Mahkota (state constituency)

Mahkota (N29)

Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah BN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2026
Demographics
Population (2020)	79,707
Electors (2026)	67,562
Area (km²)	60

Mahkota is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.

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. It has been represented by Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah of Barisan Nasional (BN) since 2024.

Demographics

As of 2020, Mahkota has a population of 104,148 people.

Ethnic breakdown of Mahkota's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (54.5%)
2. Chinese (34.5%)
3. Indian (7.72%)
4. Other ethnicities (3.25%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 2 July 2026, the Mahkota constituency has a total of 18 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Mahkota (N29)	Padang Tembak	152/29/01	SMK Sultan Abdul Jalil
	Kampong Melayu Timor II	152/29/02	SA Sri Kg. Tengah 1 SA Sri Kg. Tengah 2
	Kampung Tengah	152/29/03	SK Seri Kg Tengah
	Kampong Melayu I	152/29/04	SK Kampong Melayu
	Kampong Melayu II	152/29/05	Dewan Raya Majlis Perbandaran Kluang
	Taman Lian Seng	152/29/06	SJK (T) Jalan Haji Manan
	Haji Manan	152/29/07	SJK (C) Chong Eng
	Mesjid Lama	152/29/08	SA Gunung Lambak
	Bandar Tengah	152/29/09	SJK (C) Chong Eng
	Taman Ilham	152/29/10	SA Kluang Barat
	Dorset	152/29/11	SMK Taman Seri Kluang Dewan Mahkota, Kem Mahkota Dewan Pusat Banjir Kampong Bentong Kluang Balai Raya Kampung Bentong
	Taman Berlian	152/29/12	Dewan Serbaguna Taman Sri Kluang
	Jalan Hospital	152/29/13	SK (L) Bandar Kluang
	Taman Kerjasama	153/29/14	SMK Tun Hussein Onn
	Kampung Baru	153/29/15	SMK Sultan Abdul Jalil
	Taman Suria	152/29/16	SMK Seri Perdana
	Indah Jaya	152/29/17	SK Dato' Syed Zain Alshahab
	Sri Tengah	152/29/18	SMK Tengku Aris Bendahara

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Mahkota
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Paloh and Mengkibol
11th	N29	2004–2008	Gapar Gorrohu	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013	Md Jais Sarday
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2021	Muhamad Said Jonit	PH (AMANAH)
		2021–2022		PH (PKR)
15th		2022–2024	Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain	BN (UMNO)
		2024–2026	Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah
16th		2026–present

Election results

Johor state election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Hussein Syed Abdullah	30,398	66.52	12.69
	PH	Ahmad Zuhan Md Zain	13,753	30.10	30.10
	BERSAMA	Abdul Hamid Ali	1,546	3.38	3.38
Total valid votes			45,697	100.00
Total rejected ballots			388
Unreturned ballots			58
Turnout			46,143	68.30	14.46
Registered electors			67,562
Majority			16,645	36.42	22.00
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state by-election, 28 September 2024
Upon the death of incumbent, Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah	27,995	79.21	33.35
	PN	Mohamad Haizan Jaafar	7,347	20.79	0.23
Total valid votes			35,342	98.97
Total rejected ballots			339	0.96
Unreturned ballots			24	0.07
Turnout			35,705	53.84	3.50
Registered electors			66,318
Majority			20,648	57.83	43.56
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain	16,611	45.86	1.75
	PH	Muhammad Taqiuddin Cheman	11,445	31.59	31.59
	PN	Mohamad Nor Lingan	7,614	21.02	21.02
	Heritage	Mohamed Noor Suleiman	555	1.53	1.53
Total valid votes			36,225	97.08
Total rejected ballots			805	2.16
Unreturned ballots			286	0.77
Turnout			37,316	57.34	27.49
Registered electors			65,074
Majority			5,166	14.27	10.14
	BN gain from PKR		Swing		?
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES" (PDF).

Johor state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Muhamad Said Jonit	19,507	48.24	48.24
	BN	Md Jais Sarday	17,839	44.11	7.36
	PAS	Hasbullah Najib	3,092	7.65	40.88
Total valid votes			40,438	98.19
Total rejected ballots			550	1.34
Unreturned ballots			197	0.48
Turnout			41,185	84.83	1.97
Registered electors			48,550
Majority			1,668	4.13	1.19
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Johor state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Md Jais Sarday	19,431	51.47	14.53
	PAS	Khairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil	18,323	48.53	14.53
Total valid votes			37,755	98.06
Total rejected ballots			642	1.67
Unreturned ballots			103	0.27
Turnout			38,499	86.80	9.40
Registered electors			44,352
Majority			1,108	2.94	29.06
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". Archived from the original on 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2022-05-07.

Johor state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Md Jais Sarday	17,489	66.00	16.26
	PAS	Khairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil	9,009	34.00	16.26
Total valid votes			26,498	95.15
Total rejected ballots			1,038	3.73
Unreturned ballots			313	1.12
Turnout			27,849	77.40	1.61
Registered electors			35,980
Majority			8,480	32.00	32.52
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Johor state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Gapar Gorrohu	19,045	82.26
	PAS	Khairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil	4,107	17.74
Total valid votes			23,152	93.25
Total rejected ballots			1,089	4.39
Unreturned ballots			588	2.37
Turnout			24,829	75.79
Registered electors			32,761
Majority			14,938	64.52
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".