Tangkak (state constituency)

Tangkak
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ee Chin Li; PH
;
Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Population (2020)	56,431
Electors (2022)	35,554
Area (km²)	238

Tangkak is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Tangkak's electorate as of 2022

Chinese (48.62%)

Malay (40.18%)

Indian (10.18%)

Other ethnicities (0.85%)

Sabah Bumiputera (0.13%)

Sarawak Bumiputera (0.05%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Tangkak constituency has a total of 13 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Tangkak（N10）	Asahan Relau	144/10/01	Balai Raya Kg. Kenangan Gemeh
	Kampong Bahru Bekoh	144/10/02	SK Bekoh
	Payamas	144/10/03	SMK Seri Tangkak
	Jalan Sialang	144/10/04	SMK Ledang
	Bandar Tangkak Utara	144/10/05	SK Sri Tangkak
	Bandar Tangkak Timor	144/10/06	SJK (C) Chi Ming 2
	Bandar Tangkak Selatan	144/10/07	SA Bandar Tangkak
	Bandar Tangkak Barat	144/10/08	SJK (T) Jalan Sialang
	Pengkalan Besar	144/10/09	SK Pengkalan Besar
	Kampong Solok	144/10/10	Pejabat Pertanian Daerah Tangkak
	Bukit Banjar	144/10/11	SK Bukit Banjar
	Bandar Tangkak	144/10/12	SK Bandar Tangkak
	Taman Tangkak Jaya	144/10/13	SMK Tun Mamat

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tangkak
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	Lai Kuen Tee	Alliance (MCA)
2nd	1964-1969	Lai Kuen Tee	Alliance (MCA)
	1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1971-1974	Lai Kuen Tee	Alliance (MCA)
4th	1974-1978	Lau Kheng Lay	BN (MCA)
5th	1978-1982	Lau Kheng Lay
6th	1982-1986	Lim Tong Keng
7th	1986-1990	Yap Chik Dong
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Goh Tee Tee
13th	2013-2018	Ee Chin Li	PR (DAP)
14th	2018-2022		PH (DAP)
15th	2022–present		PH (DAP)

Election results

Johor state election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Ee Chin Li	8,105	40.85	20.72
	BN	Ong Chee Siang	7,733	38.98	0.55
	PN	Chong Fat Full	3,092	15.58	15.58
	PEJUANG	Muhd Airel Zabridin	789	3.98	3.98
	Independent	Zainal Baharom A Kadir	121	0.61	0.61
Total valid votes			19,840	97.99
Total rejected ballots			326	1.61
Unreturned ballots			81	0.40
Turnout			20,247	56.95	28.74
Registered electors			35,554
Majority			372	1.87	21.27
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[3]^[4]

Johor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Ee Chin Li	13,512	61.57	61.57
	BN	Goh Tee Tee	8,435	38.43	7.71
Total valid votes			21,947	97.18
Total rejected ballots			563	2.49
Unreturned ballots			73	0.32
Turnout			22,583	85.69	1.41
Registered electors			26,354
Majority			5,077	23.14	15.42
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[5]

Johor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ee Chin Li	10,729	53.86	4.91
	BN	Goh Tee Tee	9,192	46.14	4.91
Total valid votes			19,921	97.74
Total rejected ballots			438	2.15
Unreturned ballots			22	0.11
Turnout			20,381	87.10	11.50
Registered electors			23,394
Majority			1,537	7.72	5.62
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Johor state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Goh Tee Tee	7,130	51.05	15.35
	DAP	Lee Fu Haw	6,835	48.95	48.95
Total valid votes			13,965	96.22
Total rejected ballots			522	3.60
Unreturned ballots			27	0.18
Turnout			14,514	75.60	3.81
Registered electors			19,198
Majority			295	2.10	33.68
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Johor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yap Chik Dong	8,817	66.39	66.39
	PKR	Yau Ho Yong	3,890	30.61	30.61
Total valid votes			12,707	96.34
Total rejected ballots			460	3.49
Unreturned ballots			23	0.17
Turnout			13,190	71.79
Registered electors			18,374
Majority			4,927	35.78
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Johor state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes
On the nomination day, Yap Chik Dong won uncontested.
	BN	Yap Chik Dong
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			26,106
Majority
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Johor state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yap Chik Dong	13,271	77.87	14.58
	DAP	Liang Toy Heng	3,771	22.13	14.58
Total valid votes			17,042	95.74
Total rejected ballots			754	4.24
Unreturned ballots			5	0.03
Turnout			17,801	70.39	2.91
Registered electors			25,290
Majority			9,500	55.74	29.16
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".

Johor state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yap Chik Dong	10,483	63.29	0.16
	DAP	Tan Teck Joon	6,649	36.71	0.16
Total valid votes			17,132	95.16
Total rejected ballots			871	4.84
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			18,003	73.30	1.46
Registered electors			24,561
Majority			3,834	26.58	0.32
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Johor state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Yap Chik Dong	10,050	63.45
	DAP	Wang Keat Yit	5,790	36.55
Total valid votes			15,840	95.95
Total rejected ballots			668	4.05
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			16,508	71.84
Registered electors			22,979
Majority			4,260	26.90
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1986".