Johor Bahru (federal constituency)

Johor Bahru (P160)
Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir; PH
Constituency created	1955
Constituency abolished	1959
Constituency re-created	1974
First contested	1955
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2022)	136,581
Area (km²)	35

Johor Bahru is a federal constituency in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1955 to 1959 and 1974 to present.

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics[]

Ethnic breakdown of Johor Bahru's electorate as of 2018^[3]

Malay (52.64%)

Chinese (41.09%)

Indian (5.15%)

Other ethnicities (1.12%)

History[]

Polling districts[]

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Johor Bahru constituency is divided into 40 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Larkin (N44)	Bandar Baru Uda	160/44/01	SK Kompleks Uda
	Uda Malinja	160/44/02	SMK Bandar Baru Uda
	Jalan Datin Halimah	160/44/03	SJK (C) Foon Yew 4
	Kampong Ungku Mohsein	160/4404	Sekolah Agama Kampung Aman
	Kampong Melayu Majedee I	160/44/05	SK Mohd Khir Johari
	Kampong Melayu Majeede II	160/44/06	Dewan Raya Kampung Melayu Majidee
	Stulang Baru	160/44/07	SMA Al Quran Waddin
	Sepakat	160/44/08	Sekolah Agama Dato' Abdullah Esa
	Taman Baru	160/44/09	SK Taman Suria
	Rumah Pangsa Larkin	166/44/10	SK Tanjung Puteri
	Larkin Jaya	160/44/11	Sekolah Agama Dato' Onn Jaafar
	Larkin	160/44/12	SK Larkin 1
	Taman Majedee	160/44/13	Sekolah Agama Kebun Teh
	Taman Kebun Teh	160/44/14	SJK (C) Foon Yew 1
	Taman Melodies	160/44/15	Sekolah Sri Utama
	Taman Abad	160/44/16	SK Angkatan Tentera
	Abda Jaya 1	160/44/17	Pusat Jawatankuasa Penduduk Warga Unggul Taman Century
	Taman Skudai Kanan	160/44/18	SK Bandar Uda 2
	Kampong Larkin Jaya	160/44/19	SMK Saint Joseph (B)
	Abad Jaya 2	160/44/20	Dewan Raya Taman Century
	Uda Mahsuri	160/44/21	SA Bandar Baru Uda
	Ulu Ayer Molek	160/44/22	Dewan Seberguna Imigresen Taman Tasek
	Kebun Teh	160/44/23	SJK (T) Jalan Yahya Awal
Stulang (N45)	Majedee Bahru	160/45/01	SK Mahidee Baru
	Sulaiman Menteri	160/45/02	SMK Tun Syed Nasir Ismail
	Setanggi	160/45/03	Sekolah Agama Mahidi Baru
	Sentosa	160/45/04	SK Sri Tebrau
	Sri Tebrau (1)	160/45/05	SMK Sri Tebrau
	Bakar Batu	160/45/06	SK Tebrau Bakar Batu
	Pelangi	160/45/07	SK Taman Pelangi
	Taman Maju Jaya	160/45/08	SRA Bersepadu
	Kampong Wadi Hana	160/45/09	Dewanraya Wadihana
	Bukit Senyum	160/45/10	Kolej Vokasional Tanjung Puteri
	Sri Pelangi	160/45/11	SMK Taman Pelangi
	Stulang	160/45/12	SM Foon Yew
	Taman Sri Setia	160/45/13	Sekolah Agama Taman Pelangi
	Lumba Kuda	160/45/14	Kolej Vokesional Tanjung Puteri
	Bukit Chagar	160/45/15	SMK Dato Jaafar
	Desa Majidi	160/45/16	Sekolah Agama Kampung Dato' Sulaiman Menteri
	Sri Tebrau (2)	160/45/17	Dewan Sri Tebrau

Representation history[]

Members of Parliament for Johor Bahru
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Johore Bahru
Federal Legislative Council
1st	1955-1959	Suleiman Abdul Rahman	Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolish, split to Johore Bahru Barat and Johore Bahru Timor
Parliament of Malaysia
Constituency recreated, renamed from Johore Bahru Timor
Johore Bahru
4th	1974-1978	Jaafar Hamzah	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982	Shahrir Abdul Samad
6th	1982-1986	Shahrir Abdul Samad
Johor Bahru
7th	1986-1988	Shahrir Abdul Samad	BN (UMNO)
7th	1988-1990	Shahrir Abdul Samad	Independent
8th	1990-1995	Mohamed Khaled Nordin	BN (UMNO)
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Shahrir Abdul Samad
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018–present	Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir	PH (PKR)

State constituency[]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1954–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Johor Bahru				Gertak Merah
							Larkin
					Stulang
				Tanjong Puteri
Johore Bahru	Johore Bahru Central
	Johore Bahru Coastal
			Tanjong Petri
			Tiram

Current state assembly members[]

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N44	Larkin	Mohd Hairi Mad Shah	BN (UMNO)
N45	Stulang	Chen Kah Eng	PH (DAP)

Local governments[]


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N44	Larkin	Johor Bahru City Council
N45	Stulang	Johor Bahru City Council

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir	50,052	62.31	+62.31
	BN	Sharil @ Shahrir Abdul Samad	30,270	37.69	-18.99
Total valid votes			80,322	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,056
Unreturned ballots			267
Turnout			81,645	80.51
Registered electors			101,409
Majority			19,782	24.62
	PH gain from BN		Swing		+18.99
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 244/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "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) 318/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharil @ Shahrir Abdul Samad	44,509	56.68	-14.12
	PKR	Md Hashim Hussein	34,014	43.32	+43.32
Total valid votes			78,523	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,284
Unreturned ballots			158
Turnout			79,965	83.02
Registered electors			96,321
Majority			10,134	13.36
	BN hold		Swing		-28.72
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 2016-05-14. "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 2016-05-14.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharil @ Shahrir Abdul Samad	43,143	70.80	-17.33
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Hassan Abdul Karim	17,794	29.20	+29.20
Total valid votes			60,937	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,391
Unreturned ballots			112
Turnout			62,440	69.59
Registered electors			89,725
Majority			25,349	41.60
	BN hold		Swing		-23.27

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharil @ Shahrir Abdul Samad	54,073	88.13	+14.90
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Atan Ahmad	7,281	11.87	+11.87
Total valid votes			61,354	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,100
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			62,455	68.55
Registered electors
Majority			46,792	76.26
	BN hold		Swing		+1.52

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Khaled Nordin	38,707	73.23	-6.53
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	A. Razak Ahmad	14,149	26.77	+26.77
Total valid votes			52,856	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,008
Unreturned ballots			724
Turnout			54,588	70.13
Registered electors
Majority			24,558
	BN hold		Swing		-16.65

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Khaled Nordin	40,141	79.76	+21.29
	S46	Zahrah Mohd Yusof	6,023	11.97	-27.38
	Parti Bersatu Sabah	Tan Tien Lim	4,165	8.28	+ 8.28
Total valid votes			50,329	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,662
Unreturned ballots			433
Turnout			52,424	70.56
Registered electors
Majority			34,118
	BN hold		Swing		+24.34

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Khaled Nordin	24,980	58.47	+28.67
	S46	Jaafar Onn	16,814	39.35	+39.35
	Independent	Ismail Wanjor	930	2.18	+2.18
Total valid votes			42,724	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,132
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			43,856	67.54
Registered electors
Majority			8,166
	BN gain from Independent		Swing		-5.34

Malaysian general by-election, 25 August 1988
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Shahrir Abdul Samad
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Sharil @ Shahrir Abdul Samad	23,581	64.06	+64.06
	BN	Mas'ud Abdul Rahman	10,968	29.80	-23.26
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	A. Razak Ahmad	2,260	6.14	-40.80
Total valid votes			36,809	100.00
Total rejected ballots			285
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			37,094	61.52
Registered electors			60,292
Majority			12,613
	Independent gain from BN		Swing		+43.66

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharil @ Shahrir Abdul Samad	19,349	53.06	-16.14
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	A. Razak Ahmad	17,114	46.94	+16.14
Total valid votes			36,463	100.00
Total rejected ballots			905
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			37,368	62.36
Registered electors			59,922
Majority			2,235
	BN hold		Swing		-16.14

Malaysian general election, 1982: Johore Bahru
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharil @ Shahrir Abdul Samad	47,825	69.20	-2.37
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	A. Razak Ahmad	21,288	30.80	+30.80
Total valid votes			69,113	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			98,505
Majority			26,537
	BN hold		Swing		-16.59

Malaysian general election, 1978: Johore Bahru
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharil @ Shahrir Abdul Samad	38,950	71.57	-3.50
	DAP	Chan Yeik Nung @ Chan Heng Jib	15,469	28.43	+3.50
Total valid votes			54,419	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			75,186
Majority			23,481
	BN hold		Swing		-3.50

Malaysian general election, 1974: Johore Bahru
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Jaafar Hamzah	27,042	75.07
	DAP	Quek Kow Hia	8,982	24.93
Total valid votes			36,024	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,328
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			37,352	82.27
Registered electors			45,402
Majority			18,060
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		-0.66

Malayan general election, 1955: Johore Bahru
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Suleiman Abd Rahman	8,745	75.73	N/A
	Negara	Onn Ja'afar	2,802	24.27	N/A
Total valid votes			11,547	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			11,547	77.60
Registered electors			14,880
Majority			5,943
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) The Straits Times.^[5]^[6]

References[]

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

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[2] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

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[Pilihan_Raya_1955_01-5] "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

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