Johor Bahru (federal constituency)

Johor Bahru

Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Shahrir Abdul Samad BN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2013

Johor Bahru is a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan 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.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Bandar Baru UDA, Perumahan UDA, Jalan Datin Halimah, Kampong Ungku Mohsin, Kampong Melayu Majedee I, Kampong Melayu Majedee II, Stulang Baru, Sepakat, Taman Baru, Rumah Pangsa Larkin, Larkin Jaya, Larkin, Taman Majedee, Taman Kebun Teh, Taman Melodies, Taman Abad, Abad Jaya 1, Taman Skudai Kanan, Kampong Larkin Jaya, Abad Jaya 2, Majedee Bahru, Sulaiman Menteri, Setanggi, Sentosa, Sri Tebrau (1), Bakar Batu, Pelangi, Taman Maju Jaya, Kampong Wadi Hana, Bukit Senyum, Sri Pelangi, Stulang, Taman Sri Setia, Lumba Kuda, Bukit Chagar, Desa Majidi, Sri Tebrau (2).

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Johor Bahru
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Johore Bahru
4th	1974-1978	Jaafar Hamzah	BN
5th	1978-1982	Shahrir Abdul Samad
6th	1982-1986
Johor Bahru
7th	1986-1988	Shahrir Abdul Samad	BN
	1988-1990		Independent
8th	1990-1995	Mohamed Khaled Nordin	BN
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Shahrir Abdul Samad
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharil @ Shahrir Abdul Samad	44,509	56.68
	PKR	Md Hashim Hussein	34,014	43.32
Total valid votes			78,523	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,284
Unreturned ballots			158
Turnout			79,965	83.02
Registered electors			96,321
Majority			10,134
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharil @ Shahrir Abdul Samad	43,143	70.80
	PRM	Hassan Abdul Karim	17,794	29.20
Total valid votes			60,937	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,391
Unreturned ballots			112
Turnout			62,440	69.59
Registered electors			89,725
Majority			25,349
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharil @ Shahrir Abdul Samad	54,073	88.13
	PAS	Atan Ahmad	7,281	11.87
Total valid votes			61,354	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,100
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			62,455	68.55
Registered electors
Majority			46,792
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Khaled Nordin	38,707	73.23
	PRM	A. Razak Ahmad	14,149	26.77
Total valid votes			52,856	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,008
Unreturned ballots			724
Turnout			54,588	70.13
Registered electors
Majority			24,558
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Khaled Nordin	40,141	79.76
	S46	Zahrah Mohd Yusof	6,023	11.97
	PBS	Tan Tien Lim	4,165	8.28
Total valid votes			50,329	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,662
Unreturned ballots			433
Turnout			52,424	70.56
Registered electors
Majority			34,118
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Khaled Nordin	24,980	58.47
	S46	Jaafar Onn	16,814	39.35
	Independent	Ismail Wanjor	930	2.18
Total valid votes			42,724	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,132
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			43,856	67.54
Registered electors
Majority			8,166
	BN gain from Independent		Swing		?

Malaysian general by-election, 25 August 1988 Upon the resignation of incumbent, Shahrir Abdul Samad
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Sharil @ Shahrir Abdul Samad	23,581	64.06
	BN	Mas'ud Abdul Rahman	10,968	29.80
	PSRM	A. Razak Ahmad	2,260	6.14
Total valid votes			36,809	100.00
Total rejected ballots			285
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			37,094	61.52
Registered electors			60,292
Majority			12,613
	Independent gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharil @ Shahrir Abdul Samad	19,349	53.06
	PSRM	A. Razak Ahmad	17,114	46.94
Total valid votes			36,463	100.00
Total rejected ballots			905
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			37,368	62.36
Registered electors			59,922
Majority			2,235
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982: Johore Bahru
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharil @ Shahrir Abdul Samad
	PSRM	A. Razak Ahmad
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority			26,537
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978: Johore Bahru
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharil @ Shahrir Abdul Samad
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974: Johore Bahru
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jaafar Hamzah
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.