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Bentayan
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Ng Yak Howe
PH
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Electors (2022) [1]34,728
Area (km²)11

Bentayan is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly. [2]

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 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 Bentayan's electorate as of 2018 [3]

   Chinese (73.8%)
   Malay (23.55%)
   Indian (2.26%)
  Other ethnicities (0.38%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bentayan constituency is divided into 13 polling districts. [4]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Bentayan（N12） Jalan Ismail 145/12/01 SMK Bandar Maharani
Parit Beting 145/12/02 SMK Tun Perak
Sabak Awor 145/12/03 SJK (C) Sing Hwa
Parit Tiram 145/12/04 SMK St. Andrew
Bentayan 145/12/05 SRA (Arab) As Saadiah
Pasar 145/12/06 SJK (C) Chung Hwa Prebysterian
Bandar Timur 145/12/07 SJK (C) Chung Hwa 2A
Jalan Daud Timur 145/12/08 SMK Convent
Jalan Daud Barat 145/12/09 SK Bandar Maharani
Taman Orkid 145/12/10 SJK (C) Pei Yang
Sungai Abong Tengah 145/12/11 SK Parit Setongkat
Sungai Abong Baru 145/12/12 SA Sungai Abong
Bandar Barat 145/12/13 SJK (C) Chung Hwa 1A

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bentayan
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency renamed from Maharani
11th 2004–2008 Lau Yee Wee BN (MCA)
12th 2008–2013 Wee Tong Hiang PR (DAP)
13th 2013–2018 Chua Wee Beng
14th 2018–2022 Ng Yak Howe (黄益豪) PH (DAP)
15th 2022–present

Election results

Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Ng Yak Howe 10,973 64.53 Decrease 15.19
BN Gan Q'I Ru 3,497 20.57 Increase 0.29
PN Eddy Tan Kok Hong 2,534 14.90 Increase 14.90
Total valid votes 17,004 100.00
Total rejected ballots 239
Unreturned ballots 91
Turnout 17,334 49.91 Decrease 33.50
Registered electors 34,728
Majority 7,476 43.96 Decrease 15.48
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
[5] [6]
Johor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Ng Yak Howe 18,278 79.72 Increase 79.72
BN Lee Kim Heng 4,649 20.28 Decrease 12.27
Total valid votes 22,927 100.00
Total rejected ballots 253
Unreturned ballots 54
Turnout 23,234 83.41 Decrease 1.20
Registered electors 27,856
Majority 13,629 59.44 Increase 24.54
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing PH (2018)
Source(s)
[7] [8]
Johor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Chua Wee Beng 13,235 67.45 Increase 8.40
BN Fong Soh Lan 6,388 32.55 Decrease 8.40
Total valid votes 19,623 100.00
Total rejected ballots 209
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 19,832 84.61 Increase 10.49
Registered electors 23,438
Majority 6,847 34.90 Increase 16.80
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing DAP
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

"Federal Government Gazette – Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Johor state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Wee Tong Hiang 9,118 59.05 Increase 10.49
BN Lee Ching Yong 6,322 40.95 Decrease 10.49
Total valid votes 15,440 100.00
Total rejected ballots 277
Unreturned ballots 20
Turnout 15,737 74.12 Increase 2.15
Registered electors 21,233
Majority 2,796 18.10 Increase 15.22
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|DAP]] Swing BN
Source(s)
[8]
Johor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Lau Yee Wee 7,657 51.44
DAP Tan Chen Choon 7,229 48.56
Total valid votes 14,886 100.00
Total rejected ballots 338
Unreturned ballots 338
Turnout 15,562 71.97
Registered electors 21,624
Majority 428 2.88
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
[8]

References

  1. ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ "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".)
  3. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  4. ^ "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.[ permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  6. ^ "Dashboard SPR".
  7. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  8. ^ a b c "Undi.info - Bentayan (P145-N12)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-17.


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