Kulai is a federal constituency in Kulai District and Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.
 Johor constituency | |
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2003 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 287,404 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 151,247 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 737 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 390 |
The federal constituency was created 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
editAge breakdown of Kulai's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (7.67%)
21-29 (23.41%)
30-39 (19.62%)
40-49 (17.71%)
50-59 (15.19%)
60-69 (9.6%)
70-79 (4.8%)
80-89 (1.7%)
above 90 (0.29%)
Gender breakdown of Kulai's electorate as of 2022
Male (50.3%)
Female (49.7%)
History
editPolling districts
editAccording to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kulai constituency has a total of 44 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukit Permai (N50) | Murni Jaya | 163/50/01 | SK Murni Jaya |
| Bukit Permai | 163/50/02 | SK LKTP Bukit Permai | |
| Inas | 163/50/03 | SK LKTP Inas | |
| Sedenak Utara | 163/50/04 | SK Sedenak | |
| Sedenak Selatan | 163/50/05 | SJK (C) Sedenak | |
| Ladang Fraser | 163/50/06 | Balai Raya Ladang Fraser | |
| Pekan Sengkang | 163/50/07 | SJK (C) Sengkang | |
| FELDA Taib Andak | 163/50/08 | SK Sinar Bahagia | |
| Ladang Swee Lam | 163/50/09 |
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| Ladang Kelan | 163/50/10 | SJK (T) Ladang Kelan | |
| Bandar Kulai Utara | 163/50/11 |
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| Kampong Pertanian | 163/50/12 | Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Pertanian | |
| Bukit Batu (N51) | Ulu Choh | 163/51/01 | Dewan Raya Ulu Choh |
| Bandar Ulu Choh | 163/51/02 | SJK (C) Ching Yeh | |
| Kampong Rahmat | 163/51/03 | SK Polis Kem | |
| Bukit Batu | 163/51/04 | SJK (C) Batu | |
| Ayer Manis | 163/51/05 | SK Ayer Manis | |
| FELDA Bukit Batu | 163/51/06 | SK LKTP Bukit Batu | |
| Ayer Bemban | 163/51/07 | SJK (C) Bemban | |
| Midland Kulai Young | 163/51/08 | SK Sri Gunung Pulai | |
| Pekan Kelapa Sawit Barat | 163/51/09 | Sekolah Agama Batu 26 | |
| Pekan Kelapa Sawit Tengah | 163/51/10 | SJK (C) Sawit | |
| Pekan Kelapa Sawit Timor | 163/51/11 | Tadika Sawit | |
| Kampong Sri Raya | 163/51/12 | SJK (T) Ladang Kulai Oil Palm | |
| Kota Kulai | 163/51/13 | SJK (C) Kulai Besar | |
| Taman Putri | 163/51/14 | SMK Taman Putri | |
| Taman Permai | 163/51/15 | SMK Kota Kulai | |
| Senai (N52) | Senai Baru | 163/52/01 |
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| Seelong | 163/52/02 | SJK (C) Seelong | |
| UTM | 163/52/03 | Perpustakaan Raja Zarith Sofiah UTM Skudai | |
| Bandar Kulai Barat | 163/52/04 | SK Kulai | |
| Bandar Kulai Tengah | 163/52/05 | SJK (C) Kulai 1 | |
| Bandar Kulai Timor | 163/52/06 | SK Kulai 1 | |
| Kulai | 163/52/07 |
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| Ladang Kulai Besar | 163/52/08 | SJK (T) Ladang Kulai Besar | |
| Saleng | 163/52/09 | SJK (C) Saleng | |
| Taman Aman | 163/52/10 | Dewan Serbaguna Taman Aman | |
| Bandar Senai Utara | 163/52/11 | SK Senai Utama | |
| Bandar Senai Tengah | 163/52/12 | SMK Senai | |
| Bandar Senai Selatan | 163/52/13 | SK Senai | |
| Taman Muhibbah | 163/52/14 |
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| Lengkongan | 163/52/15 | SMK Sultan Ibrahim | |
| Taman Selatan | 163/52/16 | SMK Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra | |
| Dawani | 163/52/17 | Balai Raya Serbaguna Taman Bukit Senang |
Representation history
edit| Members of Parliament for Kulai | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Senai | ||||
| 11th | P163 | 2004–2008 | Lim Si Cheng (林思城) |
BN (MCA) |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Ong Ka Ting (黄家定) | ||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Teo Nie Ching (张念群) |
PR (DAP) | |
| 14th | 2018–2022 | PH (DAP) | ||
| 15th | 2022–present | |||
State constituency
edit| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Kulai | Bukit Batu | ||||||
| Bukit Permai | |||||||
| Senai | |||||||
Current state assembly members
edit| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N50 | Bukit Permai | Mohd Jafni Md Shukor | BN (UMNO) |
| N51 | Bukit Batu | Arthur Chiong Sen Sern | PH (PKR) |
| N52 | Senai | Wong Bor Yang | PH (DAP) |
Local governments & postcodes
edit| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N50 | Bukit Permai | Kulai Municipal Council |
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| N51 | Bukit Batu |
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| N52 | Senai | Kulai Municipal Council |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Teo Nie Ching | 65,529 | 56.86 |  8.56
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| BN | Chua Jian Boon | 29,506 | 25.60 | 1.09
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| PN | Tan Chen Hok | 20,218 | 17.54 |  17.54
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| Total valid votes | 115,253 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 857 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 229 | |||||
| Turnout | 116,339 | 76.20 | 10.22
| |||
| Registered electors | 151,247 | |||||
| Majority | 36,023 | 31.26 | 7.47
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Teo Nie Ching | 55,312 | 65.42 | 65.42
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| BN | Tang Nai Soon | 22,564 | 26.69 | 14.00
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| PAS | Juwahir Amin | 6,667 | 7.89 | 7.89
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| Total valid votes | 84,543 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 976 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 168 | |||||
| Turnout | 85,687 | 86.42 | 2.89
| |||
| Registered electors | 99,147 | |||||
| Majority | 32,748 | 38.73 | 20.43
| |||
| PH 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. 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.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Teo Nie Ching | 43,338 | 58.99 | 20.22
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| BN | Tay Chin Hein | 29,888 | 40.69 | 20.54
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| Independent | Surendiran Kuppayah | 238 | 0.32 | 0.32
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| Total valid votes | 73,464 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,432 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 119 | |||||
| Turnout | 75,015 | 89.31 | 9.62
| |||
| Registered electors | 83,991 | |||||
| Majority | 13,450 | 18.30 | 4.16
| |||
| DAP gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
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 2016-05-12.[permanent dead link] "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 2016-05-12.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ong Ka Ting | 32,017 | 61.23 | 8.32
| |
| DAP | Ng Pack Siong | 20,273 | 38.77 | 8.32
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| Total valid votes | 52,290 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,327 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 59 | ||||
| Turnout | 53,676 | 79.69 | 2.00
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| Registered electors | 67,358 | ||||
| Majority | 11,744 | 22.46 | 16.64
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| BN hold | Swing |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Lim Si Cheng | 32,278 | 69.55 | |||
| DAP | Ong Kow Meng | 14,134 | 30.45 | |||
| Total valid votes | 46,412 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,935 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 30 | |||||
| Turnout | 48,377 | 77.69 | ||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | 18,144 | 39.10 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
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