Parit Sulong (federal constituency)

Parit Sulong is a federal constituency in Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

Parit Sulong (P147)

Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Noraini Ahmad BN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	82,399
Electors (2022)[2]	79,484
Area (km²)[3]	468
Pop. density (per km²)	176.1

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 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 Parit Sulong's electorate as of 2022^[4]

1. Malay 81.3 (81.2%)
2. Chinese 18.2 (18.2%)
3. Indian 0.4 (0.40%)
4. Other ethnicities 0.2 (0.20%)

Age breakdown of Parit Sulong's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (5.87%)
2. 21-29 (20.39%)
3. 30-39 (19.96%)
4. 40-49 (16.21%)
5. 50-59 (15.98%)
6. 60-69 (12.14%)
7. 70-79 (6.24%)
8. 80-89 (2.67%)
9. above 90 (0.54%)

Gender breakdown of Parit Sulong's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (49.1%)
2. Female (50.9%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Parit Sulong constituency has a total of 43 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Semerah（N17）	Parit Nibong Darat	147/17/01	SK Seri Utama
	Batu Puteh	147/17/02	SK Seri Ma'amor
	Separap	147/17/03	SK Seri Separap
	Kampong Batu Puteh	147/17/04	SK Seri Jasa Sepakat
	Semerah	147/17/05	SK Peserian
	Bandar Semerah	147/17/06	SMK Semerah
	Lubok	147/17/07	SK Lubok
	Parit Kuda	147/17/08	SK Seri Pengkalan
	Parit Besar	147/17/09	SK Seri Sekawan Desa
	Gambut	147/17/10	SK Gambut
	Bagan	147/17/11	SK Bagan
	Mamapan	147/17/12	SK Penghulu Salleh
	Kampong Bintang	147/17/13	SMK Dato Onn
	Simpang Lima	147/17/14	SA Seri Muafakat
	Sungai Kajang	147/17/15	SK Sungai Kajang
	Peresai	147/17/16	SA Peresai
	Shahbandar	147/17/17	SK Bandar
	Jalan Jenang	147/17/18	Kwong Shiew Association
	Pasar	147/17/19	SK Bandar
	Jalan Engan	147/17/20	SK Bandar
	Panchoran Ayer	147/17/21	OUM Pusat Pembelajaran Batu Pahat
	Kampong Pantai Barat	147/17/22	Tabika Perpaduan Taman Pantai
	Kampong Pantai Timor	147/17/23	OUM Pusat Pembelajaran Batu Pahat
	Kampong Pantai	147/17/24	Tabika Perpaduan Rumah Pangsa Pantai
	Parit Maimon	147/17/25	SK Seri Laksana
	Parit Puasa	147/17/26	SA Seri Laksana
Sri Medan（N18）	Parit Gantong	147/18/01	SK Seri Tiga Serangkai
	Parit Jayos	147/18/02	SK Sejagong
	Parit Dayong	147/18/03	SK Seri Dayong
	Kampong Sri Pasir	147/18/04	SK Seri Pasir
	Sri Medan Barat	147/18/05	SK Seri Sejati
	Parit Warijo	147/18/06	Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Parit Warijo
	Parit Karjan	147/18/07	SK Sri Permatang Rengas
	Parit Sulong	147/18/08	SMK Dato Sulaiman
	Bandar Parit Sulong	147/18/09	SK Parit Sulong
	Sentang Batu	147/18/10	SK Seri Chantek
	Parit Othman	147/18/11	SK Seri Maimon
	Parit Haji Siraj	147/18/12	SA Kampung Jawa
	Parit Betong	147/18/13	SA Seri Chomel
	Parit Abdul Rahman	147/18/14	SK Seri Chomel
	Bandar Sri Medan	147/18/15	SK Seri Medan
	Sri Medan Timor	147/18/16	SA Sri Medan
	Air Putih	147/18/17	SK Air Putih

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Parit Sulong
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Semerah and Ayer Hitam
7th	P121	1986–1990	Shariffah Dorah Syed Mohammed (شريفه دورح سيد محمد)	BN (UMNO)
8th		1990–1995	Ruhanie Ahmad (روحاني احمد)
9th	P131	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004
11th	P147	2004–2008	Syed Hood Syed Edros (سيد هواود سيد ايدروس)
12th		2008–2013	Noraini Ahmad (نورعيني أحمد‎)
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2022
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1954–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Parit Sulong				Semerah
				Sri Medan

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N17	Semerah	Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid	BN (UMNO)
N18	Sri Medan	Zulkurnain Kamisan

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N17	Semerah	Batu Pahat Municipal Council (Semerah and Peserai areas) Yong Peng District Council	83000 Batu Pahat 83400 Seri Medan 83500 Parit Sulong 83600 Semerah 83700 Yong Peng 84150 Parit Jawa 84600 Pagoh
N18	Sri Medan	Yong Peng District Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Noraini Ahmad	25,740	40.89	8.30
	PN	Abdul Karim Deraman	23,719	37.68	37.68
	PH	Mohd Faizal Dollah	13,495	21.44	15.01
Total valid votes			62,954	100.00
Total rejected ballots			499
Unreturned ballots			244
Turnout			63,697	79.20	5.99
Registered electors			79,484
Majority			2,021	3.21	9.53
	BN hold		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	%	∆%
	BN	Noraini Ahmad	24,481	49.19	12.86
	PH	Anis Afida Mohd Azli	18,140	36.45	36.45
	PAS	Ahmad Rosdi Bahari	7,148	14.36	23.59
Total valid votes			49,769	100.00
Total rejected ballots			832
Unreturned ballots			177
Turnout			50,778	85.19	2.43
Registered electors			59,609
Majority			6,341	12.74	11.36
	BN hold		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 29 December 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	Noraini Ahmad	30,258	62.05	5.60
	PAS	Khairuddin Abdul Rahim	18,505	37.95	5.60
Total valid votes			48,763	100.00
Total rejected ballots			952
Unreturned ballots			140
Turnout			49,855	87.62	8.72
Registered electors			56,896
Majority			11,753	24.10	11.20
	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 2016-05-14.[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 2016-05-14.[permanent dead link‍]

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Noraini Ahmad	26,066	67.65	5.72
	PAS	Faisal Ali	12,467	32.35	5.72
Total valid votes			38,533	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,033
Unreturned ballots			71
Turnout			39,637	78.90	2.87
Registered electors			50,234
Majority			13,599	35.30	11.44
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Hood Syed Edros	26,974	73.37	3.69
	PAS	Suhaizan Kayat	9,788	26.63	3.69
Total valid votes			36,762	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,244
Unreturned ballots			110
Turnout			38,116	76.03	2.08
Registered electors
Majority			17,186	46.74	7.38
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ruhanie Ahmad	31,260	69.68	11.80
	PAS	Mohamed Hanipa Maidin	13,603	30.32	11.80
Total valid votes			44,863	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,117
Unreturned ballots			26
Turnout			46,006	73.95	0.24
Registered electors
Majority			17,657	39.36	23.60
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ruhanie Ahmad	32,812	81.48	23.94
	PAS	Omar Jani	7,458	18.52	18.52
Total valid votes			40,270	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,646
Unreturned ballots			551
Turnout			43,467	74.19	0.67
Registered electors
Majority			25,354	62.96	47.88
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ruhanie Ahmad	23,536	57.54	57.54
	S46	Dasuki Abdul Kadir	17,365	42.46	42.46
Total valid votes			40,901	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,598
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			42,499	74.86
Registered electors			56,771
Majority			6,171	15.08
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Shariffah Dorah Syed Mohammed won uncontested.
	BN	Shariffah Dorah Syed Mohammed
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

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