Pengkalan Rinting (state constituency)

Perling
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
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Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2018

Pengkalan Rinting is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly since 2004.

The state constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Jaya Mas, Belibis Perling, Sri Jaya, Kampong Pasir, Pengkalan Rinting, Skudai Kiri, Sungai Danga, Taman Sutera, Bukit Serene, Ulu Ayer Molek, Kebun Teh, Tarom, Nong Chik, Tambatan, Gertak Merah, Kampong Bahru, Yahya Awal, Ngee Heng, Ayer Molek, Kampong Pahang, Bandar, Camar Perling, Pucung Perling, Rawa Perling, Bukit Indah, Nusa Indah, Selesa Jaya, Tampoi Indah.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Jaya Mas, Belibis Perling, Sri Jaya, Kampong Pasir, Pengkalan Rinting, Skudai Kiri, Sungai Danga, Taman Sutera, Bukit Serene, Ulu Ayer Molek, Kebun Teh, Tarom, Nong Chik, Tambatan, Gertak Merah, Kampong Bahru, Yahya Awal, Ngee Heng, Ayer Molek, Kampong Pahang, Bandar, Camar Perling, Pekaka Perling, Rawa Perling, Bukit Indah, Nusa Indah, Selesa Jaya, Tampoi Indah, Simbang Perling, Uda Bestari, Sri Sinding.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pengkalan Rinting
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
11th	2004-2008	Low Teh Hian	BN
12th	2008-2013	Chia Song Cheng	BN
13th	2013-2018	Cheo Yee How	DAP
Constituency renamed Perling
14th	2018-present	Cheo Yee How	PH (DAP)

Election results

Johor state election, 2018: Perling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Cheo Yee How	32,592	63.24	+ 11.31
	BN	Wong You Fong	13,059	25.34	- 22.73
	PAS	Muhamad Nazrin Ihsan	5,890	11.43	+ 11.43
Total valid votes			51,541	100.00
Total rejected ballots			524
Unreturned ballots			157
Turnout			52,222	83.03
Registered electors			62,895
Majority			19,533	37.90
	PH hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Cheo Yee How	26,464	51.93	+ 51.93
	BN	Chang Mei Kee	24,494	48.07	- 18.12
Total valid votes			50,958	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,063
Unreturned ballots			92
Turnout			52,113	85.13
Registered electors			61,217
Majority			1,970
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 195/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 236/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

Johor state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chia Song Cheng	21,203	66.19	- 17.93
	PAS	Rahmatullah Abdul	10,829	33.81	+ 17.93
Total valid votes			32,032	100.00
Total rejected ballots			610
Unreturned ballots			121
Turnout			32,763	70.21
Registered electors			46,664
Majority			10,374
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Low Teh Hian	23,321	84.12
	PAS	Rahmatullah Abdul	4,403	15.88
Total valid votes			27,724	100.00
Total rejected ballots			541
Unreturned ballots			40
Turnout			28,305	67.54
Registered electors			41,909
Majority			18,918
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

↑ "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.

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[1] "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.