Pontian (federal constituency)

Pontian

Johor constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Ahmad Maslan
BN

Constituency created

1974

First contested

1974

Last contested

2013

Pontian 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

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Lubok Sipat, Permatang Sepam, Parit Betak, Permatang Duku, Parit Mansor, Parit Ismail, Sri Jawa, Parit Satu, Kampong Parit Kahar, Parit Keroma, Sanglang, Simpang Jawa, Benut, Bandar Benut Utara, Bandar Benut Selatan, Parit Abdul Rahman, Tampok, Ayer Baloi, Bandar Ayer Baloi Selatan, Bandar Ayer Baloi Utara, Parit Panjang, Kampong Parit Haji Karim, Parit Sikom, Kampong Jawa, Pulai Sebatang, Api-Api, Sungai Trus, Pontian Besar Kiri, Jalan Alsagoff, Pantai Bandar Pontian, Pegawai, Jalan Taib, Bakek, Parit Semerah, Parit Kudus, Tanjong Ayer Hitam.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Lubok Sipat, Permatang Sepam, Parit Betak, Permatang Duku, Parit Mansor, Parit Ismail, Sri Jawa, Parit Satu, Kampong Parit Kahar, Parit Keroma, Sanglang, Simpang Jawa, Benut, Bandar Benut Utara, Bandar Benut Selatan, Parit Abdul Rahman, Tampok, Ayer Baloi, Bandar Ayer Baloi Selatan, Bandar Ayer Baloi Utara, Parit Panjang, Kampong Parit Haji Karim, Parit Sikom, Kampong Jawa, Pulai Sebatang, Api-Api, Sungai Trus, Pontian Besar Kiri, Jalan Alsagoff, Pantai Bandar Pontian, Pegawai, Jalan Taib, Bakek, Parit Semerah, Parit Kudus, Tanjong Ayer Hitam.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Pontian
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Ali Ahmad	BN
4th	1978	Ikhwan Nasir
5th	1978-1982	Ikhwan Nasir
6th	1982-1986	Mokhtaram Rabidin
7th	1986-1990	Law Lai Heng
8th	1990-1995	Ong Ka Ting
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Hasni Mohamad
12th	2008-2013	Ahmad Maslan
13th	2013-present	Ahmad Maslan

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Maslan	27,804	66.39	- 6.32
	PKR	Haniff @ Ghazali Hosman	14,077	33.61	+ 6.32
Total valid votes			41,881	100.00
Total rejected ballots			871
Unreturned ballots			79
Turnout			42,831	86.30
Registered electors			49,633
Majority			13,727	32.78
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 181/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 222/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Maslan	23,121	72.71	- 10.17
	PKR	Mohd Annuar Mohd Salleh	8,677	27.29	+ 10.17
Total valid votes			31,798	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,008
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,806	75.83
Registered electors			43,264
Majority			14,444	45.42
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hasni Mohamad	26,667	82.88	+ 0.67
	KEADILAN	Hassan Abdul Karim	5,509	17.12	- 0.67
Total valid votes			32,176	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,167
Unreturned ballots			117
Turnout			33,460	75.40
Registered electors			44,376
Majority			21,158	65.76
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ong Ka Ting	38,169	82.21	- 5.79
	KEADILAN	Diong Chi Tzuoh	8,259	17.79	+ 17.79
Total valid votes			46,428	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,572
Unreturned ballots			55
Turnout			48,055	74.43
Registered electors			64,564
Majority			29,910	64.42
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ong Ka Ting	37,230	88.00	+ 26.07
	S46	Saleh @ Daud Hassan	5,079	12.00	+ 12.00
Total valid votes			42,309	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,265
Unreturned ballots			198
Turnout			44,772	74.07
Registered electors			60,445
Majority			32,151	76.00
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ong Ka Ting	24,362	61.93	+ 6.17
	DAP	Gan Peck Cheng	14,978	38.07	+ 9.11
Total valid votes			39,340	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,297
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			41,637	75.06
Registered electors			55,471
Majority			9,384	23.86
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Law Lai Heng @ Go Lai Heng	20,772	55.76
	DAP	Chong Kee Kiam	10,787	28.96
	Independent	Abd Nasir Shain	5,098	13.69
	PAS	Mohd Jufri Tahir	443	1.19
	SDP	Chuah Ah Hock	150	0.40
Total valid votes			37,250	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,738
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			38,988	74.68
Registered electors			52,207
Majority			9,985	26.80
	BN 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, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ikhwan Nasir
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			41,615
Majority			25,588
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 28 January 1978 Upon the death of incumbent, Ali Ahmad
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ikhwan Nasir	21,811	81.15
	PSRM	Osman Sapian	3,032	11.28
	Independent	Yeow Lin Thiam	2,036	7.57
Total valid votes			26,879	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,413
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,292
Registered electors
Majority			18,779	69.87
	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.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

↑ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-08.

Federal constituencies represented in the Dewan Rakyat

Perlis	Padang Besar Kangar Arau

Kedah	Langkawi Jerlun Kubang Pasu Padang Terap Pokok Sena Alor Setar Kuala Kedah Pendang Jerai Sik Merbok Sungai Petani Baling Padang Serai Kulim-Bandar Baharu

Kelantan	Tumpat Pengkalan Chepa Kota Bharu Pasir Mas Rantau Panjang Kubang Kerian Bachok Ketereh Tanah Merah Pasir Puteh Machang Jeli Kuala Krai Gua Musang

Terengganu	Besut Setiu Kuala Nerus Kuala Terengganu Marang Hulu Terengganu Dungun Kemaman

Penang	Kepala Batas Tasek Gelugor Bagan Permatang Pauh Bukit Mertajam Batu Kawan Nibong Tebal Bukit Bendera Tanjong Jelutong Bukit Gelugor Bayan Baru Balik Pulau

Perak	Gerik Lenggong Larut Parit Buntar Bagan Serai Bukit Gantang Taiping Padang Rengas Sungai Siput Tambun Ipoh Timor Ipoh Barat Batu Gajah Kuala Kangsar Beruas Parit Kampar Gopeng Tapah Pasir Salak Lumut Bagan Datok Telok Intan Tanjong Malim

Pahang	Cameron Highlands Lipis Raub Jerantut Indera Mahkota Kuantan Paya Besar Pekan Maran Kuala Krau Temerloh Bentong Bera Rompin

Selangor	Sabak Bernam Sungai Besar Hulu Selangor Tanjong Karang Kuala Selangor Selayang Gombak Ampang Pandan Hulu Langat Serdang Puchong Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya Selatan Petaling Jaya Utara Subang Shah Alam Kapar Klang Kota Raja Kuala Langat Sepang

F. T. of Kuala Lumpur	Kepong Batu Wangsa Maju Segambut Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang Lembah Pantai Seputeh Cheras Bandar Tun Razak

F. T. of Putrajaya	Putrajaya

Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu Jempol Seremban Kuala Pilah Rasah Rembau Telok Kemang Tampin

Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Bukit Katil Kota Melaka Jasin

Johor	Segamat Sekijang Labis Pagoh Ledang Bakri Muar Parit Sulong Ayer Hitam Sri Gading Batu Pahat Simpang Renggam Kluang Sembrong Mersing Tenggara Kota Tinggi Pengerang Tebrau Pasir Gudang Johor Bahru Pulai Gelang Patah Kulai Pontian Tanjong Piai

F. T. of Labuan	Labuan

Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Silam Semporna Tawau Kalabakan

Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Mambong Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas

See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts

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