Tenang (state constituency)

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

Tenang

Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Haslinda Salleh BN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	20,476
Electors (2022)	22,613
Area (km²)	306

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 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 Tenang's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (49.11%)
2. Chinese (38.6%)
3. Indian (11.44%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.72%)
5. Sabah Bumiputera (0.08%)
6. Sarawak Bumiputera (0.05%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Tenang constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Tenang（N05）	Kampong Redong	142/05/01	SK Kampung Tenang
	Pekan Ayer Panas	142/05/02	SK Pekan Air Panas
	Ladang Labis Utara	142/05/03	Dewan Masyarakat Ladang North Labis
	Bandar Labis Timor	142/05/04	Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Paya Merah
	Bandar Labis Tengah	142/05/05	SMK Kamarul Ariffin
	Labis	142/05/06	Dewan Bola Keranjang JKKK Labis
	FELDA Tenang	142/05/07	SK LKTP Tenang
	Sawah Bahru	142/05/08	SK Sawah Bahru
	Tenang Station	142/05/09	SMK Tenang Station
	Ladang Bukit Dato	142/05/10	SJK (T) Ladang Voules
	Chemplak Barat	142/05/11	Sekolah Agama LKTP Chempelak Barat
	Chemplak	142/05/12	SK LKTP Chemplak

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tenang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Ayer Panas
7th	1986–1990	Bahari Haron	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999
10th	1999–2004	Ibrahim Daud
11th	2004–2008	Sulaiman Taha
12th	2008–2010
	2010–2013	Mohd Azahar Ibrahim
13th	2013–2018
14th	2018–2020	Mohd Solihan Badri	PH (BERSATU)
	2020–2022		PN (BERSATU)
15th	2022–present	Haslinda Salleh	BN (UMNO)

Election results

Johor state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Haslinda Salleh	5,380	44.91
	MUDA	Lim Wei Jiet	3,644	30.42	30.42
	PN	Ahmad Humaizi Uzir	2,729	22.79	22.79
	PEJUANG	Mohd Fauzi Bachok	224	1.87	1.87
Total valid votes			11,977	100.00
Total rejected ballots			281
Unreturned ballots			59
Turnout			12,317	54.47
Registered electors			22,613
Majority			1,736	14.49
	BN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) [3][4]