Mersing (federal constituency)

Mersing is a federal constituency in Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

Mersing (P154)
Johor constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]78,195
Electors (2022)[2]66,275
Area (km²)[3]2,875
Pop. density (per km²)27.2

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

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Ethnic breakdown of Mersing's electorate as of 2022[4]

  Malay (83%)
  Chinese (13.9%)
  Other ethnicities (1.9%)
  Indian (1.3%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Mersing constituency has a total of 44 polling districts.[5]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Endau(N32)Padang Endau154/32/01SMK Ungku Husin
Bandar Endau Utara154/32/02SK Bandar Endau
Bandar Endau Selatan154/32/03SA Bandar Endau
Kampung Hubong154/32/04
  • SK Pusat Air Tawar
  • SK Labong
Kampung Hubong Barat154/32/05SJK (C) Kg Hubong
Rancangan FELDA Endau154/32/06SK Lembaga Endau
Triang154/32/07SK Teriang
Penyabong154/32/08SK Penyabong
Tanjong Resang154/32/09SK Tanjung Resang
Ayer Papan154/32/10SK Air Papan
Tanjong Genting154/32/11Balai Raya Kg. Tanjung Genting
Mersing Kanan154/32/12SRA Bersepadu Mersing
Jalan Endau154/32/13SMK Mersing
Jalan Abdullah154/32/14SA Mersing Kanan
Kampong Tengah154/32/15SK Mersing Kanan
Sawah Dato'154/32/16SK Sawah Dato'
Tenglu154/32/17SK Tenglu
Tanah Abang154/32/18SK Tanah Abang
Kampong Punan154/32/19SK Punan
Kampong Peta154/32/20SK Peta
Tenggaroh(N33)Bandar Utara154/33/01SA Bukit Timbalan
Jalan Jamaluang154/33/02SMK Sri Mersing
FELDA Nitar 2154/33/03SK LKTP Nitar 2
FELDA Nitar 1154/33/04SK LKTP Nitar 1
Pengkalan Batu154/33/05SA Pengkalan Batu
Jalan Ismail154/33/06SJK (C) Pai Chee
Pejabat Kerajaan154/33/07SK Bandar Mersing
Pekan Mersing Kechil154/33/08SK Sri Mersing
Sri Pantai154/33/09SK Seri Pantai
Bandar Jamaluang Timor154/33/10Dewan Seberguna Kampung Baru Jemaluang
Jamaluang Timor154/33/11SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 5
Jamaluang154/33/12SJK (C) Jemaluang
RISDA Sungai Ambat154/33/13Balai Raya Kg. Baru Estet Koperasi Sg. Ambat
FELDA Tenggaroh 5154/33/14SMK Tan Sri Abdul Kadir
FELDA Tenggaroh 3154/33/15SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 3
FELDA Tenggaroh 6154/33/16SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 6
FELDA Tenggaroh 4154/33/17SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 4
FELDA Tenggaroh 2154/33/18SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 2
FELDA Tenggaroh 1154/33/19SK (FELDA) Tenggaroh 1
Pulau Sibu154/33/20Balai Raya Pulau Sibu
Pulau Tinggi154/33/21SK Pulau Tinggi
Pulau Besar154/33/22Balai Raya Pulau Besar
Pulau Aur154/33/23Balai Raya Pulau Aur
Pulau Pemanggil154/33/24SK Pulau Pemanggil

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Mersing
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Tenggaroh
7thP1191986–1990Abdul Ajib Ahmad
(عبدالعجيب أحمد)
BN (UMNO)
8th1990–1995
9thP1291995–1999Zainal Abidin Osman
(زَيْنَ ٱلعَابِدِين عُثْمَان)
10th1999–2004Abdul Latiff Ahmad
(عَبْدُٱلْلَطِيف أَحْمَد)
11thP1542004–2008
12th2008–2013
13th2013–2018
14th2018
2018–2019Independent
2019–2020PH (BERSATU)
2020–2022PN (BERSATU)
15th2022–presentMuhammad Islahuddin Abas
(مُحَمَّد إِصْلَاحُ ٱلدِّين عَبَاس)

State constituency

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Parliamentary constituencyState constituency
1954–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
MersingEndau
Tenggaroh

Current state assembly members

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No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N32EndauAlwiyah TalibPN (BERSATU)
N33TenggarohRaven Kumar KrishnasamyBN (MIC)

Local governments

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No.State ConstituencyLocal Government
N32EndauMersing District Council
N33Tenggaroh

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
PNMuhammad Islahuddin Abas21,06644.91 44.91
BNAbdul Latif Bandi @ Nor Sebandi18,72939.93 13.07
PHFatin Zulaikha Zaidi6,81314.52 15.85
GTANurfatimah Ibrahim2090.45 0.45
IndependentIsmail Don890.19 0.19
Total valid votes46,906 100.00
Total rejected ballots388
Unreturned ballots175
Turnout47,46970.77 8.74
Registered electors66,275
Majority2,3374.98 17.65
PN gain from BNSwing?
Malaysian general election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNAbdul Latiff Ahmad19,80653.00 18.50
PHMd. Nasir Hashim11,34730.37 30.37
PASA. Rahman A. Hamid6,21516.63 11.87
Total valid votes37,368100.00
Total rejected ballots796
Unreturned ballots142
Turnout38,30679.51 4.52
Registered electors48,176
Majority8,45922.63 20.37
BN holdSwing
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2019. 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.[permanent dead link]
Malaysian general election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNAbdul Latiff Ahmad26,18471.50 4.42
PASRoslan Nikmat10,43728.50 4.42
Total valid votes36,621100.00
Total rejected ballots678
Unreturned ballots94
Turnout37,39384.03 8.44
Registered electors44,497
Majority15,74743.00 8.84
BN holdSwing
Malaysian general election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNAbdul Latiff Ahmad20,11675.92 4.60
PASShahar Abdullah6,38024.08 4.60
Total valid votes26,496100.00
Total rejected ballots857
Unreturned ballots195
Turnout27,54875.59 3.34
Registered electors36,445
Majority13,73651.84 9.20
BN holdSwing


Malaysian general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNAbdul Latiff Ahmad19,22280.52 10.24
PASIdris Tukachil4,64919.48 10.24
Total valid votes23,871 100.00
Total rejected ballots613
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout24,48472.25 1.96
Registered electors33,890
Majority14,57361.04 20.48
BN holdSwing


Malaysian general election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNAbdul Latiff Ahmad18,82170.28 6.57
PASIdris Tukachil7,96029.72 29.72
Total valid votes26,781 100.00
Total rejected ballots782
Unreturned ballots54
Turnout27,61770.29 0.18
Registered electors
Majority10,86140.56 13.14
BN holdSwing


Malaysian general election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNZainal Abidin Osman19,35776.85 17.54
S46A. Kadir Johan5,83223.15 17.54
Total valid votes25,189 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,369
Unreturned ballots66
Turnout26,62470.47 2.19
Registered electors
Majority13,52553.70 35.08
BN holdSwing


Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNAbdul Ajib Ahmad14,36659.31 20.98
S46Hassan Md. Ali9,85740.69 40.69
Total valid votes24,223 100.00
Total rejected ballots858
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout25,08172.66 5.25
Registered electors34,517
Majority4,50918.62 41.96
BN holdSwing


Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes%
BNAbdul Ajib Ahmad14,41980.29
PASMokhtar Yahaya3,54019.71
Total valid votes17,959 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,106
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout19,06567.41
Registered electors28,281
Majority10,87960.58
This was a new constituency created.

References

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