Johor Lama (state constituency)

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Johor Lama
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Norlizah Noh
BN
Constituency created1959
Constituency abolished1986
Constituency re-created2003
First contested1959
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)32,658
Area (km²)331

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

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnic breakdown of Johor Lama's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Malay (81.37%)
  Chinese (15.4%)
  Indians (2.71%)
  Other ethnicities (0.52%)

History[edit]

Polling districts[edit]

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Johor Lama constituency has a total of 16 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Johor Lama(N37) Lok Heng Barat 156/37/01 SK (FELDA) Lok Heng
Lok Heng Timor 156/37/02 SK (FELDA) Lok Heng Selatan
Lok Heng Selatan 156/37/03 SA Al-Anysar FELDA Lok Heng Selatan
Kota Kechil Timor 156/37/04 SJK (C) New Kota
Kota Kechil Barat 156/37/05 SK Laksamana
Bukit Kerajaan 156/37/06 SRA Bersepadu Kota Tinggi
Jalan Mawai 156/37/07 SK Datuk Usman Awang
Tembioh 156/37/08 Balai Raya Kampung Tembioh
Kampong Makam 156/37/09 Dewan Raya Kampung Makam
FELDA Pasak 156/37/10 SK Tun Dr Syed Nasir
Air Tawar 3 156/37/11 SK Muzaffar Shah
Air Tawar 2 156/37/12 SMK Air Tawar
Panchor 156/37/13 SK Panchor
Johor Lama 156/37/14 SK Johor Kampong
Pekan Telok Sengat 156/37/15 SJK (C) Nan Ya
Telok Sengat 156/37/16 SK Telok Sengat

Representation history[edit]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Johor Lama
Assembly Years Name Party
Constituency created
Johore Lama
1st 1959-1964 Lee Yeak Khim Alliance (MCA)
2nd 1964-1969 Ismail Sa'adon Alliance (UMNO)
1969-1971 Assembly dissolved
3rd 1969-1973 Ismail Sa'adon Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974 Mohamed Yusoff Jani
4th 1974-1978 BN (UMNO)
5th 1978-1982 Sema'on @ Ma'on Omar
6th 1982-1986 Atashah Majid
Constituency abolished
Constituency recreated from Sedili
Johor Lama
11th 2004-2008 Asiah Md Ariff BN (UMNO)
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018
14th 2018 Rosleli Jahari
2018-2020 PH (BERSATU)
2020-2022 PN (BERSATU)
15th 2022–present Norlizah Noh BN (UMNO)

Election results[edit]

Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Norlizah Noh 12,171 60.56
PN Alias Rasman 6,132 30.51 Increase 30.51
PH Omar Mokhtar 1,527 7.60
Homeland Fighters' Party Mohd Shukor Ahmad 268 1.33 Increase 1.33
Total valid votes 20,098 100.00
Total rejected ballots 273
Unreturned ballots 73
Turnout 20,444 62.60
Registered electors 32,658
Majority 6,039
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

References[edit]

  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. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. ^ "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]
  4. ^ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  5. ^ "Dashboard SPR". Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2022-03-30.