Peramu Jaya is a state constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that is represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly.[1]

Peramu Jaya
Pahang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePahang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Mohamad Nizar Mohamad Najib
BN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)41,915

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Peramu Jaya's electorate as of 2022[2]

  Malay (90.49%)
  Other ethnicities (5.71%)
  Chinese (2.81%)
  Indian (0.99%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Peramu Jaya constituency is divided into 16 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling district Code Location
Peramu Jaya (N21) Kampung Lamir 085/21/01 Pusat Perpindahan Banjir Kampung Lamir
Tanah Putih 085/21/02 SMK Dato' Mahmud Mat
Peramu Jaya 085/21/03 SK Peramu Jaya
Serandu 085/21/04 SK Serandu
Kuala Pahang 085/21/05 SJK (C) Yoke Hwa Kuala Pahang
Kampung Marhum 085/21/06 SK Indera Shahbandar
Pasir Panjang 085/21/07 SK Pasir Panjang
Ketapang 085/21/08 SMA Al-Attas
Sungai Miang 085/21/09 SK Sinar Mutiara
Bandar Pekan 085/21/10 SK Ahmad
Mengkasar 085/21/11 SM Sains Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Pekan
Pulau Jawa 085/21/12 SK Sri Maulana
Kelat Rendang 085/21/13 SMK Peramu Jaya
Kampung Langgar 085/21/14 SK Langgar
Pahang Tua 085/21/15 SK Pahang Tua
Shahbandar 085/21/16 SK Pekan Jaya

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Peramu Jaya
Assembly Years Name Party
Constituency renamed from Kuala Pahang
11th 2004-2008 Wan Iqbal Afdza Wan Abdul Hamid BN (UMNO)
12th 2008-2013 Ibrahim Awang Ismail
13th 2013-2018 Sh Mohmed Puzi Sh Ali
14th 2018-2022
15th 2022–present Mohamad Nizar Mohamad Najib

Election results

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Pahang state election, 2022: Peramu Jaya
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mohamad Nizar Mohamad Najib 19,337 57.63  0.99
PN Abu Talib Muhammad 11,514 34.31  34.31
PH Tugimon Abdul Hamid 2,511 7.48  2.56
Independent Tengku Zainul Hisham Tengku Hisham 193 0.58  0.58
Total valid votes 33,555 100.00
Total rejected ballots 299
Unreturned ballots 98
Turnout 33,952 81.00  2.10
Registered electors 41,915
Majority 7,823 23.32  3.96
BN hold Swing


Pahang state election, 2018: Peramu Jaya
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Sh Mohamed Puzi Sh Ali 15,433 58.62
PAS Abu Kassim Manaf 8,251 31.34
PH Salim Abd Majid 2,644 10.04
Total valid votes 26,328 100.00
Total rejected ballots 403
Unreturned ballots 103
Turnout 26,834 83.10
Registered electors 32,291
Majority 7,182 27.28
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"Pahang - 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Retrieved 2024-05-20.

References

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  1. ^ "Pahang 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
  2. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview".
  3. ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.