Bentayan (state constituency)

Bentayan
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ng Yak Howe; PH
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Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	27,856

Bentayan is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.^[2]

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. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Bentayan is Ng Yak Howe from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition[]

The Bentayan constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Ismail, Parit Beting, Sabak Awor, Parit Tiram, Bentayan, Pasar, Bandar Timor, Jalan Daud Timor, Jalan Daud Barat, Taman Orkid, Sungai Abong Tengah, Sungai Abong Baru and Bandar Barat.^[3]

History[]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bentayan
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency renamed from Maharani
	2004–2008	Lau Yee Wee	BN (MCA)
	2008–2013	Wee Tong Hiang	DAP
	2013–2018	Chua Wee Beng	DAP
14th	2018 –	Ng Yak Howe	PH (DAP)

Election results[]

Johor state election, 2018 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PH	Ng Yak Howe	18,278	79.72
	BN	Lee Kim Heng	4,649	20.28
Total valid votes			22,927	100.00
Total rejected ballots			253
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			23,234	83.41
Registered electors			27,856
Majority			13,629
	PH hold		Swing
show Source(s) ^[4]^[5]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Chua Wee Beng	13,235	67.45
	BN	Fong Soh Lan	6,388	32.55
Total valid votes			19,623	100.00
Total rejected ballots			209
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,832	84.61
Registered electors			23,438
Majority			6,847
	DAP hold		Swing
show Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette – Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Wee Tong Hiang	9,118	59.05
	BN	Lee Ching Yong	6,322	40.95
Total valid votes			15,440	100.00
Total rejected ballots			277
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			15,737	74.12
Registered electors			21,233
Majority			2,796
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
show Source(s) ^[5]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Lau Yee Wee	7,657	51.44
	DAP	Tan Chen Choon	7,229	48.56
Total valid votes			14,886	100.00
Total rejected ballots			338
Unreturned ballots			338
Turnout			15,562	71.97
Registered electors			21,624
Majority			428
This was a new constituency created.
show Source(s) ^[5]

References[]

^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
^ "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".)
^ "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c https://undi.info/johor/r18/n12

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[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[GE14-2] "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".)

[3] "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[star-4] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[undi-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c https://undi.info/johor/r18/n12

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