Pekan Nanas (state constituency)

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Pekan Nanas
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Yeo Tung Siong
PH
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]26,608

Pekan Nanas 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 2013, the State Assemblyman for Pekan Nanas is Yeo Tung Siong from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition[]

The Pekan Nanas constituency contains the polling districts of Parit Kudus, Tanjong Ayer Hitam, Ladang South Malaya, Melayu Raya, Kampong Lubok Sawah, Tenggayon, Pengkalan Raja Pontian, Bandar Pekan Nenas Barat, Bandar Pekan Nenas Timor, Bandar Pekan Nenas Tengah and Bandar Pekan Nenas Selatan.[3]

History[]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pekan Nanas
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency split from Pulai Sebatang and Kukup
2004–2008 Wee Jeck Seng BN (MCA)
2008–2013 Tang Nai Soon
2013–2018 Yeo Tung Siong DAP
14th 2018 – PH (DAP)

Election results[]

Johor state election, 2018 hide
Party Candidate Votes %
PH Yeo Tung Siong 11,856 52.92
BN Tan Eng Meng 10,548 47.08
Total valid votes 22,404 100.00
Total rejected ballots 554
Unreturned ballots 39
Turnout 22,997 86.43
Registered electors 26,608
Majority 1,308
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
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Party Candidate Votes %
DAP Yeo Tung Siong 15,436 54.73
BN Wong You Fong 12,767 45.27
Total valid votes 28,203 100.00
Total rejected ballots 505
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 28,708 88.37
Registered electors 32,486
Majority 2,669
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
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Party Candidate Votes %
BN Tang Nai Soon 12,297 57.81
DAP Ahmad Ton 8,973 42.19
Total valid votes 21,270 100.00
Total rejected ballots 476
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 21,746 77.63
Registered electors 28,012
Majority 3,324
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
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Party Candidate Votes %
BN Wee Jeck Seng 15,395 78.43
DAP Tan Haw Meng 4,233 21.57
Total valid votes 19,628 100.00
Total rejected ballots 681
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 20,309 76.33
Registered electors 26,607
Majority 11,162
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

References[]

  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.
  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. Retrieved 2016-06-19.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c https://undi.info/johor/r18/n55


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