The 16th Johor State Election

The state constituency of N.49 Kota Iskandar has the largest number of registered voters, with 132,579 people. It is followed by N.41 Puteri Wangsa (128,723), N.40 Tiram (117,496), N.43 Permas (113,963), and N.46 Perling (109,992).

The constituency with the smallest electorate is N.05 Tenang, with 22,616 registered voters.

As of the latest electoral roll, Johor has 1,364,763 eligible male voters, or 50.03 percent, and 1,363,163 eligible female voters, or 49.97 percent. The gender split is almost even, with only 1,600 more male voters than female voters statewide.

N.39 Tanjung Surat has the highest share of male voters within its electorate, at 53.54 percent, while female voters make up 46.46 percent.

By contrast, N.13 Simpang Jeram and N.17 Semerah have the highest share of female voters within their electorates, at 51.05 percent each. Male voters make up 48.95 percent in both seats.

Female voters outnumber male voters in 31 of Johor’s 56 constituencies. They are:

In terms of age, the largest group of voters in Johor is the 30 to 39 age bracket, with 587,888 people. This is followed by voters aged 21 to 29 (544,657), 40 to 49 (492,922), 50 to 59 (393,780), 60 to 69 (308,313), 70 to 79 (172,402), and 18 to 20 (165,386).

The smallest groups are voters aged 80 to 89 (50,441) and those aged 90 and above (12,137).

The age profile also differs from seat to seat. The percentages below show how large each age group is within a constituency’s own electorate.

N.41 Puteri Wangsa has the highest share of voters aged 18 to 20, at 9.2 percent, while N.12 Bentayan has the lowest, at 3.8 percent.

For voters aged 21 to 29, N.40 Tiram records the highest share, at 26.65 percent, while N.45 Stulang has the lowest, at 12.73 percent.

Among voters aged 30 to 39, N.33 Tenggaroh has the highest share, at 26.74 percent, while N.45 Stulang has the lowest, at 17.38 percent.

For the 40 to 49 age group, N.38 Penawar records the highest share, at 24.13 percent, while N.22 Parit Raja has the lowest, at 15.79 percent.

N.48 Skudai has the highest share of voters aged 50 to 59, at 16.31 percent, while N.33 Tenggaroh has the lowest, at 8.51 percent.

For voters aged 60 to 69, N.12 Bentayan records the highest share, at 16.27 percent, while N.38 Penawar has the lowest, at 6 percent.

Among voters aged 70 to 79, N.45 Stulang has the highest share, at 11.33 percent. N.40 Tiram and N.49 Kota Iskandar have the lowest, at 3.16 percent each.

N.12 Bentayan has the highest share of voters aged 80 to 89, at 4.03 percent, while N.43 Permas has the lowest, at 0.58 percent.

For voters aged 90 and above, N.12 Bentayan records the highest share, at 1.03 percent, while N.38 Penawar has the lowest, at 0.07 percent.

The ethnic make-up of voters also varies from seat to seat. The percentages below show how large each group is within each constituency’s electorate.

N.38 Penawar has the highest share of Malay voters, at 97.28 percent, while N.12 Bentayan has the highest share of Chinese voters, at 69.92 percent.

N.06 Bekok records the highest share of Indian voters, at 18.75 percent.

N.42 Johor Jaya has the highest share of Bumiputera Sabah voters, at 4.56 percent, while N.43 Permas has the highest share of Bumiputera Sarawak voters, at 4.42 percent.

N.32 Endau has the highest share of Orang Asli voters, at 5.28 percent, while N.42 Johor Jaya also records the highest share of voters categorised as Others, at 3.15 percent.