Bukit Batu (state constituency)
Bukit Batu is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[2]
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Johor State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
PH | ||
First contested | 2004 | ||
Last contested | 2018 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2018)[1] | 30,216 |
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.[3]
History
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Batu | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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PH | Jimmy Puah Wee Tse | 17,105 | 65.68 | |||
BN | Teo Lee Ho | 7,048 | 27.07 | |||
PAS | Juwahir Amin | 1,888 | 7.25 | |||
Total valid votes | 26,041 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 306 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 53 | |||||
Turnout | 26,400 | 87.37 | ||||
Registered electors | 30,216 | |||||
Majority | 10,057 | |||||
PH hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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PKR | Jimmy Puah Wee Tse | 11,676 | 59.83 | |||
BN | Cheong Chin Liang | 7,661 | 39.26 | |||
Independent | Surendiran Kuppayah | 177 | 0.91 | |||
Total valid votes | 19,514 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 493 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 20,007 | 89.87 | ||||
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. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Cheong Chin Liang | 8,805 | 57.67 | |||
PKR | Liew Shin Kheong | 6,464 | 42.33 | |||
Total valid votes | 15,269 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 524 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 17 | |||||
Turnout | 15,810 | 80.84 | ||||
Registered electors | 19,556 | |||||
Majority | 2,341 | |||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Cheong Chin Liang | 10,301 | 77.06 | |||
PKR | Liew Shin Kheong | 3,066 | 22.94 | |||
Total valid votes | 13,367 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 442 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 12 | |||||
Turnout | 13,821 | 78.06 | ||||
Registered electors | 17,705 | |||||
Majority | 7,235 | |||||
This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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References
- "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.
- "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".)
- "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.
- "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- https://undi.info/johor/r18/n51