Sekijang is a federal constituency in Segamat District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

  1. Malay (59.0%)
  2. Chinese (36.7%)
  3. Indian (4.00%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.30%)

As of 2020, Sekijang has a population of 79,347 people.

  1. 18-20 5.97 (5.60%)
  2. 21-29 21.03 (19.7%)
  3. 30-39 23.2 (21.8%)
  4. 40-49 17.68 (16.6%)
  5. 50-59 15.97 (15.0%)
  6. 60-69 12.57 (11.8%)
  7. 70-79 7.01 (6.58%)
  8. 80-89 2.63 (2.47%)
  9. above 90 0.55 (0.52%)
  1. Male (50.3%)
  2. Female (49.7%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sekijang constituency has a total of 26 polling districts.

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Pemanis(N03)Pemanis 1141/03/01SK LKTP Pemanis 1
Pemanis 2141/03/02SK (FELDA) Pemanis 2
Bumbun141/03/03SA Mukim Jabi Kampung Bumbun
Sulir141/03/04SK Dato Seri Maharaja Lela
Pekan Jabi141/03/05SJK (C) Jabi
Tahang Rimau141/03/06SK Datuk Wan Idris
Jalan Buloh Kasap141/03/07SMJK Seg Hwa
Kampong Mengkudu141/03/08Balai Raya Jalan Pemuda
Kampong Tengah141/03/09SJK (C) Kampung Tengah
FELDA Medoi141/03/10SK LKTP Medoi
Kampong Jawa141/03/11SK Kampong Jawa SA Kampong Jawa
Gubah141/03/12SK Kampong Tengah
Kampong Abdullah Selatan141/03/13SK Canossian Convent
Kemelah(N04)Segamat Baru141/04/01SK Segamat Baru SK Bandar Putra
Ladang Segamat141/04/02SJK (T) Ladang Segamat
FELDA Kemelah141/04/03SK (FELDA) Kemelah
Redong141/04/04SK (FELDA) Redong
Sekijang141/04/05Balai Raya Ladang RISDA Kg. Sekijang
Chuan Moh San141/04/06SJK (C) Tua Ooh
Kampong Melayu Raya141/04/07SK Melayu Raya
Bukit Siput141/04/08SK Kampung Paya Besar
Pekan Bukit Siput Utara141/04/09SJK (C) Bukit Siput
Paya Pulai141/04/10SA Taman Pelangi
Pogoh141/04/11SK Pagoh
Pekan Bukit Siput Selatan141/04/12SRA Bersepadu Segamat SA Bukit Siput
Bandar Putra Segamat141/04/13SMK Bandar Putra

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sekijang
ParliamentNoYearsMemberPartyVote Share
Constituency created from Segamat and Labis
11thP1412004–2008Baharum Mohamed (بحرهاروم محمد‎)BN (UMNO)19,628 80.40%
12th2008–201317,979 68.91%
13th2013–2018Anuar Abdul Manap (أنور عبدالمناف)19,934 54.08%
14th2018–2022Natrah Ismail (نترح اسماعيل)PH (PKR)19,559 51.69%
15th2022–presentZaliha Mustafa (زاليحة مصطفى‎)18,941 39.27%

State constituency

Parliamentary constituencyState constituency
1954–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
SekijangKemelah
Pemanis

Historical boundaries

State ConstituencyArea
20032018
KemelahBandar IOI Segamat Bandar Putra Segamat Bukit Siput FELDA Kemelah Segamat BaruBandar IOI Segamat Bukit Siput FELCRA Sekijang FELDA Kemelah Segamat Baru
PemanisFELCRA Sekijang FELDA Medoi FELDA Pemanis Kampung Tengah Pekan JabiFELDA Medoi FELDA Pemanis Kampung Jawa Kampung Tengah Pekan Jabi

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N3PemanisAnuar Abdul ManapBN (UMNO)
N4KemelahSaraswathy NallathanbyBN (MIC)

Local governments & postcodes

No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcode
N3PemanisSegamat Municipal Council85000 Segamat 85300 Labis 85400 Chaah
N4KemelahSegamat Municipal Council Labis District Council (FELDA Redong area)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022: Sekijang
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
PHZaliha Mustafa18,94139.2739.27
BNMd Salleheen Mohamad17,20735.6712.64
PNUzzair Ismail11,61224.0724.07
HeritageMohd Zohar Ahmad3390.700.70
PEJUANGMohd Saiful Faizul Abd Halim1380.290.29
Total valid votes48,237100.00
Total rejected ballots475
Unreturned ballots142
Turnout45,85475.399.58
Registered electors63,981
Majority1,7343.600.22
PH holdSwing
Source(s)
Malaysian general election, 2018: Sekijang
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
PKRNatrah Ismail19,55951.695.77
BNAyub Rahmat18,27848.315.77
Total valid votes37,837100.00
Total rejected ballots558
Unreturned ballots132
Turnout38,52784.972.15
Registered electors45,596
Majority1,2813.384.78
PKR gain from BNSwing?
Source(s)(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Archived from (PDF) on 2019-12-29. (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018.[dead link]
Malaysian general election, 2013: Sekijang
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNAnuar Abdul Manap19,93454.0814.83
PKRJulailey Jemadi16,92745.9214.83
Total valid votes36,861100.00
Total rejected ballots587
Unreturned ballots71
Turnout37,51987.1211.09
Registered electors43,066
Majority3,0078.1629.66
BN holdSwing
Source(s)(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013.[dead link] (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013.
Malaysian general election, 2008: Sekijang
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNBaharum Mohamed17,97968.9111.49
PKRZulkaply Salleh8,11231.0911.49
Total valid votes26,091100.00
Total rejected ballots622
Unreturned ballots3
Turnout26,71676.033.36
Registered electors35,138
Majority9,86737.8222.98
BN holdSwing
Malaysian general election, 2004: Sekijang
PartyCandidateVotes%
BNBaharum Mohamed19,62880.40
PKRZulkaply Salleh4,78619.60
Total valid votes24,414100.00
Total rejected ballots0
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout24,41472.67
Registered electors33,594
Majority14,84260.80
This was a new constituency created.