Pengerang (federal constituency)

Pengerang is a federal constituency in Kota Tinggi District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

Pengerang (P157)
Johor constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]70,831
Electors (2022)[2]55,316
Area (km²)[3]885
Pop. density (per km²)80

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

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Ethnic breakdown of Pengerang's electorate as of 2022[4]

  Malay (90.8%)
  Chinese (8.2%)
  Indian (0.6%)
  Other ethnicities (0.4%)

Age breakdown of Pengerang's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (5.47%)
  21-29 (18.05%)
  30-39 (25.25%)
  40-49 (22.16%)
  50-59 (10.93%)
  60-69 (8.85%)
  70-79 (7.6%)
  80-89 (1.33%)
  above 90 (0.36%)

Gender breakdown of Pengerang's electorate as of 2022

  Male (50.37%)
  Female (49.63%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pengerang constituency has a total of 25 polling districts.[5]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Penawar(N38) Air Tawar 1 157/38/01 SK (FELDA) Air Tawar 1
Air Tawar 4 157/38/02 SK (FELDA) Air Tawar 4
Papan Timor 157/38/03 SMK Bandar Mas
Penawar 157/38/04 SK Bandar Penawar
Sungai Mas 157/38/05 SK LKTP Sungai Mas
Bandar Mas 157/38/06 SK Bandar Mas
Air Tawar 5 157/38/07 SK (FELDA) Air Tawar 5
Semenchu 157/38/08 SK (FELDA) Semenchu
Sungai Layau 157/38/09 SK Kampong Layau
Tanjong Buai 157/38/10 SK Tanjong Buai
Tanjung Surat(N39) Tanjong Surat 157/39/01 SK Tanjung Surat
Tanjong Serindit 157/39/02 SA Tanjung Serindit
Adela 157/39/03 SK (FELDA) Adela
Bukit Tunggal 157/39/04 SK LKTP Kledang
Sening 157/39/05 SK (FELDA) Sening
Bukit Keledang 157/39/06 SMK Adela
Ladang Santi 157/39/07 SK Kg. Baru Pasir Gogok
Kampong Pasir Gogok 157/39/08 SK Kg. Baru Pasir Gogok
Pengerang 157/39/09 SK Pengerang
Kampong Jawa 157/39/10 SJK (C) Yok Poon
Kampong Sungai Kapal 157/39/11 SK Sungai Rengit
Lepau 157/39/12 SK Lepau
Sungai Rengit 157/39/13 SK Sungai Rengit
Pekan Sungai Rengit 157/39/14 SJK (C) Yok Poon
Telok Ramunia 157/39/15 SK Telok Ramunia

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Pengerang
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Kota Tinggi
11th P157 2004–2008 Azalina Othman Said
(ازلينا عثمان سعيد‎)
BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2022
15th 2022–present

State constituency

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Parliamentary constituency State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Pengerang Penawar
Tanjong Surat
Tanjung Surat

Current state assembly members

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No. State Constituency Member Coalition (Party)
N38 Penawar Fauziah Misri BN (UMNO)
N39 Tanjung Surat Aznan Tamin

Local governments & postcodes

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No. State Constituency Local Government Postcode
N38 Penawar Pengerang Municipal Council
  • 81600 Pengerang
  • 81900 Kota Tinggi
  • 81930 Bandar Penawar
N39 Tanjung Surat

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Azalina Othman Said 21,758 51.98   15.73
PN Fairulnizar Rahmat 16,728 39.96   39.96
PH Che Zakaria Mohd Salleh 3,374 8.06   24.23
Total valid votes 41,860 100.00
Total rejected ballots 319
Unreturned ballots 129
Turnout 42,288 76.40   6.56
Registered electors 55,316
Majority 5,030 12.02   23.40
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Azalina Othman Said 21,829 67.71   15.93
PH Norliza Ngadiran 10,412 32.29  32.29
Total valid votes 32,240 100.00
Total rejected ballots 557
Unreturned ballots 782
Turnout 33,580 82.96   4.06
Registered electors 40,479
Majority 11,417 35.42   34.33
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2018.

"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 1 August 2018.[permanent dead link]
Malaysian general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Azalina Othman Said 26,992 83.64   83.64
PKR Tengku Intan Tengku Abdul Hamid 4,484 13.89   13.89
Independent Mohd Azaman Johari 795 2.46   2.46
Total valid votes 32,271 100.00
Total rejected ballots 698
Unreturned ballots 98
Turnout 33,067 87.02
Registered electors 37,999
Majority 22,508 69.75
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Azalina Othman Said won uncontested.
BN Azalina Othman Said
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
On the nomination day, Azalina Othman Said won uncontested.
BN Azalina Othman Said
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

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