Kempas (state constituency)

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

Kempas

Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ramlee Bohani BN
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	102,118
Electors (2022)	62,011
Area (km²)	21

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 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 Kempas's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (55.3%)
2. Chinese (30.9%)
3. Indian (10.8%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.72%)
5. Sarawak Bumiputera (0.75%)
6. Sabah Bumiputera (0.50%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kempas constituency has a total of 14 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Kempas（N47）	Kempas	161/47/01	SMK Tan Sri Mohamed Rahmat
	Permatang	161/47/02	SA Kempas Baru
	Lembah Kempas	161/47/03	SK Kempas
	Jalan Tampoi	161/47/04	SK Taman Damansara Aliff
	Denai	161/47/05	SK Seri Kenanga
	Taman Siantan	161/47/06	SK Perumahan Tampoi 2
	Taman Johor	161/47/07	SMK Sri Rahmat
	Taman Cempaka	161/47/08	SA Taman Cempaka
	Taman Dahlia	161/47/09	SK Seri Melati
	Taman Kobena	161/47/10	SA Perumahan MARA
	Desa Rahmat	161/47/11	SMK Dato Abdul Rahman Yassin
	Pekan Tampoi	162/47/12	SJK (C) Tampoi
	Bukit Mewah	162/47/13	SK Taman Bukit Mewah
	Bukit Kempas	162/47/14	SK Taman Bukit Kempas

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kempas
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Gelang Patah dan Tambatan
9th	1995-1999	Abdul Kadir Annuar	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999-2004	Osman Sapian
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018	Tengku Putra Haron Aminurrashid Tengku Hamid Jumat
14th	2018-2020	Osman Sapian	PH (BERSATU)
	2020-2021		PN (BERSATU)
	2021-2022	Vacant[N 1]
15th	2022–present	Ramlee Bohani	BN (UMNO)

Election results

Johor state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ramlee Bohani	11,919	38.92
	PKR	Napsiah Khamis	8,405	27.44	27.44
	PN	Nur Faizal Abdullah	8,036	26.24	26.24
	PEJUANG	Nornekman Osman	1,358	4.33	4.33
	Independent	Tok Hambali	480	1.57
	Independent	Azwan Abd Rahman	271	0.88
	Independent	Mohd Suhaimi A Rahman	158	0.52
Total valid votes			30,627	100.00
Total rejected ballots			392
Unreturned ballots			235
Turnout			31,254	50.40
Registered electors			62,011
Majority			3,514	11.48
	BN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) [3][4]

Notes

1. Vacant from 21 December 2021 until the 2022 state election due to the incumbent's death in office. Initially, Johor held its elections on 12 August 2023. However, due to his death, the election was held much earlier, in March 2022.