Kempas (state constituency)

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

Kempas
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Ramlee Bohani
BN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)102,118
Electors (2022)62,011
Area (km²)21

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Kempas's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (55.3%)
  Chinese (30.89%)
  Indian (10.84%)
  Other ethnicities (1.72%)
  Sarawak Bumiputera (0.75%)
  Sabah Bumiputera (0.5%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kempas constituency has a total of 14 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Kempas(N47) Kempas 161/47/01 SMK Tan Sri Mohamed Rahmat
Permatang 161/47/02 SA Kempas Baru
Lembah Kempas 161/47/03 SK Kempas
Jalan Tampoi 161/47/04 SK Taman Damansara Aliff
Denai 161/47/05 SK Seri Kenanga
Taman Siantan 161/47/06 SK Perumahan Tampoi 2
Taman Johor 161/47/07 SMK Sri Rahmat
Taman Cempaka 161/47/08 SA Taman Cempaka
Taman Dahlia 161/47/09 SK Seri Melati
Taman Kobena 161/47/10 SA Perumahan MARA
Desa Rahmat 161/47/11 SMK Dato Abdul Rahman Yassin
Pekan Tampoi 162/47/12 SJK (C) Tampoi
Bukit Mewah 162/47/13 SK Taman Bukit Mewah
Bukit Kempas 162/47/14 SK Taman Bukit Kempas

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kempas
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Gelang Patah dan Tambatan
9th 1995-1999 Abdul Kadir Annuar BN (UMNO)
10th 1999-2004 Osman Sapian
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018 Tengku Putra Haron Aminurrashid Tengku Hamid Jumat
14th 2018-2020 Osman Sapian PH (BERSATU)
2020-2021 PN (BERSATU)
2021-2022 Vacant[N 1]
15th 2022–present Ramlee Bohani BN (UMNO)

Election results

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Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ramlee Bohani 11,919 38.92
PH Napsiah Khamis 8,405 27.44
PN Nur Faizal Abdullah 8,036 26.24   26.24
Homeland Fighters' Party Nornekman Osman 1,358 4.33   4.33
Independent Tok Hambali 480 1.57
Independent Azwan Abd Rahman 271 0.88
Independent Mohd Suhaimi A Rahman 158 0.52
Total valid votes 30,627 100.00
Total rejected ballots 392
Unreturned ballots 235
Turnout 31,254 50.40
Registered electors 62,011
Majority 3,514 11.48
BN gain from PH Swing ?
Source(s)

Notes

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  1. ^ Vacant from 21 December 2021 until the 2022 state election due to the incumbent's death in office. His death eventually triggered the state to hold its election much earlier due to the term supposedly end in mid-2023.

References

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  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. ^ "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 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
  3. ^ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  4. ^ "Dashboard SPR". Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2022-03-30.