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Buloh Kasap (state constituency)

Buloh Kasap
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Zahari Sarip
BN
Constituency created1973
Constituency abolished1982
Constituency re-created2003
First contested1974
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)31,956
Electors (2022)[1]28,484
Area (km²)594

Buloh Kasap 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

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Ethnic breakdown of Buloh Kasap's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (56.02%)
  Chinese (31.65%)
  Indian (11.06%)
  Other ethnicities (1.11%)
  Sabah Bumiputera (0.08%)
  Sarawak Bumiputera (0.07%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Buloh Kasap constituency has a total of 17 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Buloh Kasap（N01） Mensudot Lema 140/01/01 SK Mensudut Lama
Balai Badang 140/01/02 SK Balai Badang
Palong Timor 140/01/03 SK LKTP Palong Timor
Sepang Loi 140/01/04 SK Spang Loi
Mensudot Pindah 140/01/05 SK Mensudut Pindah
Awat 140/01/06 SK Kampong Awat
Pekan Gemas Bahru 140/01/07 SJK (C) Tah Kang
Gomali 140/01/08 SJK (T) Ladang Gomali
Tambang 140/01/09 SK Tambang
Paya Lang 140/01/10 Balai Rata Kampung Paya Lang
Ladang Sungai Muar 140/01/11 Balai Raya Taman Suria Buloh Kasap
Kuala Paya 140/01/12 SK Kuala Paya
Bandar Buloh Kasap Utara 140/01/13 SA Buloh Kasap
Bandar Buloh Kasap Selatan 140/01/14 SK Buloh Kasap
Buloh Kasap 140/01/15 SMK Buluh Kasap
Gelang Chinchin 140/01/16 SK Gelang Chinchin
Sepinang 140/01/17 SK Sepinang

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Buloh Kasap
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Batu Anam
4th 1974–1978 G. Pasamanickam (ஜி.பாசமாணிக்கம்) BN (MIC)
5th 1978–1982 M. K. Muthusamy (எம்.கே.முத்துசாமி)
6th 1982–1986 V. Arumugam (வி.ஆறுமுகம்)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Sepinang
Constituency recreated from Sepinang
11th 2004–2008 Othman Jais BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018 Norshida Ibrahim
14th 2018–2022 Zahari Sarip
15th 2022–present

Election results

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Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Zahari Sarip 8,956 56.96 Increase 4.45
PH Subramani Chami 3,579 22.76 Decrease 24.73
PN Norazman Md Diah 2,999 19.07 Increase 19.07
PEJUANG Mohd Hanafi Ahmad 190 1.21 Increase 1.21
Total valid votes 15,724 100.00
Total rejected ballots 464
Unreturned ballots 67
Turnout 16,255 57.10 Decrease 31.13
Registered electors 28,481
Majority 5,377 34.20 Increase 29.18
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
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Johor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Zahari Sarip 9,186 52.51 Decrease 8.64
PH Norsamsu Mohd Yusof 8,309 47.49 Increase 47.49
Total valid votes 17,495 100.00
Total rejected ballots 341
Unreturned ballots 45
Turnout 17,881 88.23 Increase 2.91
Registered electors 21,484
Majority 877 5.02 Decrease 16.68
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
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Johor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Norshida Ibrahim 9,448 60.85 Decrease 9.61
PAS Firdaus Masod 6,078 39.15 Increase 9.61
Total valid votes 15,526 100.00
Total rejected ballots 497
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 16,023 85.32 Increase 12.21
Registered electors 18,779
Majority 3,370 21.70 Decrease 19.22
BN hold Swing
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 % ∆%
BN Othman Jais 7,691 70.46 Decrease 15.03
PAS Firdaus Masod 3,225 29.54 Increase 15.03
Total valid votes 10,916 100.00
Total rejected ballots 360
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 11,276 73.11 Increase 1.96
Registered electors 15,424
Majority 4,466 40.92 Decrease 30.06
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
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Johor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Othman Jais 9,072 85.49
PAS Mohd Rozali Jamil Al-Hafiz 1,540 14.51
Total valid votes 10,612 100.00
Total rejected ballots 374
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 10,986 71.15
Registered electors 15,440
Majority 7,532 70.98
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
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References

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  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. ^ "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]
  4. ^ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  5. ^ "Dashboard SPR".
  6. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  7. ^ a b c "Undi.info - Buloh Kasap (P140-N1)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-17.


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