Kampung Parit Salman
Parit Kassim 146/16/02 SJK (C) Limbong
Bukit Mor 146/16/03 SJK (C) Hwa Ming
Parit Nawee 146/16/04 SK Parit Nawi
Bandar Parit Jawa Utara 146/16/05 SK Parit Jawa
Bandar Parit Jawa Selatan 146/16/06 SJK (C) Chin Kwang Wahyu
Parit Jawa 146/16/07 SMK Raja Muda
Parit Tengah 146/16/08 SK Sri Jamil
Parit Jamil Darat 146/16/09 SK Simpang 4
Parit Pechah 146/16/10 SMK Sri Menanti
Sri Menanti 146/16/11 SK Seri Menanti
Sungai Sudah 146/16/12 SK Tanjong Tohor
Sungai Balang 146/16/13 SK Orangkaya Ali
Sungai Balang Besar 146/16/14 SK Jalan Yusof
Sungai Balang Darat 146/16/15 SK Sg Balang Darat
Sarang Buaya Darat 146/16/16 SK Parit Latiff
Parit Yusof 146/16/17 SMK Pekan Baru Muar
Sarang Buaya Laut 146/16/18 SJK (C) Pei Chun
Kampong Parit Bulat 146/16/19 SK Parit Bulat

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sungai Balang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Parit Jawa
9th 1995-1999 Muntaha Kailan BN (UMNO)
10th 1999-2004 Md Salikon Sarpin
11th 2004-2008 Robia Kosai
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018 Zaiton Ismail
14th 2018-2022
15th 2022–present Selamat Takim

Election Results

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Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Selamat Takim 8,294 45.57
PN Zainuddin Sayuti 6,001 32.97   32.97
PH Abdullah Sahid 3,576 19.65
PEJUANG Intan Nasira Shafika 329 1.81   1.81
Total valid votes 18,200 100.00
Total rejected ballots 331
Unreturned ballots 93
Turnout 18,624 61.83
Registered electors 30,121
Majority 2,293 1.60
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".