Federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Pontian (P164) Johorconstituency Federal constituency Legislature Dewan Rakyat MP Constituency created 1974 First contested 1974 Last contested 2022 Demographics Population (2020)[ 1] 81,778 Electors (2022)[ 2] 75,212 Area (km²)[ 3] 444 Pop. density (per km²) 184.2
Pontian is a federal constituency inPontian District ,Johor ,Malaysia , that has been represented in theDewan Rakyat since 1974.
The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Ethnic breakdown of Pontian's electorate as of 2022
[ 4] Malay (70.7%)Chinese (28.1%)Indian (1.00%)Other ethnicities (0.20%) As of 2020, Pontian has a population of 81,778 people.[ 5]
Age breakdown of Pontian's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (5.65%) 21-29 (20.2%) 30-39 (22.1%) 40-49 (16.5%) 50-59 (14.8%) 60-69 (11.2%) 70-79 (6.52%) 80-89 (2.49%) above 90 (0.57%) Gender breakdown of Pontian's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.7%) Female (50.3%) According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pontian constituency has a total of 36 polling districts.[ 6]
State constituency Polling districts Code Location Benut (N53) Lubok Sipat 164/53/01 SK Seri Bahagia Permatang Sepam 164/53/02 SK Seri Jaya Parit Betak 164/53/03 SMK Parit Betak Permatang Duku 164/53/04 SK Seri Setia Parit Mansor 164/53/05 SK Parit Markom Parit Ismail 164/53/06 SK Seri Kembar Sri Jawa 164/53/07 SK Seri Al Ulum Parit Satu 164/53/08 SK Seri Anom Sanglang 164/53/09 SK Sanglang Simpang Jawa 164/53/10 SJK (C) Lok Yu 1 Benut 164/53/11 SMK Sri Tanjung Bandar Benut Utara 164/53/12 SMK Benut Bandar Benut Selatan 164/53/13 SA Bandar Benut Parit Abdul Rahman 164/53/14 SMA (Arab) Bugisiah Tampok 164/53/15 SK Seri Sinaran Pulai Sebatang (N54) Kampong Parit Kahar 164/54/01 SK Seri Sekawan Desa Parit Keroma 164/54/02 SJK (C) Lee Ming Ayer Baloi 164/54/03 SK Ayer Baloi Bandar Ayer Baloi Selatan 164/54/04 SMK Ayer Baloi Bandar Ayer Baloi Utara 164/54/05 SJK (C) Chi Chih Parit Panjang 164/54/06 SK Jaya Mulia Kampong Parit Haji Karim 164/54/07 SK Seri Pulai Parit Sikom 164/54/08 SJK (C) Nan Mah Kampong Jawa 164/54/09 SK Kampong Jawa Pulai Sebatang 164/54/10 SK Pulai Sebatang Api-Api 164/54/11 SK Api-Api Sungai Trus 164/54/12 SK Kayu Ara Pasong Pontian Besar Kiri 164/54/13 SMK Kayu Ara Pasong Jalan Alsagoff 164/54/14 SMK Sri Perhentian Pantai Bandar Pontian 164/54/15 SK Tengku Mahmood Iskansar (1) Pegawai 164/54/16 SK Bandar Pontian Jalan Taib 164/54/17 SJK (C) Pei Chun (1) Bakek 164/54/18 SK Tengku Mahmood Iskandar (2) Parit Semerah 164/54/19 SA Parit Semerah Parit Mesjid 164/54/20 SA Bandar Pontian Parit Mesjid Darat 164/54/21 SMK Dato' Ali Haji Ahmad
Representation history [ edit ] Parliamentary constituency State constituency 1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present Pontian Benut Benut Kukup Pulai Sebatang
Current state assembly members [ edit ] Local governments & postcodes[ edit ] No. State Constituency Local Government Postcode N53 Benut Pontian Municipal Council 82100 Ayer Baloi 82200 Benut 83100 Tampok N54 Pulai Sebatang
Malaysian general election, 2022 Party Candidate Votes % ∆% BN Ahmad Maslan 23,201 40.81 5.40PN Isa Ab Hamid 17,448 30.68 30.68PH Syazwan Zdainal Abdin 15,901 27.97 16.42GTA Jamaluddin Mohamad 306 0.54 0.54Total valid votes 56,851 100.00 Total rejected ballots 620 Unreturned ballots 410 Turnout 57,881 75.59 8.42Registered electors 75,212 Majority 5,758 10.13 8.31BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2018 Party Candidate Votes % ∆% BN Ahmad Maslan 21,132 46.21 20.18PH Karmaine Sardini 20,299 44.39 44.39PAS Baharom Mohamad 4,295 9.40 9.40Total valid votes 45,726 100.00 Total rejected ballots 738 Unreturned ballots 219 Turnout 46,683 84.01 2.29Registered electors 55,570 Majority 833 1.82 30.96BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1982 Party Candidate Votes % ∆% On the nomination day, Mokhtaram Rabidin won uncontested. BN Mokhtaram Rabidin Total valid votes 100.00 Total rejected ballots Unreturned ballots Turnout Registered electors 49,909 Majority BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974 Party Candidate Votes % ∆% On the nomination day, Ali Ahmad won uncontested. BN Ali Ahmad Total valid votes 100.00 Total rejected ballots Unreturned ballots Turnout Registered electors 33,156 Majority This was a new constituency created.