Permas (state constituency)

Permas
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Baharudin Mohamed Taib; BN
;
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	207,748
Electors (2022)	103,598
Area (km²)	72

LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly

MLA

Baharudin Mohamed Taib
BN

Constituency created2003

First contested2004

Permas 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.

[1]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Permas（N43）	Bandar Masai Utara	159/43/01	SJK (T) Masai
	Bandar Masai Tengah	159/43/02	SK Masai
	Bandar Masai Selatan	159/43/03	SJK (C) Masai
	Permas	159/43/04	SK Permas Jaya 1
	Permas Jaya	159/43/05	SMK Permas Jaya
	Senibong	159/43/06	SK Permas Jaya 4
	Taman Kota Puteri	159/43/07	SK Seri Kota Puteri
	Kampong Telok Jawa	159/43/08	SJK (C) Chee Tong
	Rinting Cendana	159/43/09	SK Taman Rinting 1
	Taman Mawar	159/43/10	SMK Pasir Gudang 2
	Pasir Gudang	159/43/11	SK Taman Cendana
	Pelabuhan Pasir Gudang	159/43/12	SK Pasir Gudang (2)
	Taman Air Batu	159/43/13	SK Pasir Gudang 3
	Rumah Pangsa PKENJ	159/43/14	SMK Pasir Gudang 3
	Permas 2	159/43/15	SK Taman Permas Jaya 2
	Taman Megah Ria	159/43/16	SMK Taman Megah Ria
	Rinting Meranti	159/43/17	SA Taman Rinting
	Rinting Balau	159/43/18	SMK Taman Rinting 2
	Nusa Damai	159/43/19	SK Taman Nusa Damai
	Taman Bukit Dahlia	159/43/20	SK Taman Bukit Dahlia
	Bandar Baru Permas Jaya	159/43/21	SK Taman Permas Jaya 3
	Kampong Plentong Baru	159/43/22	Tadika Kemas Kg. Plentong Baru
	Taman Scientex	159/43/23	SK Taman Scientex

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Permas
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Pasir Gudang
11th	2004–2008	Paliksina Siwalinggam (பாலிசினா சிவலிங்கம்)	BN (MIC)
12th	2008–2013	Munusamy M. Mareemuthu (முனுசாமி மு. மாரிமுத்து	BN (MIC)
13th	2013–2018	Mohamed Khaled Nordin	BN (UMNO)
14th	2018–2020	Che Zakaria Mohd Salleh	PH (BERSATU)
14th	2020–2022	Che Zakaria Mohd Salleh	PN (BERSATU)
15th	2022–present	Baharudin Mohamed Taib	BN (UMNO)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Baharudin Mohamed Taib	23,492	41.93	4.20
	PN	Tazul Arifin Nasri	15,566	27.78	27.78
	PH	Syed Othman Abdullah	14,521	25.92	28.27
	Heritage	Mohamed Ridza Busu	1,412	2.52	2.52
	PEJUANG	Mahaya Ahad	1,036	1.85	1.85
Total valid votes			56,027	97.17
Total rejected ballots			1,024	1.78
Unreturned ballots			607	1.05
Turnout			57,658	55.66	29.82
Registered electors			103,598
Majority			7,926	14.15	2.31
	BN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) ^[4]^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Che Zakaria Mohd Salleh	28,793	54.19	54.19
	BN	Mohamed Khaled Nordin	20,047	37.73	19.09
	PAS	Abdul Aziz Abdullah	4,181	7.87	35.31
	Independent	Rohani Yaakob	113	0.21	0.21
Total valid votes			53,134	98.53
Total rejected ballots			699	1.30
Unreturned ballots			96	0.18
Turnout			53,929	85.48	1.42
Registered electors			63,093
Majority			8,746	16.46	2.82
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Khaled Nordin	23,952	56.82	2.90
	PAS	Syed Othman Abdullah	18,200	43.18	2.90
Total valid votes			42,152	98.18
Total rejected ballots			729	1.70
Unreturned ballots			51	0.12
Turnout			42,932	86.90	10.88
Registered electors			49,393
Majority			5,752	13.64	5.80
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".^{[dead link]}

Permas (state constituency)

History

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Munusamy M. Mareemuthu	13,878	53.92	22.49
	PAS	Syed Othman Abdullah	11,860	46.08	22.49
Total valid votes			25,738	97.59
Total rejected ballots			590	2.24
Unreturned ballots			46	0.17
Turnout			26,374	76.02	1.26
Registered electors			34,695
Majority			2,018	7.84	44.98
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Paliksina Siwalinggam	15,632	76.41
	PAS	Syed Othman Abdullah	4,827	23.59
Total valid votes			20,459	98.18
Total rejected ballots			374	1.79
Unreturned ballots			5	0.02
Turnout			20,838	74.76
Registered electors			27,872
Majority			10,805	52.82
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".