Batu Pahat (federal constituency)

Batu Pahat is a federal constituency in Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1955.

Batu Pahat (P150)

Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Onn Abu Bakar PH
Constituency created	1955
First contested	1955
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	166,000
Electors (2022)[2]	133,910
Area (km²)[3]	446
Pop. density (per km²)	372.2

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Batu Pahat's electorate as of 2022^[4]

1. Malay (53.6%)
2. Chinese (44.8%)
3. Indian (1.30%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.30%)

As of 2020, Batu Pahat has a population of 166,000 people.^[5]

Age breakdown of Batu Pahat's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (5.64%)
2. 21-29 (20.3%)
3. 30-39 (21.6%)
4. 40-49 (16.9%)
5. 50-59 (15.0%)
6. 60-69 (11.4%)
7. 70-79 (6.34%)
8. 80-89 (2.34%)
9. above 90 (0.45%)

Gender breakdown of Batu Pahat's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (49.5%)
2. Female (50.5%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Batu Pahat constituency has a total of 44 polling districts.^[6]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Penggaram (N23)	Parit Bilal	150/23/01	SK Parit Bilal
	Linau	150/23/02	SA Bukit Pasir
	Bakau Condong	150/23/03	SK Parit Lapis
	Bukit Pasir	150/23/04	SJK (C) Chern Hwa Bukit Pasir
	Bakau Condong Barat	150/23/05	SK Convent Batu Pahat SMK Convent
	Kampung Kenangan Dato' Onn	150/23/06	SA Kenangan Dato' Onn
	Gunung Soga	150/23/07	SJK (T) Seri Pelangi Gunung Soga SA Taman Bukit Perdana SK Tengku Mariam
	Kampong Merdeka Timor	150/23/08	SMK Datin Onn Jaaffar
	Kampong Merdeka Barat	150/23/09	Taman Kanak-Kanak Dawning
	Jalan Zabedah Barat	150/23/10	Tadika Agape
	Jalan Abu Bakar	150/23/11	SJK (C) Ai Chun (1) SJK (C) Ai Chun (2)
	Jalan Zabedah Timor	150/23/12	SMK (P) Temenggong Ibrahim
	Simpang Rantai	150/23/13	SK Temenggong Ibrahim Penggaram
	Bentara Luar	150/23/14	SMK Dato' Bentara Luar SK Lim Poon (1)
	Bukit Bendera	150/23/15	SMK Dato' Syed Esa
	Taman Soga	150/23/16	SMK Tinggi Batu Pahat SK Mont Front
	Kampung Istana	150/23/17	SA Kampung Istana
	Taman Murni	150/23/18	SRA Bersepadu Batu Pahat
Senggarang (N24)	Minyak Beku	150/24/01	SK Minyak Beku
	Petani Kechik	150/24/02	SJK (C) Ping Ming
	Banang	150/24/03	SK Banang Jaya
	Sungai Ayam	150/24/04	SK Seri Banang
	Sungai Suloh	150/24/05	SK Sg. Suloh
	Koris	150/24/06	SK Koris
	Parit Tariman	150/24/07	SK Seri Molek
	Parit Kadir	150/24/08	SK Parit Kadir
	Parit Kemang	150/24/09	SK Parit Kemang
	Sungai Lurus	150/25/10	SK Senggarang
	Bandar Senggarang Barat	150/24/11	SMK Senggarang
	Bandar Senggarang Timor	150/24/12	SJK (C) Chong Hwa Senggarang
	Senggarang	150/24/13	SA Senggarang
	Kampong Bahru	150/24/14	SK Kg Bahru
	Taman Senggarang	150/24/15	SA Koris
Rengit (N25)	Rejo Sari	150/25/01	SK Seri Rejo Sari
	Perpat	150/25/02	SK Seri Perpat
	Sri Ladang	150/25/03	SK Seri Ladang
	Seri Merlong	150/25/04	SK Seri Merlong
	Belahan Tampok	150/25/05	SK Seri Belahan
	Sungai Merlong	150/25/06	SK Mutiara
	Sungai Kluang	150/25/07	SK Rengit
	Bandar Rengit Selatan	150/25/08	SMK Permata Jaya
	Bandar Rengit Utara	150/25/09	SMK Tun Sardon
	Rengit	150/25/10	SJK (C) Chong Hwa Rengit
	Punggot	150/25/11	SK Seri Sampurna

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Batu Pahat
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Federal Legislative Council
1st		1955–1957	S Chelvasingam Maclunthlyre (எஸ் செல்வலிங்கம் மச்லுந்த்லிரே)	Alliance (MIC)
		1957–1959	Syed Esa Alwee (سيد عيسى علوي)	Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	P093	1959–1963	Kang Kok Seng (江国盛)	Alliance (MCA)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	P093	1963–1964	Kang Kok Seng (江国盛)	Alliance (MCA)
2nd		1964–1969	Soh Ah Teck (苏宜德)
		1969–1971	Parliament was suspended[7][8]
3rd	P093	1971–1973	Soh Ah Teck (苏宜德)	Alliance (MCA)
		1973–1974		BN (MCA)
4th	P111	1974–1978	Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar (عبدالجلال أبو بكر)	BN (UMNO)
5th		1978–1982
6th		1982–1986	Daud Taha (داود طه)
7th	P125	1986–1990
8th		1990–1995
9th	P135	1995–1999	Mansor Masikon (منصور ماسيكون)
10th		1999–2004	Siam Kasrin (صيام قصرين)
11th	P150	2004–2008	Junaidy Abdul Wahab (جنيدي عبدالوهاب)
12th		2008–2013	Mohd Puad Zarkashi (محمد ڤؤاد زرکشي)
13th		2013–2015	Mohd Idris Jusi (محمد إدريس جوسي)	PR (PKR)
		2015–2018		PH (PKR)
14th		2018–2020	Mohd Rashid Hasnon (محمد راشد بن حسنون)
		2020–2022		PN (BERSATU)
15th		2022–present	Onn Abu Bakar (عون أبو بكر)	PH (PKR)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1954–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Batu Pahat		Bandar Penggaram
	Batu Pahat Central
	Batu Pahat Coastal
		Broleh
				Penggaram
			Rengit
						Senggarang

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N23	Penggaram	Gan Peck Cheng	PH (DAP)
N24	Senggarang	Mohd Yusla Ismail	BN (UMNO)
N25	Rengit	Mohd Puad Zarkashi

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N23	Penggaram	Batu Pahat Municipal Council	83000 Batu Pahat 83100 Rengit 83200 Senggarang 83300 Sri Gading
N24	Senggarang
N25	Rengit

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Onn Abu Bakar	45,242	45.47	10.45
	PN	Mohd Rashid Hasnon	29,270	29.42	29.42
	BN	Ishak @ Mohd Farid Siraj	24,309	24.43	9.70
	PEJUANG	Nizam Bashir Abdul Kariem Bashier	410	0.41	0.41
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Zahari Osman	263	0.26	0.26
Total valid votes			99,494	100.00
Total rejected ballots			846
Unreturned ballots			339
Turnout			100,679	75.20	9.61
Registered electors			133,910
Majority			15,972	16.05	5.74
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753254/PUB%20617%20PARLIMEN%20JOHOR.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Mohd Rashid Hasnon	45,929	55.92	55.92
	BN	Haliza Abdullah	28,035	34.13	15.86
	PAS	Mahfodz Mohamed	8,173	9.95	9.95
Total valid votes			82,137	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,097
Unreturned ballots			340
Turnout			83,574	84.81	2.65
Registered electors			98,543
Majority			17,894	21.79	19.77
	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 29 December 2019. 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]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Mohd Idris Jusi	38,563	51.01	13.43
	BN	Mohd Puad Zarkashi	37,039	48.99	13.43
Total valid votes			75,602	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,445
Unreturned ballots			155
Turnout			77,202	87.46	10.25
Registered electors			88,272
Majority			1,524	2.02	22.82
	PKR 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 2016-05-14.[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 2016-05-14.[permanent dead link]

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Puad Zarkashi	32,593	62.42	17.36
	PKR	Muhammad Abdullah	19,625	37.58	37.58
Total valid votes			52,218	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,758
Unreturned ballots			127
Turnout			54,103	77.21	3.78
Registered electors			70,069
Majority			12,968	24.84	34.72
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Junaidy Abdul Wahab	38,982	79.78	10.77
	PAS	Mohamed Hanipa Maidin	9,880	20.22	10.77
Total valid votes			48,862	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,372
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			50,234	73.43	0.22
Registered electors
Majority			29,102	59.56	21.54
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Siam Kasrin	31,674	69.01	10.35
	PAS	Mohd Ramli Md Kari	14,226	30.99	30.99
Total valid votes			45,900	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,197
Unreturned ballots			79
Turnout			47,176	73.65	0.98
Registered electors
Majority			17,448	38.02	20.70
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mansor Masikon	33,780	79.36	20.55
	S46	Abdullah @ Ali Siran	8,787	20.64	20.55
Total valid votes			42,567	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,395
Unreturned ballots			136
Turnout			45,098	72.67	1.10
Registered electors
Majority			24,993	58.72	41.10
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Daud Taha	24,922	58.81	9.00
	S46	Sh. Rokiah Sh. Cantik	17,457	41.19	41.19
Total valid votes			42,379	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,764
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			44,143	73.77	3.37
Registered electors			59,836
Majority			7,465	17.62	27.48
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Daud Taha	23,384	67.81	20.22
	SDP	Tan Lem Huat	7,830	22.71	22.71
	PAS	Ungku Mohd Noor Ungku Mahmood	3,269	9.48	2.49
Total valid votes			34,483	100.00
Total rejected ballots			4,534
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			39,017	70.40	4.08
Registered electors			55,418
Majority			15,554	45.10	30.96
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Daud Taha	30,220	88.03	88.03
	PAS	Ibrahim Tahir	4,111	11.97	11.97
Total valid votes			34,331	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,830
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			36,161	74.48
Registered electors			48,552
Majority			26,109	76.06
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar won uncontested.
	BN	Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Jalal Abu Bakar	15,139	61.75	61.75
	Independent	Mohamed Kassim	5,768	23.53	23.53
	DAP	Ho Lai Chon	3,611	14.73
Total valid votes			24,518	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,003
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			25,521	73.22
Registered electors			34,853
Majority			9,371	38.22
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Soh Ah Teck won uncontested.
	Alliance	Soh Ah Teck
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			27,010
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Soh Ah Teck	12,505	60.78	7.18
	Socialist Front	Ng Jin Lam	5,647	27.45	27.45
	UDP	Tan Seow Kiew	2,422	11.77	11.77
Total valid votes			20,574	100.00
Total rejected ballots			450
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			21,024	82.91	10.80
Registered electors			25,358
Majority			6,858	33.33	8.42
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Kang Kok Seng	10,261	67.96	5.47
	Independent	Koh Kim Boon	3,958	26.21	26.21
	Independent	Abdullah Othman	880	5.83	5.83
Total valid votes			15,099	100.00
Total rejected ballots			108
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,207	72.11	3.71
Registered electors			21,090
Majority			6,303	41.75	8.07
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 14 December 1957
Upon the resignation of incumbent, S. C. Macintyre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Syed Esa Alwee	12,179	62.48	24.99
	National Party	Onn Jaafar	5,614	28.80	16.27
	Rakyat	Abdul Ghani Hashim	1,377	7.06	7.06
Total valid votes			19,493
Total rejected ballots			323
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,816	68.40	11.90
Registered electors			28,971
Majority			6,535	33.68	41.26
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1955

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	S. C. Macintyre	18,968	87.47
	National Party	Syed Abdul Kadir	2,717	12.53
Total valid votes			21,685	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			21,685	80.30
Registered electors			27,005
Majority			16,251	74.94
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) The Straits Times.[9][10]