Paloh (Johor state constituency)

Paloh (N30)
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Lee Ting Han; BN
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Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2026
Demographics
Population (2020)	32,407
Electors (2026)	25,419
Area (km²)	928

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

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Paloh's electorate as of 2022

Malay (48.1%)
Chinese (35.8%)
Indian (15.2%)
Other ethnicities (1.00%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 2 July 2026, the Paloh constituency has a total of 19 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Paloh（N30）	Klebang	153/30/01	Dewan Orang Ramai Ladang Kempas Klebang
	Kampong Melayu Paloh	153/30/02	SK Bukit Paloh
	Ladang Paloh	153/30/03	Balai Raya Ladang Paloh
	Paloh	153/30/04	SMK Paloh
	Bandar Paloh Utara	153/30/05	SJK (C) Paloh
	Bandar Paloh Selatan	153/30/06	SK Bandar Paloh
	Kampong Muhibbah	153/30/07	SA Bandar Paloh
	Kali Malaya	153/30/08	SJK (C) Yu Ming
	Bukit Paloh	153/30/09	Dewan Orang Ramai Ladang Bukit Paloh
	Ladang Landak	153/30/10	Dewan Komuniti Ladang Landak
	Ladang Kekayaan	153/30/11	Balai Raya Ladang Kekayaan
	Chamek	152/30/12	Dewan Seberguna Chamek
	Consolidated Eastern Planations	153/30/13	SJK (C) Lit Terk
	Tereh Selatan	153/30/14	SK Ladang Tereh
	Pengkalan Tereh	150/30/15	SK Pengkalan Tereh
	Ladang Pamol	150/30/16	SK Ladang Pamol
	Pekan Kampong Gajah	153/30/17	SJK (C) Kampung Gajah
	Kampong Gajah	150/30/18	SJK (C) Kampong Gajah
	FELDA Kahang Barat	150/38/19	SK (FELDA) Kahang Barat

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Paloh
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bandar Kluang, Bekok and Sri Lalang
7th	N11	1986-1990	Pang Tong Yong (馮東陽)	BN (MCA)
8th		1990-1995	Hoo Seong Chang (何襄贊)
9th		1995-1999	Choong Ah Onn @ Chong Ah Owon (張雅安)
10th		1999-2004
11th	N30	2004-2008
12th		2008-2013	Hoo Seong Chang (何襄贊)
13th		2013–2018	Teoh Yap Kun (張協群)
14th		2018-2022	Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali	PH (DAP)
15th		2022–2026	Lee Ting Han (李廷漢)	BN (MCA)
16th		2026-present	Lee Ting Han (李廷漢)	BN (MCA)

Election results

Johor state election, 2026
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lee Ting Han	11,181	66.40	11.35
	PH	Ruben Arumugum	4,982	29.59	3.82
	PN	Jeevakumar Dayalan	571	3.39	6.92
	Independent	Kamaleswaren Ganabathy	105	0.62
Total valid votes			16,839	100.00
Total rejected ballots			289
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			17,141	67.43	8.68
Registered electors			25,419
Majority			6,199	36.81	15.17
	BN hold		Swing		?

Johor state election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lee Ting Han	8,077	55.05	7.51
	PH	Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali	4,901	33.41	33.41
	PN	Selvendran Velu	1,512	10.31	10.31
	PEJUANG	Aminuddin Johari	181	1.23	1.23
Total valid votes			14,671	100.00
Total rejected ballots			424
Unreturned ballots			81
Turnout			15,176	58.75	23.65
Registered electors			25,831
Majority			3,176	21.65	17.09
	BN gain from PKR		Swing		?
Source(s) ^[3]^[4]

Johor state election, 2018: Paloh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Sheikh Omar Bagharib Ali	8,958	52.10	52.10
	BN	Teoh Yap Kun	8,175	47.55	2.80
	Independent	Shamugam Munisamy	61	0.35	0.35
Total valid votes			17,194	100.00
Total rejected ballots			366
Unreturned ballots			73
Turnout			17,633	82.40	1.99
Registered electors			21,399
Majority			783	4.55	3.87
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		-

Johor state election, 2013: Paloh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Teoh Yap Kun	7,531	50.34	12.15
	DAP	Shanker Rengganathan	7,428	49.66	12.15
Total valid votes			14,959	100.00
Total rejected ballots			403
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			15,378	84.39	12.50
Registered electors			18,222
Majority			103	0.69	24.30
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2008: Paloh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hoo Seong Chang	6,988	62.49	11.58
	DAP	Tan Ting Chow	4,194	37.51	11.58
Total valid votes			11,182	100.00
Total rejected ballots			360
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			11,563	71.89	1.62
Registered electors			16,084
Majority			2,794	24.99	23.15
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2004: Paloh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Freddie Chong Ah Onn	7,967	74.07	3.06
	DAP	Ng Lam Swa	2,789	25.93	3.06
Total valid votes			10,756	100.00
Total rejected ballots			384
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			11,153	70.27	4.05
Registered electors			15,871
Majority			5,178	48.14	6.12
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 1999: Paloh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Freddie Chong Ah Onn	16,867	71.01	2.93
	DAP	Albert Chai	6,886	28.99	2.93
Total valid votes			23,753	100.00
Total rejected ballots			717
Unreturned ballots			2,810
Turnout			27,280	74.32	0.59
Registered electors			36,704
Majority			9,981	42.02	5.85
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 1995: Paloh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Freddie Chong Ah Onn	17,806	73.94	17.80
	DAP	Eng Ah Kau	6,277	26.06	17.80
Total valid votes			24,083	100.00
Total rejected ballots			733
Unreturned ballots			813
Turnout			25,629	73.73	1.23
Registered electors			34,759
Majority			11,529	47.87	35.61
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 1990: Paloh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hoo Seong Chang	15,486	56.13	1.16
	DAP	Lim Kwi Siam	12,102	43.87	1.16
Total valid votes			27,588	100.00
Total rejected ballots			818
Unreturned ballots			531
Turnout			28,937	74.96	3.66
Registered electors			38,602
Majority			3,384	12.27	2.32
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 1986: Paloh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Pang Tong Yong	12,179	54.97
	DAP	Lim Kwi Siam	9,975	45.03
Total valid votes			22,154	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,005
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			23,159	71.30
Registered electors			32,482
Majority			2,204	9.95
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 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 Federal Legislation". lom.agc.gov.my. Retrieved 2026-07-04.

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

[4] "Dashboard SPR".

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