Gambir (state constituency)

Gambir (N09)
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Sahrihan Jani; BN
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Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2026
Demographics
Population (2020)	39,049
Electors (2026)	30,326
Area (km²)	219

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

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

As of 2020, Gambir has a population of 39,049 people.^[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Gambir's electorate as of 2022

Malay (59.0%)
Chinese (36.5%)
Indian (3.78%)
Other ethnicities (0.58%)
Sabah Bumiputera (0.07%)
Sarawak Bumiputera (0.04%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 2 July 2026, the Gambir constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Gambir（N09）	Kampung Babok	144/09/01	SJK (C) Kok Beng
	Sengkang	144/09/02	SK Sengkang
	Sawah Ring	144/09/03	SK Sawah Ring
	Bukit Gambir	144/09/04	SMK Bukit Gambir
	Parit Kassan	144/09/05	SK Parit Kassan
	Simpang Lima	144/09/06	SK Simpang 5 Pekan
	Parit Bilah	144/09/07	Balai Raya Kampung Sungai Bilah
	Pekan Bukit Gambir Barat	144/09/08	SK Bukit Gambir
	Pekan Bukit Gambir Timor	144/09/09	SA Bukit Gambir
	Pekan Bukit Gambir Utara	144/09/10	SJK (C) Chian Kuo
	Ladang Sagil	144/09/11	SJK (T) Ladang Sagil
	Bandar Sagil Luar	144/09/12	SJK (C) Chee Chuin
	Sagil	144/09/13	SK Sagil Kampong
	Kampong Sri Jaya	144/09/14	SK Serom 8
	Parit Zing	144/09/15	SJK (C) Khay Hian

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Gambir
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Serom and Tangkak
11th	N09	2004–2008	Asojan Muniyandy	BN (MIC)
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2020	Muhyiddin Yassin	PH (BERSATU)
14th		2020–2022	Muhyiddin Yassin	PN (BERSATU)
15th		2022–2026	Sahrihan Jani	BN (UMNO)
16th		2026–present	Sahrihan Jani	BN (UMNO)

Election results

Source: ^[4]

Johor state election, 2026
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sahrihan Jani	13,427	61.01	15.53
	PH	Mohd Nor Mohd Yusof	6,693	30.41	30.41
	PN	Suraya Sulaiman	1,888	8.58	18.92
Total valid votes			22,008	100.00
Total rejected ballots			215
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			22,244	73.35	12.02
Registered electors			30,326
Majority			6,734	30.60	12.62
	BN hold		Swing		?

Johor state election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sahrihan Jani	7,960	45.48	7.14
	PN	Mohd Solihan Badri	4,814	27.50	27.50
	PKR	Naim Jusri	4,509	25.76	27.57
	PEJUANG	Suraya Sulaiman	220	1.26	1.26
Total valid votes			17,503	100.00
Total rejected ballots			305
Unreturned ballots			245
Turnout			18,053	61.33
Registered electors			29,434
Majority			3,416	17.98
	BN gain from PKR		Swing		?
Source(s) ^[5]^[6]

Johor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Muhyiddin Yasin	10,280	53.33	53.33
	BN	M. Asojan Muniyandy	7,192	37.31	10.53
	PAS	Mahfodz Mohamed	1,806	9.37	36.96
Total valid votes			19,278	100.00
Total rejected ballots			383
Unreturned ballots			79
Turnout			19,740	86.86	0.65
Registered electors			22,726
Majority			3,088	16.02	14.31
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		-

Johor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	M. Asojan Muniyandy	8,705	47.83	11.01
	PAS	Mahfodz Mohamed	8,395	46.13	4.98
	Independent	Mohd Zan Abu	837	4.60	4.60
	Independent	Yunus Mustakim	261	1.43	1.43
Total valid votes			18,198	100.00
Total rejected ballots			492
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			18,711	87.51	10.42
Registered electors			21,382
Majority			310	1.70	15.99
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	M. Asojan Muniyandy	8,190	58.85	14.17
	PAS	Kasim Ibrahim	5,727	41.15	14.17
Total valid votes			13,917	100.00
Total rejected ballots			499
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			14,434	77.09	3.26
Registered electors			18,724
Majority			2,463	17.70	28.33
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	M. Asojan Muniyandy	9,690	73.02
	PAS	Aripin Dahalan	3,581	26.98
Total valid votes			13,271	100.00
Total rejected ballots			373
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			13,656	73.83
Registered electors			18,496
Majority			6,109	46.03
This was a new constituency created.

References

↑ "Johor 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.09 Gambir Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
↑ "Malaysia Federal Legislation". lom.agc.gov.my. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
↑ ElectionData.MY. "Query Builder". ElectionData.MY. Retrieved 2026-06-28.
↑ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
↑ "Dashboard SPR".

[GE14-1] "Johor 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)

[2] Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.09 Gambir Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-21.

[3] "Malaysia Federal Legislation". lom.agc.gov.my. Retrieved 2026-07-04.

[4] ElectionData.MY. "Query Builder". ElectionData.MY. Retrieved 2026-06-28.

[5] "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.

[6] "Dashboard SPR".

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