Gelang Patah (federal constituency)

Gelang Patah

Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Lim Kit Siang DAP
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2013

Gelang Patah is a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.

The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Jaya, Sri Skudai, Bandar Skudai Barat, Bandar Skudai Tengah, Bandar Skudai Timor, Hang Tuah, Laksamana TUTA, Nakhoda TUTA, Flat Perkasa 'A' TUTA, Taman Damai Jaya, Desa Skudai, Hang Jebat, Perwira TUTA, Hulubalang TUTA, Skudai Utara, Flat Perkasa 'B' TUTA, Ulu Choh, Bandar Ulu Choh, Pulai, Kangkar Pulai, Pertanian, Sri Pulai, Kebangsaan, Lima Kedai, Gelang Patah Utara, Kampong Pulai, Sungai Melayu, Tebing Runtoh, Kampong Pendas, Gelang Patah Selatan, Tiram Duku, Tanjong Kupang, Kampong Pok Besar, Tanjong Adang, Penyiaran, Kemuliaan, Teratai, Perubatan.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Gelang Patah
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
9th	1995-1999	Teu Si @ Chang See Ten	BN
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Tan Ah Eng
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present	Lim Kit Siang	DAP

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang	54,284	57.87
	BN	A. Ghani Othman	39,522	42.13
Total valid votes			93,806	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,059
Unreturned ballots			203
Turnout			95,068	89.08
Registered electors			106,726
Majority			14,762
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Ah Eng	33,630	57.58
	PKR	Zaliha Mustafa	24,779	42.42
Total valid votes			58,409	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,244
Unreturned ballots			75
Turnout			60,728	77.19
Registered electors			78,676
Majority			8,851
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Ah Eng	41,001	81.45
	KEADILAN	Song Sing Kwee	9,335	18.55
Total valid votes			50,336	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,903
Unreturned ballots			58
Turnout			52,297	74.69
Registered electors
Majority			31,666
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Teu Si @ Chang See Ten	40,752	74.50
	DAP	Norman Fernandez	13,947	25.50
Total valid votes			54,699	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,243
Unreturned ballots			118
Turnout			56,060	75.18
Registered electors
Majority			26,805
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Teu Si @ Chang See Ten	35,459	75.93
	PRM	A. Razak Ahmad	11,240	24.07
Total valid votes			46,699	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,486
Unreturned ballots			91
Turnout			49,276	77.82
Registered electors
Majority			24,219
This was a new constituency created.