Bukit Batu (state constituency)
Political subdivision in Malaysia
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Bukit Batu is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[2]
 Johor constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Johor State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2020) | 81,646 | ||
| Electors (2018)[1] | 30,216 | ||
| Area (km²) | 326 | ||
The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Demographics
As of 2020, Bukit Batu has a population of 81,646 people.[3]
Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Batu's electorate as of 2022
- Chinese (53.5%)
- Malay (36.4%)
- Indian (8.42%)
- Other ethnicities (1.10%)
- Sarawak Bumiputera (0.32%)
- Sabah Bumiputera (0.27%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Batu constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.[4]
| State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Paya | 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 |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Batu | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency split from Kulai | |||
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Cheong Chin Liang | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Jimmy Puah Wee Tse | PR (PKR) |
| 14th | 2018–2022 | PH (PKR) | |
| 15th | 2022–present | Arthur Chiong Sen Sern | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Arthur Chiong Sen Sern | 9,439 | 39.20 |  39.20 | ||
| BN | Supayyah Solaimuthu | 9,302 | 38.63 | 11.56 | ||
| PN | Tan Heng Choon | 3,989 | 16.57 | 16.57 | ||
| Heritage | Lee Ming Wen | 1,349 | 5.60 | 5.60 | ||
| Total valid votes | 24,079 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 624 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 117 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,820 | 53.68 |  33.69 | |||
| Registered electors | 46,237 | |||||
| Majority | 137 | 0.57 | 38.04 | |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Jimmy Puah Wee Tse | 17,105 | 65.68 | 65.68 | ||
| BN | Teo Lee Ho | 7,048 | 27.07 | 12.19 | ||
| PAS | Juwahir Amin | 1,888 | 7.25 | 7.25 | ||
| Total valid votes | 26,041 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 306 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 53 | |||||
| Turnout | 26,400 | 87.37 | 2.50 | |||
| Registered electors | 30,216 | |||||
| Majority | 10,057 | 38.61 | 18.04 | |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Jimmy Puah Wee Tse | 11,676 | 59.83 | 17.50 | ||
| BN | Cheong Chin Liang | 7,661 | 39.26 | 17.50 | ||
| Independent | Surendiran Kuppayah | 177 | 0.91 | |||
| Total valid votes | 19,514 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 493 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 20,007 | 89.87 | 9.03 | |||
| Registered electors | 22,262 | |||||
| Majority | 4,015 | 20.57 | 5.23 | |||
| PKR gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette – Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-21. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Cheong Chin Liang | 8,805 | 57.67 | 19.39 | ||
| PKR | Liew Shin Kheong | 6,464 | 42.33 | 19.39 | ||
| Total valid votes | 15,269 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 524 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 17 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,810 | 80.84 | 2.78 | |||
| Registered electors | 19,556 | |||||
| Majority | 2,341 | 15.34 | 28.78 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Cheong Chin Liang | 10,301 | 77.06 | |||
| PKR | Liew Shin Kheong | 3,066 | 22.94 | |||
| Total valid votes | 13,367 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 442 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 12 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,821 | 78.06 | ||||
| Registered electors | 17,705 | |||||
| Majority | 7,235 | 54.12 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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