Peramu Jaya

Peramu Jaya is a state constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that is represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Peramu Jaya

Pahang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Pahang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohamad Nizar Mohamad Najib BN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	41,915

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Peramu Jaya's electorate as of 2022^[2]

1. Malay (90.49%)
2. Other ethnicities (5.71%)
3. Chinese (2.81%)
4. Indian (0.99%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Peramu Jaya constituency is divided into 16 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling district	Code	Location
Peramu Jaya (N21)	Kampung Lamir	085/21/01	Pusat Perpindahan Banjir Kampung Lamir
	Tanah Putih	085/21/02	SMK Dato' Mahmud Mat
	Peramu Jaya	085/21/03	SK Peramu Jaya
	Serandu	085/21/04	SK Serandu
	Kuala Pahang	085/21/05	SJK (C) Yoke Hwa Kuala Pahang
	Kampung Marhum	085/21/06	SK Indera Shahbandar
	Pasir Panjang	085/21/07	SK Pasir Panjang
	Ketapang	085/21/08	SMA Al-Attas
	Sungai Miang	085/21/09	SK Sinar Mutiara
	Bandar Pekan	085/21/10	SK Ahmad
	Mengkasar	085/21/11	SM Sains Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Pekan
	Pulau Jawa	085/21/12	SK Sri Maulana
	Kelat Rendang	085/21/13	SMK Peramu Jaya
	Kampung Langgar	085/21/14	SK Langgar
	Pahang Tua	085/21/15	SK Pahang Tua
	Shahbandar	085/21/16	SK Pekan Jaya

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Peramu Jaya
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency renamed from Kuala Pahang
11th	2004-2008	Wan Iqbal Afdza Wan Abdul Hamid	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008-2013	Ibrahim Awang Ismail
13th	2013-2018	Sh Mohmed Puzi Sh Ali
14th	2018-2022
15th	2022–present	Mohamad Nizar Mohamad Najib

Election results

Pahang state election, 2022: Peramu Jaya

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Nizar Mohamad Najib	19,337	57.63	0.99
	PN	Abu Talib Muhamad	11,514	34.31	34.31
	PH	Tugimon Abdul Hamid	2,511	7.48	2.56
	Independent	Tengku Zainul Hisham Tengku Hisham	193	0.58	0.58
Total valid votes			33,555	100.00
Total rejected ballots			299
Unreturned ballots			98
Turnout			33,952	81.00	2.10
Registered electors			41,915
Majority			7,823	23.32	3.96
	BN hold		Swing

Pahang state election, 2018: Peramu Jaya

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sh Mohamed Puzi Sh Ali	15,433	58.62
	PAS	Abu Kassim Manaf	8,251	31.34
	PH	Salim Abd Majid	2,644	10.04
Total valid votes			26,328	100.00
Total rejected ballots			403
Unreturned ballots			103
Turnout			26,834	83.10
Registered electors			32,291
Majority			7,182	27.28
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Pahang - 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Retrieved 2024-05-20.