Benut (state constituency)

Benut (N53)
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Vacant
Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2026
Demographics
Population ()2020	29,033
Electors (2022)	28,165
Area (km²)	248

Benut 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

As of 2020, Benut has a population of 29,033 people.^[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Benut's electorate as of 2022

Malay (80.9%)
Chinese (17.1%)
Other ethnicities (1.71%)
Indian (0.21%)
Sabah Bumiputera (0.06%)
Sarawak Bumiputera (0.04%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Benut constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Benut（N53）	Lubok Sipat	164/53/01	SK Seri Bahagia
	Permatang Sepam	164/53/02	SK Seri Jaya
	Parit Betak	164/53/03	SMK Parit Betak
	Permatang Duku	164/53/04	SK Seri Setia
	Parit Mansor	164/53/05	SK Parit Markom
	Parit Ismail	164/53/06	SK Seri Kembar
	Sri Jawa	164/53/07	SK Seri Al Ulum
	Parit Satu	164/53/08	SK Seri Anom
	Sanglang	164/53/09	SK Sanglang
	Simpang Jawa	164/53/10	SJK (C) Lok Yu 1
	Benut	164/53/11	SMK Sri Tanjung
	Bandar Benut Utara	164/53/12	SMK Benut
	Bandar Benut Selatan	164/53/13	SA Bandar Benut
	Parit Abdul Rahman	164/53/14	SMA (Arab) Bugisiah
	Tampok	164/53/15	SK Seri Sinaran

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Benut
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	Bachok @ Abdul Majid Hashim	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964-1969	Bachok @ Abdul Majid Hashim	Alliance (UMNO)
	1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1971–1974	Talib Ali	Alliance (UMNO)
4th	1974-1978	Jalok Daing Malibok	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982	Jalok Daing Malibok
6th	1982-1986	Hasmuni Salim
7th	1986-1990	Ahmad Selamat
8th	1990-1995	Khatijah Mat Som
9th	1995-1999	Saklon @ Salehon Sengot
10th	1999-2004	Saklon @ Salehon Sengot
11th	2004-2008	Salehan Sungot
12th	2008-2013	Hasni Mohammad
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-2022
15th	2022–2026

Election results

Johor state election, 2026
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority

Johor state election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hasni Mohammad	10,896	63.08	7.65
	PN	Isa Ab Hamid	5,037	29.16	29.16
	PKR	Haniff Ghazali Hosman	1,200	6.95	6.95
	PEJUANG	Iskandar Noor Ibrahim	139	0.08	0.08
Total valid votes			17,272	100.00
Total rejected ballots			300
Unreturned ballots			106
Turnout			17,678	62.80	20.77
Registered electors			28,165
Majority			5,859	33.92	7.92
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[4]^[5]

Johor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hasni Mohammad	9,480	55.43	12.68
	PH	Zulklifly Tasrep	5,033	29.43	29.43
	PAS	Firdaus Jaffar	2,590	15.14	16.75
Total valid votes			17,103	100.00
Total rejected ballots			358
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			17,461	83.57	3.04
Registered electors			20,894
Majority			4,447	26.00	10.22
	BN hold		Swing
undi.info

Johor state election, 2013: Benut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hasni Mohammad	12,358	68.11	4.58
	PAS	Sarobo Ponoh	5,786	31.89	4.58
Total valid votes			18,590	100.00
Total rejected ballots			446
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,036	86.61	6.96
Registered electors			21,463
Majority			6,572	36.22	9.16
	BN hold		Swing
undi.info

Johor state election, 2008: Benut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Hasni Mohammad	10,098	72.69
	PAS	Sarobo Ponoh	3,794	27.31
Total valid votes			14,376	100.00
Total rejected ballots			457
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,833	79.65
Registered electors			18,646
Majority			6,304	45.38
	BN hold		Swing
undi.info

References

↑ "Johor 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.53 Benut Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
↑ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
↑ "Dashboard SPR".

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[GE14-1] "Johor 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)

[2] Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.53 Benut Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-24.

[3] "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.

[5] "Dashboard SPR".

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