Puteri Wangsa
Political subdivision in Malaysia
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Puteri Wangsa is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[1]
 Johor constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Johor State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
MUDA | ||
| Constituency created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2020) | 272,211 | ||
| Electors (2022) | 112,804 | ||
| Area (km²) | 159 | ||
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, Puteri Wangsa has a population of 272,211 people.[2]
Ethnic breakdown of Puteri Wangsa's electorate as of 2022
- Chinese (51.3%)
- Malay (35.6%)
- Indian (10.6%)
- Other ethnicities (1.49%)
- Sarawak Bumiputera (0.65%)
- Sabah Bumiputera (0.41%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Puteri Wangsa constituency has a total of 20 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puteri Wangsa（N40） | FELDA Ulu Tebrau | 158/41/01 | SA Taman Desa Cemerlang |
| Maju Jaya | 158/41/02 | SK Kg. Maju Jaya | |
| Nipah Delima | 158/41/03 | SK Taman Daya 2 | |
| Puteri Wangsa 1 | 158/41/04 | SA Sabilul Muhtadin Taman Puteri Wangsa | |
| Mount Austin | 158/41/05 | SMK Taman Mount Austin | |
| Bertam Delima | 158/41/06 | SK Taman Daya | |
| Pekan Pandan | 158/41/07 | SJK (C) Pandan | |
| Kangkar Tebrau Baru | 158/41/08 | SK Kangkar Tebrau | |
| Kangkar Tebrau | 158/41/09 | SA Kangkar Tebrau | |
| Ladang Tebrau | 158/41/10 | SJK (T) Ladang Tebrau | |
| Taman Gembira | 158/41/11 | Balai Raya Taman Gembira | |
| Bukit Jaya | 158/41/12 | SMK Puteri Wangsa | |
| Rumbia Daya | 158/41/13 | SMK Taman Daya | |
| Nibong Daya | 158/41/14 | SMK Tun Fatimah Hashim | |
| Puteri Wangsa 2 | 158/41/15 | SK Taman Puteri Wangsa | |
| Pelangi Gaya | 158/41/16 | SK Taman Pelangi Indah | |
| Pinang Sagu | 158/41/17 | SK Taman Daya 3 | |
| Setia Enau | 158/41/18 | SMK Taman Daya 2 | |
| Bukit Mutiara | 158/41/19 | SK Bukit Mutiara | |
| Desa Tebrau | 158/41/20 | SMK Taman Desa Tebrau |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Puteri Wangsa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Tiram | |||
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Abdul Halim Suleiman | BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Abdullah Husin | PR (PAS) |
| 14th | 2018–2020 | Mazlan Bujang | PH (BERSATU) |
| 2020–2022 | PN (BERSATU) | ||
| 15th | 2022–present | Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz | MUDA |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUDA | Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz | 22,884 | 43.22 |  43.22 | ||
| BN | Ng Yew Aik | 15,770 | 29.78 | 6.23 | ||
| PN | Loh Kah Yong | 8,957 | 16.92 | 16.92 | ||
| PBM | Choong Shiau Yoon | 2,471 | 4.67 | 4.67 | ||
| PEJUANG | Khairil Anwar Razali | 2,468 | 4.66 | 4.66 | ||
| Independent | Adzrin Adam | 398 | 0.75 | 0.75 | ||
| Total valid votes | 52,948 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 774 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 341 | |||||
| Turnout | 54,063 | 47.93 | ||||
| Registered electors | 112,804 | |||||
| Majority | 7,114 | 13.44 | ||||
| MUDA gain from PKR | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Mazlan Bujang | 37,545 | 70.25 | 70.25 | ||
| BN | Abd Aziz Tohak | 12,586 | 23.55 |  20.64 | ||
| PAS | Abdullah Husin | 2,654 | 4.97 | 48.29 | ||
| Independent | Lim Yak Hong | 544 | 1.02 | 1.02 | ||
| Independent | Ting Choon Chai | 116 | 0.22 | 0.22 | ||
| Total valid votes | 53,445 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 564 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 197 | |||||
| Turnout | 54,188 | 86.91 | ||||
| Registered electors | 62,347 | |||||
| Majority | 29,959 | |||||
| PKR gain from PAS | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Abdullah Husin | 20,357 | 53.26 | 53.26 | ||
| BN | Soorianarayanan Muniyandy | 16,888 | 44.19 | 19.06 | ||
| Independent | Ravindaran Doraisamy | 973 | 2.55 | 2.55 | ||
| Total valid votes | 38,218 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 709 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 38,927 | 88.83 | ||||
| Registered electors | 43,824 | |||||
| Majority | 3,469 | |||||
| PAS gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Halim Suleiman | 13,656 | 63.25 | 23.01 | ||
| PKR | MK Selvakumaran | 7,935 | 36.75 | 23.01 | ||
| Total valid votes | 21,591 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 485 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 22,076 | 77.50 | ||||
| Registered electors | 28,487 | |||||
| Majority | 5,721 | |||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Halim Suleiman | 14,677 | 86.26 | |||
| PKR | Abdul Razak Ahmad | 2,337 | 13.74 | |||
| Total valid votes | 17,014 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 330 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 19 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,363 | 74.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 23,181 | |||||
| Majority | 12,340 | |||||
| This is a new created constituency | ||||||
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