Tiram (state constituency)

Tiram
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Azizul Bachok; BN
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Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	203,056
Electors (2022)	105,707
Area (km²)	343

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

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 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 Tiram's electorate as of 2022

Malay (54.87%)

Chinese (25.57%)

Indian (12.48%)

Other ethnicities (4.4%)

Sarawak Bumiputera (2.02%)

Sabah Bumiputera (0.66%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Tiram constituency has a total of 24 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Tiram（N39）	Ulu Tiram Barat	158/40/01	SA Taman Bukit Tiram
	Bandar Ulu Tiram Barat	158/40/02	SK Taman Bukit Tiram
	Bandar Ulu Tiram Tengah	158/40/03	SMK Ulu Tiram
	Bandar Ulu Tiram Utara	158/40/04	SK Ulu Tiram
	Bandar Ulu Tiram Selatan	158/40/05	SJK (C) Tiram
	Ara Cemerlang	158/40/06	Dewan Seberguna Desa Cemerlang
	Ulu Tiram Timor	158/40/07	SA Bandar Tiram
	Nam Heng	158/40/08	SK Nam Heng
	Sungai Tiram	158/40/09	SK Sungai Tiram
	Kong Kong	158/40/10	SK Kongkong Laut
	Kampung Cahaya Baru	158/40/11	SK Cahaya Baru
	Kota Masai	158/40/12	SMK Kota Masai
	Kota Delima	158/40/13	SK Kota Masai
	Tanjong Langsat	158/40/14	SK Tanjong Langsat
	Tanjong Kopok	158/40/15	SK Perigi Acheh
	Pasir Puteh	158/40/16	SK Pasir Puteh
	Taman Pasir Puteh	158/40/17	SK Taman Pasir Putih
	Desa Jaya	158/40/18	SK Taman Desa Jaya
	Cahaya Masai	158/40/19	SK Kopok
	Lembah Ehsan	158/40/20	SA Taman Desa Jaya
	Lanjut Cemerlang	158/40/21	SA Taman Desa Cemerlang
	Cemerlang Tropika	158/40/22	SK Desa Cemerlang
	Kampung Sentosa	158/40/23	SA Dato' Hj. Abd Rahman Ahmad
	Kota Pulasan	158/40/24	SK Kota Masai 2

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tiram
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tanjung Petri
4th	1974-1978	Hasnah Ahmad	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982	Jaafar Hamzah
6th	1982-1986	Ali Hassan
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004	Mohamad Dolmat
11th	2004-2008	Maulizan Bujang
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-2022	Gopalakrishnan Subramaniam	PH (PKR)
15th	2022–present	Azizul Bachok	BN (UMNO)

Election Results

Johor state election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Azizul Bachok	22,939	40.66	4.01
	PN	Karim Deraman	17,658	31.30	31.30
	PH	Gopalakrishnan Subramaniam	12,550	22.25	30.46
	PEJUANG	Abdul Aziz Harun	1,391	2.47	2.47
	PBM	Mohd Azmi Ali	860	1.52	1.52
	Independent	Jayasangkar Jeraman	654	1.16	1.16
	Independent	Bala Sundaram Perumal	365	0.65	0.65
Total valid votes			56,417	97.37
Total rejected ballots			1,053	1.82
Unreturned ballots			468	0.81
Turnout			57,938	54.81	29.61
Registered electors			105,707
Majority			5,281	9.36	6.70
	BN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) ^[3]^[4]

Johor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Gopalakrishnan Subramaniam	26,573	52.71	52.71
	BN	Maulizan Bujang	18,475	36.65	22.66
	PAS	Azman Atmin	5,366	10.64	30.05
Total valid votes			50,414	98.40
Total rejected ballots			735	1.43
Unreturned ballots			85	0.17
Turnout			51,234	84.42	3.18
Registered electors			60,686
Majority			8,098	16.06	2.56
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Johor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Maulizan Bujang	23,716	59.31	6.52
	PAS	Kumutha Rahman	16,273	40.69	40.69
Total valid votes			39,989	97.87
Total rejected ballots			835	2.04
Unreturned ballots			37	0.10
Turnout			40,861	87.60	9.57
Registered electors			46,658
Majority			7,443	18.62	13.04
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Johor state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Maulizan Bujang	17,005	65.83	20.66
	PKR	Kumutha Rahman	8,827	34.17	34.17
Total valid votes			25,832	97.32
Total rejected ballots			680	2.56
Unreturned ballots			32	0.12
Turnout			26,544	78.03	3.70
Registered electors			34,018
Majority			8,178	31.66	41.32
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Johor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Maulizan Bujang	18,482	86.49	7.66
	PKR	Roslani Sharif	2,887	13.51	13.51
Total valid votes			21,369	97.58
Total rejected ballots			522	2.38
Unreturned ballots			9	0.04
Turnout			21,900	74.33	0.64
Registered electors			29,463
Majority			15,595	72.98	15.32
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Johor state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Dolmat	22,626	78.83	8.45
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Mohd Salleh Ahmad	6,076	21.17	21.17
Total valid votes			28,702	94.45
Total rejected ballots			1,029	3.39
Unreturned ballots			657	2.16
Turnout			30,388	74.97	0.13
Registered electors			40,534
Majority			16,550	57.66	16.90
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Johor state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ali Hassan	21,041	87.28	18.63
	S46	Shapie Ridwan	3,066	12.72	18.63
Total valid votes			24,107	95.10
Total rejected ballots			852	3.36
Unreturned ballots			389	1.53
Turnout			25,348	75.10	2.37
Registered electors			33,753
Majority			17,975	74.56	38.26
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".

Johor state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ali Hassan	15,987	68.65	6.75
	S46	Mohd Shafbly Yahya	7,302	32.35	32.35
Total valid votes			23,289	94.30
Total rejected ballots			1,408	5.70
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			24,697	72.73	6.74
Registered electors			33,957
Majority			8,685	36.30	14.50
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Johor state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ali Hassan	13,023	75.40
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Mohd Amin Ahmad	4,249	24.60
Total valid votes			17,272	89.25
Total rejected ballots			2,080	10.75
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			19,352	65.99
Registered electors			29,326
Majority			8,774	50.80
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1986".