Bukit Permai is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[1]

Bukit Permai
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Mohd Jafni Md Shukor
BN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)77,377
Electors (2022)39,611
Area (km²)286

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 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 Permai's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (52.67%)
  Chinese (31.9%)
  Indian (13.33%)
  Other ethnicities (1.33%)
  Sarawak Bumiputera (0.41%)
  Sabah Bumiputera (0.36%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Permai constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling District Code Location
Bukit Permai(N50) Murni Jaya 163/50/01 SK Murni Jaya
Bukit Permai 163/50/02 SK LKTP Bukit Permai
Inas 163/50/03 SK LKTP Inas
Sedenak Utara 163/50/04 SK Sedenak
Sedenak Selatan 163/50/05 SJK (C) Sedenak
Ladang Fraser 163/50/06 Balai Raya Ladang Fraser
Pekan Sengkang 163/50/07 SJK (C) Sengkang
FELDA Taib Andak 163/50/08 SK Sinar Bahagia
Ladang Swee Lam 163/50/09 SMK Bandar Putra
Ladang Kelan 163/50/10 SJK (T) Ladang Kelan
Bandar Kulai Utara 163/50/11 Dewan Serbaguna Taman Mewah
Kampong Pertanian 163/50/12 SK Kampung Pertanian

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Permai
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Bandar Tenggara
9th 1995-1999 Adam Abdul Hamid BN (UMNO)
10th 1999-2004
11th 2004-2008 Zainal Abidin Jidin
12th 2008-2013 Kamaruzaman Ali
13th 2013-2018 Ali Mazat Salleh
14th 2018-2020 Tosrin Jarvanthi PH (BERSATU)
2020-2022 PN (BERSATU)
15th 2022–present Mohd Jafni Md Shukor BN (UMNO)

Election results

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Johor state election, 2022: Bukit Permai
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mohd Jafni Md Shukor 10,889 48.36
MUDA Azrol Rahani 6,134 27.24   27.24
PN Tosrin Jarvanthi 5,108 22.69   22.69
PEJUANG Mokhtar Abdul Wahab 385 1.71   1.71
Total valid votes 22,516 100.00
Total rejected ballots 457
Unreturned ballots 115
Turnout 23,088 58.29
Registered electors 39,611
Majority 4,755 21.12
BN gain from PH Swing ?
Source(s)

References

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  1. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my.
  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. ^ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  4. ^ "Dashboard SPR".