Penggaram

Penggaram (N23)

Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Felicia Poh Rui Ling PH
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2026
Demographics
Population (2020)	92,223
Electors (2026)	70,294
Area (km²)	30

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

The state constituency was first contested in 1984 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, Penggaram has a population of 92,223 people.

Ethnic breakdown of Penggaram's electorate as of 2026

1. Chinese (60.3%)
2. Malay (36.4%)
3. Indian (2.25%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.06%)

History

Polling districts

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

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Penggaram (N23)	Parit Bilal	150/23/01	SA Parit Bilal SK Parit Bilal
	Linau	150/23/02	SA Bukit Pasir
	Bakau Condong	150/23/03	SK Parit Lapis
	Bukit Pasir	150/23/04	SJK (C) Chern Hwa Bukit Pasir
	Bakau Condong Barat	150/23/05	SK Convent Batu Pahat SMK Convent
	Kampung Kenangan Dato' Onn	150/23/06	SA Kenangan Dato' Onn
	Gunung Soga	150/23/07	SJK (T) Seri Pelangi Gunung Soga SA Taman Bukit Perdana SK Tengku Mariam
	Kampong Merdeka Timor	150/23/08	SMK Datin Onn Jaaffar
	Kampong Merdeka Barat	150/23/09	Taman Kanak-Kanak Dawning
	Jalan Zabedah Barat	150/23/10	Tadika Agape
	Jalan Abu Bakar	150/23/11	SJK (C) Ai Chun (1) SJK (C) Ai Chun (2)
	Jalan Zabedah Timor	150/23/12	SMK (P) Temenggong Ibrahim
	Simpang Rantai	150/23/13	SK Temenggong Ibrahim Penggaram
	Bentara Luar	150/23/14	SMK Dato' Bentara Luar SK Lim Poon (1)
	Bukit Bendera	150/23/15	SMK Dato' Syed Esa SJK (C) Hwa Jin
	Taman Soga	150/23/16	SMK Tinggi Batu Pahat SK Montfront
	Kampung Istana	150/23/17	SA Kampung Istana
	Taman Murni	150/23/18	SRA Bersepadu Batu Pahat

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Penggaram
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bandar Penggaram
7th	N21	1986–1990	Chua Soi Lek (蔡细历)	BN (MCA)
8th		1990–1995
9th		1995–1999
10th		1999–2004
11th	N23	2004–2008	Koh Chee Chai (高志財)
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018	Gan Peck Cheng (颜碧贞)	PR (DAP)
14th		2018-2022		PH (DAP)
15th		2022–2026
16th		2026-present	Felicia Poh Hui Ling (傅睿琳）	PH (DAP)

Election results

Johor state election, 2026: Penggaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Felicia Poh Hui Ling	24,522	54.61	0.94
	BN	Boo Chin Leong	20,385	45.39	21.07
Total valid votes			44,907	100.00
Total rejected ballots			523
Unreturned ballots			67
Turnout			45,497	64.72	14.03
Registered electors			70,294
Majority			4,137	9.21	20.13
	PH hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2022: Penggaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Gan Peck Cheng	18,208	53.67	10.77
	BN	Ter Hwa Kwong	8,252	24.32	1.21
	PN	Ronald Sia Wee Yet	5,276	15.55	15.55
	Independent	Zahari Osman	2,190	6.46	6.46
Total valid votes			33,926	100.00
Total rejected ballots			870
Unreturned ballots			228
Turnout			35,024	50.69	34.25
Registered electors			69,092
Majority			9,956	29.35	11.98
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s)

Johor state election, 2018: Penggaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Gan Peck Cheng	26,825	64.44	64.44
	BN	Kang Beng Kuan	9,620	23.11	13.84
	PAS	Misran Samian	5,185	12.45	12.45
Total valid votes			41,630	100.00
Total rejected ballots			420
Unreturned ballots			207
Turnout			42,257	84.94	2.33
Registered electors			49,750
Majority			17,205	41.33	15.22
	PKR hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2013: Penggaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Gan Peck Cheng	24,277	63.05	14.20
	BN	King Ban Siang	14,226	36.95	14.20
Total valid votes			38,503	100.00
Total rejected ballots			836
Unreturned ballots			69
Turnout			39,408	87.27	11.22
Registered electors			45,157
Majority			10,051	26.10	23.80
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		-

Johor state election, 2008: Penggaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Koh Chee Chai	12,761	51.15	21.79
	DAP	Gan Peck Cheng	12,186	48.85	21.79
Total valid votes			24,947	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,232
Unreturned ballots			73
Turnout			26,252	76.05	1.37
Registered electors			34,519
Majority			575	2.30	43.59
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2004: Penggaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Koh Chee Chai	16,845	72.95	0.95
	DAP	Gan Peck Cheng	6,247	27.05	0.95
Total valid votes			23,092	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,394
Unreturned ballots			112
Turnout			24,598	74.68	0.27
Registered electors			32,938
Majority			10,598	45.89	1.91
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 1999: Penggaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chua Soi Lek	20,809	73.90	2.77
	DAP	Gan Peck Cheng	7,349	26.10	2.77
Total valid votes			28,158	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,345
Unreturned ballots			49
Turnout			29,552	74.95	0.98
Registered electors			39,428
Majority			13,460	47.80	5.55
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 1995: Penggaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chua Soi Lek	20,174	76.68	18.84
	DAP	Gan Peck Cheng	6,137	23.32	18.84
Total valid votes			26,311	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,507
Unreturned ballots			87
Turnout			27,905	73.97	0.85
Registered electors			37,726
Majority			14,037	53.35	37.68
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 1990: Penggaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chua Soi Lek	15,161	57.84	3.10
	DAP	Lim Hwah Beng	11,053	42.16	6.21
Total valid votes			26,214	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,523
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			27,737	74.82	2.72
Registered electors			37,072
Majority			4,108	15.67	3.10
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 1986: Penggaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Chua Soi Lek	11,633	54.73
	DAP	Gan Ah Liong	7,643	35.96
	PAS	Mohamed bin Salleh	1,447	6.81
	SDP	Tan Lem Huat	532	2.50
Total valid votes			21,255	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,453
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			23,708	72.10
Registered electors			32,884
Majority			3,990	18.77
This was a new constituency created.