Bentayan

Bentayan (N12)
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ng Yak Howe; PH
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Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2026
Demographics
Population (2020)	35,795
Electors (2026)	34,205
Area (km²)	11

Bentayan is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.^[2]

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, Bentayan has a population of 35,795 people.^[3]

Ethnic breakdown of Bentayan's electorate as of 2022

Chinese (70.8%)
Malay (26.1%)
Indian (2.38%)
Other ethnicities (0.50%)
Sarawak Bumiputera (0.14%)
Sabah Bumiputera (0.11%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 2 July 2026, the Bentayan constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Simpang Jeram (N13)	Jalan Sakeh	145/13/01	SA Tun Dr. Ismail Dewan Kg. Kenangan Tun Dr. Ismail 2
	Temenggong Ahmad Dalam	145/13/02	SK Parit Keroma Darat
	Sungai Abong	145/13/03	SMK Sungai Abong
	Jalan Haji Abdullah	145/13/04	SK Bakri Batu 2
	Haji Abdullah Selatan	145/13/05	SA Parit Keroma Darat
	Jeram Tengah	145/13/06	SA Seri Bukit Batu
	Bukit Batu	145/13/07	SK Seri Bukit Batu
	Kampong Ulu	145/13/08	SA Bakri Batu Enam
	Simpang Jeram	145/13/09	SK Simpang Jeram SJK (C) Pei Chai
	Sri Tanjong	145/13/10	SK Bakri Batu 5
	Kampong Sungai Abong	145/13/11	Kolej Vokasional Muar SK Sungai Abong

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bentayan
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency renamed from Maharani
11th	2004–2008	Lau Yee Wee (劉有為)	BN (MCA)
12th	2008–2013	Gwee Tong Hiang (魏宗賢)	PR (DAP)
13th	2013–2018	Chua Wee Beng (蔡偉明)	PR (DAP)
14th	2018–2022	Ng Yak Howe (黃益豪）	PH (DAP)
15th	2022–2026
16th	2026-present

Election results

Johor state election, 2026: Bentayan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Ng Yak Howe	13,917	64.07	0.46
	BN	Chua Lee Huat	7,805	35.93	15.36
Total valid votes			21,722	100.00
Total rejected ballots			219
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			21,963	64.21	14.30
Registered electors			34,205
Majority			6,112	28.14	15.83
	PH hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2022: Bentayan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Ng Yak Howe	10,973	64.53	15.19
	BN	Gan Q'I Ru	3,497	20.57	0.29
	PN	Eddy Tan Kok Hong	2,534	14.90	14.90
Total valid votes			17,004	100.00
Total rejected ballots			239
Unreturned ballots			91
Turnout			17,334	49.91	33.50
Registered electors			34,728
Majority			7,476	43.96	15.48
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[5]^[6]

Johor state election, 2018: Bentayan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Ng Yak Howe	18,278	79.72	79.72
	BN	Lee Kim Heng	4,649	20.28	12.27
Total valid votes			22,927	100.00
Total rejected ballots			253
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			23,234	83.41	1.20
Registered electors			27,856
Majority			13,629	59.44	24.54
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[7]^[8]

Johor state election, 2013: Bentayan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chua Wee Beng	13,235	67.45	8.40
	BN	Fong Soh Lan	6,388	32.55	8.40
Total valid votes			19,623	100.00
Total rejected ballots			209
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,832	84.61	10.49
Registered electors			23,438
Majority			6,847	34.90	16.80
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette – Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Johor state election, 2008: Bentayan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Gwee Tong Hiang	9,118	59.05	10.49
	BN	Lee Ching Yong	6,322	40.95	10.49
Total valid votes			15,440	100.00
Total rejected ballots			277
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			15,737	74.12	2.15
Registered electors			21,233
Majority			2,796	18.10	15.22
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) ^[8]

Johor state election, 2004: Bentayan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Lau Yee Wee	7,657	51.44
	DAP	Tan Chen Choon	7,229	48.56
Total valid votes			14,886	100.00
Total rejected ballots			338
Unreturned ballots			338
Turnout			15,562	71.97
Registered electors			21,624
Majority			428	2.88
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) ^[8]

References

↑ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
↑ "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.12 Bentayan 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".
↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
1 2 3 "Undi.info - Bentayan (P145-N12)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-17.

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[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[GE14-2] "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".)

[3] Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.12 Bentayan Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-21.

[4] "Malaysia Federal Legislation". lom.agc.gov.my. Retrieved 2026-07-04.

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

[6] "Dashboard SPR".

[star-7] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[undi-8] 1 2 3 "Undi.info - Bentayan (P145-N12)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-17.

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