Bentayan

Bentayan is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.^[2]

Bentayan

Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ng Yak Howe PH
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	35,795
Electors (2022)[1]	34,728
Area (km²)	11

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

Ethnic breakdown of Bentayan's electorate as of 2022

1. Chinese (70.8%)
2. Malay (26.07%)
3. Indian (2.38%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.5%)
5. Sarawak Bumiputera (0.14%)
6. Sabah Bumiputera (0.11%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bentayan constituency is divided into 13 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Bentayan（N12）	Jalan Ismail	145/12/01	SMK Bandar Maharani
	Parit Beting	145/12/02	SMK Tun Perak
	Sabak Awor	145/12/03	SJK (C) Sing Hwa
	Parit Tiram	145/12/04	SMK St. Andrew
	Bentayan	145/12/05	SRA (Arab) As Saadiah
	Pasar	145/12/06	SJK (C) Chung Hwa Prebysterian
	Bandar Timur	145/12/07	SJK (C) Chung Hwa 2A
	Jalan Daud Timur	145/12/08	SMK Convent
	Jalan Daud Barat	145/12/09	SK Bandar Maharani
	Taman Orkid	145/12/10	SJK (C) Pei Yang
	Sungai Abong Tengah	145/12/11	SK Parit Setongkat
	Sungai Abong Baru	145/12/12	SA Sungai Abong
	Bandar Barat	145/12/13	SJK (C) Chung Hwa 1A

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bentayan
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency renamed from Maharani
11th	2004–2008	Lau Yee Wee	BN (MCA)
12th	2008–2013	Wee Tong Hiang	PR (DAP)
13th	2013–2018	Chua Wee Beng
14th	2018–2022	Ng Yak Howe	PH (DAP)
15th	2022–present

Election results

Johor state election, 2022: Bentayan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Ng Yak Howe	10,973	64.53	15.19
	BN	Gan Q'I Ru	3,497	20.57	0.29
	PN	Eddy Tan Kok Hong	2,534	14.90	14.90
Total valid votes			17,004	100.00
Total rejected ballots			239
Unreturned ballots			91
Turnout			17,334	49.91	33.50
Registered electors			34,728
Majority			7,476	43.96	15.48
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) [4][5]

Johor state election, 2018: Bentayan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Ng Yak Howe	18,278	79.72	79.72
	BN	Lee Kim Heng	4,649	20.28	12.27
Total valid votes			22,927	100.00
Total rejected ballots			253
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			23,234	83.41	1.20
Registered electors			27,856
Majority			13,629	59.44	24.54
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) [6][7]

Johor state election, 2013: Bentayan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chua Wee Beng	13,235	67.45	8.40
	BN	Fong Soh Lan	6,388	32.55	8.40
Total valid votes			19,623	100.00
Total rejected ballots			209
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,832	84.61	10.49
Registered electors			23,438
Majority			6,847	34.90	16.80
	DAP 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: Bentayan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wee Tong Hiang	9,118	59.05	10.49
	BN	Lee Ching Yong	6,322	40.95	10.49
Total valid votes			15,440	100.00
Total rejected ballots			277
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			15,737	74.12	2.15
Registered electors			21,233
Majority			2,796	18.10	15.22
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) [7]

Johor state election, 2004: Bentayan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Lau Yee Wee	7,657	51.44
	DAP	Tan Chen Choon	7,229	48.56
Total valid votes			14,886	100.00
Total rejected ballots			338
Unreturned ballots			338
Turnout			15,562	71.97
Registered electors			21,624
Majority			428	2.88
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) [7]