Tanjung Piai (federal constituency)
Federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Tanjung Piai (P165) Johor constituency Legislature Dewan Rakyat MP Constituency created 2003 First contested 2004 Last contested 2022 Population (2020)[ 1] 91,540 Electors (2022)[ 2] 70,679 Area (km²)[ 3] 486 Pop. density (per km²) 188.4
Tanjung Piai (formerly Tanjong Piai ) is a federal constituency in Pontian District and Johor Bahru District , Johor , Malaysia , that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.
The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to elect a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Tanjung Piai's electorate as of 2022[ 4]
Other ethnicities (0.3%)
Age breakdown of Tanjung Piai's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (5.84%)
21-29 (20.39%)
30-39 (20.86%)
40-49 (17.21%)
50-59 (15.29%)
60-69 (11.39%)
70-79 (6.22%)
80-89 (2.27%)
above 90 (0.54%)
Gender breakdown of Tanjung Piai's electorate as of 2022
Male (50.74%)
Female (49.26%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tanjung Piai constituency has a total of 27 polling districts.[ 5]
State constituency
Poling Districts
Code
Location
Pekan Nanas (N55)
Parit Kudus
165/55/01
SK Parit Kudus
Tanjong Ayer Hitam
165/55/02
SK Tanjong Ayer Hitam
Ladang South Malaya
165/55/03
SK Parit Haji Adnan
Melayu Raya
165/55/04
SK Melayu Raya
Kampong Lubok Sawah
165/55/05
SK Kampung Sawah
Tenggayon
165/55/06
SK Seri Bunian
Pengkalan Raja Pontian
165/55/07
SK Pengkalan Raja
Bandar Pekan Nenas Barat
165/55/08
SMK Dato' Mohd. Yunos Sulaiman
Bandar Pekan Nenas Timor
165/55/09
SMK Pekan Nanas
Bandar Pekan Nenas Tengah
165/55/10
SK Pekan Nanas
SA Pekan Nanas
Bandar Pekan Nenas Selatan
165/55/11
SJK (C) Yu Ming (1)
Kukup (N56)
Ladang Sungai Burong
165/56/01
SK Jeram Batu
Jalan Rimba Terjun
165/56/02
SJK (C) Bin Chong
Kampong Duku
165/56/03
SJK (C) Cheow Min
Kampong Rimba Terjun
165/56/04
SK Rimba Terjun
Parit Hj. Ismail
165/56/05
SK Sungai Bunyi
Rambah
165/56/06
SK Rambah
Parit Rambai
165/56/07
SK Parit Rambai
Peradin
165/56/08
SK Belokok
Telok Kerang
165/56/09
SK Telok Kerang
Penerok
165/56/10
SK Penerok
Sungai Boh
165/56/11
SK Sungai Boh
Bandar Permas Kechil
165/56/12
SJK (C) Pei Chiao
Permas Kechil
165/56/13
SMK Sri Kukup
Sungai Durian
165/56/14
SK Sungai Durian
Serkat
165/56/15
SK Serkat
Andek Mori
165/56/16
SK Andek Mori
Representation history
State constituency
Parliamentary constituency
State constituency
1954–59*
1959–1974
1974–1986
1986–1995
1995–2004
2004–2018
2018–present
Tanjong Piai
Kukup
Pekan Nenas
Tanjung Piai
Kukup
Pekan Nanas
Current state assembly members
Local governments & postcode
No.
State Constituency
Local Government
Postcode
N55
Pekan Nanas
Iskandar Puteri City Council (Ulu Pulai area)
Pontian Municipal Council
81500 Pekan Nanas
82100 Ayer Baloi
82300 Kukup
N56
Kukup
Pontian Municipal Council
Election results
Malaysian general election, 2022
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
BN
Wee Jeck Seng
23,593
43.22
22.38
MUDA
Lim Wei Jiet
17,233
31.57
31.57
PN
Najwah Halimah Ab Alim
13,762
25.21
25.21
Total valid votes
54,588
100.00
Total rejected ballots
395
Unreturned ballots
123
Turnout
55,106
77.23
2.80
Registered electors
70,679
Majority
6,360
11.65
27.21
BN hold
Swing
Note: 1 Nordin Othman was a candidate of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front (BERJASA), who had contested under the PAS banner through the Gagasan Sejahtera pact.[ 6]
Malaysian general election, 2004 : Tanjong Piai
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
BN
Ong Ka Ting
28,046
86.36
DAP
Tan Hang Meng
4,431
13.64
Total valid votes
32,477
100.00
Total rejected ballots
1,461
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
33,938
76.14
Registered electors
Majority
23,615
72.72
This was a new constituency created.
References