Sembrong (federal constituency)

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Sembrong (P153)
Johor constituency
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Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
 
 
 
Hishammuddin Hussein
BN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]44,137
Area (km²)[2]1,865

Sembrong is a federal constituency in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

The federal constituency was created from parts of the Kluang constituency in the 2003 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 Sembrong's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (60.44%)
  Chinese (29.17%)
  Indian (8.66%)
  Other ethnicities (1.74%)

History[]

Polling districts[]

According to the gazette issued on 33 March 2018, the Sembrong constituency has a total of 29 polling districts.[4]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Paloh(N30) Klebang 153/30/01 Dewan Orang Ramai Ladang Kempas Klebang
Kampong Melayu Paloh 153/30/02 SK Bukit Paloh
Ladang Paloh 153/30/03 Balai Raya Ladang Paloh
Paloh 153/30/04 SMK Paloh
Bandar Paloh Utara 153/30/05 SJK (C) Paloh
Bandar Paloh Selatan 153/30/06 SK Bandar Paloh
Kampong Muhibbah 153/30/07 SA Bandar Paloh
Kali Malaya 153/30/08 SJK (C) Yu Ming
Bukit Paloh 153/30/09 Dewan Orang Ramai Ladang Bukit Paloh
Ladang Landak 153/30/10 Balai Raya Ladang Landak
Ladang Kekayaan 153/30/11 Balai Raya Ladang Kekayaam
Chamek 152/30/12 Dewan Seberguna Chamek
Consolidated Eastern Planations 153/30/13 SJK (C) Lit Terk
Tereh Selatan 153/30/14 SK Ladang Tereh
Pengkalan Tereh 150/30/15 SK Pengkalan Tereh
Ladang Pamol 150/30/16 SK Ladang Pamol
Pekan Kampong Gajah 153/30/17 SJK (C) Kampung Gajah
Kampong Gajah 150/30/18 SJK (C) Kampong Gajah
FELDA Kahang Barat 150/38/19 SK (FELDA) Kahang Barat
Kahang(N31) Kangkar Kahang Timor 153/31/01 SJK (C) Kahang
Kangkar Kahang Barat 153/30/02 SA Kampung Contoh
Kahang 153/31/03 SK Kahang
FELDA Kahang Timor 153/31/04 SK (FELDA) Kahang Timur
FELDA Ulu Dengar 153/31/05 SK LKTP Ulu Dengar
Sri Lambak 153/31/06 SA Taman Sri Lambak
Sungai Sayong 154/31/07 SJK (C) Sayong
FELDA Bukit Tongkat 153/31/08 SMK LKTP Belitong
FELDA Ulu Belitong 153/31/09 SK LKTP Belitong
FELDA Ulu Pengeli 153/31/10 SK (FELDA) Ulu Pengeli

Representation history[]

Members of Parliament for Sembrong
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created from Kluang
11th 2004-2008 Hishammuddin Hussein BN (UMNO)
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018
14th 2018–present

State constituency[]

Parliamentary constituency State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Sembrong Kahang
Paloh

Current state assembly members[]

No. State Constituency Member Coalition (Party)
N30 Paloh Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali PH (DAP)
N31 Kahang Vidyananthan Ramanadhan BN (MIC)

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Hishammuddin Hussein 21,353 59.24 - 5.93
PH Onn Abu Bakar 14,691 40.76 +40.76
Total valid votes 36,044 100.00
Total rejected ballots 598
Unreturned ballots 126
Turnout 36,768 83.30
Registered electors 44,137
Majority 6,662 18.48
BN hold Swing
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 Hishammuddin Hussein 22,841 65.17 - 8.53
PKR Onn Abu Bakar 12,210 34.83 + 8.53
Total valid votes 35,051 100.00
Total rejected ballots 809
Unreturned ballots 50
Turnout 35,910 86.35
Registered electors 41,588
Majority 10,631 30.34
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Hishammuddin Hussein 17,988 73.70 - 14.59
PKR Lee Sang 6,418 26.30 + 14.59
Total valid votes 24,406 100.00
Total rejected ballots 739
Unreturned ballots 66
Turnout 25,211 75.98
Registered electors 33,181
Majority 11,570 47.40
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Hishammuddin Hussein 19,575 88.29
PAS Onn Jaafar 2,597 11.71
Total valid votes 22,172 100.00
Total rejected ballots 760
Unreturned ballots 24
Turnout 22,956 74.61
Registered electors 30,767
Majority 16,978 76.58
This was a new constituency created out of Kluang which went to BN in the previous election.

References[]

  1. ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 35. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  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.
  3. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  4. ^ "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]
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