Simpang Jeram

Simpang Jeram

Johor constituency
File:Jalan Jeram-Sungai Terap (Johor State Highway J135), Simpang Jeram 20230916 171215.jpg
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Nazri Abdul Rahman PH
Constituency created	2018
First contested	2018
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Population (2020)	66,860
Electors (2023)	40,379
Area (km²)	36

Simpang Jeram is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly. The state constituency was first contested in 2018 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 Simpang Jeram's electorate as of 2023

  Malay (51.87%)

  Chinese (44.58%)

  Indians (2.53%)

  Other ethnicities (1.02%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Simpang Jeram constituency is divided into 13 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Simpang Jeram（N13）	Jalan Sakeh	145/13/01	Sekolah Agama Tun Dr. Ismail
	Temenggong Ahmad Dalam	145/13/02	SK Parit Keroma Darat
	Sungai Abong	145/13/03	SMK Sungai Abong
	Jalan Haji Abdullah	145/13/04	SK Bakri Batu 2
	Haji Abdullah Selatan	145/13/05	Sekolah Agama Parit Keroma Darat
	Jeram Tengah	145/13/06	Sekolah Agama Seri Bukit Batu
	Bukit Batu	145/13/07	SK Seri Bukit Batu
	Kampong Ulu	145/13/08	Sekolah Agama Bakri Batu Enam
	Simpang Jeram	145/13/09	SK Simpang Jeram
	Sri Tanjong	145/13/10	SK Bakri Batu 5
	Kampong Sungai Abong	145/13/11	Kolej Vokasional Muar

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Simpang Jeram
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency renamed from Sungai Abong
14th	2018–2022	Salahuddin Ayub (صلاح الدين أيوب)	PH (AMANAH)
15th	2022–2023
	2023–present	Nazri Abdul Rahman (نذري عبد الرحمن)

Election results

Johor state by-election, 9 September 2023: Simpang Jeram
Upon the death of incumbent, Salahuddin Ayub

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Nazri Abdul Rahman	13,844	56.54	15.60
	PN	Mohd Mazri Yahya	10,330	42.19	12.47
	Independent	Jeganathan Subramaniam	311	1.27	1.27
Total valid votes			24,485	100.00
Total rejected ballots			74
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			24,571	60.85	6.13
Registered electors			40,379
Majority			3,514	14.35	3.13
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1857938/PUB%20400%20(2023).pdf

Johor state election, 2022: Simpang Jeram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Salahuddin Ayub	8,749	40.94	20.69
	PN	Zarul Salleh	6,350	29.72	29.72
	BN	Lokman Md Don	6,062	28.37	0.90
	PEJUANG	Mahaizal Mahmor	208	0.97	0.97
Total valid votes			21,369	100.00
Total rejected ballots			387
Unreturned ballots			141
Turnout			21,897	54.72	30.58
Registered electors			40,014
Majority			2,399	11.22	21.14
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s)

Johor state election, 2018: Simpang Jeram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PH	Salahuddin Ayub	14,640	61.63
	BN	Mohd Radzi Amin	6,953	29.27
	PAS	Mohd Mazri Yahya	2,135	8.99
	Independent	Ahmad Hashim	28	0.10
Total valid votes			23,756	100.00
Total rejected ballots			235
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			24,049	85.30
Registered electors			28,193
Majority			7,687	32.36
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)