Kota Tinggi (federal constituency)

Kota Tinggi

Johor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Noor Ehsanuddin Mohd Harun Narrashid BN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2013

Kota Tinggi is a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Sungai Ara, Tunjuk Laut, Tenggaroh Selatan, Sedili Pantai, Sedili Besar, Sedili Tengah, Sedili Darat, Mawai, Aping Barat, Aping Timor, Sedili Kechil, Bukit Easter, Wah Hah I, Lok Heng Barat, Wah Hah II, Lok Heng Timur, Lok Heng Selatan, Kota Kechil Timor, Kota Kechil Barat, Bukit Kerajaan, Jalan Mawai, Tembioh, Kampong Makam, FELDA Pasak, Air Tawar 3, Air Tawar 2, Panchor, Johor Lama, Pekan Telok Sengat, Telok Sengat.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kota Tinggi
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
7th	1986-1990	Musa Hitam	BN
8th	1990-1995	Syed Hamid Albar
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present	Noor Ehsanuddin Mohd Harun Narrashid

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Noor Ehsanuddin Mohd Harun Narrashid	30,373	83.97
	PAS	Onn Jaafar	5,799	16.03
Total valid votes			36,172	100.00
Total rejected ballots			696
Unreturned ballots			75
Turnout			36,943	88.18
Registered electors			41,894
Majority			24,574
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Hamid Albar	22,682	85.91
	PAS	Onn Jaafar	3,721	14.09
Total valid votes			26,403	100.00
Total rejected ballots			653
Unreturned ballots			53
Turnout			27,109	79.29
Registered electors			34,190
Majority			18,961
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Syed Hamid Albar won uncontested.
	BN	Syed Hamid Albar
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Hamid Albar	37,906	86.84
	KEADILAN	Rosdin Abdul Rahman Mahmud	5,745	13.16
Total valid votes			43,651	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,187
Unreturned ballots			156
Turnout			44,994	78.15
Registered electors
Majority			32,161
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Hamid Albar	36,776	92.44
	PAS	Mohamed Hanipa Maidin	3,007	7.56
Total valid votes			39,783	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,733
Unreturned ballots			61
Turnout			41,577	78.83
Registered electors
Majority			33,769
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Hamid Albar	36,504	78.57
	S46	Ma'on Omar	9,956	21.43
Total valid votes			46,460	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,613
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			48,073	79.42
Registered electors
Majority			26,548
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Musa Hitam	33,891	91.23
	PAS	Harun Embong	3,258	8.77
Total valid votes			37,149	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,307
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			38,456	76.54
Registered electors			50,240
Majority			30,633
This was a new constituency created.