Simpang Renggam (federal constituency)

Simpang Renggam is a federal constituency in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

Simpang Renggam (P151)

Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Hasni Mohammad BN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	76,286
Electors (2022)[2]	59,033
Area (km²)[3]	751
Pop. density (per km²)	101.6

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Simpang Renggam's electorate as of 2022^[4]

1. Malay (62.8%)
2. Chinese (28.8%)
3. Indian (8.1%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.3%)

Age breakdown of Simpang Renggam's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (5.92%)
2. 21-29 (21.25%)
3. 30-39 (22.25%)
4. 40-49 (16.55%)
5. 50-59 (14.93%)
6. 60-69 (10.98%)
7. 70-79 (5.53%)
8. 80-89 (2.16%)
9. above 90 (0.42%)

Gender breakdown of Simpang Renggam's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (50%)
2. Female (50%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Simpang Renggam constituency is divided into 26 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Machap (N26)	Sri Desa	151/26/01	Balai Raya Kampung Sri Desa
	Rancangan FELDA Ayer Hitam	151/26/02	SK LKTP Ayer Hitam
	Sri Lalang	151/26/03	SK Seri Lalang
	Pekan Machap	151/26/04	SJK (C) Machap
	Machap	151/26/05	SA Seri Machap
	Kampong Ulu Benut	151/26/06	SK Seri Kencana
	Bandar Simpang Renggam Utara	151/26/07	SJK (C) Tuan Poon
	Bandar Simpang Renggam Timor	151/26/08	SK Simpang Renggam
	Simpang Renggam	151/26/09	SMK Dato' Abdul Rahman Andak
	FELCRA Simpang Renggam	151/26/10	SK Bukit Kenangan
	Jalan Benut	151/26/11	SK Dato' Ibrahim Majid
	Ladang Nenas	151/26/12	SK Sungai Linau
Layang-Layang (N27)	Ladang Tun Dr. Ismail	151/27/01	SK Ladang Tun Dr. Ismail
	Kampong Chokro	151/27/02	SA Kompleks Penghulu Simpang Renggam
	Kampong Sahari	151/27/03	SR Islam As Syddiq
	Senda	151/27/04	SMK Dato' Hj. Hassan Yunos
	Bandar Renggam	151/27/05	SJK (C) Chin Chiang
	Kebun Bahru	151/27/06	SK Jubli Intan
	Sembrong	151/27/07	SJK (T) Ladang Sembrong
	Chemara	151/27/08	SJK (T) Ulu Remis
	Layang-Layang	151/27/09	SA Pekan Layang-Layang
	Bandar Layang-Layang Selatan	151/27/10	Dewan Orang Ramai Layang-Layang SK Pekan Layang-Layang
	Bandar Layang-Layang Utara	151/27/11	SJK (C) Layang
	Renggam	151/27/12	SK Seri Kg. Renggam
	Ladang Southern Malay	151/27/13	SJK (T) Ladang Southern Malay
	FELDA Layang-Layang	151/27/14	SK (Felda) Layang-Layang

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Simpang Renggam
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kluang and Sungai Benut
11th	P151	2004–2008	Kerk Choo Ting (郭洙镇)	BN (GERAKAN)
12th		2008–2013	Liang Teck Meng (梁德明)
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2020	Maszlee Malik (مزلي بن مالک)	PH (BERSATU)
		2020		BERSATU
				Independent
		2020–2021
		2021–2022		PH (PKR)
15th		2022–present	Hasni Mohammad (حسني محمد‎)	BN (UMNO)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1954–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Simpang Renggam						Machap
						Layang-layang

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N26	Machap	Onn Hafiz Ghazi	BN (UMNO)
N27	Layang-Layang	Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N26	Machap	Kluang Municipal Council (Sri Lalang area) Simpang Renggam District Council	81850 Layang-Layang 86000 Kluang 86100 Ayer Hitam 86200 Simpang Renggam 86300 Renggam
N27	Layang-Layang	Simpang Renggam District Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hasni Mohammad	18,312	41.19	0.20
	PH	Maszlee Malik	16,491	37.37	13.31
	PN	Mohd Fazrul Kamat	9,077	20.57	20.57
	GTA	Kamal Kusmin	251	0.57	0.57
Total valid votes			44,131	100.00
Total rejected ballots			538
Unreturned ballots			132
Turnout			44,801	74.76	8.64
Registered electors			59,033
Majority			1,821	3.82	5.87
	BN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753254/PUB%20617%20PARLIMEN%20JOHOR.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Maszlee Malik	18,157	50.68	50.68
	BN	Liang Teck Meng	14,682	40.99	17.45
	PAS	Mohd Jubri Selamat	2,983	8.33	33.23
Total valid votes			35,822	100.00
Total rejected ballots			779
Unreturned ballots			94
Turnout			36,695	83.40	8.82
Registered electors			43,998
Majority			3,475	9.69	21.67
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 244/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 318/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Liang Teck Meng	19,754	58.44	7.24
	PAS	Suhaizan Kayat	14,048	41.56	7.24
Total valid votes			33,802	100.00
Total rejected ballots			868
Unreturned ballots			84
Turnout			34,754	86.58	12.00
Registered electors			40,143
Majority			5,706	16.88	14.48
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 181/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 222/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Liang Teck Meng	16,450	65.68	14.01
	PAS	Atan Gombang	8,597	34.32	14.01
Total valid votes			25,047	100.00
Total rejected ballots			924
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			25,998	74.58	1.89
Registered electors			34,859
Majority			7,853	31.36	28.02
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	∆%
	BN	Kerk Kim Tim @ Kerk Choo Ting	18,997	79.69
	PAS	Atan Gombang	4,842	20.31
Total valid votes			23,839	100.00
Total rejected ballots			907
Unreturned ballots			142
Turnout			24,888	72.69
Registered electors
Majority			14,155	59.38
This was a new constituency created.