Maharani (state constituency)

Maharani (N15)
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ashari Md Sarip; BN
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Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2026
Demographics
Population (2020)	59,851
Electors (2026)	40,040
Area (km²)	65

Maharani 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, Maharani has a population of 59,851 people.^[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Maharani's electorate as of 2022

Malay (61.0%)
Chinese (35.6%)
Indian (2.25%)
Other ethnicities (0.82%)
Sabah Bumiputera (0.21%)
Sarawak Bumiputera (0.10%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 2 July 2026, the Maharani constituency has a total of 14 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Maharani（N15）	Maharani	146/15/01	SMK Sri Muar
	Tanjong	146/15/02	SMK (P) Sultan Abu Bakar
	Tanjong Selatan	146/15/03	SMA Maahad Muar
	Jalan Khalidi	146/15/04	SJK (T) Jalan Khalidi
	Temenggong Ahmad Selatan	146/15/05	SK Ismail Satu
	Parit Perupok Timor	146/15/06	SK Parit Kadzi
	Parit Perupok Barat	146/15/07	SJK (C) Chung Hwa Ketiga
	Parit Keroma	146/15/08	SK Parit Keruma
	Parit Raja	146/15/09	SMK Tengku Mahkota
	Parit Bakar Darat	146/15/10	SJK (C) Chi Sin
	Parit Bakar	146/15/11	SK Parit Bakar Tengah
	Parit Unas	146/15/12	SJK (C) San Chai
	Parit Pinang Seribu	146/15/13	SK Parit Pinang Seribu
	Parit Samsu	146/15/14	SK Parit Samsu

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Maharani
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bandar Maharani and Kesang
7th	N16	1986–1990	Song Sing Kwee (宋新輝)	DAP
8th		1990–1995	John Lim Wan Show (林萬壽)	DAP
9th		1995–1999	Tay Khim Seng (鄭錦成)	BN (MCA)
10th		1999–2004	Lau Yew Wee @ Low Yu Wee (劉有為)	BN (MCA)
11th	N15	2004–2008	Mohd Ismail Mohd Shah	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013	Mohammad Taslim	PR (PAS)
13th		2013–2018	Mohammad Taslim	PR (PAS)
14th		2018–2022	Nor Hayati Bachok	PH (AMANAH)
15th		2022–2026	Abdul Aziz Talib	PN (PAS)
16th		2026-present	Asharani Md Sarip	BN (UMNO)

Election results

Johor state election, 2026
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ashari Md Sarip	10,570	38.93	11.04
	PH	Muhammad Taqiuddin Cheman	8,427	31.04	0.01
	PN	Mohamad Anuar Hayan	5,658	20.84	15.13
	MUDA	Muhammad Amir Fiqri	2,495	9.19	9.19
Total valid votes			27,150	100.00
Total rejected ballots			382
Unreturned ballots			33
Turnout			27,565	68.84	13.08
Registered electors			40,040
Majority			2,143	7.89	2.96
	BN gain from PN		Swing		?

Johor state election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Abdul Aziz Talib	7,559	35.97	35.97
	PH	Nor Hayati Bachok	6,522	31.03	31.03
	BN	Noor Farah Shamsudin	5,861	27.89
	Independent	Lim Kim Joo	592	2.82	2.82
	PEJUANG	Riad Ahmad	292	1.39	1.39
	PBM	Hanis Asmui	190	0.90	0.90
Total valid votes			21,016	100.00
Total rejected ballots			356
Unreturned ballots			151
Turnout			21,523	55.76
Registered electors			38,596
Majority			1,037	4.94
	PN gain from PKR		Swing		?
Source(s) ^[4]^[5]

Johor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Nor Hayati binti Bachok	12,405	53.92	53.92
	BN	Ashari Md. Sarip	6,731	29.26	13.72
	PAS	Mohammad Taslim	3,869	16.82	40.21
Total valid votes			23,005	100.00
Total rejected ballots			299
Unreturned ballots			93
Turnout			23,397	83.86	0.09
Registered electors			27,900
Majority			5,674	24.66	10.62
	PKR gain from PAS		Swing		-

Johor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohammad Taslim	12,731	57.02	6.53
	BN	Zulkhairi Ahmad	9,595	42.98	6.53
Total valid votes			22,326	100.00
Total rejected ballots			369
Unreturned ballots			48
Turnout			22,743	83.95	11.68
Registered electors			27,090
Majority			3,136	14.05	13.07
	PAS hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Mohammad Taslim	8,154	50.49	21.41
	BN	Mohd. Ismail Mohd. Shah	7,996	49.51	21.41
Total valid votes			16,150	100.00
Total rejected ballots			354
Unreturned ballots			47
Turnout			16,551	72.27	3.08
Registered electors			22,902
Majority			158	0.98	40.87
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		-

Johor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Ismail Mohd. Shah	11,206	70.92	14.42
	PAS	Mohammad Taslim	4,594	29.08	29.08
Total valid votes			15,800	100.00
Total rejected ballots			373
Unreturned ballots			64
Turnout			16,237	69.19	1.13
Registered electors			23,466
Majority			6,612	41.85	23.29
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Low Yu Wee	12,225	56.50	0.32
	DAP	Pang Hok Liong	9,413	43.50	0.32
Total valid votes			21,638	100.00
Total rejected ballots			603
Unreturned ballots			153
Turnout			22,394	72.30	0.82
Registered electors			30,974
Majority			2,812	13.00	0.64
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tay Khim Seng	11,234	56.82	15.03
	DAP	Lim Sey Wee	8,538	43.18	15.03
Total valid votes			19,772	100.00
Total rejected ballots			768
Unreturned ballots			43
Turnout			20,583	71.48	0.83
Registered electors			28,797
Majority			2,696	13.64	2.79
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		-

Johor state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	John Lim Wan Show	8,726	58.21	6.83
	BN	Ng Kok Hwa	6,264	41.79	8.50
Total valid votes			14,990	100.00
Total rejected ballots			348
Unreturned ballots			19
Turnout			15,357	72.30	1.78
Registered electors			21,240
Majority			2,462	16.42	15.33
	DAP hold		Swing

Johor state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Song Sing Kwee	8,954	65.04
	BN	Ng Kok Hwa	4,583	33.29
	SDP	Yeo Ser Kim	229	1.66
Total valid votes			13,766	100.00
Total rejected ballots			363
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,129	70.53
Registered electors			20,034
Majority			4,371	31.75
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.15 Maharani Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
↑ "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".

[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.15 Maharani Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-21.

[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".

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