Bekok (state constituency)

Bekok is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[1]

Bekok
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Tan Chong
BN
Constituency created1959
First contested1959
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)27,426
Area (km²)1,068

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 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 Bekok's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Chinese (51.02%)
  Malay (28.24%)
  Indian (17.93%)
  Other ethnicities (2.81%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Bekok constituency has a total of 22 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Bekok（N06） Bandar Labis Selatan 142/06/01 SK Labis
Bandar Labis Barat 142/06/02 SMK Munshi Ibrahim
Sungai Karas 142/06/03 SJK (C) Sungai Karas
Kampong Panchajaya 142/06/04 Balai Raya Kampung Panchajaya
Kampong Kudong 142/06/05 SK Kampung Kudong
Ladang Kempas 142/06/06 Pusat Jagaan Kanak-Kanak Ladang Gunung Mas (Div)
Kampong Bahru Bekok Barat 142/06/07 SMK Bekok
Kampong Bahru Bekok Tengah 142/06/08 SJK (C) Bekok
Kampong Bahru Bekok Timor 142/06/09 SK Seri Bekok
Bandar Bekok 142/06/10 SJK (T) Bekok
Ladang Getah Eldred Bekok 142/06/11 Dewan Orang Ramai Ladang Eldred
Johor Labis 'A' 142/06/12 Balai Raya Claire 1 Ladang Claire Chaah
Chaah Barat 142/06/13 SMK Chaah
Bandar Chaah Utara 142/06/14 Dewan Serbaguna Chaah
Bandar Chaah Tengah 142/06/15 SJK (C) Chaah
Bandar Chaah Selatan 142/06/16 Sekolah Agama Chaah
Kampong Jawa Chaah 142/06/17 SK Seri Bali
Chaah Timor 142/06/18 SJK (T) Cantuman Chaah
Chan Wing 142/06/19 Dewan Orang Ramai Ladang Gunung Mas
Ladang Gerchang 142/06/20 Balai Raya Ladang Sungai Gerchang Bahagian 2
Desa Temu Jodoh 142/06/21 SK Desa Temu Jodoh
Perling 142/06/22 SK Seri Labis

Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bekok
Assembly Years Name Party
Constituency created
1st 1959-1964 Phang Voon Liat Independent
2nd 1964-1969 Sim Kim Chong @ Siew Ah See Alliance (MCA)
1969-1971 Assembly dissolved
3rd 1969-1971 Sim Kim Chong @ Siew Ah See Alliance (MCA)
1971-1974 Ng Nam Seng
4th 1974-1978 BN (MCA)
5th 1978-1982
6th 1982-1986 Siaw Siew Bee
7th 1986-1990 Tay Boon Chong
8th 1990-1995 Pang Hok Liong DAP
9th 1995-1999 Tan Kok Hong @ Tan Yi BN (MCA)
10th 1999-2004
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018 Lim Eng Guan DAP
14th 2018-2022 S Ramakrishnan PH (DAP)
15th 2022-present Tan Chong BN (MCA)

Election Results
Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
BNTan Chong7,03651.31
PHM Kanan3,46725.28
PNTan Lek Khang2,88121.01
Sabah Heritage PartySandara Segaran Arumugam3302.41
Total valid votes 13,714100.00
Total rejected ballots 271
Unreturned ballots 86
Turnout 14,07151.31
Registered electors 27,426
Majority 3,569
BN gain from PH Swing ?
Source(s)
[4][5]

References
  1. "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".)
  2. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  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.
  4. "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  5. "Dashboard SPR".


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