Kulai (federal constituency)
 Johor constituency | |
|---|---|
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2003 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 287,404 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 151,247 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 737 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 390 |
Kulai is a federal constituency in Kulai District and Johor Bahru District, 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.
Demographics
Age breakdown of Kulai's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (7.67%)
21-29 (23.41%)
30-39 (19.62%)
40-49 (17.71%)
50-59 (15.19%)
60-69 (9.6%)
70-79 (4.8%)
80-89 (1.7%)
above 90 (0.29%)
Gender breakdown of Kulai's electorate as of 2022
Male (50.3%)
Female (49.7%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kulai constituency has a total of 44 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukit Permai (N50) | Murni Jaya | 163/50/01 | SK Murni Jaya |
| Bukit Permai | 163/50/02 | SK LKTP Bukit Permai | |
| Inas | 163/50/03 | SK LKTP Inas | |
| Sedenak Utara | 163/50/04 | SK Sedenak | |
| Sedenak Selatan | 163/50/05 | SJK (C) Sedenak | |
| Ladang Fraser | 163/50/06 | Balai Raya Ladang Fraser | |
| Pekan Sengkang | 163/50/07 | SJK (C) Sengkang | |
| FELDA Taib Andak | 163/50/08 | SK Sinar Bahagia | |
| Ladang Swee Lam | 163/50/09 |
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| Ladang Kelan | 163/50/10 | SJK (T) Ladang Kelan | |
| Bandar Kulai Utara | 163/50/11 |
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| Kampong Pertanian | 163/50/12 | Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Pertanian | |
| Bukit Batu (N51) | Ulu Choh | 163/51/01 | Dewan Raya Ulu Choh |
| Bandar Ulu Choh | 163/51/02 | SJK (C) Ching Yeh | |
| Kampong Rahmat | 163/51/03 | SK Polis Kem | |
| Bukit Batu | 163/51/04 | SJK (C) Batu | |
| Ayer Manis | 163/51/05 | SK Ayer Manis | |
| FELDA Bukit Batu | 163/51/06 | SK LKTP Bukit Batu | |
| Ayer Bemban | 163/51/07 | SJK (C) Bemban | |
| Midland Kulai Young | 163/51/08 | SK Sri Gunung Pulai | |
| Pekan Kelapa Sawit Barat | 163/51/09 | Sekolah Agama Batu 26 | |
| Pekan Kelapa Sawit Tengah | 163/51/10 | SJK (C) Sawit | |
| Pekan Kelapa Sawit Timor | 163/51/11 | Tadika Sawit | |
| Kampong Sri Raya | 163/51/12 | SJK (T) Ladang Kulai Oil Palm | |
| Kota Kulai | 163/51/13 | SJK (C) Kulai Besar | |
| Taman Putri | 163/51/14 | SMK Taman Putri | |
| Taman Permai | 163/51/15 | SMK Kota Kulai | |
| Senai (N52) | Senai Baru | 163/52/01 |
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| Seelong | 163/52/02 | SJK (C) Seelong | |
| UTM | 163/52/03 | Perpustakaan Raja Zarith Sofiah UTM Skudai | |
| Bandar Kulai Barat | 163/52/04 | SK Kulai | |
| Bandar Kulai Tengah | 163/52/05 | SJK (C) Kulai 1 | |
| Bandar Kulai Timor | 163/52/06 | SK Kulai 1 | |
| Kulai | 163/52/07 |
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| Ladang Kulai Besar | 163/52/08 | SJK (T) Ladang Kulai Besar | |
| Saleng | 163/52/09 | SJK (C) Saleng | |
| Taman Aman | 163/52/10 | Dewan Serbaguna Taman Aman | |
| Bandar Senai Utara | 163/52/11 | SK Senai Utama | |
| Bandar Senai Tengah | 163/52/12 | SMK Senai | |
| Bandar Senai Selatan | 163/52/13 | SK Senai | |
| Taman Muhibbah | 163/52/14 |
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| Lengkongan | 163/52/15 | SMK Sultan Ibrahim | |
| Taman Selatan | 163/52/16 | SMK Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra | |
| Dawani | 163/52/17 | Balai Raya Serbaguna Taman Bukit Senang |
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Kulai | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Senai | ||||
| 11th | P163 | 2004–2008 | Lim Si Cheng (林思城) |
BN (MCA) |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Ong Ka Ting (黄家定) | ||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Teo Nie Ching (张念群) |
PR (DAP) | |
| 14th | 2018–2022 | PH (DAP) | ||
| 15th | 2022–present | |||
State constituency
| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Kulai | Bukit Batu | ||||||
| Bukit Permai | |||||||
| Senai | |||||||
Current state assembly members
| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N50 | Bukit Permai | Mohd Jafni Md Shukor | BN (UMNO) |
| N51 | Bukit Batu | Arthur Chiong Sen Sern | PH (PKR) |
| N52 | Senai | Wong Bor Yang | PH (DAP) |
Local governments & postcodes
| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N50 | Bukit Permai | Kulai Municipal Council |
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| N51 | Bukit Batu |
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| N52 | Senai | Kulai Municipal Council |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Teo Nie Ching | 65,529 | 56.86 |  8.56
| ||
| BN | Chua Jian Boon | 29,506 | 25.60 | 1.09
| ||
| PN | Tan Chen Hok | 20,218 | 17.54 |  17.54
| ||
| Total valid votes | 115,253 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 857 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 229 | |||||
| Turnout | 116,339 | 76.20 | 10.22
| |||
| Registered electors | 151,247 | |||||
| Majority | 36,023 | 31.26 | 7.47
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Teo Nie Ching | 55,312 | 65.42 | 65.42
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| BN | Tang Nai Soon | 22,564 | 26.69 | 14.00
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| PAS | Juwahir Amin | 6,667 | 7.89 | 7.89
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| Total valid votes | 84,543 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 976 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 168 | |||||
| Turnout | 85,687 | 86.42 | 2.89
| |||
| Registered electors | 99,147 | |||||
| Majority | 32,748 | 38.73 | 20.43
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 244/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "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) 318/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Teo Nie Ching | 43,338 | 58.99 | 20.22
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| BN | Tay Chin Hein | 29,888 | 40.69 | 20.54
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| Independent | Surendiran Kuppayah | 238 | 0.32 | 0.32
| ||
| Total valid votes | 73,464 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,432 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 119 | |||||
| Turnout | 75,015 | 89.31 | 9.62
| |||
| Registered electors | 83,991 | |||||
| Majority | 13,450 | 18.30 | 4.16
| |||
| DAP gain from BN | 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 2016-05-12.[permanent dead link] "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 2016-05-12.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ong Ka Ting | 32,017 | 61.23 | 8.32
| |
| DAP | Ng Pack Siong | 20,273 | 38.77 | 8.32
| |
| Total valid votes | 52,290 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,327 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 59 | ||||
| Turnout | 53,676 | 79.69 | 2.00
| ||
| Registered electors | 67,358 | ||||
| Majority | 11,744 | 22.46 | 16.64
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| BN hold | Swing |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Lim Si Cheng | 32,278 | 69.55 | |||
| DAP | Ong Kow Meng | 14,134 | 30.45 | |||
| Total valid votes | 46,412 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,935 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 30 | |||||
| Turnout | 48,377 | 77.69 | ||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | 18,144 | 39.10 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
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