Ijok (state constituency)

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Ijok
Selangor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Jefri Mejan
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]30,662

Ijok is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1995. It has been represented by Jefri Mejan of Perikatan Nasional (PN) since 2023.

The state constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnic breakdown of Ijok's electorate as of 2023[2]

  Malay (61.59%)
  Indian (24.21%)
  Chinese (13.18%)
  Other ethnicities (1.01%)

History[edit]

Polling districts[edit]

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Ijok constituency is divided into 11 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Ijok (N11) Sungai Darah 096/11/01 SK Rantau Panjang Bestari Jaya
Bestari Jaya Selatan 096/11/02 SMK Raja Muda Musa Batang Berjuntai
Jaya Setia 096/11/03 SK Jaya Setia
Bukit Badong 096/11/04 SK Bukit Badong
Kampung Ijok 096/11/05 SK Ijok
Pekan Ijok 096/11/06 SJK (C) Ijok
Simpang Ijok 096/11/07 SA Rakyat Al-Hilal Spg. Tiga Ijok
Bestari Jaya Utara 096/11/08 SK Bestari Jaya
Ladang Bukit Ijok 096/11/09 SJK (T) Ladang Bukit Ijok
Parit Mahang 096/11/10 SK Parit Mahang
Bukit Cherakah 096/11/11 SK Dato' Maharaja Lela

Representation history[edit]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Ijok
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency renamed from Seri Cahaya
9th 1995-1999 Sivalingam Arumugam Karuppiah BN (MIC)
10th 1999-2004
11th 2004-2007
2007-2008 Parthiban Karuppiah
12th 2008-2013 Khalid Ibrahim PR (PKR)
13th 2013-2018 Idris Ahmad
14th 2018–2023 PH (PKR)
15th 2023–present Jefri Mejan PN (PAS)

Election results[edit]

Selangor state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Jefri Mejan 12,183 51.52 Increase 51.52
PH Amidi Abdul Manan 11,271 47.66 Increase 1.48
Independent Tan Cat Keong 194 0.08 Increase 0.08
Total valid votes 23,648 100.00
Total rejected ballots 156
Unreturned ballots 19
Turnout 23,823 77.70 Decrease 9.70
Registered electors 30,662
Majority 912 3.86 Decrease 6.86
PN gain from PH Swing ?
Selangor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Idris Ahmad 8,914 45.18 Increase 45.18
BN Parthiban Karuppiah 6,800 34.46 Decrease 13.27
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Jefri Mejan 3,942 19.98 Increase 19.98
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Kumaran Tamil Dassen 76 0.39 Increase 0.39
Total valid votes 19,732 100.00
Total rejected ballots 396
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 20,167 87.40 Decrease 1.86
Registered electors 23,073
Majority 2,114 10.72 Increase 6.14
Pakatan Harapan (2018) hold Swing
Source(s)

[4] "Keputusan Undi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN)". www.myundi.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Selangor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
Selangor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PKR Idris Ahmad 8,522 52.27 Decrease 5.43
BN Parthiban Karuppiah 7,783 47.73 Increase 5.43
Total valid votes 16,305 100.00
Total rejected ballots 297
Unreturned ballots 36
Turnout 16,638 89.26 Increase 7.25
Registered electors 18,639
Majority 739 4.54 Decrease 10.86
PKR hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Selangor state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PKR Abdul Khalid Ibrahim 7,196 57.70 Increase 17.03
BN Mohamed Sayuti Said 5,276 42.30 Decrease 17.03
Total valid votes 12,472 100.00
Total rejected ballots 204
Unreturned ballots 8
Turnout 12,684 82.01 Increase 0.11
Registered electors 15,467
Majority 1,920 15.40 Decrease 3.26
PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
Selangor state by-election, 28 April 2007
Upon the death of incumbent, Sivalingam Arumugam Karuppiah
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Parthiban Karuppiah 5,884 59.33 Increase 1.98
PKR Abdul Khalid Ibrahim 4,034 40.67 Increase 1.46
Total valid votes 9,918 100.00
Total rejected ballots 134
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 10,052 81.90 Increase 6.31
Registered electors 12,272
Majority 1,850 18.66 Increase 0.52
BN hold Swing


Selangor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Sivalingam Arumugam Karuppiah 5,213 57.35 Decrease 1.22
PKR Abdol Raman Moharam 3,564 39.21 Increase 39.21
Independent Mohamed Shariff Nagoorkani 313 3.44 Increase 3.44
Total valid votes 9,090 100.00
Total rejected ballots 254
Unreturned ballots 32
Turnout 9,376 75.59 Increase 5.86
Registered electors 12,404
Majority 1,649 18.14 Decrease 10.10
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Selangor state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Sivalingam Arumugam Karuppiah 6,567 58.57 Decrease 24.83
DAP Krishnan Veeriah 3,401 30.33 Increase 13.73
Independent Mohd Yusof Ab. Rahim 1,245 11.10 Increase 11.10
Total valid votes 11,213 100.00
Total rejected ballots 531
Unreturned ballots 3
Turnout 11,747 69.73 Increase 1.17
Registered electors 16,847
Majority 3,166 28.24 Decrease 38.56
BN hold Swing


Selangor state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Sivalingam Arumugam Karuppiah 8,486 83.40
DAP Sinniah Periannan 1,689 16.60
Total valid votes 10,175 100.00
Total rejected ballots 951
Unreturned ballots 37
Turnout 11,163 68.56
Registered electors 16,282
Majority 6,797 66.80
This was a new constituency created.

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