Larkin (state constituency)

Larkin
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Hairi Mad Shah; BN
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Constituency created	2018
First contested	2018
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	76,004
Area (km²)	20

Larkin is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 2018 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Larkin's electorate as of 2022^[2]

Malay (62.34%)

Chinese (27.93%)

Indian (6.66%)

Other ethnicities (2.26%)

Sarawak Bumiputera (0.45%)

Sabah Bumiputera (0.36%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Larkin constituency is divided into 23 polling districts.^[3]

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

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Larkin
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency renamed from Tanjong Puteri
14th	2018–2020	Mohammad Izhar Ahmad (محمّد إظهار أحمد)	PH (BERSATU)
14th	2020–2022	Mohammad Izhar Ahmad (محمّد إظهار أحمد)	PN (BERSATU)
15th	2022–present	Mohd Hairi Mad Shah (محمّد خيري مد شاه)	BN (UMNO)

Election results

Johor state election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Hairi Md Shah	16,053	41.77
	PN	Zulkifli Bujang	9,875	25.69	25.69
	PH	Zamil Najwah Arbain	6,448	16.78
	MUDA	Rashid Abu Bakar	4,948	12.87	12.87
	PEJUANG	Mohamad Riadz Mohamad Hashim	810	2.11	2.11
	Independent	Norramdan Buan	299	0.78
Total valid votes			38,433	100.00
Total rejected ballots			632
Unreturned ballots			264
Turnout			39,329	51.75
Registered electors			76,004
Majority			6,178	16.08
	BN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) ^[4]^[5]