Parit Raja (state constituency)

Parit Raja
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Nor Rashidah Ramli; BN
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Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	94,504
Electors (2022)	36,059
Area (km²)	153

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

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 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 Parit Raja's electorate as of 2022

Malay (73.73%)

Chinese (23.49%)

Indian (1.83%)

Other ethnicities (0.72%)

Sabah Bumiputera (0.13%)

Sarawak Bumiputera (0.1%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Parit Raja constituency has a total of 17 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Parit Raja（N22）	Taman Sri Saga	149/22/01	SMK Munshi Sulaiman
	Broleh Selatan	149/22/02	Blok Bistari, Institut Pendidikan Guru, Kampus Tun Hussein Onn Batu Pahat
	Batu Enam	149/22/03	SJK (C) Panchor
	Sri Gading	149/22/04	SK Sri Gading
	Bandar Sri Gading	149/22/05	SJK (C) Chong Hwa Sri Gading
	Tanjong Sembrong	149/22/06	SK Tg Semberong
	Bandar Parit Raja Utara	149/22/07	SMK Tun Ismail
	Bandar Parit Raja Selatan	149/22/08	SK Parit Raja
	Pintas Puding	149/22/09	SK Pintas Puding
	Parit Jelutong	149/22/10	SK Jelutong
	Pintas Raya	149/22/11	SK Pintas Raya
	Sri Gading Estate	149/22/12	SJK (T) Sri Gading
	Parit Kampong Baru	149/22/13	SK Seri Aman
	Parit Sri Pandan	149/22/14	SK Seri Pandan
	Parit Lapis Sempadan	149/22/15	SK Seri Puleh
	Parit Raja	149/22/16	SMA Parit Raja
	Parit Sri Menanti	149/22/17	SK Seri Timbul

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Parit Raja
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Ayer Hitam
4th	1974-1978	Yusak Nawawi	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982	Sharif Lassim
6th	1982-1986	Sharif Lassim
7th	1986-1988	Syed Zain Edros Al-Shahab
7th	1988-1990	Mohd. Yasin Kamari
8th	1990-1995	Zahar Bachik
9th	1995-1999	Zahar Bachik
10th	1999-2004	Ali Shikh Ahmad
11th	2004-2008	Ab Aziz Kaprawi
12th	2008-2013	Ab Aziz Kaprawi
13th	2013-2018	Azizah Zakaria
14th	2018-2022	Nor Rashidah Ramli
15th	2022–present	Nor Rashidah Ramli

Election results

Johor state election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nor Rashidah Ramli	10,634	49.57
	PN	Zulkifli Mat Daud	6,415	29.90	29.90
	MUDA	Fikri Musa	3,893	18.15	18.15
	Homeland Fighters' Party	Lateed Mahrani	510	2.38	2.38
Total valid votes			21,452	100.00
Total rejected ballots			341
Unreturned ballots			164
Turnout			21,957	60.90
Registered electors			36,059
Majority			4,219	19.67
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[3]^[4]

References

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