Renggam (federal constituency)

Renggam was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

Renggam
Johor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested1974
Last contested1982

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Renggam
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Kluang Selatan
4th1974-1978Chin Hon Ngian (陈汉原)BN (MCA)
5th1978-1982
6th1982-1986
Constituency abolished, split to Sungai Benut and Senai

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Renggam Kulai
Layang-layang

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNChin Hon Ngian24,52960.32
DAPYap Ah Ngau16,13839.68
Total valid votes 40,667 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,282
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 42,94978.35
Registered electors 54,815
Majority 8,391
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNChin Hon Ngian21,86163.55
DAPQuek Swee Siang12,53736.45
Total valid votes 34,398 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 45,340
Majority 9,324
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNChin Hon Ngian18,86571.17
DAPLiew Satt Yuen7,64228.83
Total valid votes 26,507 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,535
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 28,04280.67
Registered electors 34,762
Majority 11,223
This was a new constituency created.

References

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