Mahkota (state constituency)

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

Mahkota

Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah BN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2024
Demographics
Population (2020)	79,707
Electors (2024)	66,318
Area (km²)	60

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. It has been represented by Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah of Barisan Nasional (BN) since 2024.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Mahkota's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (54.5%)
2. Chinese (34.5%)
3. Indian (7.72%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.56%)
5. Sarawak Bumiputera (1.09%)
6. Sabah Bumiputera (0.60%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Mahkota constituency has a total of 18 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Mahkota（N29）	Padang Tembak	152/29/01	SMK Sultan Abdul Jalil
	Kampong Melayu Timor II	152/29/02	Dewan Seberguna Kg. Paya
	Kampung Tengah	152/29/03	SK Seri Kg Tengah
	Kampong Melayu I	152/29/04	SK Kampong Melayu
	Kampong Melayu II	152/29/05	Dewan Raya Majlis Perbandaran Kluang
	Taman Lian Seng	152/29/06	SJK (T) Jalan Haji Manan
	Haji Manan	152/29/07	SJK (C) Chong Eng
	Mesjid Lama	152/29/08	SA Gunung Lambak
	Bandar Tengah	152/29/09	SJK (C) Chong Eng
	Taman Ilham	152/29/10	Dewan Syarifah Azizah Taman Ilham
	Dorset	152/29/11	SMK Taman Seri Kluang
	Taman Berlian	152/29/12	Dewan Pertubuhan PELADANG Kawasan Kluang Utara
	Jalan Hospital	152/29/13	SK (L) Bandar Kluang
	Taman Kerjasama	153/29/14	SMK Tun Hussein Onn
	Kampung Baru	153/29/15	SMK Sultan Abdul Jalil
	Taman Suria	152/29/16	SMK Seri Perdana
	Indah Jaya	152/29/17	SK Dato' Syed Zain Alshahab
	Sri Tengah	152/29/18	SMK Tengku Aris Bendahara

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Mahkota
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Paloh and Mengkibol
11th	2004–2008	Gapar Gorrohu	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013	Md Jais Sarday
13th	2013–2018
14th	2018–2021	Muhamad Said Jonit	PH (AMANAH)
	2021–2022		PH (PKR)
15th	2022–2024	Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain	BN (UMNO)
	2024–present	Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah

Election results

Johor state by-election, 28 September 2024
Upon the death of incumbent, Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah	27,995	79.21	33.35
	PN	Mohamad Haizan Jaafar	7,347	20.79	0.23
Total valid votes			35,342	98.97
Total rejected ballots			339	0.96
Unreturned ballots			24	0.07
Turnout			35,705	53.84	3.50
Registered electors			66,318
Majority			20,648	57.83	43.56
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain	16,611	45.86	1.75
	PH	Muhammad Taqiuddin Cheman	11,445	31.59	16.65
	PN	Mohamad Nor Lingan	7,614	21.02	21.02
	Heritage	Mohamed Noor Suleiman	555	1.53	1.53
Total valid votes			36,225	97.08
Total rejected ballots			805	2.16
Unreturned ballots			286	0.77
Turnout			37,316	57.34	27.49
Registered electors			65,074
Majority			5,166	14.27	10.14
	BN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES" (PDF).

Johor state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Muhamad Said Jonit	19,507	48.24	48.24
	BN	Md Jais Sarday	17,839	44.11	7.36
	PAS	Hasbullah Najib	3,092	7.65	40.88
Total valid votes			40,438	98.19
Total rejected ballots			550	1.34
Unreturned ballots			197	0.48
Turnout			41,185	84.83	1.97
Registered electors			48,550
Majority			1,668	4.13	1.19
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Johor state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Md Jais Sarday	19,431	51.47	14.53
	PAS	Khairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil	18,323	48.53	14.53
Total valid votes			37,755	98.06
Total rejected ballots			642	1.67
Unreturned ballots			103	0.27
Turnout			38,499	86.80	9.40
Registered electors			44,352
Majority			1,108	2.94	29.06
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". Archived from the original on 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2022-05-07.

Johor state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Md Jais Sarday	17,489	66.00	16.26
	PAS	Khairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil	9,009	34.00	16.26
Total valid votes			26,498	95.15
Total rejected ballots			1,038	3.73
Unreturned ballots			313	1.12
Turnout			27,849	77.40	1.61
Registered electors			35,980
Majority			8,480	32.00	32.52
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Johor state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Gapar Gorrohu	19,045	82.26
	PAS	Khairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil	4,107	17.74
Total valid votes			23,152	93.25
Total rejected ballots			1,089	4.39
Unreturned ballots			588	2.37
Turnout			24,829	75.79
Registered electors			32,761
Majority			14,938	64.52
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".