Bentayan (state constituency)
Bentayan is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[2]
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Johor State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
PH | ||
Constituency created | 2003 | ||
First contested | 2004 | ||
Last contested | 2022 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2022)[1] | 34,728 | ||
Area (km²) | 11 |
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. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Bentayan is Ng Yak Howe from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Definition
The Bentayan constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Ismail, Parit Beting, Sabak Awor, Parit Tiram, Bentayan, Pasar, Bandar Timor, Jalan Daud Timor, Jalan Daud Barat, Taman Orkid, Sungai Abong Tengah, Sungai Abong Baru and Bandar Barat.[3]
History
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bentayan constituency is divided into 13 polling districts.[4]
State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
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Bentayan(N12) | Jalan Ismail | 145/12/01 | SMK Bandar Maharani |
Parit Beting | 145/12/02 | SMK Tun Perak | |
Sabak Awor | 145/12/03 | SJK (C) Sing Hwa | |
Parit Tiram | 145/12/04 | SMK St. Andrew | |
Bentayan | 145/12/05 | SRA (Arab) As Saadiah | |
Pasar | 145/12/06 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa Prebysterian | |
Bandar Timur | 145/12/07 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa 2A | |
Jalan Daud Timur | 145/12/08 | SMK Convent | |
Jalan Daud Barat | 145/12/09 | SK Bandar Maharani | |
Taman Orkid | 145/12/10 | SJK (C) Pei Yang | |
Sungai Abong Tengah | 145/12/11 | SK Parit Setongkat | |
Sungai Abong Baru | 145/12/12 | SA Sungai Abong | |
Bandar Barat | 145/12/13 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa 1A | |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Ng Yak Howe | 10,973 | 64.53 | -15.19 | ||
BN | Gan Q'I Ru | 3,497 | 20.57 | +0.29 | ||
PN | Eddy Tan Kok Hong | 2,534 | 14.90 | +14.90 | ||
Total valid votes | 17,004 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 239 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 91 | |||||
Turnout | 17,334 | 49.91 | ||||
Registered electors | 34,728 | |||||
Majority | 7,476 | |||||
PH hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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PH | Ng Yak Howe | 18,278 | 79.72 | |||
BN | Lee Kim Heng | 4,649 | 20.28 | |||
Total valid votes | 22,927 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 253 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 54 | |||||
Turnout | 23,234 | 83.41 | ||||
Registered electors | 27,856 | |||||
Majority | 13,629 | |||||
PH hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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DAP | Chua Wee Beng | 13,235 | 67.45 | |||
BN | Fong Soh Lan | 6,388 | 32.55 | |||
Total valid votes | 19,623 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 209 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 19,832 | 84.61 | ||||
Registered electors | 23,438 | |||||
Majority | 6,847 | |||||
DAP hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette – Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-21. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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DAP | Wee Tong Hiang | 9,118 | 59.05 | |||
BN | Lee Ching Yong | 6,322 | 40.95 | |||
Total valid votes | 15,440 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 277 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 20 | |||||
Turnout | 15,737 | 74.12 | ||||
Registered electors | 21,233 | |||||
Majority | 2,796 | |||||
DAP gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Lau Yee Wee | 7,657 | 51.44 | |||
DAP | Tan Chen Choon | 7,229 | 48.56 | |||
Total valid votes | 14,886 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 338 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 338 | |||||
Turnout | 15,562 | 71.97 | ||||
Registered electors | 21,624 | |||||
Majority | 428 | |||||
This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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References
- "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
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- "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- "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.
- "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
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- "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- "Undi.info - Bentayan (P145-N12)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-17.