Bakri (federal constituency)

Bakri (P145)
Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	73,883
Area (km²)[2]	191

Bakri is a federal constituency in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

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 Bakri's electorate as of 2018[3]

Chinese (53.14%)

Malay (44.23%)

Indian (2.15%)

Other ethnicities (0.48%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Ismail, Bukit Treh, Parit Beting, Sabak Awor, Parit Tiram, Bentayan, Pasar, Bandar Timor, Jalan Daud Timor, Jalan Daud Barat, Jalan Sakeh, Taman Orkid, Temenggong Ahmad Dalam, Sungai Abong, Jalan Haji Abdullah, Haji Abdullah Selatan, Jeram Tengah, Bukit Batu, Kampong Ulu, Simpang Jeram, Sri Tanjong, Kampong Sungai Abong, Sungai Abong Tengah, Pekan Bukit Bakri Timor, Pekan Bukit Bakri Barat, Bakri, Parit Zain, Ayer Manis, Bukit Naning, Ayer Hitam, Kampong Parit Tengah, Parit No. 5.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Ismail, Bukit Treh, Parit Beting, Sabak Awor, Parit Tiram, Bentayan, Pasar, Bandar Timor, Jalan Daud Timor, Jalan Daud Barat, Jalan Sakeh, Taman Orkid, Temenggong Ahmad Dalam, Sungai Abong, Jalan Haji Abdullah, Haji Abdullah Selatan, Jeram Tengah, Bukit Batu, Kampong Ulu, Simpang Jeram, Sri Tanjong, Kampong Sungai Abong, Sungai Abong Tengah, Sungai Abong Baru, Pekan Bukit Bakri Timor, Pekan Bukit Bakri Barat, Bakri, Parit Zain, Ayer Manis, Bukit Naning, Ayer Hitam, Kampong Parit Tengah, Parit No 5, Parit No 3.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bakri
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Muar
7th	1986-1990	Chua Jui Meng (蔡瑞明)	BN (MCA)
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Er Teck Hwa (余德华)	DAP
13th	2013-2018	Er Teck Hwa (余德华)	DAP
14th	2018-present	Yeo Bee Yin (杨美盈)	PH (DAP)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1954–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Bakri						Bentayan
				Bukit Naning
				Maharani
							Simpang Jeram
						Sungai Abong

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Yeo Bee Yin	38,718	62.65	+62.65
	BN	Koh Chon Chai	15,507	25.09	-20.48
	PAS	Zarul @ Mohammad Zahrul Salleh	7,575	12.26	+12.26
Total valid votes			61,800	100.00
Total rejected ballots			631
Unreturned ballots			201
Turnout			62,632	84.77
Registered electors			73,883
Majority			23,211	37.56
	PH hold		Swing		+14.35
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.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Er Teck Hwa	31,118	54.43	+3.56
	BN	Lee Ching Yong	26,051	45.57	-3.56
Total valid votes			57,169	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,101
Unreturned ballots			183
Turnout			58,453	86.98
Registered electors			67,202
Majority			5,067
	DAP hold		Swing		+3.56
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. "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.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Er Teck Hwa	21,051	50.87	+24.95
	BN	Tay Puay Chuan	20,329	49.13	-24.95
Total valid votes			41,380	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,561
Unreturned ballots			227
Turnout			43,168	76.55
Registered electors			56,372
Majority			722
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		+24.95

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chua Jui Meng	29,320	74.08	+6.50
	DAP	Azhari Ismail	10,261	25.92	-6.50
Total valid votes			39,581	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,177
Unreturned ballots			181
Turnout			40,939	73.85
Registered electors
Majority			19,059
	BN hold		Swing		+6.50

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chua Jui Meng	25,676	67.58	+5.23
	DAP	Lim Sey Wee	12,316	32.42	+4.73
Total valid votes			37,992	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,375
Unreturned ballots			119
Turnout			39,486	74.15
Registered electors
Majority			13,360
	BN hold		Swing		+0.25

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chua Jui Meng	22,162	62.35	+7.82
	DAP	Tan Kok Kwang	9,844	27.69	-17.78
	PAS	Mohd Huridin Samuri	3,541	9.96	+9.96
Total valid votes			35,547	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,076
Unreturned ballots			219
Turnout			36,842	73.71
Registered electors
Majority			12,318
	BN hold		Swing		+12.80

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chua Jui Meng	18,730	54.53	+5.08
	DAP	Lee Ban Chen	15,619	45.47	-0.29
Total valid votes			34,349	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,207
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			35,556	74.94
Registered electors
Majority			3,111
	BN hold		Swing		+2.69

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Chua Jui Meng	14,818	49.45
	DAP	Song Sing Kwee	13,713	45.76
	PAS	Hassan Hussein	1,437	4.80
Total valid votes			29,968	100.00
Total rejected ballots			761
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			30,729	71.32
Registered electors			43,085
Majority			1,105
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

"Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 34. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
"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]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-07-08.

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[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 34. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[2] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[3] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[4] "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]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-07-08.