Penawar

Penawar (N38)

Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Fauziah Misri BN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2026
Demographics
Population (2020)	40,534
Electors (2026)	31,112
Area (km²)	468

Penawar 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.

Demographics

As of 2020, Penawar has a population of 40,534 people.

Ethnic breakdown of Penawar's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (98.1%)
2. Indian (0.74%)
3. Other ethnicities (0.78%)
4. Chinese (0.33%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 2 July 2026, the Penawar constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Penawar（N38）	Air Tawar 1	157/38/01	SK (FELDA) Air Tawar 1
	Air Tawar 4	157/38/02	SK (FELDA) Air Tawar 4
	Papan Timor	157/38/03	SMK Bandar Mas
	Penawar	157/38/04	SK Bandar Penawar
	Sungai Mas	157/38/05	SK LKTP Sungai Mas
	Bandar Mas	157/38/06	SK Bandar Mas
	Air Tawar 5	157/38/07	SK (FELDA) Air Tawar 5
	Semenchu	157/38/08	SK (FELDA) Semenchu
	Sungai Layau	157/38/09	SK Kampong Layau
	Tanjong Buai	157/38/10	SK Tanjong Buai

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Penawar
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Pengerang and Sedili
11th	N38	2004–2008	Mohd 'Azam Razuan	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013	Hamimah Mansor
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2022	Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain
15th		2022–2026	Fauziah Misri
16th		2026–present

Election results

Johor state election, 2026: Penawar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Fauziah Misri	19,213	82.12	15.14
	PN	Fairulnizar Rahmat	3,437	14.69	21.78
	PH	Mohd Saludin Soleh	747	3.19	0.55
Total valid votes			23,397	100.00
Total rejected ballots			213
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			23,633	75.96	12.83
Registered electors			31,112
Majority			15,776	67.43	26.92
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2022: Penawar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Fauziah Misri	12,409	66.98	3.37
	PN	Mohd Faizal Asmar	4,904	26.47	26.47
	PH	Norazila Sanip	693	3.74	25.91
	PEJUANG	Rahmattullah Kamilin	521	2.81	2.81
Total valid votes			18,527	100.00
Total rejected ballots			300
Unreturned ballots			70
Turnout			18,897	63.13	21.19
Registered electors			29,933
Majority			7,505	40.51	0.20
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Johor state election, 2018: Penawar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain	12,330	70.35	16.51
	PKR	Ahmad Kamah Nor	5,196	29.65	29.65
Total valid votes			17,526	100.00
Total rejected ballots			255
Unreturned ballots			340
Turnout			18,121	84.32	4.62
Registered electors			21,490
Majority			7,134	40.71	33.03
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2013: Penawar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hamimah Mansor	15,101	86.87	2.50
	PAS	Anis Afida Mohd Azli	2,283	13.13	2.50
Total valid votes			17,384	100.00
Total rejected ballots			252
Unreturned ballots			47
Turnout			17,683	88.94	9.81
Registered electors			19,881
Majority			12,818	73.73	5.00
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2008: Penawar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hamimah Mansor	11,466	89.37
	PAS	Md Paimon Jasmin	1,364	10.63
Total valid votes			12,830	100.00
Total rejected ballots			172
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			13,056	79.14	79.14
Registered electors			16,498
Majority			10,102	78.74	78.74
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2004: Penawar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Mohd Azam Rauzan won uncontested.
	BN	Mohd Azam Rauzan
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			15,549
Majority
This was a new constituency created.