Iskandar Puteri (federal constituency)

Iskandar Puteri is a federal constituency in Johor Bahru District and Kulai District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2018.

Iskandar Puteri (P162)
Johor constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created2018
First contested2018
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]447,697
Electors (2022)[2]222,437
Area (km²)[3]294
Pop. density (per km²)1,522.8

The federal constituency was created in the 2018 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics edit

Ethnic breakdown of Iskandar Puteri's electorate as of 2022[4]

  Chinese (47.2%)
  Malay (36.3%)
  Indian (14.1%)
  Other ethnicities (2.4%)

History edit

Polling districts edit

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Iskandar Puteri constituency is divided into 46 polling districts.[5]

State constituency Polling District Code Location
Skudai (N48) Jaya Mas 162/48/01 SK Taman Selesa Jaya
Selesa Jaya 162/48/02 SMK Taman Selesa Jaya
Sri Sinding 162/48/03 SMK Taman Selesa Jaya
Impian Emas 162/48/04 SK Taman Impian Emas
Sri Skudai 162/48/05 SA Nur Batu 10 Skudai
Bandar Skudai Barat 162/48/06 SK Sekudai Batu 10
Bandar Skudai Tengah 162/48/07 SJK (C) Pu Sze
Bandar Skudai Timor 162/48/08 SJK (C) Pu Sze
Hang Tuah 162/48/09
  • SK Taman Skudai Baru
  • SA Taman Skudai Baru
Laksamana Tuta 162/48/10 SK Taman Tun Aminah
Nakhota Tuta 162/48/11
  • SMK Taman Tun Aminah
  • SMK Taman Sutera
Flat Perkasa 'A' Tuta 162/48/12 SJK (T) Taman Tun Aminah
Taman Damai Jaya 162/48/13
  • SK Taman Damai Jaya
  • SA Taman Damai Jaya
Desa Skudai 162/48/14
  • Dewan Raya Taman Sri Skudai
  • Padang Awan Taman Sri Skudai
  • SK Desa Skudai
Hang Jebat 162/48/15
  • SMK Damai Jaya
  • SMK Taman Selesa Jaya 2
  • SK Taman Skudai Baru 2
Perwira Tuta 162/48/16 Dewan Raya Taman Ungku Tun Aminah
Hulubalang Tuta 162/48/17 SK Taman Tun Aminah 2
Skudai Utara 162/48/18 SJK (C) Kuo Kuang
Flat Perkasa 'B' Tuta 162/48/19 SA Taman Ungku Tun Aminah
Taman Jaya 162/48/20 SMK Taman Impian Emas
Bukit Impian 162/48/21 SJK (C) Thai Hong
Kota Iskandar (N49) Mutiara Rini 162/49/01
  • SK Taman Mutiara Rini
  • SMK Taman Mutiara Rini 2
  • SJK (C) Thorburn
Kangkar Pulai 162/49/02 SJK (C) Pulai
Pertanian 162/49/03 SA Tafrijiyyah Taman Universiti
Kebangsaan 162/49/04
  • SMK Taman Universiti 2
  • SK Taman Universiti 4
Lima Kedai 162/49/05 SJK (C) Ping Ming
Gelang Patah Utara 162/49/06
  • SK Gelang Patah
  • SA Gelang Patah
Kampung Pulai 162/49/07 SK Kampung Pulai
Sungai Melayu 162/49/08 SK Sungai Melayu
Tebing Runtoh 162/49/09 SK Sikijang
Kampong Pendas 162/49/10 SK Pendas Laut
Gelang Patah Selatan 162/49/11 SMK Gelang Patah
Tiram Duku 162/49/12 SK Tiram Duku
Tanjong Kupang 162/49/13 SK Tanjung Kupang
Kampong Pok Besar 162/49/14 SK Morni Pok
Tanjong Adang 162/49/15 SK Tanjong Adang
Penyiaran 162/49/16 SK Taman Universiti 1
Kemuliaan 162/49/17
  • SMK Taman Universiti
  • SK Taman Universiti 3
Perubatan 162/49/18 SK Taman Universiti 2
Pulai Indah 162/49/19
  • SK Kangkar Pulai
  • SA Taman Pulai Indah
Pulai Utama 162/49/20 SA Taman Universiti
Sri Pulai Perdana 162/49/21 SK Sri Pulai Perdana
Pulai 162/49/22 SJK (C) Woon Hwa
Sri Pulai 162/49/23
  • SK Taman Sri Pulai
  • Dewan Raya Taman Sri Pulai
Teratai 162/49/24 SA Taman Seri Pulai
Nusa Perintis 162/49/25
  • SK Taman Nusa Perintis
  • SK Nusantara
  • SMK Taman Nusa Jaya

Representation history edit

Members of Parliament for Iskandar Puteri
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency renamed from Gelang Patah
14th P162 2018–2022 Lim Kit Siang
(林吉祥)
PH (DAP)
15th 2022–present Liew Chin Tong
(刘镇东)

State constituency edit

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Iskandar Puteri Kota Iskandar
Skudai

Current state assembly members edit

No. State Constituency Member Coalition (Party)
N48 Skudai Marina Ibrahim PH (DAP)
N49 Kota Iskandar Pandak Ahmad BN (UMNO)

Local governments edit

No. State Constituency Local Government
N48 Skudai
  • Johor Bahru City Council (Bukit Impian area)
  • Iskandar Puteri City Council
N49 Kota Iskandar
  • Iskandar Puteri City Council
  • Kulai Municipal Council (Kangkar Pulai area)

Election results edit

Malaysian general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Liew Chin Tong 96,819 59.15   10.09
BN Jason Teoh Sew Hock 36,783 22.47   8.29
PN Tan Nam Cha 30,078 18.38   18.38
Total valid votes 163,680 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,535
Unreturned ballots 532
Turnout 165,527 74.42   11.47
Registered electors 222,437
Majority 60,036 36.68   1.84
PH hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Lim Kit Siang 80,726 69.24
BN Jason Teoh 35,862 30.76
Total valid votes 116,588 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,987
Unreturned ballots 204
Turnout 118,779 85.89
Registered electors 138,299
Majority 44,864 38.48
This was a new constituency created.
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 2019-12-29. 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]

References edit