Tenggaroh (federal constituency)

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

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

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[]

It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history[]

Members of Parliament for Tenggaroh
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created, renamed from Johore Timor
4th 1974-1978 Abdul Kadir Yusuf BN (UMNO)
5th 1978-1982
6th 1982-1986
Constituency abolished, renamed to Mersing

State constituency[]

Parliamentary constituency State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Tenggaroh Endau
Mersing

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Khadri Sabran 14,093 84.79
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Mokhtar Yahya 2,528 15.21
Total valid votes 16,621 100.00
Total rejected ballots 856
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 17,477 71.47
Registered electors 24,453
Majority 11,565
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abdul Kadir Yusuf 10,886 73.26
DAP Tan Tien Lim 2,568 17.28
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Abdul Rauof Abdul Majid 1,405 9.46
Total valid votes 14,859 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 20,308
Majority 8,318
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Abdul Kadir Yusuf won uncontested.
BN Abdul Kadir Yusuf
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 17,274
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References[]

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