Jementah (N02)
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Ng Kor Sim
PH
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)41,221
Area (km²)347

Jementah is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Jementah's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Chinese (50.71%)
  Malay (39.73%)
  Indian (8.32%)
  Other ethnicities (1.24%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Jementah constituency has a total of 26 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Jementah（N02） Gemas Baru 140/02/01 SJK (T) Lasang Fortrose
Fortrose 140/02/02 SJK (T) Ladang Fortrose
Sungai Senarut 140/02/03 SJK (T) Ldg Sg Senarut
Bandar Batu Anam 140/02/04 SMK Dato' Ahmad Arshad
Batu Anam 140/02/05 SMK Seri Kenangan
Bandan 140/02/06 Balai Raya Kampong Lubok Bandan
Welch 140/02/07 SK Ladang Welch
Paya Jakas 140/02/08 SK Paya Jakas
Bandar Jementah Barat 140/02/09 SA Jementah
Bandar Jementah Timor 140/02/10 SMK Jementah
Bandar Jementah Tengah 140/02/11 SJK (C) Jementah 1
Bandar Jementah Selatan 140/02/12 Dewan Seberguna Jementah
Jementah 140/02/13 SK Jementah
Sungai Siput 140/02/14 Balai Raya Kampung Sg. Siput
Kampong Bukit Tunggal 140/02/15 SK Bukit Tunggal
Tebing Tinggi 140/02/16 SK Tebing Tinggi
Gemereh 140/02/17 SK Gemereh
Berata 140/02/18 Dewan Seberguna Kampung Berata
Jalam Kolam Air 140/02/19 SA Bandar Segamat
Sungai Kapeh 140/02/20 SK Bukit Hampar
Pasar 140/02/21 SJK (C) Seg Hwa
Bandar 140/02/22 SJK (C) Seg Hwa
Jalan Gemereh 140/02/23 Dewan Sri Anggun Sek. Latihan Jururawat Hospital Lama
Genuang 140/02/24 Dewan Seberguna Kampung Abdullah
Genuang Selatan 140/02/25 Dewan Choon Chew Chee Kampung Abdullah
Kampong Abdullah Utara 140/02/26 SJK (C) Li Chi

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Jementah
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Bandar Segamat
7th 1986–1990 Lim Si Cheng BN (MCA)
8th 1990–1995 Wong Peng Sheng DAP
9th 1995–1999 Gan Lian Keng @ Lee Ah Kau BN (MCA)
10th 1999–2004
11th 2004–2008 Lee Hong Tee
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018 Tan Chen Choon PR (DAP)
14th 2018–2022 PH (DAP)
15th 2022–present Ng Kor Sim

Election results

Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Ng Kor Sim 8,877 40.92 Decrease 18.15
BN See Ann Giap 8,163 37.63 Increase 3.88
PN Maimunah Safwa Musa 4,654 21.45 Increase 21.45
Total valid votes 21,694 100.00
Total rejected ballots 348
Unreturned ballots 104
Turnout 22,146 53.73 Decrease 29.87
Registered electors 41,221
Majority 714 3.29 Decrease 22.03
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll After the Official Addition of Votes - State Constituencies for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 166/2022]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 17 May 2022.
Johor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Tan Chen Choon 16,336 59.07 Increase 59.07
BN Chiam Yok Meng 9,335 33.75 Decrease 11.55
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Khairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil 1,986 7.18 Increase 7.18
Total valid votes 27,657 100.00
Total rejected ballots 557
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 28,296 83.60 Decrease 0.80
Registered electors 33,866
Majority 7,001 25.32 Increase 15.92
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
[4]
Johor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Tan Chen Choon 12,781 54.70 Increase 54.70
BN Lee Hong Tee 10,585 45.30 Increase 45.30
Total valid votes 23,366 100.00
Total rejected ballots 428
Unreturned ballots 44
Turnout 23,794 84.40
Registered electors 28,230
Majority 2,196 9.40
DAP hold Swing


References

  1. ^ "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".)
  2. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. ^ "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.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Johor". The Star. Retrieved 2022-02-13.


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