Kota Tinggi (federal constituency)
 Johor constituency | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1984 |
| First contested | 1986 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 57,377 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 61,291 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 1,446 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 39.7 |
Kota Tinggi is a federal constituency in Kota Tinggi District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.
The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]Age breakdown of Kota Tinggi's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (5.06%)
21-29 (18.28%)
30-39 (26.27%)
40-49 (19.2%)
50-59 (11.9%)
60-69 (10.93%)
70-79 (6.64%)
80-89 (1.44%)
above 90 (0.28%)
Gender breakdown of Kota Tinggi's electorate as of 2022
Male (50.16%)
Female (49.84%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kota Tinggi constituency has a total of 30 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedili（N36） | Sungai Ara | 156/36/01 | SK FELCRA Sungai Ara |
| Tunjuk Laut | 156/36/02 | SK Tunjuk Laut | |
| Tenggaroh Selatan | 156/36/03 | SK LKTP Tenggaroh Selatan | |
| Sedili Pantai | 156/36/04 | SK Seri Setia Jaya | |
| Sedili Besar | 156/36/05 | SK Sedili Besar | |
| Sedili Tengah | 156/36/06 | SK Gemut | |
| Sedili Darat | 156/36/07 | Dewan Seberguna Kg. Gemut | |
| Mawai | 156/36/08 | SK Mawai | |
| Aping Barat | 156/36/09 | SK Seri Aman | |
| Aping Timor | 156/36/10 | SK Bukit Mahkota | |
| Sedili Kechil | 156/36/11 | SK Sedili Kechil | |
| Bukit Easter | 156/36/12 | SMK Bandar Easter | |
| Wah Hah I | 156/36/13 | SK Bandar Easter | |
| Wah Hah II | 156/36/14 | SK (FELDA) Bukit Waha | |
| Johor Lama（N37） | Lok Heng Barat | 156/37/01 | SK (FELDA) Lok Heng |
| Lok Heng Timor | 156/37/02 | SK (FELDA) Lok Heng Selatan | |
| Lok Heng Selatan | 156/37/03 | SA Al-Anysar FELDA Lok Heng Selatan | |
| Kota Kechil Timor | 156/37/04 | SJK (C) New Kota | |
| Kota Kechil Barat | 156/37/05 | SK Laksamana | |
| Bukit Kerajaan | 156/37/06 | SRA Bersepadu Kota Tinggi | |
| Jalan Mawai | 156/37/07 | SK Datuk Usman Awang | |
| Tembioh | 156/37/08 | Dewan Badminton Skt Sports, Kampung Tembioh | |
| Kampong Makam | 156/37/09 |
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| FELDA Pasak | 156/37/10 | SK Tun Dr Syed Nasir | |
| Air Tawar 3 | 156/37/11 | SK Muzaffar Shah | |
| Air Tawar 2 | 156/37/12 | SMK Air Tawar | |
| Panchor | 156/37/13 | SK Panchor | |
| Johor Lama | 156/37/14 | SK Johor Kampong | |
| Pekan Telok Sengat | 156/37/15 | SJK (C) Nan Ya | |
| Telok Sengat | 156/37/16 | SK Telok Sengat |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Kota Tinggi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Panti | ||||
| 7th | P128 | 1986–1990 | Musa Hitam (موسى هيتم) |
BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | 1990–1995 | Syed Hamid Albar (سيد حميد البر) | ||
| 9th | P139 | 1995–1999 | ||
| 10th | 1999–2004 | |||
| 11th | P156 | 2004–2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008–2013 | |||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Noor Ehsanuddin Mohd Harun Narrashid (نور إحسان الدين محمد هارون الرشيد) | ||
| 14th | 2018–2022 | Halimah Mohd Sadique (حليمة محمد صادق) | ||
| 15th | 2022–present | Mohamed Khaled Nordin (محمد خالد نورالدين) | ||
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Kota Tinggi | Johor Lama | ||||||
| Pengerang | |||||||
| Sedili | |||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N36 | Sedili | Muszaidi Makmor | BN (UMNO) |
| N37 | Johor Lama | Norlizah Noh |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N36 | Sedili | Kota Tinggi District Council |
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| N37 | Johor Lama |
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Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohamed Khaled Nordin | 25,410 | 53.68 |  15.46
| ||
| PN | Mohamad Ridhwan Rasman | 17,020 | 35.96 |  35.96
| ||
| PH | Onn Jaafar | 4,903 | 10.36 | 20.50
| ||
| Total valid votes | 47,333 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 478 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 318 | |||||
| Turnout | 48,129 | 77.23 | 7.22
| |||
| Registered electors | 61,291 | |||||
| Majority | 8,390 | 17.72 | 20.56
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Halimah Mohd Sadique | 26,407 | 69.14 | 14.83
| ||
| PH | Azlinda Abdul Latif | 11,786 | 30.86 | 30.86
| ||
| Total valid votes | 38,193 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 802 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 423 | |||||
| Turnout | 39,418 | 84.45 | 3.73
| |||
| Registered electors | 46,677 | |||||
| Majority | 14,621 | 38.28 | 29.66
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
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] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Noor Ehsanuddin Mohd Harun Narrashid | 30,373 | 83.97 | 1.94
| ||
| PAS | Onn Jaafar | 5,799 | 16.03 | 1.94
| ||
| Total valid votes | 36,172 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 696 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 75 | |||||
| Turnout | 36,943 | 88.18 | 8.89
| |||
| Registered electors | 41,894 | |||||
| Majority | 24,574 | 67.94 | 3.88
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 181/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.[permanent dead link] "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) 222/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Syed Hamid Albar | 22,682 | 85.91 | 85.91
| |
| PAS | Onn Jaafar | 3,721 | 14.09 | 14.09
| |
| Total valid votes | 26,403 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 653 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 53 | ||||
| Turnout | 27,109 | 79.29 | |||
| Registered electors | 34,190 | ||||
| Majority | 18,961 | 71.82 | |||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Syed Hamid Albar won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Syed Hamid Albar | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | ||||||
| BN hold | Swing |
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Syed Hamid Albar | 37,906 | 86.84 | 5.60
| |
| PKR | Rosdin Abdul Rahman Mahmud | 5,745 | 13.16 | 13.16
| |
| Total valid votes | 43,651 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,187 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 156 | ||||
| Turnout | 44,994 | 78.15 | 0.68
| ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 32,161 | 73.68 | 11.20
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Syed Hamid Albar | 36,776 | 92.44 | 13.87
| |
| PAS | Mohamed Hanipa Maidin | 3,007 | 7.56 | 7.56
| |
| Total valid votes | 39,783 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,733 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 61 | ||||
| Turnout | 41,577 | 78.83 | 0.59
| ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 33,769 | 84.88 | 27.74
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Syed Hamid Albar | 36,504 | 78.57 | 12.66
| |
| S46 | Ma'on Omar | 9,956 | 21.43 | 21.43
| |
| Total valid votes | 46,460 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,613 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 48,073 | 79.42 | 2.88
| ||
| Registered electors | 60,530 | ||||
| Majority | 26,548 | 57.14 | 25.32
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Musa Hitam | 33,891 | 91.23 | |||
| PAS | Harun Embong | 3,258 | 8.77 | |||
| Total valid votes | 37,149 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,307 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 38,456 | 76.54 | ||||
| Registered electors | 50,240 | |||||
| Majority | 30,633 | 82.46 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
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