Gelang Patah
Johor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1994
Constituency abolished2018
First contested1995
Last contested2013

Gelang Patah was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1995 to 2018.

The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 2018 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Gelang Patah
Parliament NoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Pulai
9th P1431995-1999Teu Si @ Chang See Ten (张诗登)BN (MCA)
10th1999-2004
11th P1622004-2008Tan Ah Eng (曾亚英)
12th2008-2013
13th2013-2018Lim Kit Siang (林吉祥)PR (DAP)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Iskandar Puteri

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Gelang Patah Nusa Jaya
Skudai
Tanjong Kupang

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
DAPLim Kit Siang54,28457.87Increase 22.37
BNA. Ghani Othman39,52242.13Decrease 15.45
Total valid votes 93,806 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,059
Unreturned ballots 203
Turnout 95,06889.08Increase 11.89
Registered electors 106,726
Majority 14,76215.74Increase 0.58
DAP gain from BN 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.
Malaysian general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNTan Ah Eng33,63057.58Decrease 23.87
PKRZaliha Mustafa24,77942.42Increase 23.87
Total valid votes 58,409 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,244
Unreturned ballots 75
Turnout 60,72877.19Increase 2.50
Registered electors 78,676
Majority 8,85115.16Decrease 47.74
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNTan Ah Eng41,00181.45Increase 6.95
PKRSong Sing Kwee9,33518.55Increase 18.55
Total valid votes 50,336 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,903
Unreturned ballots 58
Turnout 52,29774.69Decrease 0.49
Registered electors
Majority 31,66662.90Decrease 13.90
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNTeu Si @ Chang See Ten40,75274.50Decrease 1.43
DAPNorman Fernandez13,94725.50Increase 25.50
Total valid votes 54,699 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,243
Unreturned ballots 118
Turnout 56,06075.18Decrease 2.64
Registered electors
Majority 26,80549.00Decrease 2.86
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes %
BNTeu Si @ Chang See Ten35,45975.93
Parti Rakyat MalaysiaA. Razak Ahmad11,24024.07
Total valid votes 46,699 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,486
Unreturned ballots 91
Turnout 49,27677.82
Registered electors
Majority 24,21951.86
This was a new constituency created.

References

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