Pekan Nanas (state constituency)

Pekan Nanas is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[2]

Pekan Nanas (J55)
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Tan Eng Meng
BN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)[1]35,865
Area (km²)212

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 2013, the State Assemblyman for Pekan Nanas is Yeo Tung Siong from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

The Pekan Nanas constituency contains the polling districts of Parit Kudus, Tanjong Ayer Hitam, Ladang South Malaya, Melayu Raya, Kampong Lubok Sawah, Tenggayon, Pengkalan Raja Pontian, Bandar Pekan Nenas Barat, Bandar Pekan Nenas Timor, Bandar Pekan Nenas Tengah and Bandar Pekan Nenas Selatan.[3]

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Pekan Nanas constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.[4]

State constituency Poling Districts Code Location
Pekan Nanas（N55） Parit Kudus 165/55/01 SK Parit Kudus
Tanjong Ayer Hitam 165/55/02 SK Tanjong Ayer Hitam
Ladang South Malaya 165/55/03 SK Parit Haji Adnan
Melayu Raya 165/55/04 SK Melayu Raya
Kampong Lubok Sawah 165/55/05 SK Kampung Sawah
Tenggayon 165/55/06 SK Seri Bunian
Pengkalan Raja Pontian 165/55/07 SK Pengkalan Raja
Bandar Pekan Nenas Barat 165/55/08 SMK Dato' Mohd. Yunos Sulaiman
Bandar Pekan Nenas Timor 165/55/09 SMK Pekan Nanas
Bandar Pekan Nenas Tengah 165/55/10 SK Pekan Nanas
Bandar Pekan Nenas Selatan 165/55/11 SJK (C) Yu Ming (1)

Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pekan Nanas
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency split from Pulai Sebatang and Kukup
Pekan Nenas
11th 2004–2008 Wee Jeck Seng BN (MCA)
12th 2008–2013 Tang Nai Soon
13th 2013–2018 Yeo Tung Siong DAP
Pekan Nanas
14th 2018–2022 Yeo Tung Siong PH (DAP)
15th 2022–present Tan Eng Meng BN (MCA)

Election results
Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNTan Eng Meng11,02450.49+5.62
PHYeo Tung Siong6,18928.34-23.21
PNTan Chin Hok2,74112.55+12.55
Sabah Heritage PartyHishamuddin Busri1,4386.59+6.59
Total valid votes 21,39297.97
Total rejected ballots 3351.53
Unreturned ballots 1080.49
Turnout 21,83560.88
Registered electors 35,865
Majority 4,835
BN gain from PH Swing +14.42
Source(s)
[5][6]
Johor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PHYeo Tung Siong11,85651.55-2.22
BNTan Eng Meng10,54844.87+0.40
Total valid votes 22,40497.42
Total rejected ballots 5542.41
Unreturned ballots 390.17
Turnout 22,99786.43
Registered electors 26,608
Majority 1,308
PH hold Swing -1.31
Source(s)
[7][8]
Johor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
DAPYeo Tung Siong15,43653.77+12.51
BNWong You Fong12,76744.47-12.08
Total valid votes 28,20398.24
Total rejected ballots 5051.76
Unreturned ballots 00.00
Turnout 28,70888.37
Registered electors 32,486
Majority 2,669
DAP gain from BN Swing +12.30
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 October 2, 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Johor state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNTang Nai Soon12,29756.55-19.25
DAPAhmad Ton8,97341.26+20.42
Total valid votes 21,27097.81
Total rejected ballots 4762.19
Unreturned ballots 00.00
Turnout 21,74677.63
Registered electors 28,012
Majority 3,324
BN hold Swing -19.84
Source(s)
[8]
Johor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNWee Jeck Seng15,39575.80+75.80
DAPTan Haw Meng4,23320.84+20.84
Total valid votes 19,62896.65
Total rejected ballots 6813.35
Unreturned ballots 00.00
Turnout 20,30976.33
Registered electors 26,607
Majority 11,162
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
[8]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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".)
  3. "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 March 28, 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  4. "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.
  5. "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  6. "Dashboard SPR".
  7. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  8. "Undi.info - Pekan Nanas (P165-N55)". Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2018-05-17.


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