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Gelang Patah (federal constituency)

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Gelang Patah
Johor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1994
Constituency abolished2018
First contested1995
Last contested2013

Gelang Patah was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1995 to 2018.

The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

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It was abolished in 2018 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Gelang Patah
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Pulai
9th P143 1995-1999 Teu Si @ Chang See Ten
(张诗登)
BN (MCA)
10th 1999-2004
11th P162 2004-2008 Tan Ah Eng
(曾亚英)
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018 Lim Kit Siang
(林吉祥)
PR (DAP)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Iskandar Puteri

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Gelang Patah Nusa Jaya
Skudai
Tanjong Kupang

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Lim Kit Siang 54,284 57.87 Increase 22.37
BN A. Ghani Othman 39,522 42.13 Decrease 15.45
Total valid votes 93,806 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,059
Unreturned ballots 203
Turnout 95,068 89.08 Increase 11.89
Registered electors 106,726
Majority 14,762 15.74 Increase 0.58
DAP gain from BN 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.[permanent dead link]

"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.[permanent dead link]
Malaysian general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Tan Ah Eng 33,630 57.58 Decrease 23.87
PKR Zaliha Mustafa 24,779 42.42 Increase 23.87
Total valid votes 58,409 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,244
Unreturned ballots 75
Turnout 60,728 77.19 Increase 2.50
Registered electors 78,676
Majority 8,851 15.16 Decrease 47.74
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Tan Ah Eng 41,001 81.45 Increase 6.95
PKR Song Sing Kwee 9,335 18.55 Increase 18.55
Total valid votes 50,336 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,903
Unreturned ballots 58
Turnout 52,297 74.69 Decrease 0.49
Registered electors
Majority 31,666 62.90 Decrease 13.90
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Teu Si @ Chang See Ten 40,752 74.50 Decrease 1.43
DAP Norman Fernandez 13,947 25.50 Increase 25.50
Total valid votes 54,699 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,243
Unreturned ballots 118
Turnout 56,060 75.18 Decrease 2.64
Registered electors
Majority 26,805 49.00 Decrease 2.86
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Teu Si @ Chang See Ten 35,459 75.93
Parti Rakyat Malaysia A. Razak Ahmad 11,240 24.07
Total valid votes 46,699 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,486
Unreturned ballots 91
Turnout 49,276 77.82
Registered electors
Majority 24,219 51.86
This was a new constituency created.

References

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