Gambir (state constituency)

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

Gambir
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Sahrihan Jani
BN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)39,049
Electors (2022)29,434
Area (km²)219

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 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 Gambir's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (59.01%)
  Chinese (36.52%)
  Indian (3.78%)
  Other ethnicities (0.58%)
  Sabah Bumiputera (0.07%)
  Sarawak Bumiputera (0.04%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Gambir constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.[2]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Gambir(N09)Kampung Babok144/09/01SJK (C) Kok Beng
Sengkang144/09/02SK Sengkang
Sawah Ring144/09/03SK Sawah Ring
Bukit Gambir144/09/04SMK Bukit Gambir
Parit Kassan144/09/05SK Parit Kassan
Simpang Lima144/09/06SK Simpang 5 Pekan
Parit Bilah144/09/07Balai Raya Kampung Sungai Bilah
Pekan Bukit Gambir Barat144/09/08SK Bukit Gambir
Pekan Bukit Gambir Timur144/09/09SA Bukit Gambir
Pekan Bukit Gambir Utara144/09/10SJK (C) Chian Kuo
Ladang Sagil144/09/11SJK (T) Ladang Sagil
Bandar Sagil Luar144/09/12SJK (C) Chee Chuin
Sagil144/09/13SK Sagil Kampong
Kampong Sri Jaya144/09/14SK Serom 8
Parit Zin144/09/15SJK (C) Khay Hian

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Gambir
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Serom and Tangkak
11th2004–2008M Asojan MuniyandyBN (MIC)
12th2008–2013
13th2013–2018
14th2018–2020Muhyiddin YassinPH (BERSATU)
2020–2022PN (BERSATU)
15th2022–presentSahrihan JaniBN (UMNO)

Election results

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Johor state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNSahrihan Jani7,96045.48
PNMohd Solihan Badri4,81427.50 27.50
PHNaim Jusri4,50925.76
Homeland Fighters' PartySuraya Sulaiman2201.26 1.26
Total valid votes17,503100.00
Total rejected ballots305
Unreturned ballots245
Turnout18,05361.33
Registered electors29,434
Majority3,41617.98
BN gain from PNSwing?
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. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  4. ^ "Dashboard SPR".