Mersing (federal constituency)
 Johor constituency | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1984 |
| First contested | 1986 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 78,195 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 66,275 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 2,875 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 27.2 |
Mersing is a federal constituency in Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.
The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]Age breakdown of Mersing's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (5.47%)
21-29 (20.77%)
30-39 (27.59%)
40-49 (16.28%)
50-59 (11.36%)
60-69 (11.95%)
70-79 (5%)
80-89 (1.25%)
above 90 (0.33%)
Gender breakdown of Mersing's electorate as of 2022
Male (50.45%)
Female (49.55%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Mersing constituency has a total of 44 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endau（N32） | Padang Endau | 154/32/01 | SMK Ungku Husin |
| Bandar Endau Utara | 154/32/02 | SK Bandar Endau | |
| Bandar Endau Selatan | 154/32/03 | SA Bandar Endau | |
| Kampung Hubong | 154/32/04 |
| |
| Kampung Hubong Barat | 154/32/05 | SJK (C) Kg Hubong | |
| Rancangan FELDA Endau | 154/32/06 | SK Lembaga Endau | |
| Triang | 154/32/07 | SK Teriang | |
| Penyabong | 154/32/08 | SK Penyabong | |
| Tanjong Resang | 154/32/09 | SK Tanjung Resang | |
| Ayer Papan | 154/32/10 | SK Air Papan | |
| Tanjong Genting | 154/32/11 | Balai Raya Kg. Tanjung Genting | |
| Mersing Kanan | 154/32/12 | SRA Bersepadu Mersing | |
| Jalan Endau | 154/32/13 | SMK Mersing | |
| Jalan Abdullah | 154/32/14 | SA Mersing Kanan | |
| Kampong Tengah | 154/32/15 | SK Mersing Kanan | |
| Sawah Dato' | 154/32/16 | SK Sawah Dato' | |
| Tenglu | 154/32/17 | SK Tenglu | |
| Tanah Abang | 154/32/18 | SK Tanah Abang | |
| Kampong Punan | 154/32/19 | SK Punan | |
| Kampong Peta | 154/32/20 | SK Peta | |
| Tenggaroh（N33） | Bandar Utara | 154/33/01 | SA Bukit Timbalan |
| Jalan Jamaluang | 154/33/02 | SMK Sri Mersing | |
| FELDA Nitar 2 | 154/33/03 | SK LKTP Nitar 2 | |
| FELDA Nitar 1 | 154/33/04 | SK LKTP Nitar 1 | |
| Pengkalan Batu | 154/33/05 | SA Pengkalan Batu | |
| Jalan Ismail | 154/33/06 | SJK (C) Pai Chee | |
| Pejabat Kerajaan | 154/33/07 | SK Bandar Mersing | |
| Pekan Mersing Kechil | 154/33/08 | SK Sri Mersing | |
| Sri Pantai | 154/33/09 | SK Seri Pantai | |
| Bandar Jamaluang Timor | 154/33/10 | Dewan Seberguna Kampung Baru Jemaluang | |
| Jamaluang Timor | 154/33/11 | SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 5 | |
| Jamaluang | 154/33/12 | SJK (C) Jemaluang | |
| RISDA Sungai Ambat | 154/33/13 | Balai Raya Kg. Baru Estet Koperasi Sg. Ambat | |
| FELDA Tenggaroh 5 | 154/33/14 | SMK Tan Sri Abdul Kadir | |
| FELDA Tenggaroh 3 | 154/33/15 | SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 3 | |
| FELDA Tenggaroh 6 | 154/33/16 | SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 6 | |
| FELDA Tenggaroh 4 | 154/33/17 | SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 4 | |
| FELDA Tenggaroh 2 | 154/33/18 | SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 2 | |
| FELDA Tenggaroh 1 | 154/33/19 | SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 1 | |
| Pulau Sibu | 154/33/20 | Balai Raya Pulau Sibu | |
| Pulau Tinggi | 154/33/21 | SK Pulau Tinggi | |
| Pulau Besar | 154/33/22 | Balai Raya Pulau Besar | |
| Pulau Aur | 154/33/23 | Balai Raya Pulau Aur | |
| Pulau Pemanggil | 154/33/24 | SK Pulau Pemanggil |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Mersing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Tenggaroh | ||||
| 7th | P119 | 1986–1990 | Abdul Ajib Ahmad (عبدالعجيب أحمد) |
BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | 1990–1995 | |||
| 9th | P129 | 1995–1999 | Zainal Abidin Osman (زَيْنَ ٱلعَابِدِين عُثْمَان) | |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Abdul Latiff Ahmad (عَبْدُٱلْلَطِيف أَحْمَد) | ||
| 11th | P154 | 2004–2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008–2013 | |||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | |||
| 14th | 2018 | |||
| 2018–2019 | Independent | |||
| 2019–2020 | PH (BERSATU) | |||
| 2020–2022 | PN (BERSATU) | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | Muhammad Islahuddin Abas (مُحَمَّد إِصْلَاحُ ٱلدِّين عَبَاس) | ||
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Mersing | Endau | ||||||
| Tenggaroh | |||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N32 | Endau | Alwiyah Talib | PN (BERSATU) |
| N33 | Tenggaroh | Raven Kumar Krishnasamy | BN (MIC) |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N32 | Endau | Mersing District Council |
|
| N33 | Tenggaroh |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN | Muhammad Islahuddin Abas | 21,066 | 44.91 |  44.91
| ||
| BN | Abdul Latif Bandi @ Nor Sebandi | 18,729 | 39.93 |  13.07
| ||
| PH | Fatin Zulaikha Zaidi | 6,813 | 14.52 | 15.85
| ||
| GTA | Nurfatimah Ibrahim | 209 | 0.45 | 0.45
| ||
| Independent | Ismail Don | 89 | 0.19 | 0.19
| ||
| Total valid votes | 46,906 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 388 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 175 | |||||
| Turnout | 47,469 | 70.77 | 8.74
| |||
| Registered electors | 66,275 | |||||
| Majority | 2,337 | 4.98 | 17.65
| |||
| PN gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Latiff Ahmad | 19,806 | 53.00 | 18.50
| ||
| PH | Md. Nasir Hashim | 11,347 | 30.37 | 30.37
| ||
| PAS | A. Rahman A. Hamid | 6,215 | 16.63 | 11.87
| ||
| Total valid votes | 37,368 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 796 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 142 | |||||
| Turnout | 38,306 | 79.51 | 4.52
| |||
| Registered electors | 48,176 | |||||
| Majority | 8,459 | 22.63 | 20.37
| |||
| 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 December 29, 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.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Latiff Ahmad | 26,184 | 71.50 | 4.42
| ||
| PAS | Roslan Nikmat | 10,437 | 28.50 | 4.42
| ||
| Total valid votes | 36,621 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 678 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 94 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,393 | 84.03 | 8.44
| |||
| Registered electors | 44,497 | |||||
| Majority | 15,747 | 43.00 | 8.84
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 181/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.[permanent dead link] "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) 222/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Latiff Ahmad | 20,116 | 75.92 | 4.60
| |
| PAS | Shahar Abdullah | 6,380 | 24.08 | 4.60
| |
| Total valid votes | 26,496 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 857 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 195 | ||||
| Turnout | 27,548 | 75.59 | 3.34
| ||
| Registered electors | 36,445 | ||||
| Majority | 13,736 | 51.84 | 9.20
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Latiff Ahmad | 19,222 | 80.52 | 10.24
| |
| PAS | Idris Tukachil | 4,649 | 19.48 | 10.24
| |
| Total valid votes | 23,871 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 613 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 24,484 | 72.25 | 1.96
| ||
| Registered electors | 33,890 | ||||
| Majority | 14,573 | 61.04 | 20.48
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Latiff Ahmad | 18,821 | 70.28 | 6.57
| |
| PAS | Idris Tukachil | 7,960 | 29.72 | 29.72
| |
| Total valid votes | 26,781 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 782 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 54 | ||||
| Turnout | 27,617 | 70.29 | 0.18
| ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 10,861 | 40.56 | 13.14
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Zainal Abidin Osman | 19,357 | 76.85 | 17.54
| |
| S46 | A. Kadir Johan | 5,832 | 23.15 | 17.54
| |
| Total valid votes | 25,189 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,369 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 66 | ||||
| Turnout | 26,624 | 70.47 | 2.19
| ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 13,525 | 53.70 | 35.08
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Ajib Ahmad | 14,366 | 59.31 | 20.98
| |
| S46 | Hassan Md. Ali | 9,857 | 40.69 | 40.69
| |
| Total valid votes | 24,223 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 858 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 25,081 | 72.66 | 5.25
| ||
| Registered electors | 34,517 | ||||
| Majority | 4,509 | 18.62 | 41.96
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Ajib Ahmad | 14,419 | 80.29 | |||
| PAS | Mokhtar Yahaya | 3,540 | 19.71 | |||
| Total valid votes | 17,959 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,106 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 19,065 | 67.41 | ||||
| Registered electors | 28,281 | |||||
| Majority | 10,879 | 60.58 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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