Senai (state constituency)

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

Senai

Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Wong Bor Yang PH
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	128,381
Electors (2022)	63,717
Area (km²)	125

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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Senai's electorate as of 2022

1. Chinese (56.9%)
2. Malay (27.6%)
3. Indian (12.8%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.23%)
5. Sabah Bumiputera (0.76%)
6. Sarawak Bumiputera (0.74%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Senai constituency has a total of 44 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Senai (N52）	Senai Baru	163/52/01	SJK (C) Senai
	Seelong	163/52/02	SJK (C) Seelong
	UTM	163/52/03	Sekolah Agama UTM
	Bandar Kulai Barat	163/52/04	SK Kulai
	Bandar Kulai Tengah	163/52/05	SJK (C) Kulai 1
	Bandar Kulai Timor	163/52/06	SK Kulai 1
	Kulai	163/52/07	SMK Kulai Besar
	Ladang Kulai Besar	163/52/08	SJK (T) Ladang Kulai Besar
	Saleng	163/52/09	SJK (C) Saleng
	Taman Aman	163/52/10	Dewan Serbaguna Taman Aman
	Bandar Senai Utara	163/52/11	SK Senai Utama
	Bandar Senai Tengah	163/52/12	SMK Senai
	Bandar Senai Selatan	163/52/13	SK Senai
	Taman Muhibbah	163/52/14	SK Taman Muhibbah
	Lengkongan	163/52/15	SMK Sultan Ibrahim
	Taman Selatan	163/52/16	SMK Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra
	Dawani	163/52/17	Balai Raya Serbaguna Taman Bukit Senang

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Senai
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency split from Kulai
11th	2004–2008	Chun Yoon Fook	BN (MCA)
12th	2008–2013	Ong Kow Meng (黄高明)	PR (DAP)
13th	2013–2018	Wong Shu Qi (黄书琪)
14th	2018–2022	Alan Tee Boon Tsong (郑凯聪)	PH (DAP)
15th	2022–present	Wong Bor Yang

Election results

Johor state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Wong Bor Yang	16,525	51.75	23.35
	BN	Kenny Shen Poh Kuan	10,604	33.21	8.69
	PN	Yeo Kwee Kwang	4,802	15.04	15.04
Total valid votes			31,931	100.00
Total rejected ballots			457
Unreturned ballots			192
Turnout			32,580	51.13	34.47
Registered electors			63,717
Majority			5,921	18.54	31.66
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) [3][4]

Johor state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Alan Tee Boon Tsong	28,274	75.10	75.10
	BN	Kenny Shen Poh Kuan	9,372	24.90	9.06
Total valid votes			37,646	98.49
Total rejected ballots			483	1.26
Unreturned ballots			96	0.25
Turnout			38,225	85.60	2.90
Registered electors			44,656
Majority			18,902	50.20	18.12
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) [5]

Johor state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong Shu Qi	23,110	66.04	8.04
	BN	Tang Nai Soon	11,883	33.96	8.04
Total valid votes			34,993	98.57
Total rejected ballots			458	1.29
Unreturned ballots			50	0.14
Turnout			35,501	88.50	10.17
Registered electors			40,110
Majority			11,227	32.08	16.08
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Johor state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ong Kow Meng	14,612	58.00	19.78
	BN	Chun Yoon Fook	10,582	42.00	19.78
Total valid votes			25,194	97.65
Total rejected ballots			577	2.24
Unreturned ballots			29	0.11
Turnout			25,800	78.33	2.90
Registered electors			32,939
Majority			4,030	16.00	7.56
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Johor state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chun Yoon Fook	13,884	61.78
	DAP	Ong Kow Meng	8,590	38.22
Total valid votes			22,474	97.79
Total rejected ballots			483	2.10
Unreturned ballots			26	0.11
Turnout			22,983	75.43
Registered electors			30,470
Majority			5,294	23.56
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".