Layang-Layang (state constituency)

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

Layang-Layang

Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim BN
Constituency created	1973
Constituency abolished	1986
Constituency re-created	2003
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	29,479
Electors (2022)	25,147
Area (km²)	375

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 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 Layang-Layang's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (54.96%)
2. Chinese (29.88%)
3. Indian (13.18%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.42%)
5. Sabah Bumiputera (0.34%)
6. Sarawak Bumiputera (0.22%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Layang-Layang constituency is divided into 14 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Layang-Layang（N27）	Ladang Tun Dr. Ismail	151/27/01	SK Ladang Tun Dr. Ismail
	Kampong Chokro	151/27/02	Sekolah Agama Kompleks Penghulu Simpang Renggam
	Kampong Sahari	151/27/03	Sekolah Agama Kompleks Penghulu Simpang Renggam
	Senda	151/27/04	SMK Dato' Hj. Hassan Yunos
	Bandar Renggam	151/27/05	SJK (C) Chin Chiang
	Kebun Bahru	151/27/06	SK Jubli Intan
	Sembrong	151/27/07	SJK (T) Ladang Sembrong
	Chemara	151/27/08	SJK (T) Ulu Remis
	Layang-Layang	151/27/09	Sekolah Agama Pekan Layang-Layang
	Bandar Layang-Layang Selatan	151/27/10	Dewan Orang Ramai Layang-Layang
	Bandar Layang-Layang Utara	151/27/11	SJK (C) Layang
	Renggam	151/27/12	SK Seri Kg. Renggam
	Ladang Southern Malay	151/27/13	SJK (T) Ladang Southern Malay
	FELDA Layang-Layang	151/27/14	SK (Felda) Layang-Layang

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Layang-Layang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Renggam
4th	1974–1978	Law Lai Heng	BN (MCA)
5th	1978–1982	Law Boon King @ Low Boon Hong
6th	1982–1986
Constituency abolished, renamed to Simpang Renggam
Constituency recreated from Simpang Renggam
11th	2004–2008	Onn Mohd Yassin	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018	Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim
14th	2018–2022	Onn Hafiz Ghazi
15th	2022–present	Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim

Election results

Johor state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim	7,551	55.00	8.07
	PKR	Maszlee Malik	4,736	34.50	34.50
	PN	Alagenthiran Krishnan	1,278	9.31	9.31
	PEJUANG	Ahmad Shafiq Othaman	164	1.91	1.91
Total valid votes			13,729	100.00
Total rejected ballots			381
Unreturned ballots			71
Turnout			14,181	56.40
Registered electors			25,147
Majority			2,815	20.50
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [3][4]

Johor state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Onn Hafiz Ghazi	7,449	46.93
	PH	Murugan Muthu Samy	7,085	44.64
	PAS	Mohd Jubri Selamat	1,339	8.44
Total valid votes			15,873	100.00
Total rejected ballots			336
Unreturned ballots			48
Turnout			16,257	81.90
Registered electors			19,842
Majority			364	20.50
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [5][6]