Mahkota (state constituency)
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Electoral district in Johor, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
 Johor constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Johor State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
BN | ||
| Constituency created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2020) | 79,707 | ||
| Electors (2024) | 66,318 | ||
| Area (km²) | 60 | ||
Mahkota is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[1]
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. It has been represented by Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah of Barisan Nasional (BN) since 2024.
As of 2020, Mahkota has a population of 104,148 people.[2]
Ethnic breakdown of Mahkota's electorate as of 2022
- Malay (54.5%)
- Chinese (34.5%)
- Indian (7.72%)
- Other ethnicities (1.56%)
- Sarawak Bumiputera (1.09%)
- Sabah Bumiputera (0.60%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Mahkota constituency has a total of 18 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahkota（N29） | Padang Tembak | 152/29/01 | SMK Sultan Abdul Jalil |
| Kampong Melayu Timor II | 152/29/02 | Dewan Seberguna Kg. Paya | |
| Kampung Tengah | 152/29/03 | SK Seri Kg Tengah | |
| Kampong Melayu I | 152/29/04 | SK Kampong Melayu | |
| Kampong Melayu II | 152/29/05 | Dewan Raya Majlis Perbandaran Kluang | |
| Taman Lian Seng | 152/29/06 | SJK (T) Jalan Haji Manan | |
| Haji Manan | 152/29/07 | SJK (C) Chong Eng | |
| Mesjid Lama | 152/29/08 | SA Gunung Lambak | |
| Bandar Tengah | 152/29/09 | SJK (C) Chong Eng | |
| Taman Ilham | 152/29/10 | Dewan Syarifah Azizah Taman Ilham | |
| Dorset | 152/29/11 | SMK Taman Seri Kluang | |
| Taman Berlian | 152/29/12 | Dewan Pertubuhan PELADANG Kawasan Kluang Utara | |
| Jalan Hospital | 152/29/13 | SK (L) Bandar Kluang | |
| Taman Kerjasama | 153/29/14 | SMK Tun Hussein Onn | |
| Kampung Baru | 153/29/15 | SMK Sultan Abdul Jalil | |
| Taman Suria | 152/29/16 | SMK Seri Perdana | |
| Indah Jaya | 152/29/17 | SK Dato' Syed Zain Alshahab | |
| Sri Tengah | 152/29/18 | SMK Tengku Aris Bendahara |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Mahkota | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Paloh and Mengkibol | |||
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Gapar Gorrohu | BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Md Jais Sarday | |
| 13th | 2013–2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018–2021 | Muhamad Said Jonit | PH (AMANAH) |
| 2021–2022 | PH (PKR) | ||
| 15th | 2022–2024 | Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain | BN (UMNO) |
| 2024–present | Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah | 27,995 | 79.21 |  33.35 | ||
| PN | Mohamad Haizan Jaafar | 7,347 | 20.79 |  0.23 | ||
| Total valid votes | 35,342 | 98.97 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 339 | 0.96 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 24 | 0.07 | ||||
| Turnout | 35,705 | 53.84 | 3.50 | |||
| Registered electors | 66,318 | |||||
| Majority | 20,648 | 57.83 | 43.56 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain | 16,611 | 45.86 | 1.75 | ||
| PH | Muhammad Taqiuddin Cheman | 11,445 | 31.59 | 16.65 | ||
| PN | Mohamad Nor Lingan | 7,614 | 21.02 | 21.02 | ||
| Heritage | Mohamed Noor Suleiman | 555 | 1.53 | 1.53 | ||
| Total valid votes | 36,225 | 97.08 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 805 | 2.16 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 286 | 0.77 | ||||
| Turnout | 37,316 | 57.34 | 27.49 | |||
| Registered electors | 65,074 | |||||
| Majority | 5,166 | 14.27 | 10.14 | |||
| BN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Muhamad Said Jonit | 19,507 | 48.24 | 48.24 | ||
| BN | Md Jais Sarday | 17,839 | 44.11 | 7.36 | ||
| PAS | Hasbullah Najib | 3,092 | 7.65 | 40.88 | ||
| Total valid votes | 40,438 | 98.19 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 550 | 1.34 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 197 | 0.48 | ||||
| Turnout | 41,185 | 84.83 | 1.97 | |||
| Registered electors | 48,550 | |||||
| Majority | 1,668 | 4.13 | 1.19 | |||
| PH gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Md Jais Sarday | 19,431 | 51.47 | 14.53 | ||
| PAS | Khairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil | 18,323 | 48.53 | 14.53 | ||
| Total valid votes | 37,755 | 98.06 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 642 | 1.67 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 103 | 0.27 | ||||
| Turnout | 38,499 | 86.80 | 9.40 | |||
| Registered electors | 44,352 | |||||
| Majority | 1,108 | 2.94 | 29.06 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". Archived from the original on 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2022-05-07. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Md Jais Sarday | 17,489 | 66.00 | 16.26 | ||
| PAS | Khairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil | 9,009 | 34.00 | 16.26 | ||
| Total valid votes | 26,498 | 95.15 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,038 | 3.73 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 313 | 1.12 | ||||
| Turnout | 27,849 | 77.40 | 1.61 | |||
| Registered electors | 35,980 | |||||
| Majority | 8,480 | 32.00 | 32.52 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Gapar Gorrohu | 19,045 | 82.26 | |||
| PAS | Khairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil | 4,107 | 17.74 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,152 | 93.25 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,089 | 4.39 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 588 | 2.37 | ||||
| Turnout | 24,829 | 75.79 | ||||
| Registered electors | 32,761 | |||||
| Majority | 14,938 | 64.52 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Johor 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
- ↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.29 Mahkota Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
- ↑ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]
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