Johor Lama (state constituency)

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

Johor Lama

Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Norlizah Noh BN
Constituency created	1959
Constituency abolished	1986
Constituency re-created	2003
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	29,869
Electors (2022)	32,658
Area (km²)	331

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 Johor Lama's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (82.2%)
2. Chinese (13.6%)
3. Indians (2.63%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.13%)
5. Sarawak Bumiputera (0.23%)
6. Sabah Bumiputera (0.20%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Johor Lama constituency has a total of 16 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Johor Lama（N37）	Lok Heng Barat	156/37/01	SK (FELDA) Lok Heng
	Lok Heng Timor	156/37/02	SK (FELDA) Lok Heng Selatan
	Lok Heng Selatan	156/37/03	SA Al-Anysar FELDA Lok Heng Selatan
	Kota Kechil Timor	156/37/04	SJK (C) New Kota
	Kota Kechil Barat	156/37/05	SK Laksamana
	Bukit Kerajaan	156/37/06	SRA Bersepadu Kota Tinggi
	Jalan Mawai	156/37/07	SK Datuk Usman Awang
	Tembioh	156/37/08	Balai Raya Kampung Tembioh
	Kampong Makam	156/37/09	Dewan Raya Kampung Makam
	FELDA Pasak	156/37/10	SK Tun Dr Syed Nasir
	Air Tawar 3	156/37/11	SK Muzaffar Shah
	Air Tawar 2	156/37/12	SMK Air Tawar
	Panchor	156/37/13	SK Panchor
	Johor Lama	156/37/14	SK Johor Kampong
	Pekan Telok Sengat	156/37/15	SJK (C) Nan Ya
	Telok Sengat	156/37/16	SK Telok Sengat

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Johor Lama
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created
Johore Lama
1st	1959-1964	Lee Yeak Khim	Alliance (MCA)
2nd	1964-1969	Ismail Sa'adon	Alliance (UMNO)
	1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1969-1973	Ismail Sa'adon	Alliance (UMNO)
	1973-1974	Mohamed Yusoff Jani
4th	1974-1978		BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982	Sema'on @ Ma'on Omar
6th	1982-1986	Atashah Majid
Constituency abolished
Constituency recreated from Sedili
Johor Lama
11th	2004-2008	Asiah Md Ariff	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018	Rosleli Jahari
	2018-2020		PH (BERSATU)
	2020-2022		PN (BERSATU)
15th	2022–present	Norlizah Noh	BN (UMNO)

Election results

Johor state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Norlizah Noh	12,171	60.56
	PN	Alias Rasman	6,132	30.51	30.51
	PKR	Omar Mokhtar	1,527	7.60	7.60
	PEJUANG	Mohd Shukor Ahmad	268	1.33	1.33
Total valid votes			20,098	100.00
Total rejected ballots			273
Unreturned ballots			73
Turnout			20,444	62.60
Registered electors			32,658
Majority			6,039
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [3][4]