Segamat (federal constituency)

Segamat
Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	55,350

Segamat is a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is 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 Mensudot Lama, Balai Badang, Palong Timor, Sepang Loi, Mensudut Pindah, Awat, Pekan Gemas Bahru, Gomali, Tambang, Paya Lang, Ladang Sungai Muar, Kuala Paya, Bandar Buloh Kasap Utara, Bandar Buloh Kasap Selatan, Buloh Kasap, Gelang Chinchin, Sepinang, Gemas Baru, Fortrose, Sungai Senarut, Bandar Batu Anam, Batu Anam, Bandan, Welch, Paya Jakas, Bandar Jementah Barat, Bandar Jementah Timor, Bandar Jementah Tengah, Bandar Jementah Selatan, Jementah, Sungai Siput, Kampong Bukit Tunggal, Tebing Tinggi, Gemereh, Berata, Jalan Kolam Air, Sungai Kapeh, Pasar, Bandar, Jalan Gemereh, Genuang, Genuang Selatan, Kampong Abdullah Utara.

2016–present:^[2] The constituency contains the polling districts of Mensudot Lama, Balai Badang, Palong Timor, Sepang Loi, Mensudot Pindah, Awat, Pekan Gemas Bahru, Gomali, Tambang, Paya Lang, Ladang Sungai Muar, Kuala Paya, Bandar Buloh Kasap Utara, Bandar Buloh Kasap Selatan, Buloh Kasap, Gelang Chinchin, Sepinang, Gemas Baru, Fortrose, Sungai Senarut, Bandar Batu Anam, Batu Anam, Bandan, Welch, Paya Jakas, Bandar Jementah Barat, Bandar Jementah Timor, Bandar Jementah Tengah, Bandar Jementah Selatan, Jementah, Sungai Siput, Kampong Bukit Tunggal, Tebing Tinggi, Gemereh, Berata, Jalan Kolam Air, Sungai Kapeh, Pasar, Bandar, Jalan Gemereh, Genuang, Genuang Selatan, Kampong Abdullah Utara.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Segamat
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Lee San Choon	BN
5th	1978-1982	Lee San Choon
6th	1982-1986	Subramaniam Sinniah
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Subramaniam Sathasivam
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-present	Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu	PH (PKR)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu	24,060	53.09	+ 4.66
	BN	Subramaniam Sathasivam	18,584	41.01	- 10.56
	PAS	Khairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil	2,676	5.90	+ 5.90
Total valid votes			45,320	100.00
Total rejected ballots			726
Unreturned ballots			124
Turnout			46,170	83.41
Registered electors			55,350
Majority			5,476	12.08
	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.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Subramaniam Sathasivam	20,037	51.57	- 3.61
	PKR	Chua Jui Meng	18,820	48.43	+ 48.43
Total valid votes			38,857	100.00
Total rejected ballots			950
Unreturned ballots			88
Turnout			39,895	84.87
Registered electors			47,009
Majority			1,217
	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 2016-05-14. "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 2016-05-14.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Subramaniam Sathasivam	15,921	55.18	- 8.72
	DAP	Pang Hok Liong	12,930	44.82	+ 8.72
Total valid votes			28,851	100.00
Total rejected ballots			847
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			29,699	72.96
Registered electors			40,708
Majority			2,991
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Subramaniam Sathasivam	17,953	63.90	+ 1.56
	DAP	Pang Hok Liong	10,144	36.10	- 1.56
Total valid votes			28,097	100.00
Total rejected ballots			876
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			28,974	70.70
Registered electors			40,981
Majority			7,809
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Subramaniam Sinniah	26,350	62.34	- 8.38
	DAP	Tee Gey Yan	15,921	37.66	+ 10.21
Total valid votes			42,271	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,188
Unreturned ballots			107
Turnout			43,566	71.67
Registered electors			60,786
Majority			10,429
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Subramaniam Sinniah	28,710	70.72	+ 17.37
	DAP	Yaakob Jantan	11,143	27.45	- 19.20
	Independent	Lim Wah Kin	741	1.83	+ 1.83
Total valid votes			40,594	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,391
Unreturned ballots			46
Turnout			42,031	72.75
Registered electors			57,774
Majority			17,567
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Subramaniam Sinniah	20,070	53.35	- 5.78
	DAP	Simon Tong Tiam Hock	17,549	46.65	+ 8.23
Total valid votes			37,619	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,156
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			38,775	73.68
Registered electors			52,626
Majority			2,521
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Subramaniam Sinniah	18,644	59.13
	DAP	Chan Yiek Nung	12,115	38.42
	PAS	Abdul Razak Daud	771	2.45
Total valid votes			31,530	100.00
Total rejected ballots			920
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,450	73.74
Registered electors			44,007
Majority			6,529
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Subramaniam Sinniah	20,932	66.37
	DAP	Tan Tien Lim	9,925	31.47
	Independent	Hee Moi @ Hooi Kai	683	2.17
Total valid votes			31,540	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,305
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,845	79.58
Registered electors			41,273
Majority			11,007
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lee San Choon	22,098	82.22
	PAS	Abdul Hak Fadzil	4,780	17.78
Total valid votes			26,878	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			35,493
Majority			17,318
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lee San Choon	17,369	74.42
	DAP	Lee Ah Meng	5,971	25.58
Total valid votes			23,340	100.00
Total rejected ballots			958
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,298	81.28
Registered electors			29,896
Majority			11,398
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

↑ "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.
↑ "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.

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[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 2016-07-08.