Buloh Kasap (state constituency)

Buloh Kasap is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[2]

Buloh Kasap
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Zahari Sarip
BN
Constituency created1973
Constituency abolished1982
Constituency re-created2003
First contested1974
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)[1]28,484
Area (km²)594

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

Ethnic breakdown of Buloh Kasap's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (56.37%)
  Chinese (30.25%)
  Indian (12.87%)
  Other ethnicities (0.51%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Buloh Kasap constituency has a total of 17 polling districts.[4]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Buloh Kasap（N01） Mensudot Lema 140/01/01 SK Mensudut Lama
Balai Badang 140/01/02 SK Balai Badang
Palong Timor 140/01/03 SK LKTP Palong Timor
Sepang Loi 140/01/04 SK Spang Loi
Mensudot Pindah 140/01/05 SK Mensudut Pindah
Awat 140/01/06 SK Kampong Awat
Pekan Gemas Bahru 140/01/07 SJK (C) Tah Kang
Gomali 140/01/08 SJK (T) Ladang Gomali
Tambang 140/01/09 SK Tambang
Paya Lang 140/01/10 Balai Rata Kampung Paya Lang
Ladang Sungai Muar 140/01/11 Balai Raya Taman Suria Buloh Kasap
Kuala Paya 140/01/12 SK Kuala Paya
Bandar Buloh Kasap Utara 140/01/13 SA Buloh Kasap
Bandar Buloh Kasap Selatan 140/01/14 SK Buloh Kasap
Buloh Kasap 140/01/15 SMK Buluh Kasap
Gelang Chinchin 140/01/16 SK Gelang Chinchin
Sepinang 140/01/17 SK Sepinang

Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Buloh Kasap
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Batu Anam
4th 1974–1978 G. Pasamanickam BN (MIC)
5th 1978–1982 M. K. Muthusamy
6th 1982–1986 V. Arumugam
Constituency abolished, renamed to Sepinang
Constituency recreated from Sepinang
11th 2004–2008 Othman Jais BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018 Norshida Ibrahim
14th 2018–2022 Zahari Sarip
15th 2022–present

Election results
Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
BNZahari Sarip8,95656.96
PHSubramani Chami3,57922.76
PNNorazman Md Diah2,99919.07
Homeland Fighters' PartyMohd Hanafi Ahmad1901.21
Total valid votes 15,724100.00
Total rejected ballots 464
Unreturned ballots 67
Turnout 16,25557.1
Registered electors 28,481
Majority 5,377
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[5][6]
Johor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
BNZahari Sarip9,18652.51
PHNorsamsu Mohd Yusof8,30947.49
Total valid votes 17,495100.00
Total rejected ballots 341
Unreturned ballots 45
Turnout 17,88188.23
Registered electors 21,484
Majority 877
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[7][8]
Johor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %
BNNorshida Ibrahim9,44860.85
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyFirdaus Masod6,07839.15
Total valid votes 15,526 100.00
Total rejected ballots 497
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 16,02385.32
Registered electors 18,779
Majority 3,370
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

"Federal Government Gazette – Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Johor state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
BNOthman Jais7,69170.46
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyFirdaus Masod3,22529.54
Total valid votes 10,916100.00
Total rejected ballots 360
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 11,27673.11
Registered electors 15,424
Majority 4,466
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[8]
Johor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
BNOthman Jais9,07285.49
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMohd Rozali Jamil Al-Hafiz1,54014.51
Total valid votes 10,612100.00
Total rejected ballots 374
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 10,98671.15
Registered electors 15,440
Majority 7,532
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
[8]

References
  1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. "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".)
  3. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  4. "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.
  5. "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  6. "Dashboard SPR".
  7. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  8. "Undi.info - Buloh Kasap (P140-N1)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-17.


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