Kempas (state constituency)
{{short description|Political subdivision in Malaysia}}
{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district
| name = Kempas
| state = Johor
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| state-rep = Ramlee Bohani
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| state-rep-party = Barisan Nasional
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| state-status = active
| state-created = 1994
| state-abolished =
| state-election-first = 1995
| state-election-last = 2022
| demo-census-date =2020
| demo-pop =102,118
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| demo-electors = 62,011
| demo-electors-date = 2022
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| demo-area = 21
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Kempas 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 1995 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|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Kempas's electorate as of 2022|label1=Malay|value1=55.3|color1=green|label2=Chinese|value2=30.89|color2=red|label3=Indian|value3=10.84|color3=orange|label4=Other ethnicities|value4=1.72|color4=yellow|value5=0.75|value6=0.5|color5=pink|color6=blue|label5=Sarawak Bumiputera|label6=Sabah Bumiputera}}
History
= Polling districts =
According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kempas constituency has a total of 14 polling districts.{{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20160429_P.U.(B)197.pdf|title=Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]|date=29 April 2016|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-07-08|archive-date=2019-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328131558/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20160429_P.U.(B)197.pdf|url-status=dead}}
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!State constituency !Polling districts !Code !Location |
| rowspan="14" |Kempas（N47）
|Kempas |161/47/01 |SMK Tan Sri Mohamed Rahmat |
| Permatang
|161/47/02 |SA Kempas Baru |
| Lembah Kempas
|161/47/03 |SK Kempas |
| Jalan Tampoi
|161/47/04 |SK Taman Damansara Aliff |
| Denai
|161/47/05 |SK Seri Kenanga |
| Taman Siantan
|161/47/06 |SK Perumahan Tampoi 2 |
| Taman Johor
|161/47/07 |SMK Sri Rahmat |
| Taman Cempaka
|161/47/08 |SA Taman Cempaka |
| Taman Dahlia
|161/47/09 |SK Seri Melati |
| Taman Kobena
|161/47/10 |SA Perumahan MARA |
| Desa Rahmat
|161/47/11 |SMK Dato Abdul Rahman Yassin |
| Pekan Tampoi
|162/47/12 |SJK (C) Tampoi |
| Bukit Mewah
|162/47/13 |SK Taman Bukit Mewah |
| Bukit Kempas
|162/47/14 |SK Taman Bukit Kempas |
=Representation history=
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| colspan=4| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kempas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| colspan=4 align=center| Constituency created from Gelang Patah dan Tambatan | |||
| 9th
|1995-1999 |rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (UMNO)}} | |||
| 10th
|1999-2004 |rowspan="3" |Osman Sapian | |||
| 11th
|2004-2008 | |||
| 12th
|2008-2013 | |||
| 13th
|2013-2018 |Tengku Putra Haron Aminurrashid Tengku Hamid Jumat | |||
| rowspan="3"|14th
|2018-2020 |rowspan="2" |Osman Sapian | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan|PH}}" | {{Font color|white| PH (BERSATU)}} | |||
| 2020-2021
|bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional|PN}}" | {{Font color|white| PN (BERSATU)}} | |||
| 2021-2022 | |||
| 15th
|2022–present |bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (UMNO)}} |
Election results
{{MASelec/top|Johor|2022|Kempas (state constituency)|Kempas|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Ramlee Bohani|11,919|38.92}}
{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Napsiah Khamis|8,405|27.44|{{increase}} 27.44}}
{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Nur Faizal Abdullah|8,036|26.24|{{increase}} 26.24}}
{{MASelec|Homeland Fighter's Party|Nornekman Osman|1,358|4.33|{{increase}} 4.33}}
{{MASelec|Independent politician|Tok Hambali|480|1.57}}
{{MASelec|Independent politician|Azwan Abd Rahman|271|0.88}}
{{MASelec|Independent politician|Mohd Suhaimi A Rahman|158|0.52}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|30,627|100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|392}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|235}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|31,254|50.40}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|62,011}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|3,514|11.48}}
{{MASelec/gain|Barisan Nasional|PH|?}}
{{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
{{end}}
Notes
References
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Category:Johor state constituencies
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