Simpang Renggam (federal constituency)
 Johor constituency | |
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2003 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 76,286 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 59,033 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 751 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 101.6 |
Simpang Renggam is a federal constituency in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.
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
[edit]Age breakdown of Simpang Renggam's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (5.92%)
21-29 (21.25%)
30-39 (22.25%)
40-49 (16.55%)
50-59 (14.93%)
60-69 (10.98%)
70-79 (5.53%)
80-89 (2.16%)
above 90 (0.42%)
Gender breakdown of Simpang Renggam's electorate as of 2022
Male (50%)
Female (50%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Simpang Renggam constituency is divided into 26 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machap (N26) | Sri Desa | 151/26/01 | Balai Raya Kampung Sri Desa |
| Rancangan FELDA Ayer Hitam | 151/26/02 | SK LKTP Ayer Hitam | |
| Sri Lalang | 151/26/03 | SK Seri Lalang | |
| Pekan Machap | 151/26/04 | SJK (C) Machap | |
| Machap | 151/26/05 | SA Seri Machap | |
| Kampong Ulu Benut | 151/26/06 | SK Seri Kencana | |
| Bandar Simpang Renggam Utara | 151/26/07 | SJK (C) Tuan Poon | |
| Bandar Simpang Renggam Timor | 151/26/08 | SK Simpang Renggam | |
| Simpang Renggam | 151/26/09 | SMK Dato' Abdul Rahman Andak | |
| FELCRA Simpang Renggam | 151/26/10 | SK Bukit Kenangan | |
| Jalan Benut | 151/26/11 | SK Dato' Ibrahim Majid | |
| Ladang Nenas | 151/26/12 | SK Sungai Linau | |
| Layang-Layang (N27) | Ladang Tun Dr. Ismail | 151/27/01 | SK Ladang Tun Dr. Ismail |
| Kampong Chokro | 151/27/02 | SA Kompleks Penghulu Simpang Renggam | |
| Kampong Sahari | 151/27/03 | SR Islam As Syddiq | |
| Senda | 151/27/04 | SMK Dato' Hj. Hassan Yunos | |
| Bandar Renggam | 151/27/05 | SJK (C) Chin Chiang | |
| Kebun Bahru | 151/27/06 | SK Jubli Intan | |
| Sembrong | 151/27/07 | SJK (T) Ladang Sembrong | |
| Chemara | 151/27/08 | SJK (T) Ulu Remis | |
| Layang-Layang | 151/27/09 | SA Pekan Layang-Layang | |
| Bandar Layang-Layang Selatan | 151/27/10 |
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| Bandar Layang-Layang Utara | 151/27/11 | SJK (C) Layang | |
| Renggam | 151/27/12 | SK Seri Kg. Renggam | |
| Ladang Southern Malay | 151/27/13 | SJK (T) Ladang Southern Malay | |
| FELDA Layang-Layang | 151/27/14 | SK (Felda) Layang-Layang |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Simpang Renggam | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kluang and Sungai Benut | ||||
| 11th | P151 | 2004–2008 | Kerk Choo Ting (郭洙镇) |
BN (GERAKAN) |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Liang Teck Meng (梁德明) | ||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | |||
| 14th | 2018–2020 | Maszlee Malik (مزلي بن مالک) |
PH (BERSATU) | |
| 2020 | BERSATU | |||
| Independent | ||||
| 2020–2021 | ||||
| 2021–2022 | PH (PKR) | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | Hasni Mohammad (حسني محمد) |
BN (UMNO) | |
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Simpang Renggam | Machap | ||||||
| Layang-layang | |||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N26 | Machap | Onn Hafiz Ghazi | BN (UMNO) |
| N27 | Layang-Layang | Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N26 | Machap |
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| N27 | Layang-Layang | Simpang Renggam District Council |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Hasni Mohammad | 18,312 | 41.19 |  0.20
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| PH | Maszlee Malik | 16,491 | 37.37 |  13.31
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| PN | Mohd Fazrul Kamat | 9,077 | 20.57 | 20.57
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| GTA | Kamal Kusmin | 251 | 0.57 | 0.57
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| Total valid votes | 44,131 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 538 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 132 | |||||
| Turnout | 44,801 | 74.76 | 8.64
| |||
| Registered electors | 59,033 | |||||
| Majority | 1,821 | 3.82 | 5.87
| |||
| BN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Maszlee Malik | 18,157 | 50.68 | 50.68
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| BN | Liang Teck Meng | 14,682 | 40.99 | 17.45
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| PAS | Mohd Jubri Selamat | 2,983 | 8.33 | 33.23
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| Total valid votes | 35,822 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 779 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 94 | |||||
| Turnout | 36,695 | 83.40 | 8.82
| |||
| Registered electors | 43,998 | |||||
| Majority | 3,475 | 9.69 | 21.67
| |||
| PH gain from BN | 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. 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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Liang Teck Meng | 19,754 | 58.44 | 7.24
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| PAS | Suhaizan Kayat | 14,048 | 41.56 | 7.24
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| Total valid votes | 33,802 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 868 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 84 | |||||
| Turnout | 34,754 | 86.58 | 12.00
| |||
| Registered electors | 40,143 | |||||
| Majority | 5,706 | 16.88 | 14.48
| |||
| 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 2016-05-12. "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 2016-05-12. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Liang Teck Meng | 16,450 | 65.68 | 14.01
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| PAS | Atan Gombang | 8,597 | 34.32 | 14.01
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| Total valid votes | 25,047 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 924 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 27 | ||||
| Turnout | 25,998 | 74.58 | 1.89
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| Registered electors | 34,859 | ||||
| Majority | 7,853 | 31.36 | 28.02
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| BN hold | Swing |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ∆% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Kerk Kim Tim @ Kerk Choo Ting | 18,997 | 79.69 | |||
| PAS | Atan Gombang | 4,842 | 20.31 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,839 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 907 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 142 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,888 | 72.69 | ||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | 14,155 | 59.38 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
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- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 35. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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