Pagoh (federal constituency)

Pagoh (P143)

Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Muhyiddin Yassin PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1]	95,202
Electors (2022) [2]	69,939
Area (km²) [3]	1,258
Pop. density (per km²)	75.7

Pagoh is a federal constituency in Muar District, Segamat District and Tangkak District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created from parts of the Muar Dalam constituency in the 1974 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 Pagoh's electorate as of 2022 ^[4]

   Malay (67%)

   Chinese (29.3%)

   Indian (3.4%)

  Other ethnicities (0.3%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pagoh constituency is divided into 47 polling districts. ^[5]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Bukit Kepong（N07）	Bandar Bukit Kepong	143/07/01	SJK (C) Kepong
	FELCRA Paya Kepar	143/07/02	SK FELCRA Bukit Kepong
	Ma'Okil	143/07/03	SKTP Ma'Okil 1
	Bukit Kepong	143/07/04	SK Bukit Kepong
	Lenga Utara	143/07/05	SK Lenga
	Lenga Selatan	143/07/06	SJK (C) Lenga
	Kampong Bahru	143/07/07	SA Kampung Baru Batu 28
	Lenga	143/07/08	SK LKTP Batu 27
	Kampong Gombang	143/07/09	SK Gombang
	Liang Batu	143/07/10	SK Liang Batu
	Lenga Road	143/07/11	SJK (C) Renchong
	Pagoh	143/07/12	SMK Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah 1
	Bandar Pagoh Utara	143/07/13	SJK (C) Soon Mong
	Bandar Pagoh Selatan	143/07/14	SA Pekan Pagoh
	Paya Redan	143/07/15	SK Paya Redan
	Kampong Teratai	143/07/16	SJK (C) Lian Hwa
	Sri Ledang	143/07/17	SK RKT Sri Ledang
	FELDA Sri Jaya	143/07/18	SMK Tun Sri Lanang
	Durian Chondong	143/07/19	SK Durian Chondong
	Kundang Ulu	143/07/20	SMK Tengku Temenggong Ahmad
	Ladang Serampang	143/07/21	SJK (C) Lian Hwa
	Parit Raja	143/07/22	SK Bukit Rahmat
	Bandar Grisek Timor	143/07/23	SK Gersek
	Kampong Kundang Ulu	143/07/24	SK Kundang Ulu
	Ladang Nordanal	143/07/25	SJK (T) Ladang Nordanal
	Kebun Bahru	153/07/26	SJK (C) Kebun Bahru
	Grisek	143/07/27	SJK (C) Pei Eng
Bukit Pasir (N08）	Samasih	143/08/01	SK Semaseh
	Kampong Raja	143/08/02	SK Kampong Raja
	Panchor	143/08/03	SK Kota Raja
	Bandar Panchor	143/08/04	SJK (C) Ai Hwa
	Kampong Jawa	143/08/05	SK Panchor
	Jorak	143/08/06	SK Jorak
	Tanjong Selabu	143/08/07	SJK (C) Wee Sin
	Pergam	143/08/08	Balai Raya Kampung Pergam
	Temiang	143/08/09	SK Temiang
	Sungai Terap	143/08/10	Ma'had Tahfiz Al-Quran Al-Muttaqin
	Sungai Raya	143/08/11	SK Sungai Raya
	Kampong Tengah	143/08/12	Balai Raya Kampung Tengah
	Permatang Pasir	143/08/13	SK Sri Bukit Pasir
	Pekan Bukit Pasir Barat	143/08/14	SJK (C) Yu Jerm
	Pekan Bukit Pasir Utara	143/08/15	SMK Bukit Pasir
	Pekan Bukit Pasir Selatan	143/08/16	Dewan Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Pekan Bukit Pasir
	Bukit Pasir	143/08/17	SK Paya Panjang
	Ladang Craigielea	143/08/18	SJK (C) Kim Kee
	Panjang Sari	143/08/19	SK Panjang Sari
	Bukit Treh	143/08/20	SJK (C) Aik Ming

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Pagoh
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Muar Dalam
4th	P104	1974–1978	Syed Nasir Ismail (سيد ناصر إسماعيل‎)	BN (UMNO)
5th		1978–1982	Muhyiddin Yassin (محيي الدين ياسين‎)
6th		1982–1986
7th	P117	1986–1990	Ahmad Omar (احمد عمر)
8th		1990–1995
9th	P127	1995–1999	Muhyiddin Yassin (محيي الدين ياسين‎)
10th		1999–2004
11th	P143	2004–2008
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2016
		2016–2018		BERSATU
14th		2018–2020		PH (BERSATU)
		2020–2022		PN (BERSATU)
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1954–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Pagoh							Bukit Kepong
							Bukit Pasir
			Bukit Serampang
			Jorak
			Kesang

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N7	Bukit Kepong	Sahruddin Jamal	PN (BERSATU)
N8	Bukit Pasir	Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh	BN (UMNO)

Local governments

No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N7	Bukit Kepong	Muar Municipal Council Labis District Council (FELDA Maokil area) Tangkak District Council (Bukit Serampang and FELDA Sri Jaya areas)
N8	Bukit Pasir	Muar Municipal Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Muhyiddin Yassin	24,986	45.94	45.94
	PH	Iskandar Shah Abd Rahman	14,979	27.54	27.67
	BN	Razali Ibrahim	14,426	26.52	12.45
Total valid votes			54,391	100.00
Total rejected ballots			419
Unreturned ballots			123
Turnout			54,933	77.77	7.00
Registered electors			69,939
Majority			10,007	18.40	2.16
	PN 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	Muhyiddin Yassin	23,558	55.21	55.21
	BN	Ismail Mohamed	16,631	38.97	27.20
	PAS	Ahmad Nawfal Mahfodz	2,483	5.82	28.01
Total valid votes			42,672	100.00
Total rejected ballots			693
Unreturned ballots			302
Turnout			43,667	84.77	2.02
Registered electors			51,512
Majority			6,927	16.24	16.10
	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. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2019. 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.[ permanent dead link ]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhyiddin Yassin	26,274	66.17	5.17
	PAS	Mohamad Rozali Jamil	13,432	33.83	5.17
Total valid votes			39,706	100.00
Total rejected ballots			816
Unreturned ballots			91
Turnout			40,613	86.79	11.09
Registered electors			46,793
Majority			12,842	32.34	10.34
	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 2016-04-27.[ 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 2016-04-27.[ permanent dead link ]

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhyiddin Yassin	21,028	71.34	11.42
	PAS	Mohamad Rozali Jamil	8,447	28.66	11.42
Total valid votes			29,475	100.00
Total rejected ballots			787
Unreturned ballots			51
Turnout			30,313	75.70	2.18
Registered electors			40,042
Majority			12,581	42.68	22.84
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhyiddin Yassin	23,679	82.76	9.32
	PAS	Mohamed Awang	4,932	17.24	17.24
Total valid votes			28,611	100.00
Total rejected ballots			881
Unreturned ballots			42
Turnout			29,534	73.52	2.33
Registered electors			40,172
Majority			18,747	65.52	18.64
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhyiddin Yassin	20,140	73.44	10.26
	PKR	Alias Shamsir	7,283	26.56	26.56
Total valid votes			27,423	100.00
Total rejected ballots			872
Unreturned ballots			35
Turnout			28,330	71.19	0.49
Registered electors
Majority			12,857	46.88	20.52
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhyiddin Yassin	21,856	83.70	10.64
	S46	Rosdan Taha Abd. Rahman	4,257	16.30	10.64
Total valid votes			26,113	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,379
Unreturned ballots			5
Turnout			27,497	70.70	3.66
Registered electors
Majority			17,599	67.40	21.28
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Omar	18,461	73.06	12.02
	S46	Murad Hasan	6,808	26.94	26.94
Total valid votes			25,269	100.00
Total rejected ballots			784
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			26,053	74.36	3.43
Registered electors			35,036
Majority			11,653	46.12	24.04
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Omar	19,365	85.08	2.69
	PAS	Othman Hashim	3,395	14.92	2.69
Total valid votes			22,760	100.00
Total rejected ballots			666
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,426	70.93	3.93
Registered electors			33,028
Majority			15,970	70.16	5.38
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhyiddin Yassin	19,035	87.77	1.75
	PAS	Samudi Ahmad	2,652	12.23	1.75
Total valid votes			21,687	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,234
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			22,921	74.86
Registered electors			30,617
Majority			16,383	75.54	3.50
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhyiddin Yassin	17,679	89.52	89.52
	PAS	Abdul Wahab Abdul Rahman	2,069	10.48	10.48
Total valid votes			19,748	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			26,302
Majority			15,610	79.04
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Syed Nasir Ismail won uncontested.
	BN	Syed Nasir Ismail
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			24,346
Majority
This was a new constituency created out of Muar Dalam which went to Alliance in the previous election.

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