Labis (federal constituency) explained

Labis (P142)
State:	Johor
Fed-Rep:	Pang Hok Liong
Fed-Rep-Party:	PH
Fed-Status:	active
Fed-Created:	1974
Fed-Election-First:	1974
Fed-Election-Last:	2022
Demo-Census-Date:	2020
Demo-Pop:	42404
Demo-Pop-Ref:	^[1]
Demo-Electors:	49,846
Demo-Electors-Date:	2022
Demo-Electors-Ref:	^[2]
Demo-Area:	1374
Demo-Area-Ref:	^[3]

Labis is a federal constituency in Segamat District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Labis constituency has a total of 34 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Tenang (N05)	Kampong Redong	142/05/01	SK Kampung Tenang
	Pekan Ayer Panas	142/05/02	SA Ismail Ariffin
	Ladang Labis Utara	142/05/03	Dewan Masyarakat Ladang North Labis
	Bandar Labis Timor	142/05/04	Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Paya Merah
	Bandar Labis Tengah	142/05/05	SMK Kamarul Ariffin
	Labis	142/05/06	Dewan Bola Keranjang JKKK Labis Dewan Yong Hock Kiong
	FELDA Tenang	142/05/07	SK LKTP Tenang
	Sawah Bahru	142/05/08	SK Sawah Bahru
	Tenang Station	142/05/09	SMK Tenang Station
	Ladang Bukit Dato	142/05/10	SJK (T) Ladang Voules
	Chemplak Barat	142/05/11	SA LKTP Chempelak Barat
	Chemplak	142/05/12	SK LKTP Chemplak
Bekok (N06)	Bandar Labis Selatan	142/06/01	SK Labis
	Bandar Labis Barat	142/06/02	SMK Munshi Ibrahim
	Sungai Karas	142/06/03	SJK (C) Sungai Karas
	Kampong Panchajaya	142/06/04	Balai Raya Kampung Panchajaya
	Kampong Kudong	142/06/05	SK Kampung Kudong
	Ladang Kempas	142/06/06	Pusat Jagaan Kanak-Kanak Ladang Gunung Mas (Div)
	Kampong Bahru Bekok Barat	142/06/07	SMK Bekok
	Kampong Bahru Bekok Tengah	142/06/08	SJK (C) Bekok
	Kampong Bahru Bekok Timor	142/06/09	SK Seri Bekok
	Bandar Bekok	142/06/10	SJK (T) Bekok
	Ladang Getah Eldred Bekok	142/06/11	Dewan Orang Ramai Ladang Eldred
	Johor Labis 'A'	142/06/12	Balai Raya Claire 1 Ladang Claire Chaah
	Chaah Barat	142/06/13	SMK Chaah
	Bandar Chaah Utara	142/06/14	Dewan Serbaguna Chaah
	Bandar Chaah Tengah	142/06/15	SJK (C) Chaah
	Bandar Chaah Selatan	142/06/16	SA Chaah
	Kampong Jawa Chaah	142/06/17	SK Seri Bali
	Chaah Timor	142/06/18	SJK (T) Cantuman Chaah
	Chan Wing	142/06/19	Dewan Orang Ramai Ladang Gunung Mas
	Ladang Gerchang	142/06/20	Balai Raya Ladang Sungai Gerchang Bahagian 2
	Desa Temu Jodoh	142/06/21	SK Desa Temu Jodoh
	Perling	142/06/22	SK Seri Labis

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Labis
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Segamat Utara
	P099	1974–1978	Musa Hitam (موسى هيتم)
		1978–1982	Musa Hitam (موسى هيتم)
		1982–1986	Bahari Haron (بحري هارون)
	P118	1986–1990¹	Ling Liong Sik (林良实)
	P118	1990–1995
	P128	1995–1999
	P128	1999–2004
	P142	2004–2008	Chua Soi Lek (蔡细历)
		2008	Vacant^[5]
12th		2008–2013	Chua Tee Yong (蔡智勇)
		2013–2018	Chua Tee Yong (蔡智勇)
		2018–2022	Pang Hok Liong (彭学良)
		2022–present	Pang Hok Liong (彭学良)

Note: ¹Noted that in 1984 redelineation exercise this Labis constituency is now shifted south to Labis city centre from former Segamat constituency, not Segamat, Johor in Segamat District where now renamed as Segamat.

State constituency

Parliamentaryconstituency	State constituency
Parliamentaryconstituency	1954–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Labis			Ayer Panas
				Bekok
			Buloh Kasap
				Tenang

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N5	Tenang	Haslinda Salleh
N6	Bekok	Tan Chong

Local governments & postcodes

!No.!State Constituency!Local Government!Postcode
N5	Tenang	Labis District Council	85300 Labis 85400 Chaah 86500 Bekok
N6	Bekok	Labis District Council	85300 Labis 85400 Chaah 86500 Bekok

References

Web site: Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya . . 2018-08-12.

Notes and References

Web site: Kawasanku. Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. 2023-09-24. en.
Web site: PRU-15: Parlimen Tebrau pengundi paling ramai di Johor [METROTV] . 27 October 2022 .
Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. 2020-01-29. ms.
Web site: Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election . Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
Web site: Chua resigns after sex scandal. 2008-01-02. The Star Online. en. 2019-12-30.