Rompin (federal constituency)

Rompin (P091)
Pahang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	61,918
Area (km²)[2]	5,390

Rompin is a federal constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Rompin's electorate as of 2018[3]

Malay (87.71%)

Chinese (2.31%)

Indian (1.03%)

Other ethnicities (8.94%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Bandar Bukit Ibam, Kampung Aur, Kota Bahagia, Bukit Serok, FELDA Keratong 2, FELDA Keratong 3, FELDA Keratong 5, FELDA Keratong 7, FELDA Keratong 4, FELDA Keratong 1, FELDA Selanchar 1, Muadzam Shah, Bukit Ridan, FELDA Keratong 10, FELDA Keratong 9, FELDA Keratong 8, Kedaik, Gading, Leban Chondong, FELDA Keratong 6, Chenderawasih, FELDA Selanchar, FELDA Selanchar 3, Sungai Puteri, Kuala Rompin, Bandar Baru Rompin, Pontian, Kampung Janglau, Kampung Jawa, Endau, Pianggu, FELDA Selendang, Tekek, Juara, Kampung Genting, Mukut, Sarang Tiong, Denai.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Bandar Bukit Ibam, Kampung Aur, Kota Bahagia, Bukit Serok, FELDA Keratong 2, FELDA Keratong 3, FELDA Keratong 5, FELDA Keratong 7, FELDA Keratong 4, FELDA Keratong 1, FELDA Selancar 1, Muadzam Shah, Bukit Ridan, FELDA Keratong 10, FELDA Keratong 9, FELDA Keratong 8, Kedaik, Gading, Leban Chondong, FELDA Keratong 6, Chenderawasih, FELDA Selancar, FELDA Selancar 3, Sungai Puteri, Kuala Rompin, Bandar Baru Rompin, Pontian, FELDA Selendang, Sarang Tiong, Kampung Janglau, Kampung Jawa, Endau, Pianggu, Denai, Tekek, Juara, Kampung Genting, Mukut.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Rompin
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Pekan
7th	1986-1990	Mohamed Amin Daud	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990-1995	Jamaluddin Jarjis
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2015
13th	2015-2018	Hasan Arifin
14th	2018-2020
	2020-present		PN (UMNO)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hasan Arifin	26,628	53.54	-7.95
	PAS	M Shahrul Nizam Abdul Haliff	15,233	30.63	-7.88
	PH	Sitarunisah Ab Kadir	7,876	15.84	+15.84
Total valid votes			49,737	100.00
Total rejected ballots			917
Unreturned ballots			251
Turnout			50,905	82.21
Registered electors			61,918
Majority			11,395	22.91
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 238/2018]" (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 Pahang [P.U. (B) 312/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general by-election, 5 May 2015
Upon the death of incumbent, Jamaluddin Jarjis
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hasan Arifin	23,796	61.49	- 5.32
	PAS	Nazri Ahmad	14,901	38.51	+ 5.32
Total valid votes			38,697	100.00
Total rejected ballots			591
Unreturned ballots			64
Turnout			39,352	73.84
Registered electors			53,294
Majority			8,895	22.98
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil P.091 Rompin". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the Dewan Rakyat of P.091 Rompin for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 182/2015]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "P. U. (B) 220/2015 Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of P.091 Rompin" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jamaluddin Jarjis	30,040	66.81	+ 0.09
	PAS	Nuridah Mohd Salleh	14,926	33.19	- 0.09
Total valid votes			44,966	100.00
Total rejected ballots			883
Unreturned ballots			165
Turnout			46,014	85.85
Registered electors			53,596
Majority			15,114	33.62
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 175/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 216/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jamaluddin Jarjis	21,308	66.72	+ 0.80
	PAS	Mazlan Mohamed Yasin	10,629	33.28	- 0.80
Total valid votes			31,937	100.00
Total rejected ballots			824
Unreturned ballots			169
Turnout			32,930	78.97
Registered electors			41,701
Majority			10,679	33.44
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jamaluddin Jarjis	19,359	65.92	+ 4.23
	PAS	Sukri Ahmad	10,009	34.08	- 4.23
Total valid votes			29,368	100.00
Total rejected ballots			847
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			30,215	78.85
Registered electors			38,319
Majority			9,350	31.84
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jamaluddin Jarjis	15,907	61.69	- 14.77
	PAS	Mazlan Mohamed Yasin	9,879	38.31	+ 14.77
Total valid votes			25,786	100.00
Total rejected ballots			598
Unreturned ballots			170
Turnout			26,554	77.36
Registered electors			34,325
Majority			6,028	23.38
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jamaluddin Jarjis	18,531	76.46	+ 3.72
	PAS	Yahya Awang	5,706	23.54	- 3.72
Total valid votes			24,237	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,004
Unreturned ballots			72
Turnout			25,313	76.55
Registered electors			33,067
Majority			12,825	52.92
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jamaluddin Jarjis	20,994	72.74	- 4.09
	PAS	Salim @ Ahmad Awg. Kalib	7,866	27.26	+ 4.09
Total valid votes			28,860	100.00
Total rejected ballots			910
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			29,770	74.78
Registered electors			39,810
Majority			13,128	45.48
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Mohamed Amin Daud	16,118	76.83
	PAS	Yahya Awang	4,861	23.17
Total valid votes			20,979	100.00
Total rejected ballots			529
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			21,508	68.56
Registered electors			31,373
Majority			11,257	53.66
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. 10 April 2018. p. 20. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
"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. 10 April 2018. p. 20. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[2] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[3] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[4] "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.