Gelang Patah (federal constituency)
Defunct federal constituency | |
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Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1994 |
Constituency abolished | 2018 |
First contested | 1995 |
Last contested | 2013 |
Gelang Patah was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1995 to 2018.
The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History
2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Jaya, Sri Skudai, Bandar Skudai Barat, Bandar Skudai Tengah, Bandar Skudai Timor, Hang Tuah, Laksamana TUTA, Nakhoda TUTA, Flat Perkasa 'A' TUTA, Taman Damai Jaya, Desa Skudai, Hang Jebat, Perwira TUTA, Hulubalang TUTA, Skudai Utara, Flat Perkasa 'B' TUTA, Ulu Choh, Bandar Ulu Choh, Pulai, Kangkar Pulai, Pertanian, Sri Pulai, Kebangsaan, Lima Kedai, Gelang Patah Utara, Kampong Pulai, Sungai Melayu, Tebing Runtoh, Kampong Pendas, Gelang Patah Selatan, Tiram Duku, Tanjong Kupang, Kampong Pok Besar, Tanjong Adang, Penyiaran, Kemuliaan, Teratai, Perubatan.
2016:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Impian Emas, Sri Skudai, Bandar Skudai Barat, Bandar Skudai Tengah, Bandar Skudai Timor, Hang Tuah, Laksamana TUTA, Nakhoda TUTA, Flat Perkasa 'A' TUTA, Taman Damai Jaya, Desa Skudai, Hang Jebat, Perwira TUTA, Hulubalang TUTA, Skudai Utara, Flat Perkasa 'B' TUTA, Taman Jaya, Bukit Impian, Ulu Choh, Bandar Ulu Choh, Pulai, Kangkar Pulai, Pertanian, Sri Pulai, Kebangsaan, Lima Kedai, Gelang Patah Utara, Kampong Pulai, Sungai Melayu, Tebing Runtoh, Kampong Pendas, Gelang Patah Selatan, Tiram Duku, Tanjong Kupang, Kampong Pok Besar, Tanjong Adang, Penyiaran, Kemuliaan, Teratai, Perubatan, Pulai Indah, Pulai Utama, UTM, Sri Pulai Perdana, Mutiara Rini.
Representation history
Members of Parliament for Gelang Patah | ||||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
Constituency created | ||||
9th | 1995-1999 | Teu Si @ Chang See Ten | BN | |
10th | 1999-2004 | |||
11th | 2004-2008 | Tan Ah Eng | ||
12th | 2008-2013 | |||
13th | 2013-2018 | Lim Kit Siang | DAP | |
Constituency abolished, renamed to Iskandar Puteri |
Election results
Malaysian general election, 2013 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
DAP | Lim Kit Siang | 54,284 | 57.87 | + 57.87 | ||||
BN | A. Ghani Othman | 39,522 | 42.13 | - 15.45 | ||||
Total valid votes | 93,806 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,059 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 203 | |||||||
Turnout | 95,068 | 89.08 | ||||||
Registered electors | 106,726 | |||||||
Majority | 14,762 | |||||||
DAP gain from BN | 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. |
Malaysian general election, 2008 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Tan Ah Eng | 33,630 | 57.58 | - 23.87 | ||||
PKR | Zaliha Mustafa | 24,779 | 42.42 | + 23.87 | ||||
Total valid votes | 58,409 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 2,244 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 75 | |||||||
Turnout | 60,728 | 77.19 | ||||||
Registered electors | 78,676 | |||||||
Majority | 8,851 | |||||||
BN hold | Swing |
Malaysian general election, 2004 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Tan Ah Eng | 41,001 | 81.45 | + 6.95 | ||||
KEADILAN | Song Sing Kwee | 9,335 | 18.55 | + 18.55 | ||||
Total valid votes | 50,336 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,903 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 58 | |||||||
Turnout | 52,297 | 74.69 | ||||||
Registered electors | ||||||||
Majority | 31,666 | |||||||
BN hold | Swing |
Malaysian general election, 1999 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Teu Si @ Chang See Ten | 40,752 | 74.50 | - 1.43 | ||||
DAP | Norman Fernandez | 13,947 | 25.50 | + 25.50 | ||||
Total valid votes | 54,699 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,243 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 118 | |||||||
Turnout | 56,060 | 75.18 | ||||||
Registered electors | ||||||||
Majority | 26,805 | |||||||
BN hold | Swing |
Malaysian general election, 1995 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Teu Si @ Chang See Ten | 35,459 | 75.93 | |||||
PRM | A. Razak Ahmad | 11,240 | 24.07 | |||||
Total valid votes | 46,699 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 2,486 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 91 | |||||||
Turnout | 49,276 | 77.82 | ||||||
Registered electors | ||||||||
Majority | 24,219 | |||||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ↑ "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 2016-07-08.