Pengerang (federal constituency)

Pengerang (P157)
Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Azalina Othman Said; BN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	70,831
Electors (2022)	55,316
Area (km²)	885
Pop. density (per km²)	80

Pengerang is a federal constituency in Kota Tinggi 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

Ethnic breakdown of Pengerang's electorate as of 2022^[4]

Malay (90.8%)
Chinese (8.20%)
Indian (0.60%)
Other ethnicities (0.40%)

As of 2020, Pengerang has a population of 70,831 people.^[5]

Age breakdown of Pengerang's electorate as of 2022

18-20 (5.47%)
21-29 (18.1%)
30-39 (25.2%)
40-49 (22.2%)
50-59 (10.9%)
60-69 (8.85%)
70-79 (7.60%)
80-89 (1.33%)
above 90 (0.36%)

Gender breakdown of Pengerang's electorate as of 2022

Male (50.4%)
Female (49.6%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pengerang constituency has a total of 25 polling districts.^[6]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Penawar（N38）	Air Tawar 1	157/38/01	SK (FELDA) Air Tawar 1
	Air Tawar 4	157/38/02	SK (FELDA) Air Tawar 4
	Papan Timor	157/38/03	SMK Bandar Mas
	Penawar	157/38/04	SK Bandar Penawar
	Sungai Mas	157/38/05	SK LKTP Sungai Mas
	Bandar Mas	157/38/06	SK Bandar Mas
	Air Tawar 5	157/38/07	SK (FELDA) Air Tawar 5
	Semenchu	157/38/08	SK (FELDA) Semenchu
	Sungai Layau	157/38/09	SK Kampong Layau
	Tanjong Buai	157/38/10	SK Tanjong Buai
Tanjung Surat（N39）	Tanjong Surat	157/39/01	SK Tanjung Surat
	Tanjong Serindit	157/39/02	SA Tanjung Serindit
	Adela	157/39/03	SK (FELDA) Adela
	Bukit Tunggal	157/39/04	SK LKTP Kledang
	Sening	157/39/05	SK (FELDA) Sening
	Bukit Keledang	157/39/06	SMK Adela
	Ladang Santi	157/39/07	SK Kg. Baru Pasir Gogok
	Kampong Pasir Gogok	157/39/08	SK Kg. Baru Pasir Gogok
	Pengerang	157/39/09	SK Pengerang
	Kampong Jawa	157/39/10	SJK (C) Yok Poon
	Kampong Sungai Kapal	157/39/11	SK Sungai Rengit
	Lepau	157/39/12	SK Lepau
	Sungai Rengit	157/39/13	SK Sungai Rengit
	Pekan Sungai Rengit	157/39/14	SJK (C) Yok Poon
	Telok Ramunia	157/39/15	SK Telok Ramunia

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Pengerang
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party	Vote Share
Constituency created from Kota Tinggi
11th	P157	2004–2008	Azalina Othman Said (ازلينا عثمان سعيد‎)	BN (UMNO)	Uncontested
12th		2008–2013			Uncontested
13th		2013–2018			26,992 83.64%
14th		2018–2022			21,829 67.71%
15th		2022–present			21,758 51.98%

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1954–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Pengerang						Penawar
						Tanjong Surat
							Tanjung Surat

Historical boundaries

State Constituency	Area
State Constituency	2003	2018
Penawar	Desaru FELDA Air Tawar 1, 4 & 5 FELDA Semanchu Penawar Tanjung Blau
Tanjung Surat	FELDA Adela Pengerang Tanjung Surat Tanjung Pengelih Teluk Ramunia

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N38	Penawar	Vacant
N39	Tanjung Surat	Vacant

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N38	Penawar	Pengerang Municipal Council	81600 Pengerang 81900 Kota Tinggi 81930 Bandar Penawar
N39	Tanjung Surat	Pengerang Municipal Council	81600 Pengerang 81900 Kota Tinggi 81930 Bandar Penawar

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Azalina Othman Said	21,758	51.98	15.73
	PN	Fairulnizar Rahmat	16,728	39.96	39.96
	PH	Che Zakaria Mohd Salleh	3,374	8.06	8.06
Total valid votes			41,860	100.00
Total rejected ballots			319
Unreturned ballots			129
Turnout			42,288	76.40	6.56
Registered electors			55,316
Majority			5,030	12.02	23.40
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753254/PUB%20617%20PARLIMEN%20JOHOR.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Azalina Othman Said	21,829	67.71	15.93
	PKR	Norliza Ngadiran	10,412	32.29	18.40
Total valid votes			32,240	100.00
Total rejected ballots			557
Unreturned ballots			782
Turnout			33,580	82.96	4.06
Registered electors			40,479
Majority			11,417	35.42	34.33
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 244/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2018. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 318/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Azalina Othman Said	26,992	83.64	83.64
	PKR	Tengku Intan Tengku Abdul Hamid	4,484	13.89	13.89
	Independent	Mohd Azaman Johari	795	2.46	2.46
Total valid votes			32,271	100.00
Total rejected ballots			698
Unreturned ballots			98
Turnout			33,067	87.02
Registered electors			37,999
Majority			22,508	69.75
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 181/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2016.^{[permanent dead link]} "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Johore [P.U. (B) 222/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Azalina Othman Said won uncontested.
	BN	Azalina Othman Said
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			33,002
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Azalina Othman Said won uncontested.
	BN	Azalina Othman Said
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			30,957
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.

↑ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
↑ "PRU-15: Parlimen Tebrau pengundi paling ramai di Johor".
↑ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
↑ "15th General Election Malaysia (GE15 / PRU15) - Results Overview". oriantaldaily.com.my. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "P.157 Pengerang Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

[1] "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[2] "PRU-15: Parlimen Tebrau pengundi paling ramai di Johor".

[3] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

[4] "15th General Election Malaysia (GE15 / PRU15) - Results Overview". oriantaldaily.com.my. Retrieved 20 June 2020.

[5] Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "P.157 Pengerang Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 10 November 2025.

[6] "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]