Jementah (state constituency)

Jementah is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[1]

Jementah (N02)
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Ng Kor Sim
PH
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)44,055
Electors (2022)41,221
Area (km²)347

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Jementah's electorate as of 2022

  Chinese (50.43%)
  Malay (40.28%)
  Indian (8.15%)
  Other ethnicities (0.57%)
  Sarawak Bumiputera (0.3%)
  Sabah Bumiputera (0.26%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Jementah constituency has a total of 26 polling districts.[2]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Jementah(N02)Gemas Baru140/02/01SJK (T) Lasang Fortrose
Fortrose140/02/02SJK (T) Ladang Fortrose
Sungai Senarut140/02/03SJK (T) Ldg Sg Senarut
Bandar Batu Anam140/02/04SMK Dato' Ahmad Arshad
Batu Anam140/02/05SMK Seri Kenangan
Bandan140/02/06Balai Raya Kampong Lubok Bandan
Welch140/02/07SK Ladang Welch
Paya Jakas140/02/08SK Paya Jakas
Bandar Jementah Barat140/02/09SA Jementah
Bandar Jementah Timor140/02/10SMK Jementah
Bandar Jementah Tengah140/02/11SJK (C) Jementah 1
Bandar Jementah Selatan140/02/12Dewan Seberguna Jementah
Jementah140/02/13SK Jementah
Sungai Siput140/02/14Balai Raya Kampung Sg. Siput
Kampong Bukit Tunggal140/02/15SK Bukit Tunggal
Tebing Tinggi140/02/16SK Tebing Tinggi
Gemereh140/02/17SK Gemereh
Berata140/02/18Dewan Seberguna Kampung Berata
Jalam Kolam Air140/02/19SA Bandar Segamat
Sungai Kapeh140/02/20SK Bukit Hampar
Pasar140/02/21SJK (C) Seg Hwa
Bandar140/02/22SJK (C) Seg Hwa
Jalan Gemereh140/02/23Dewan Sri Anggun Sek. Latihan Jururawat Hospital Lama
Genuang140/02/24Dewan Seberguna Kampung Abdullah
Genuang Selatan140/02/25Dewan Choon Chew Chee Kampung Abdullah
Kampong Abdullah Utara140/02/26SJK (C) Li Chi

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Jementah
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Bandar Segamat
7th1986–1990Lim Si ChengBN (MCA)
8th1990–1995Wong Peng ShengDAP
9th1995–1999Gan Lian Keng @ Lee Ah KauBN (MCA)
10th1999–2004
11th2004–2008Lee Hong Tee
12th2008–2013
13th2013–2018Tan Chen ChoonPR (DAP)
14th2018–2022PH (DAP)
15th2022–presentNg Kor Sim

Election results

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Johor state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
PHNg Kor Sim8,87740.92 18.15
BNSee Ann Giap8,16337.63 3.88
PNMaimunah Safwa Musa4,65421.45 21.45
Total valid votes21,694100.00
Total rejected ballots348
Unreturned ballots104
Turnout22,14653.73 29.87
Registered electors41,221
Majority7143.29 22.03
Jementah holdSwingPH
Source(s)
"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) 166/2022]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 17 May 2022.
Johor state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
Pakatan Harapan (2018)Tan Chen Choon16,33659.07 59.07
BNChiam Yok Meng9,33533.75 11.55
PASKhairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil1,9867.18 7.18
Total valid votes27,657100.00
Total rejected ballots557
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout28,29683.60 0.80
Registered electors33,866
Majority7,00125.32 15.92
Jementah holdSwingPH
Source(s)
Johor state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
DAPTan Chen Choon12,78154.70 54.70
BNLee Hong Tee10,58545.30 45.30
Total valid votes23,366100.00
Total rejected ballots428
Unreturned ballots44
Turnout23,79484.40
Registered electors28,230
Majority2,1969.40
Jementah holdSwingDAP


References

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  1. ^ "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".)
  2. ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Johor". The Star. Retrieved 2022-02-13.