Sekijang (federal constituency)

Sekijang

Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Anuar Abd. Manap BN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2013

Sekijang is a federal constituency in 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 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 Pemanis 1, Pemanis 2, Bumbun, Sulir, Pekan Jabi, Tahang Rimau, Jalan Buloh Kasap, Kampong Mengkudu, Kampong Tengah, FELDA Medoi, Kampong Jawa, Gubah, Kampong Abdullah Selatan, Segamat Baru, Ladang Segamat, FELDA Kemelah, Redong, Sekijang, Chuan Moh San, Kampong Melayu Raya, Bukit Siput, Pekan Bukit Siput Utara, Paya Pulai, Pogoh, Ladang Labis Bahru, Pekan Bukit Siput Selatan.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sekijang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
11th	2004-2008	Baharum Mohamed	BN
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present	Anuar Abd. Manap

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Anuar Abd. Manap	19,934	54.08
	PKR	Julailey Jemadi	16,927	45.92
Total valid votes			36,861	100.00
Total rejected ballots			587
Unreturned ballots			71
Turnout			37,519	87.12
Registered electors			43,066
Majority			3,007
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Baharum Mohamed	17,979	68.91
	PKR	Zulkaply Salleh	8,112	31.09
Total valid votes			26,091	100.00
Total rejected ballots			622
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			26,716	76.03
Registered electors			35,138
Majority			9,867
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Baharum Mohamed	19,628	80.40
	KEADILAN	Zulkaply Salleh	4,786	19.60
Total valid votes			24,414	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,414	72.67
Registered electors
Majority			14,842
This was a new constituency created.