Rengit (state constituency)

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

Rengit

Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Puad Zarkashi BN
Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	26,511
Electors (2022)	27,123
Area (km²)	199

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 Rengit's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (80.85%)
2. Chinese (17.2%)
3. Other ethnicities (1.49%)
4. Indian (0.28%)
5. Sabah Bumiputera (0.11%)
6. Sarawak Bumiputera (0.07%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Rengit constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Rengit (N25)	Rejo Sari	150/25/01	SK Seri Rejo Sari
	Perpat	150/25/02	SK Seri Perpat
	Sri Ladang	150/25/03	SK Seri Ladang
	Seri Merlong	150/25/04	SK Seri Merlong
	Belahan Tampok	150/25/05	SK Seri Belahan
	Sungai Merlong	150/25/06	SK Mutiara
	Sungai Kluang	150/25/07	SK Rengit
	Bandar Rengit Selatan	150/25/08	SMK Permata Jaya
	Bandar Rengit Utara	150/25/09	SMK Tun Sardon
	Rengit	150/25/10	SJK (C) Chong Hwa Rengit
	Punggot	150/25/11	SK Seri Sampurna

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Rengit
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	Taha Zakaria	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964-1969	Jalok Daing Malibok
	1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1971-1974	Jalok Daing Malibok	Alliance (UMNO)
4th	1974-1978	Ahmad Paiman	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986	Abdul Jalal Haji Abu Bakar
7th	1986-1990	Haji Abu Bakar Haji Dewa
8th	1990-1995	Zainal Abidin Mohamed Zin
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Ayub Jamil
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-2022
15th	2022–present	Mohd Puad Zarkashi

Election results

Johor state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Puad Zarkashi	7,903	48.91	6.42
	PN	Mohammad Huzair Lajis	5,983	37.03	37.03
	PKR	Khairuddin Abdul Rahim	2,065	12.78	12.78
	PEJUANG	Nizam Bashir Abdul Kariem Bashir	206	1.27	1.27
Total valid votes			16,157	97.34
Total rejected ballots			346	2.08
Unreturned ballots			95	0.57
Turnout			16,598	61.20	22.82
Registered electors			27,123
Majority			1,920	11.88	12.06
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [3][4]

Johor state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ayub Jamil	9,642	55.33	11.55
	PH	Malik Faishal Ahmad	5,470	31.39	31.39
	PAS	Mohd. Tumiran Ahmad	2,313	13.27	19.85
Total valid votes			17,425	97.79
Total rejected ballots			329	1.85
Unreturned ballots			64	0.36
Turnout			17,818	84.02	3.18
Registered electors			21,206
Majority			4,172	23.94	9.82
	BN hold		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	Ayub Jamil	10,882	66.88	5.06
	PAS	Ahmad Kailani Kosnin	5,390	33.12	5.06
Total valid votes			16,272	97.89
Total rejected ballots			316	1.90
Unreturned ballots			35	0.21
Turnout			16,623	87.20	8.77
Registered electors			19,067
Majority			5,492	33.76	10.12
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Johor state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ayub Jamil	8,656	71.94	0.30
	PAS	Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus	3,377	28.06	0.30
Total valid votes			12,033	97.40
Total rejected ballots			293	2.37
Unreturned ballots			28	0.23
Turnout			12,354	78.43	8.77
Registered electors			15,751
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Johor state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ayub Jamil	7,587	71.64	5.89
	PAS	Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus	3,004	28.36	5.89
Total valid votes			10,591	97.11
Total rejected ballots			315	2.89
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			10,906	69.66	1.92
Registered electors			15,657
Majority			4,583	43.28	11.78
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Johor state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainal Abidin Mohamed Zin	11,163	65.75	11.52
	PAS	Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus	5,816	34.25	11.52
Total valid votes			16,979	96.34
Total rejected ballots			625	3.55
Unreturned ballots			20	0.11
Turnout			17,624	71.58	2.14
Registered electors			24,620
Majority			5,347	31.50	23.04
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Johor state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainal Abidin Mohamed Zin	12,435	77.27	8.94
	PAS	Ungku Mohd Noor Ungku Mahmood	3,658	22.73	8.94
Total valid votes			16,093	95.24
Total rejected ballots			759	4.49
Unreturned ballots			45	0.27
Turnout			16,897	69.44	2.60
Registered electors			24,332
Majority			8,777	54.54	18.18
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".

Johor state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainal Abidin Mohamed Zin	10,535	68.33	9.29
	PAS	Ungku Mohd Noor Ungku Mahmood	4,883	31.67	9.29
Total valid votes			15,418	94.01
Total rejected ballots			982	5.99
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			16,400	72.04	2.01
Registered electors			22,764
Majority			5,652	36.66	18.54
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Johor state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Bakar Mohd Dewa	10,215	77.62
	PAS	Ungku Mohd Noor Ungku Mahmood	2,946	22.38
Total valid votes			13,161	83.40
Total rejected ballots			2,619	16.60
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			15,780	70.03
Registered electors			22,534
Majority			7,269	55.24
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1986".