Muar (federal constituency)

Muar

Johor constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Razali Ibrahim
BN

Constituency created

1974

First contested

1974

Last contested

2013

Muar 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 Bandar Barat, Maharani, Tanjong, Tanjong Selatan, Jalan Khalidi, Temenggong Ahmad Selatan, Parit Prupok Timor, Parit Prupok Barat, Parit Keroma, Parit Raja, Parit Bakar Darat, Parit Bakar, Parit Unas, Parit Pinang Seribu, Parit Samsu, Parit Kassim, Bukit Mor, Parit Nawee, Bandar Parit Jawa Utara, Bandar Parit Jawa Selatan, Parit Jawa, Parit Jamil Darat, Parit Tengah, Parit Pechah, Sri Menanti, Sungai Sudah, Sungai Balang, Sungai Balang Besar, Sungai Balang Darat, Sarang Buaya Darat, Parit Yusof, Sarang Buaya Laut, Kampong Parit Bulat.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Bandar Barat, Maharani, Tanjong, Tanjong Selatan, Jalan Khalidi, Temenggong Ahmad Selatan, Parit Prupok Timor, Parit Prupok Barat, Parit Keroma, Parit Raja, Parit Bakar Darat, Parit Bakar, Parit Unas, Parit Pinang Seribu, Parit Samsu, Parit Kassim, Bukit Mor, Parit Nawee, Bandar Parit Jawa Utara, Bandar Parit Jawa Selatan, Parit Jawa, Parit Tengah, Parit Jamil Darat, Parit Pechah, Sri Menanti, Sungai Sudah, Sungai Balang, Sungai Balang Besar, Sungai Balang Darat, Sarang Buaya Darat, Parit Yusof, Sarang Buaya Laut, Kampong Parit Bulat, Parit Shafiee.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Muar
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Neo Yee Pan	BN
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990	Mohamed Sam Sailan
8th	1990-1995	Abdul Malek Munip
9th	1995-1999	Abdul Aziz Mohd. Yassin
10th	1999-2004	Robia Kosai
11th	2004-2008	Razali Ibrahim
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Razali Ibrahim	20,867	52.05	- 5.90
	PKR	Nor Hizwan Ahmad	19,221	47.95	+ 5.90
Total valid votes			40,088	100.00
Total rejected ballots			804
Unreturned ballots			100
Turnout			40,992	85.03
Registered electors			48,208
Majority			1,646	4.10
	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	Razali Ibrahim	16,986	57.95	- 15.33
	PKR	Nah Budin	12,325	42.05	+ 42.05
Total valid votes			29,311	100.00
Total rejected ballots			902
Unreturned ballots			62
Turnout			30,275	73.81
Registered electors			41,019
Majority			4,661	15.90
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Razali Ibrahim	21,116	73.28	+ 10.55
	PAS	Mohamad Taib	7,701	26.72	+ 26.72
Total valid votes			28,817	100.00
Total rejected ballots			872
Unreturned ballots			81
Turnout			29,770	70.66
Registered electors			42,131
Majority			13,415	46.56
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Robia Kosai	17,693	62.73	- 4.84
	KEADILAN	Abdul Rahman Othman	10,511	37.27	+ 37.27
Total valid votes			28,204	100.00
Total rejected ballots			852
Unreturned ballots			34
Turnout			29,090	70.03
Registered electors			41,539
Majority			7,182	25.46
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Aziz Mohd. Yassin	18,238	67.57	+ 12.18
	S46	Zawawi Mohd. Zin	8,755	32.43	- 12.18
Total valid votes			26,993	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,451
Unreturned ballots			151
Turnout			28,595	69.76
Registered electors			40,990
Majority			9,483	35.14
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Malek Munip	13,760	55.39	- 22.19
	S46	Yahya Abd. Rahman	11,083	44.61	+ 44.61
Total valid votes			24,843	100.00
Total rejected ballots			976
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			25,819	71.58
Registered electors			36,070
Majority			2,677	10.78
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Sam Sailan	17,801	77.58
	PAS	Md Said @ Md Sa'aid Abd Samad	5,143	22.42
Total valid votes			22,944	100.00
Total rejected ballots			990
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,934	67.66
Registered electors			35,374
Majority			12,658	55.16
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Neo Yee Pan	27,572	66.58
	DAP	Tan Yang Ngai	11,991	28.95
	PAS	Mohamad Anang	1,851	4.47
Total valid votes			41,414	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,488
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			43,902	75.70
Registered electors			57,997
Majority			15,581
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Neo Yee Pan
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			49,897
Majority			12,355
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Neo Yee Pan
	DAP	Khoo Sim Geok @ Khoo Chin Tow
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			40,350
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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