Gambir (state constituency)

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

Gambir

Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Sahrihan Jani BN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	39,049
Electors (2022)	29,434
Area (km²)	219

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 Gambir's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (59.0%)
2. Chinese (36.5%)
3. Indian (3.78%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.58%)
5. Sabah Bumiputera (0.07%)
6. Sarawak Bumiputera (0.04%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Gambir constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Gambir（N09）	Kampung Babok	144/09/01	SJK (C) Kok Beng
	Sengkang	144/09/02	SK Sengkang
	Sawah Ring	144/09/03	SK Sawah Ring
	Bukit Gambir	144/09/04	SMK Bukit Gambir
	Parit Kassan	144/09/05	SK Parit Kassan
	Simpang Lima	144/09/06	SK Simpang 5 Pekan
	Parit Bilah	144/09/07	Balai Raya Kampung Sungai Bilah
	Pekan Bukit Gambir Barat	144/09/08	SK Bukit Gambir
	Pekan Bukit Gambir Timur	144/09/09	SA Bukit Gambir
	Pekan Bukit Gambir Utara	144/09/10	SJK (C) Chian Kuo
	Ladang Sagil	144/09/11	SJK (T) Ladang Sagil
	Bandar Sagil Luar	144/09/12	SJK (C) Chee Chuin
	Sagil	144/09/13	SK Sagil Kampong
	Kampong Sri Jaya	144/09/14	SK Serom 8
	Parit Zin	144/09/15	SJK (C) Khay Hian

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Gambir
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Serom and Tangkak
11th	2004–2008	Asojan Muniyandy	BN (MIC)
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018
14th	2018–2020	Muhyiddin Yassin	PH (BERSATU)
	2020–2022		PN (BERSATU)
15th	2022–present	Sahrihan Jani	BN (UMNO)

Election results

Johor state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sahrihan Jani	7,960	45.48
	PN	Mohd Solihan Badri	4,814	27.50	27.50
	PKR	Naim Jusri	4,509	25.76	25.76
	PEJUANG	Suraya Sulaiman	220	1.26	1.26
Total valid votes			17,503	100.00
Total rejected ballots			305
Unreturned ballots			245
Turnout			18,053	61.33
Registered electors			29,434
Majority			3,416	17.98
	BN gain from PN		Swing		?
Source(s) [3][4]