Benut (state constituency)

Benut
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Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
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

Ethnic breakdown of Benut's electorate as of 2018^[2]

Malay (81.63%)

Chinese (17.63%)

Other ethnicities (0.57%)

Indian (0.17%)

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–present

Election results

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
	Pakatan Harapan (2018)	Haniff Ghazali Hosman	1,200	6.95	22.48
	Homeland Fighters' Party	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
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Johor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hasni Mohammad	9,480	55.43	12.68
	Pakatan Harapan (2018)	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
Turnout			14,293	83.57	3.04
Registered electors			20,894
Majority			4,447	26.00	10.22
	BN hold		Swing
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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				100.00
Total rejected ballots			446
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,144	86.61	6.96
Registered electors			21463
Majority			6,572	36.22	9.16
	BN hold		Swing
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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				100.00
Total rejected ballots			457
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			13,892	79.65
Registered electors			18,646
Majority			6,304	45.38
	BN hold		Swing
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