Maharani (state constituency)
{{Short description|State constituency in Johor, Malaysia}}
{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district
| name = Maharani
| state = Johor
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| state-rep = Abdul Aziz Talib
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| state-rep-party = Perikatan Nasional
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| state-status = active
| state-created = 1984
| state-abolished =
| state-election-first = 1986
| state-election-last = 2022
| demo-census-date =2020
| demo-pop =59,851
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| demo-electors = 38,596
| demo-electors-date = 2022
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| demo-area = 65
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Maharani 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 = dead
|access-date = 16 April 2019
}} {{Small|(Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)}}
The state constituency was first contested in 1959 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=61.02|value2=35.6|value3=2.25|value4=0.82|color4=yellow|color3=orange|color2=red|color1=green|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Maharani's electorate as of 2022|label1=Malay|label2=Chinese|label3=Indian|label4=Other ethnicities|value5=0.21|value6=0.1|color5=blue|color6=pink|label5=Sabah Bumiputera|label6=Sarawak Bumiputera}}
History
=Polling districts=
According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Maharani constituency is divided into 14 polling districts.{{Cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180330_PU%20B%20157.pdf|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]|access-date=2019-01-03|date=2018-03-30|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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!State conatituency !Polling Districts !Code !Location |
| rowspan="14" |Maharani（N15）
|Maharani |146/15/01 |SMK Sri Muar |
| Tanjong
|146/15/02 |SMK (P) Sultan Abu Bakar |
| Tanjong Selatan
|146/15/03 |SMKA Maahad Muar |
| Jalan Khalidi
|146/15/04 |SJK (T) Jalan Khalidi |
| Temenggong Ahmad Selatan
|146/15/05 |SK Ismail (1) |
| Parit Perupok Timur
|146/15/06 |SK Parit Kadzi |
| Parit Perupok Barat
|146/15/07 |SJK (C) Chung Hwa Ketiga |
| Parit Keroma
|146/15/08 |SK Parit Keroma |
| Parit Raja
|146/15/09 |SMK Tengku Mahkota |
| Parit Bakar Darat
|146/15/10 |SJK (C) Chi Sin |
| Parit Bakar
|146/15/11 |SK Parit Bakar Tengah |
| Parit Unas
|146/15/12 |SJK (C) San Chai |
| Parit Pinang Seribu
|146/15/13 |SK Parit Pinang Seribu |
| Parit Samsu
|146/15/14 |SK Parit Samsu |
=Representation history=
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| colspan=4| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Maharani | |||
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| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| colspan=4 align=center| Constituency created from Bandar Maharani | |||
| 7th
| 1986-1990 | Song Sing Kwee | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"| DAP | |||
| 8th
| 1990-1995 | John Lim Wan Show | |||
| 9th
| 1995-1999 | Tay Khim Seng | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (MCA)}} | |||
| 10th
| 1999-2004 | Lau Yew Wee @ Low Yu Wee | |||
| 11th
| 2004-2008 | Mohd Ismail Mohd Shah | bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (UMNO)}} | |||
| 12th
| 2008-2013 | rowspan="2" |Mohammad Taslim | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Rakyat|PR}}" | {{Font color|white| PR (PAS)}} | |||
| 13th
| 2013-2018 | |||
| 14th
| 2018-2022 | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan|PH}}" | {{Font color|white| PH (AMANAH)}} | |||
| 15th
| 2022–present | Abdul Aziz Talib | bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional|PN}}" | {{Font color|white| PN (PAS)}} |
Election results
{{MASelec/top|Johor|2022|Maharani (state constituency)|Maharani|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Abdul Aziz Talib|7,559|35.97|{{increase}} 35.97}}
{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Nor Hayati Bachok|6,522|31.03}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Noor Farah Shamsudin|5,861|27.89}}
{{MASelec|Independent politician|Lim Kim Joo|592|2.82}}
{{MASelec|Homeland Fighter's Party|Riad Ahmad|292|1.39|{{increase}} 1.39}}
{{MASelec|Parti Bangsa Malaysia|Hanis Asmui|190|0.90|{{increase}} 0.90}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|21,016|100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|356}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|151}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|21,523|55.76}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|38,596}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|1,037|4.94}}
{{MASelec/gain|Perikatan 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
}}{{cite web | url=https://dashboard.spr.gov.my/#!/dun/01/N.15 | title=Dashboard SPR }}}}
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References
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