Tanjung Piai (federal constituency)
 Johor constituency | |
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2003 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 91,540 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 70,679 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 486 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 188.4 |
Tanjung Piai (formerly Tanjong Piai) is a federal constituency in Pontian District and Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.
The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to elect a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
Age breakdown of Tanjung Piai's electorate as of 2022
- 18-20 (5.84%)
- 21-29 (20.4%)
- 30-39 (20.9%)
- 40-49 (17.2%)
- 50-59 (15.3%)
- 60-69 (11.4%)
- 70-79 (6.22%)
- 80-89 (2.27%)
- above 90 (0.54%)
Gender breakdown of Tanjung Piai's electorate as of 2022
- Male (50.7%)
- Female (49.3%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tanjung Piai constituency has a total of 27 polling districts.[5]
| 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 |
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| Bandar Pekan Nenas Selatan | 165/55/11 | SJK (C) Yu Ming (1) | |
| Kukup (N56) | Ladang Sungai Burong | 165/56/01 | SK Jeram Batu |
| Jalan Rimba Terjun | 165/56/02 | SJK (C) Bin Chong | |
| Kampong Duku | 165/56/03 | SJK (C) Cheow Min | |
| Kampong Rimba Terjun | 165/56/04 | SK Rimba Terjun | |
| Parit Hj. Ismail | 165/56/05 | SK Sungai Bunyi | |
| Rambah | 165/56/06 | SK Rambah | |
| Parit Rambai | 165/56/07 | SK Parit Rambai | |
| Peradin | 165/56/08 | SK Belokok | |
| Telok Kerang | 165/56/09 | SK Telok Kerang | |
| Penerok | 165/56/10 | SK Penerok | |
| Sungai Boh | 165/56/11 | SK Sungai Boh | |
| Bandar Permas Kechil | 165/56/12 | SJK (C) Pei Chiao | |
| Permas Kechil | 165/56/13 | SMK Sri Kukup | |
| Sungai Durian | 165/56/14 | SK Sungai Durian | |
| Serkat | 165/56/15 | SK Serkat | |
| Andek Mori | 165/56/16 | SK Andek Mori |
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Tanjung Piai | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Pontian | ||||
| Tanjong Piai | ||||
| 11th | P165 | 2004–2008 | Ong Ka Ting (黄家定) | BN (MCA) |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Wee Jeck Seng (黄日昇) | ||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | |||
| Tanjung Piai | ||||
| 14th | P165 | 2018–2019 | Mohamed Farid Md Rafik (محمد فريد بن مد رفيق) |
PH (BERSATU) |
| 2019–2022 | Wee Jeck Seng (黄日昇) | BN (MCA) | ||
| 15th | 2022–present | |||
State constituency
| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Tanjong Piai | Kukup | ||||||
| Pekan Nenas | |||||||
| Tanjung Piai | Kukup | ||||||
| Pekan Nanas | |||||||
Current state assembly members
| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N55 | Pekan Nanas | Tan Eng Meng | BN (MCA) |
| N56 | Kukup | Jefridin Atan | BN (UMNO) |
Local governments & postcode
| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N55 | Pekan Nanas |
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| N56 | Kukup | Pontian Municipal Council |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Wee Jeck Seng | 23,593 | 43.22 |  22.38
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| MUDA | Lim Wei Jiet | 17,233 | 31.57 |  31.57
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| PN | Najwah Halimah Ab Alim | 13,762 | 25.21 | 25.21
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| Total valid votes | 54,588 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 395 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 123 | |||||
| Turnout | 55,106 | 77.23 | 2.80
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| Registered electors | 70,679 | |||||
| Majority | 6,360 | 11.65 | 27.21
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Wee Jeck Seng | 25,466 | 65.60 | 19.48
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| PH | Karmaine Sardini | 10,380 | 26.74 | 20.55
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| GERAKAN | Wendy Subramaniam | 1,707 | 4.40 | 4.40
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| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front | Badhrulhisham Abd Aziz | 850 | 2.19 | 4.40
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| Independent | Ang Chuan Lock | 380 | 0.98 | 0.98
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| Independent | Faridah Aryani Abd Ghaffar | 32 | 0.08 | 0.08
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| Total valid votes | 38,815 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 595 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 30 | ||||
| Turnout | 39,435 | 74.43 | 11.24
| ||
| Registered electors | 52,986 | ||||
| Majority | 15,086 | 38.86 | 37.69
| ||
| BN gain from PH | Swing | .
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Mohamed Farid Md Rafik | 21,255 | 47.29 | 47.29
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| BN | Wee Jeck Seng | 20,731 | 46.12 | 10.00
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| PAS | Nordin Othman¹ | 2,962 | 6.59 | 6.59
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| Total valid votes | 44,948 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 841 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 69 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,858 | 85.67 | 2.28
| |||
| Registered electors | 53,528 | |||||
| Majority | 524 | 1.17 | 11.07
| |||
| PH gain from BN | 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. | ||||||
Note: 1Nordin Othman was a candidate of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front (BERJASA), who had contested under the PAS banner through the Gagasan Sejahtera pact.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Wee Jeck Seng | 25,038 | 56.12 | 11.95
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| DAP | Mahdzir Ibrahim | 19,581 | 43.88 | 11.95
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| Total valid votes | 44,619 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 918 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 85 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,622 | 87.95 | 10.13
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| Registered electors | 51,875 | |||||
| Majority | 5,457 | 12.24 | 23.90
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| 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 2016-05-12. "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 2016-05-12. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Wee Jeck Seng | 23,302 | 68.07 | 18.29
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| DAP | Ahmad Ton | 10,931 | 31.93 | 18.29
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| Total valid votes | 34,233 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,117 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 214 | ||||
| Turnout | 35,564 | 77.82 | 1.68
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| Registered electors | 45,701 | ||||
| Majority | 12,371 | 36.14 | 36.58
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| BN hold | Swing |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ong Ka Ting | 28,046 | 86.36 | |||
| DAP | Tan Hang Meng | 4,431 | 13.64 | |||
| Total valid votes | 32,477 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,461 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 33,938 | 76.14 | ||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | 23,615 | 72.72 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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