Parit Sulong (federal constituency)

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LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Parit Sulong (P147)
Johor constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]82,399
Electors (2022)[2]79,484
Area (km²)[3]468
Pop. density (per km²)176.1

Parit Sulong is a federal constituency in Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Ethnic breakdown of Parit Sulong's electorate as of 2022[4]
  1. Malay (81.3%)
  2. Chinese (18.2%)
  3. Indian (0.40%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.20%)

As of 2020, Parit Sulong has a population of 82,399 people.[5]

Age breakdown of Parit Sulong's electorate as of 2022
  1. 18-20 (5.87%)
  2. 21-29 (20.4%)
  3. 30-39 (20.0%)
  4. 40-49 (16.2%)
  5. 50-59 (16.0%)
  6. 60-69 (12.1%)
  7. 70-79 (6.24%)
  8. 80-89 (2.67%)
  9. above 90 (0.54%)
Gender breakdown of Parit Sulong's electorate as of 2022
  1. Male (49.1%)
  2. Female (50.9%)

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