Gambir (state constituency)

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

Gambir
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Sahrihan Jani
BN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)29,434
Area (km²)219

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics edit

Ethnic breakdown of Gambir's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Malay (59.45%)
  Chinese (36.6%)
  Indian (3.73%)
  Other ethnicities (0.22%)

History edit

Polling districts edit

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Gambir constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Gambir(N09) Kampung Babok 144/09/01 SJK (C) Kok Beng
Sengkang 144/09/02 SK Sengkang
Sawah Ring 144/09/03 SK Sawah Ring
Bukit Gambir 144/09/04 SMK Bukit Gambir
Parit Kassan 144/09/05 SK Parit Kassan
Simpang Lima 144/09/06 SK Simpang 5 Pekan
Parit Bilah 144/09/07 Balai Raya Kampung Sungai Bilah
Pekan Bukit Gambir Barat 144/09/08 SK Bukit Gambir
Pekan Bukit Gambir Timur 144/09/09 SA Bukit Gambir
Pekan Bukit Gambir Utara 144/09/10 SJK (C) Chian Kuo
Ladang Sagil 144/09/11 SJK (T) Ladang Sagil
Bandar Sagil Luar 144/09/12 SJK (C) Chee Chuin
Sagil 144/09/13 SK Sagil Kampong
Kampong Sri Jaya 144/09/14 SK Serom 8
Parit Zin 144/09/15 SJK (C) Khay Hian

Representation history edit

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Gambir
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Serom and Tangkak
11th 2004–2008 M Asojan Muniyandy BN (MIC)
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2020 Muhyiddin Yassin PH (BERSATU)
2020–2022 PN (BERSATU)
15th 2022–present Sahrihan Jani BN (UMNO)

Election results edit

Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Sahrihan Jani 7,960 45.48
PN Mohd Solihan Badri 4,814 27.50   27.50
PH Naim Jusri 4,509 25.76
Homeland Fighters' Party Suraya Sulaiman 220 1.26   1.26
Total valid votes 17,503 100.00
Total rejected ballots 305
Unreturned ballots 245
Turnout 18,053 61.33
Registered electors 29,434
Majority 3,416 17.98
BN gain from PN Swing ?
Source(s)

References edit

  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. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  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. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  5. ^ "Dashboard SPR".