Maharani
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Abdul Aziz Talib
PN
Constituency created1959 (as Bandar Maharani)
First contested1959
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)38,596
Area (km²)65

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

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 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 Maharani's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Malay (60.97%)
  Chinese (36.13%)
  Indian (2.27%)
  Other ethnicities (0.64%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Maharani constituency is divided into 14 polling districts.[3]

State conatituency Polling Districts Code Location
Maharani(N15) Maharani 146/15/01 SMK Sri Muar
Tanjong 146/15/02 SMK (P) Sultan Abu Bakar
Tanjong Selatan 146/15/03 SMKA Maahad Muar
Jalan Khalidi 146/15/04 SJK (T) Jalan Khalidi
Temenggong Ahmad Selatan 146/15/05 SK Ismail (1)
Parit Perupok Timur 146/15/06 SK Parit Kadzi
Parit Perupok Barat 146/15/07 SJK (C) Chung Hwa Ketiga
Parit Keroma 146/15/08 SK Parit Keroma
Parit Raja 146/15/09 SMK Tengku Mahkota
Parit Bakar Darat 146/15/10 SJK (C) Chi Sin
Parit Bakar 146/15/11 SK Parit Bakar Tengah
Parit Unas 146/15/12 SJK (C) San Chai
Parit Pinang Seribu 146/15/13 SK Parit Pinang Seribu
Parit Samsu 146/15/14 SK Parit Samsu

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Maharani
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Bandar Maharani
1st 1959-1964 Chua Song Lim Alliance (MCA)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971Assembly dissolved
3rd 1971-1974 Chua Song Lim Alliance (MCA)
4th 1974-1978 BN (MCA)
5th 1978-1982 Musa Ismail BN (UMNO)
6th 1982-1986
Maharani
7th 1986-1990 Song Sing Kwee DAP
8th 1990-1995 John Lim Wan Show
9th 1995-1999 Tay Khim Seng BN (UMNO)
10th 1999-2004 Lau Yew Wee @ Low Yu Wee
11th 2004-2008 Mohd Ismail Mohd Shah BN (UMNO)
12th 2008-2013 Mohammad Taslim PR (PAS)
13th 2013-2018
14th 2018-2022 Nor Hayati Bachok PH (AMANAH)
15th 2022-present Abdul Aziz Talib PN (PAS)

Election Results

Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PNAbdul Aziz Talib7,55935.97Increase 35.97
PHNor Hayati Bachok6,52231.03
BNNoor Farah Shamsudin5,86127.89
IndependentLim Kim Joo5922.82
Homeland Fighters' PartyRiad Ahmad2921.39Increase 1.39
PBMHanis Asmui1900.90Increase 0.90
Total valid votes 21,016100.00
Total rejected ballots 356
Unreturned ballots 151
Turnout 21,52355.76
Registered electors 38,596
Majority 1,0374.94
PN gain from PH Swing ?
Source(s)

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


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