Johor Lama (state constituency)

Johor Lama (N37)
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Norlizah Noh; BN
;
Constituency created	1959
Constituency abolished	1986
Constituency re-created	2003
First contested	1959
Last contested	2026
Demographics
Population (2020)	29,869
Electors (2026)	32,716
Area (km²)	331

Johor Lama 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

As of 2020, Johor Lama has a population of 29,869 people.^[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Johor Lama's electorate as of 2022

Malay (82.2%)
Chinese (13.6%)
Indians (2.63%)
Other ethnicities (1.13%)
Sarawak Bumiputera (0.23%)
Sabah Bumiputera (0.20%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 2 July 2026, the Johor Lama constituency has a total of 16 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Johor Lama（N37）	Lok Heng Barat	156/37/01	SK (FELDA) Lok Heng
	Lok Heng Timor	156/37/02	SK (FELDA) Lok Heng Selatan
	Lok Heng Selatan	156/37/03	SA Al-Anysar FELDA Lok Heng Selatan SK (FELDA) Lok Heng Selatan
	Kota Kechil Timor	156/37/04	SJK (C) New Kota
	Kota Kechil Barat	156/37/05	SK Laksamana
	Bukit Kerajaan	156/37/06	SRA Bersepadu Kota Tinggi
	Jalan Mawai	156/37/07	SK Datuk Usman Awang
	Tembioh	156/37/08	Dewan Badminton Skt Sports, Kampung Tembioh
	Kampong Makam	156/37/09	Dewan Raya Kampung Makam Gelanggang Sukan Pelbagai Guna Kg. Makam
	FELDA Pasak	156/37/10	SK Tun Dr Syed Nasir
	Air Tawar 3	156/37/11	SK Muzaffar Shah
	Air Tawar 2	156/37/12	SMK Air Tawar
	Panchor	156/37/13	SK Panchor
	Johor Lama	156/37/14	SK Johor Kampong
	Pekan Telok Sengat	156/37/15	SJK (C) Nan Ya
	Telok Sengat	156/37/16	SK Telok Sengat

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Johor Lama
Assembly	No	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created
Johore Lama
1st	N16	1959-1964	Lee Yeak Khim	Alliance (MCA)
2nd	N16	1964-1969	Ismail Sa'adon	Alliance (UMNO)
		1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	N16	1969-1973	Ismail Sa'adon	Alliance (UMNO)
3rd	N16	1973-1974	Mohamed Yusoff Jani	Alliance (UMNO)
4th	N20	1974-1978	Mohamed Yusoff Jani	BN (UMNO)
5th		1978-1982	Sema'on @ Ma'on Omar
6th		1982-1986	Atashah Majid
Constituency abolished, split into Sedili and Pengerang
Constituency recreated from Sedili and Pengerang
Johor Lama
11th	N37	2004-2008	Asiah Md Ariff	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008-2013
13th		2013-2018
14th		2018	Rosleli Jahari
		2018-2020		PH (BERSATU)
		2020-2022		PN (BERSATU)
15th		2022–2026	Norlizah Noh	BN (UMNO)
16th		2026–present	Norlizah Noh	BN (UMNO)

Election results

Johor state election, 2026
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Norlizah Noh	19,038	79.89	19.33
	PH	Danish Hossman Abd Rahman	2,694	11.31	3.71
	PN	Aisah Esa	2,097	8.80	21.71
Total valid votes			23,829	100.00
Total rejected ballots			274
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			24,126	73.74	11.14
Registered electors			32,716
Majority			16,344	68.59	38.54
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Norlizah Noh	12,171	60.56	0.01
	PN	Alias Rasman	6,132	30.51	30.51
	PH	Omar Mokhtar	1,527	7.60	7.60
	PEJUANG	Mohd Shukor Ahmad	268	1.33	1.33
Total valid votes			20,098	100.00
Total rejected ballots			273
Unreturned ballots			73
Turnout			20,444	62.60	21.68
Registered electors			32,658
Majority			6,039	30.05	1.98
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[4]^[5]

Johor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rosleli Jahari	12,532	60.57	13.62
	PKR	Nor Ashidah Ibrahim	6,725	32.50	32.50
	PAS	Siti Zaharah Othman	1,433	6.93	18.89
Total valid votes			20,690	100.00
Total rejected ballots			336
Unreturned ballots			230
Turnout			21,256	84.28	1.90
Registered electors			25,221
Majority			5,807	28.07	20.31
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Asiah Md. Ariff	10,769	74.19	4.39
	PAS	Kamaldin Tahir	3,747	25.81	4.39
Total valid votes			14,516	100.00
Total rejected ballots			254
Unreturned ballots			34
Turnout			14,804	86.18	11.12
Registered electors			17,178
Majority			7,022	48.37	8.78
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Asiah Md. Ariff	8,668	78.58	12.46
	PAS	Kamaldin Tahir	2,363	21.42	12.46
Total valid votes			11,031	100.00
Total rejected ballots			228
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			11,259	75.06	0.96
Registered electors			15,000
Majority			6,305	57.16	24.92
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Asiah Md. Ariff	10,039	91.04
	PAS	Mona'Im Hassan	988	8.96
Total valid votes			11,027	100.00
Total rejected ballots			192
Unreturned ballots			39
Turnout			11,258	74.10
Registered electors			15,192
Majority			9,051	82.08
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes
On the nomination day, Atasha Majid won uncontested.
	BN	Atasha Majid
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			28,777
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ma'On Omar	11,277	83.79
	Independent	Husein Ismail	1,199	8.91
	PAS	Syed Yahya Ibrahim	982	7.30
Total valid votes			13,458	100.00
Total rejected ballots			825
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,283	81.05	81.05
Registered electors			17,622
Majority			10,078	74.88	74.88
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	∆%
On the nomination day, Yusof Malim Kuning won uncontested.
	BN	Yusof Malim Kuning
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			11,055
Majority
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing	-

Johor state election, 1969: Johore Lama
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Ismail Sa'adon	3,026	70.62
	GERAKAN	Tunku Mohamed Archibald Tunku Ahmad	1,259	29.38
Total valid votes			4,285	100.00
Total rejected ballots			465
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			4,750	83.11	83.11
Registered electors			5,715
Majority			1,767	41.24	41.24
	Alliance hold		Swing

Johor state election, 1964: Johore Lama
Party		Candidate	Votes
On the nomination day, Ismail Sa'adon won uncontested.
	Alliance	Ismail Sa'adon
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			6,352
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Johor state election, 1959: Johore Lama
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Lee Yeak Khim	2,722	69.97
	National Party	Syed Abu Bakar Jaafar	1,168	30.03
Total valid votes			3,890	100.00
Total rejected ballots			94
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			3,984	73.18
Registered electors			5,444
Majority			1,554	39.95
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.37 Johor Lama Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
↑ "Malaysia Federal Legislation". lom.agc.gov.my. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
↑ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
↑ "Dashboard SPR". Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2022-03-30.

[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.37 Johor Lama Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-24.

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

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

[5] "Dashboard SPR". Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2022-03-30.

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