Tenggaroh (federal constituency)

Tenggaroh was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

Tenggaroh
Johor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested1974
Last contested1982

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

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It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Tenggaroh
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Johore Timor
4thP1021974-1978Abdul Kadir Yusuf
(عبدالقادر يوسف‎)
BN (UMNO)
5th1978-1982
6th1982-1986Khadri Sabran
(خادري سبرن)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Mersing

State constituency

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Parliamentary constituencyState constituency
1954–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
TenggarohEndau
Mersing

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNKhadri Sabran14,09384.79 11.53
PASMokhtar Yahya2,52815.21 11.53
Total valid votes16,621 100.00
Total rejected ballots856
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout17,47771.47 4.93
Registered electors24,453
Majority11,56569.58 10.00
BN holdSwing


Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNAbdul Kadir Yusuf10,88673.26 73.26
DAPTan Tien Lim2,56817.28 17.28
PASAbdul Rauof Abdul Majid1,4059.46
Total valid votes14,859 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,088
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout33,86976.40
Registered electors20,308
Majority8,31855.98
BN holdSwing


Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
On the nomination day, Abdul Kadir Yusuf won uncontested.
BNAbdul Kadir Yusuf
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors17,274
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

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