Bukit Batu (state constituency)

{{Short description|Political subdivision in Malaysia}}

{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district

| name = Bukit Batu (J51)

| state = Johor

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| state-rep = Arthur Chiong Sen Sern

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| state-rep-party = Pakatan Harapan

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| state-status = active

| state-created = 2003

| state-abolished =

| state-election-first = 2004

| state-election-last = 2022

| demo-census-date =2020

| demo-pop =81,646

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| demo-electors = 30,216

| demo-electors-date = 2018

| demo-electors-ref = {{cite web

|title = Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018

|url = http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf

|publisher = Election Commission of Malaysia

|date = 2018-04-16

|access-date = 2018-04-25

|page = 12

|language = ms

|archive-date = 2018-04-25

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180425183951/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf

|url-status = dead

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| demo-area = 326

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Bukit Batu is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.{{cite news

|title = Johor 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)

|work = The Star

|publication-place = Petaling Jaya

|date = 23 March 2019

|url = https://election.thestar.com.my/johor.html

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180511081855/https://election.thestar.com.my/johor.html

|archive-date = 11 May 2018

|url-status = live

|access-date = 16 April 2019

}} {{Small|(Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)}}

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

{{Pie chart|thumb=left|value1=53.45|value3=8.42|value4=1.1|value2=36.44|color4=yellow|color3=orange|color2=green|color1=red|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Batu's electorate as of 2022|label4=Other ethnicities|label3=Indian|label2=Malay|label1=Chinese|value5=0.32|value6=0.27|color5=pink|color6=blue|label5=Sarawak Bumiputera|label6=Sabah Bumiputera}}

History

=Polling districts=

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Batu constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.{{Cite web|date=2018-03-30|title=Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180330_PU%20B%20157.pdf|access-date=2019-01-03|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}

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!State constituency

!Polling District

!Code

!Location

rowspan="15" |Bukit Batu (N51)

|Ulu Choh

|163/51/01

|Dewan Raya Ulu Choh

Bandar Ulu Choh

|163/51/02

|SJK (C) Ching Yeh

Kampong Rahmat

|163/51/03

|SK Polis Kem

Bukit Batu

|163/51/04

|SJK (C) Batu

Ayer Manis

|163/51/05

|SK Ayer Manis

FELDA Bukit Batu

|163/51/06

|SK LKTP Bukit Batu

Ayer Bemban

|163/51/07

|SJK (C) Bemban

Midland Kulai Young

|163/51/08

|SK Sri Gunung Pulai

Pekan Kelapa Sawit Barat

|163/51/09

|Sekolah Agama Batu 26

Pekan Kelapa Sawit Tengah

|163/51/10

|SJK (C) Sawit

Pekan Kelapa Sawit Timor

|163/51/11

|Tadika Sawit

Kampong Sri Paya

|163/51/12

|SJK (T) Ladang Kulai Oil Palm

Kota Kulai

|163/51/13

|SJK (C) Kulai Besar

Taman Putri

|163/51/14

|SMK Taman Putri

Taman Permai

|163/51/15

|SMK Kota Kulai

=Representation history=

class="wikitable"
colspan="4"| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Batu
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
colspan="4" |Constituency split from Kulai
11th

| 2004–2008

| rowspan="2" | Cheong Chin Liang

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (GERAKAN)}}

12th

| 2008–2013

13th

| 2013–2018

| rowspan="2" | Jimmy Puah Wee Tse

| bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Rakyat|PR}}" | {{Font color|white| PR (PKR)}}

14th

| 2018–2022

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan|PH}}" | {{Font color|white| PH (PKR)}}

15th

| 2022–present

| Arthur Chiong Sen Sern

Election results

{{MASelec/top|Johor|2022|Bukit Batu (state constituency)|Bukit Batu|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Arthur Chiong Sen Sern|9,439|39.20|{{increase}} 39.20}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Supayyah Solaimuthu|9,302|38.63|{{increase}}11.56}}

{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Tan Heng Choon|3,989|16.57|{{increase}} 16.57}}

{{MASelec|Heritage Party (Malaysia)|Lee Ming Wen|1,349|5.60|{{increase}}5.60}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|24,079|100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|624}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|117}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|24,820|53.68|{{decrease}} 33.69}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|46,237}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|137|0.57|{{decrease}} 38.04}}

{{MASelec/hold |Pakatan Harapan||}}

{{MASelec/source || |hide={{Cite web

| url = http://prn.bernama.com/johor/index-bm.php#counts

| title = Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR

| website = prn.bernama.com

| access-date = 2022-03-29

| archive-date = 2022-05-17

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220517200600/http://prn.bernama.com/johor/index-bm.php#counts

| url-status = dead

}}{{cite web | url=https://dashboard.spr.gov.my/#!/dun/01/N.51 | title=Dashboard SPR }}{{cite web |title=KEPUTUSAN {{!}} Pilihan Raya Negeri Johor (PRN Johor) 2022 |url=https://pru.astroawani.com/prnjohor |website=pru.astroawani.com}}

}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Johor|2018|Bukit Batu (state constituency)|Bukit Batu|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Jimmy Puah Wee Tse|17,105|65.68|{{increase}} 65.68}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Teo Lee Ho|7,048|27.07|{{decrease}}12.19}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Juwahir Amin|1,888|7.25|{{increase}}7.25}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|26,041|100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|306}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|53}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|26,400|87.37|{{decrease}} 2.50}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|30,216}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|10,057|38.61|{{increase}} 18.04}}

{{MASelec/hold |Pakatan Harapan||}}

{{MASelec/source || |hide={{Cite web

| url = https://election.thestar.com.my/johor.html

| title = 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor

| website = election.thestar.com.my

| access-date = 2018-05-12

}}{{Cite web |url=https://undi.info/johor/r18/n51 |title=Undi.info - (-) |access-date=2018-05-17 |archive-date=2018-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517152724/https://undi.info/johor/r18/n51 |url-status=dead }}}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Johor|2013|Bukit Batu (state constituency)|Bukit Batu|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Jimmy Puah Wee Tse|11,676|59.83|{{increase}} 17.50}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Cheong Chin Liang|7,661 |39.26|{{decrease}} 17.50}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Surendiran Kuppayah|177|0.91}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|19,514|100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|493}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|20,007|89.87|{{increase}} 9.03}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|22,262}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|4,015|20.57|{{increase}} 5.23}}

{{MASelec/gain |People's Justice Party (Malaysia)| Barisan Nasional |?|}}

{{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web

|url = http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_P.U.%20(B)%20192-DUN%20Selangor.pdf

|title = Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]

|date = 26 April 2013

|publisher = Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia

|access-date = 2016-05-21

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191229002206/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_P.U.%20%28B%29%20192-DUN%20Selangor.pdf

|archive-date = 29 December 2019

|url-status = dead

}}

{{cite web

|url = http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_P.U.%20(B)%20233-Borang%2016-DUN%20Selangor.pdf

|title = Federal Government Gazette – Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]

|date = 22 May 2013

|publisher = Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia

|access-date = 2016-05-21

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085733/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_P.U.%20(B)%20233-Borang%2016-DUN%20Selangor.pdf

|archive-date = 2 October 2018

|url-status = dead

}}}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Johor|2008|Bukit Batu (state constituency)|Bukit Batu|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Cheong Chin Liang|8,805|57.67|{{decrease}} 19.39}}

{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Liew Shin Kheong|6,464|42.33|{{increase}} 19.39}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|15,269|100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|524}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|17}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|15,810|80.84|{{increase}} 2.78}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|19,556}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,341|15.34|{{decrease}} 28.78}}

{{MASelec/hold |Barisan Nasional||}}

{{MASelec/source|hide=}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Johor|2004|Bukit Batu (state constituency)|Bukit Batu|percent=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Cheong Chin Liang|10,301|77.06}}

{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Liew Shin Kheong|3,066|22.94}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|13,367|100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|442}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|12}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|13,821|78.06}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|17,705}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|7,235|54.12}}

{{MASelec/note|This was a new constituency created.}}

{{MASelec/source|hide=}}

{{end}}

References

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