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Parit Raja (state constituency)

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Parit Raja
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Nor Rashidah Ramli
BN
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)94,504
Electors (2022)36,059
Area (km²)153

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

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 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 Parit Raja's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (73.73%)
  Chinese (23.49%)
  Indian (1.83%)
  Other ethnicities (0.72%)
  Sabah Bumiputera (0.13%)
  Sarawak Bumiputera (0.1%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Parit Raja constituency has a total of 17 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Parit Raja(N22) Taman Sri Saga 149/22/01 SMK Munshi Sulaiman
Broleh Selatan 149/22/02 Blok Bistari, Institut Pendidikan Guru, Kampus Tun Hussein Onn Batu Pahat
Batu Enam 149/22/03 SJK (C) Panchor
Sri Gading 149/22/04 SK Sri Gading
Bandar Sri Gading 149/22/05 SJK (C) Chong Hwa Sri Gading
Tanjong Sembrong 149/22/06 SK Tg Semberong
Bandar Parit Raja Utara 149/22/07 SMK Tun Ismail
Bandar Parit Raja Selatan 149/22/08 SK Parit Raja
Pintas Puding 149/22/09 SK Pintas Puding
Parit Jelutong 149/22/10 SK Jelutong
Pintas Raya 149/22/11 SK Pintas Raya
Sri Gading Estate 149/22/12 SJK (T) Sri Gading
Parit Kampong Baru 149/22/13 SK Seri Aman
Parit Sri Pandan 149/22/14 SK Seri Pandan
Parit Lapis Sempadan 149/22/15 SK Seri Puleh
Parit Raja 149/22/16 SMA Parit Raja
Parit Sri Menanti 149/22/17 SK Seri Timbul

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Parit Raja
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Ayer Hitam
4th 1974-1978 Yusak Nawawi BN (UMNO)
5th 1978-1982 Sharif Lassim
6th 1982-1986
7th 1986-1988 Syed Zain Edros Al-Shahab
1988-1990 Mohd. Yasin Kamari
8th 1990-1995 Zahar Bachik
9th 1995-1999
10th 1999-2004 Ali Shikh Ahmad
11th 2004-2008 Ab Aziz Kaprawi
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018 Azizah Zakaria
14th 2018-2022 Nor Rashidah Ramli
15th 2022–present

Election results

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Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Nor Rashidah Ramli 10,634 49.57
PN Zulkifli Mat Daud 6,415 29.90 Increase 29.90
MUDA Fikri Musa 3,893 18.15 Increase 18.15
Homeland Fighters' Party Lateed Mahrani 510 2.38 Increase 2.38
Total valid votes 21,452 100.00
Total rejected ballots 341
Unreturned ballots 164
Turnout 21,957 60.90
Registered electors 36,059
Majority 4,219 19.67
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

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 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]
  3. ^ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  4. ^ "Dashboard SPR".