Bukit Pasir (state constituency)

Bukit Pasir is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[2]

Bukit Pasir
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh
BN
Constituency created2018
First contested2018
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]60,532
Electors (2022)32,213
Area (km²)235

The state constituency was first contested in 2018 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 Bukit Pasir's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (61.92%)
  Chinese (33.13%)
  Indian (4.22%)
  Other ethinicities (0.52%)
  Sabah Bumiputera (0.12%)
  Sarawak Bumiputera (0.09%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Pasir constituency is divided into 20 polling districts.[3]

State conatituency Polling Districts Code Location
Bukit Pasir (N08) Samasih 143/08/01 SK Semaseh
Kampong Raja 143/08/02 SK Kampong Raja
Panchor 143/08/03 SK Kota Raja
Bandar Panchor 143/08/04 SJK (C) Ai Hwa
Kampong Jawa 143/08/05 SK Panchor
Jorak 143/08/06 SK Jorak
Tanjong Selabu 143/08/07 SJK (C) Wee Sin
Pergam 143/08/08 Balai Raya Kampung Pergam
Temiang 143/08/09 SK Temiang
Sungai Terap 143/08/10 Ma'had Tahfiz Al-Quran Al-Muttaqin
Sungai Raya 143/08/11 SK Sungai Raya
Kampong Tengah 143/08/12 Balai Raya Kampung Tengah
Permatang Pasir 143/08/13 SK Sri Bukit Pasir
Pekan Bukit Pasir Barat 143/08/14 SJK (C) Yu Jerm
Pekan Bukit Pasir Utara 143/08/15 SMK Bukit Pasir
Pekan Bukit Pasir Selatan 143/08/16 Dewan Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Pekan Bukit Pasir
Bukit Pasir 143/08/17 SK Paya Panjang
Ladang Craigielea 143/08/18 SJK (C) Kim Kee
Panjang Sari 104/32/19 SK Panjang Sari
Bukit Treh 143/08/20 Balai Raya Bukit Treh

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Pasir
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Jorak
14th 2018–2020 Najib Lep PAS
2020–2022 PN (PAS)
15th 2022–present Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh BN (UMNO)

Election results

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Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Fazli Salleh 6,048 32.11   12.60
PN Iqbal Razak 5,850 31.06   31.06
PH Elia Nadira 4,676 24.82   24.82
Independent Najib Lep 1,860 9.87   9.87
Independent Johar Siraj 207 1.10   1.10
PEJUANG Mohd Akhiri Mahmood 196 1.04   1.04
Total valid votes 18,837 100.00
Total rejected ballots 381
Unreturned ballots 63
Turnout 19,281 59.85   25.87
Registered electors 32,213
Majority 198 1.05   9.53
BN gain from PAS Swing ?
Source(s)
Johor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
PAS Najib Lep 9,835 55.29
BN Noriah Mahat 7,952 44.71
Total valid votes 17,787 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,382
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 19,305 85.72
Registered electors 22,520
Majority 1,883 10.58
This was a new constituency created
Source(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  2. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my.
  3. ^ "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]
  4. ^ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  5. ^ "Dashboard SPR".
  6. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  7. ^ "Undi.info - Pekan Nanas (P165-N55)". Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2021-03-29.