Penggaram (state constituency)

Penggaram is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[1]

Penggaram
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Gan Peck Cheng
PH
Constituency created1959
First contested1959
Last contested2022
Demographics
Area (km²)30

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 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 Penggaram's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Chinese (59.95%)
  Malay (37.34%)
  Indian (2.16%)
  Other ethnicities (0.54%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Penggaram constituency has a total of 18 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling District Code Location
Penggaram (N23) Parit Bilal 150/23/01 SK Parit Bilal
Linau 150/23/02 SA Bukit Pasir
Bakau Condong 150/23/03 SK Parit Lapis
Bukit Pasir 150/23/04 SJK (C) Chern Hwa Bukit Pasir
Bakau Condong Barat 150/23/05 SK Convent
Kampung Kenangan Dato' Onn 150/23/06 SA Kenangan Dato' Onn
Gunung Soga 150/23/07 SJK (T) Seri Pelangi Gunung Soga
Kampong Merdeka Timor 150/23/08 SMK Datin Onn Jaaffar
Kampong Merdeka Barat 150/23/09 Taman Kanak-Kanak Dawning
Jalan Zabedah Barat 150/23/10 Tadika Agape
Jalan Abu Bakar 150/23/11
  • SJK (C) Ai Chun (1)
  • SJK (C) Ai Chun (2)
Jalan Zabedah Timor 150/23/12 SMK (P) Temenggong Ibrahim
Simpang Rantai 150/23/13 SK Temenggong Ibrahim Penggaram
Bentara Luar 150/23/14 SMK Dato' Bentara Luar
Bukit Bendera 150/23/15 SMK Dato' Syed Esa
Taman Soga 150/23/16 SMK Tinggi Batu Pahat
Kampung Istana 150/23/17 SA Kampung Istana
Taman Murni 150/23/18 SRA Bersepadu Batu Pahat

Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Penggaram
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Bandar Penggaram
1st 1959-1964 Tan Peng Khoon Alliance (MCA)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971Assembly dissolved
3rd 1971-1974 Tan Siew Yong Alliance (MCA)
4th 1974-1976 BN (MCA)
1977-1978 Lim Tong Keng
5th 1978-1982
6th 1982-1986 Tan Peng Khoon
Penggaram
7th 1986-1990 Chua Soi Lek BN (MCA)
8th 1990-1995
9th 1995-1999
10th 1999-2004
11th 2004-2008 Koh Chee Chai
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018 Gan Peck Cheng DAP
14th 2018-2022 PH (DAP)
15th 2022-present

Election results
Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
PHGan Peck Cheng18,20853.67
BNTer Hwa Kwong8,25224.32
PNRonald Sia Wee Yet5,27615.55
IndependentZahari Osman2,1906.46
Total valid votes 33,926100.00
Total rejected ballots 870
Unreturned ballots 228
Turnout 35,02450.69
Registered electors 69,092
Majority 9,956
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
[4][5]
Johor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
PHGan Peck Cheng26,82564.44
BNKang Beng Kuan9,62023.11
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMisran Samian5,18512.45
Total valid votes 41,630100.00
Total rejected ballots 420
Unreturned ballots 207
Turnout 42,25784.94
Registered electors 49,750
Majority 17,205
PH hold Swing

References
  1. "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".)
  2. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. "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.
  4. "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  5. "Dashboard SPR".


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