Sungai Balang (state constituency)

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

Sungai Balang

Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Selamat Takim BN
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population ()2020	40,414
Electors (2022)	30,121
Area (km²)	203

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 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 Sungai Balang's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (73.2%)
2. Chinese (25.8%)
3. Indian (0.19%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.62%)
5. Sarawak Bumiputera (0.10%)
6. Sabah Bumiputera (0.09%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Sungai Balang constituency is divided into 19 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Sungai Balang (N16)	Parit Shafiee	146/16/01	Balai Raya Kampung Parit Salman
	Parit Kassim	146/16/02	SJK (C) Limbong
	Bukit Mor	146/16/03	SJK (C) Hwa Ming
	Parit Nawee	146/16/04	SK Parit Nawi
	Bandar Parit Jawa Utara	146/16/05	SK Parit Jawa
	Bandar Parit Jawa Selatan	146/16/06	SJK (C) Chin Kwang Wahyu
	Parit Jawa	146/16/07	SMK Raja Muda
	Parit Tengah	146/16/08	SK Sri Jamil
	Parit Jamil Darat	146/16/09	SK Simpang 4
	Parit Pechah	146/16/10	SMK Sri Menanti
	Sri Menanti	146/16/11	SK Seri Menanti
	Sungai Sudah	146/16/12	SK Tanjong Tohor
	Sungai Balang	146/16/13	SK Orangkaya Ali
	Sungai Balang Besar	146/16/14	SK Jalan Yusof
	Sungai Balang Darat	146/16/15	SK Sg Balang Darat
	Sarang Buaya Darat	146/16/16	SK Parit Latiff
	Parit Yusof	146/16/17	SMK Pekan Baru Muar
	Sarang Buaya Laut	146/16/18	SJK (C) Pei Chun
	Kampong Parit Bulat	146/16/19	SK Parit Bulat

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sungai Balang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Parit Jawa
9th	1995-1999	Muntaha Kailan	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999-2004	Md Salikon Sarpin
11th	2004-2008	Robia Kosai
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018	Zaiton Ismail
14th	2018-2022
15th	2022–present	Selamat Takim

Election results

Johor state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Selamat Takim	8,294	45.57
	PN	Zainuddin Sayuti	6,001	32.97	32.97
	PKR	Abdullah Sahid	3,576	19.65	19.65
	PEJUANG	Intan Nadira Shafika	329	1.81	1.81
Total valid votes			18,200	100.00
Total rejected ballots			331
Unreturned ballots			93
Turnout			18,624	61.83
Registered electors			30,121
Majority			2,293	1.60
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [3][4]