Bukit Batu (state constituency)

Bukit Batu
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Jimmy Puah Wee Tse
PH
First contested 2004
Last contested 2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1] 30,216

Bukit Batu is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2013, the State Assemblyman for Bukit Batu is Jimmy Puah Wee Tse from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

The Bukit Batu constituency contains the polling districts of Ulu Choh, Bandar Ulu Choh, Kampong Rahmat, Bukit Batu, Ayer Manis, FELDA Bukit Batu, Ayer Bemban, Midland Kulai Young, Pekan Kelapa Sawit Barat, Pekan Kelapa Sawit Tengah, Pekan Kelapa Sawit Timor, Kampong Sri Paya, Kota Kulai, Taman Permai and Taman Puteri.[2]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Batu
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
11th 2004 – 2008 Cheong Chin Liang BN (Gerakan)
12th 2008 – 2013
13th 2013 – 2018 Jimmy Puah Wee Tse PKR
14th 2018 – PH (PKR)

Election results

Johor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%
PHJimmy Puah Wee Tse17,10565.68
BNTeo Lee Ho7,04827.07
PASJuwahir Amin1,8887.25
Total valid votes 26,041100.00
Total rejected ballots 306
Unreturned ballots 53
Turnout 26,40087.37
Registered electors 30,216
Majority 10,057
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
[3][4]
Johor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%
PKRJimmy Puah Wee Tse11,67659.83
BNCheong Chin Liang7,66139.26
IndependentSurendiran Kuppayah1770.91
Total valid votes 19,514100.00
Total rejected ballots 493
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 20,00789.87
Registered electors 22,262
Majority 4,015
PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Johor state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%
BNCheong Chin Liang8,80557.67
PKRLiew Shin Kheong6,46442.33
Total valid votes 15,269100.00
Total rejected ballots 524
Unreturned ballots 17
Turnout 15,81080.84
Registered electors 19,556
Majority 2,341
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[4]
Johor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%
BNCheong Chin Liang10,30177.06
PKRLiew Shin Kheong3,06622.94
Total valid votes 13,367100.00
Total rejected ballots 442
Unreturned ballots 12
Turnout 13,82178.06
Registered electors 17,705
Majority 7,235
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ↑ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  3. ↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. 1 2 3 https://undi.info/johor/r18/n51
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