Perling (state constituency)

Perling is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly since 2018.

Perling

Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Liew Chin Tong PH
Constituency created	2018
First contested	2018
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	189,758
Electors (2022)	101,263
Area (km²)	52

The state constituency was first contested in 2018 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 Perling's electorate as of 2022

1. Chinese (46.09%)
2. Malay (38%)
3. Indian (13.08%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.7%)
5. Sarawak Bumiputera (0.58%)
6. Sabah Bumiputera (0.54%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Perling constituency has a total of 26 polling districts.^[1]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Perling（N46）	Belibis Perling	161/46/01	SK Taman Perling
	Sri Jaya	161/46/02	SK Kg Pasir
	Kampong Pasir	161/46/03	SA Dato' Omar Yusof Kampung Pasir
	Pengkalan Rinting	161/46/04	SK Pengkalan Rinting
	Skudai Kiri	161/46/05	SK Pengkalan Rinting
	Sungai Danga	161/46/06	SK Sungai Danga
	Taman Sutera	161/46/07	SK Taman Sutera
	Bukit Serene	161/46/08	SJK (C) Foon Yew 2
	Tarom	161/46/09	SMK Sultan Ismail
	Nong Chik	161/46/10	Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar
	Tambatan	161/46/11	SK Nong Chik
	Gertak Merah	161/46/12	SA Bandar Johor Bahru
	Kampong Bahru	161/46/13	SMK Aminuddin Baki
	Yahya Awal	161/46/14	SMK (P) Sultan Ibrahim
	Ngee Heng	161/46/15	SK Ngee Heng
	Ayer Molek	161/46/16	SK Ayer Molek
	Kampong Pahang	161/46/17	SK St. Joseph
	Bandar	161/46/18	SK Infant Jesus Convent
	Camar Perling	161/46/19	SA Taman Perling 2
	Pekaka Perling	161/46/20	SA Ibnu Khaldun Taman Perling
	Rawa Perling	161/46/21	SK Taman Peling 3
	Bukit Indah	161/46/22	SMK Taman Bukit Indah
	Nusa Indah	161/46/23	SK Taman Bukit Indah
	Tampoi Indah	161/46/24	SK Taman Tampoi Indah
	Simbang Perling	161/46/25	SMK Seri Perling
	Uda Bestari	161/46/26	SMK Bandar Uda Utama

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Perling
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Pengkalan Rinting[2]
14th	2018-2022	Cheo Yee How (皱裕豪)	PH (DAP)
15th	2022–present	Liew Chin Tong (刘镇东)

Election results

Johor state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Liew Chin Tong	18,628	43.59	20.34
	BN	Tan Hiang Kee	15,281	35.76	10.33
	PN	Koo Shiaw Lee	8,829	20.66	20.66
Total valid votes			42,738	97.52
Total rejected ballots			695	1.59
Unreturned ballots			393	0.90
Turnout			43,826	43.28	39.75
Registered electors			101,263
Majority			3,347	7.83	30.76
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) [3][4]

Johor state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Cheo Yee How	32,592	63.93
	BN	Wong You Fong	13,059	25.34
	PAS	Muhamad Nazrin Ihsan	5,890	11.43
Total valid votes			51,541	98.70
Total rejected ballots			524	1.00
Unreturned ballots			157	0.30
Turnout			52,222	83.03
Registered electors			62,895
Majority			19,533	38.59
This new constituency was created