Tenggaroh (federal constituency)

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Malaysian electoral constituency

Tenggaroh Johor constituency

Defunct federal constituency
Legislature| Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created| 1974
Constituency abolished| 1986
First contested| 1974
Last contested| 1982

Tenggaroh was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

## History

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It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.

### Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Tenggaroh

Parliament  | No | Years | Member | Party
Constituency created, renamed from Johore Timor
4th | P102 | 1974-1978 | Abdul Kadir Yusuf
(عبدالقادر يوسف‎) | BN (UMNO)
5th | 1978-1982
6th | 1982-1986 | Khadri Sabran
(خادري سبرن)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Mersing

### State constituency

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Parliamentary constituency  | State constituency

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1954–59*  | 1959–1974  | 1974–1986  | 1986–1995  | 1995–2004  | 2004–2018  | 2018–present
Tenggaroh  |  | Endau  |
Mersing  |

## Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1982 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Khadri Sabran | 14,093 | 84.79 |  11.53
| PAS | Mokhtar Yahya | 2,528 | 15.21 |  11.53
Total valid votes  | 16,621 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 856
Unreturned ballots  | 0
Turnout  | 17,477 | 71.47 |  4.93
Registered electors  | 24,453
Majority  | 11,565 | 69.58 |  10.00
| BN hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1978 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Abdul Kadir Yusuf | 10,886 | 73.26 |  73.26
| DAP | Tan Tien Lim | 2,568 | 17.28 |  17.28
| PAS | Abdul Rauof Abdul Majid | 1,405 | 9.46
Total valid votes  | 14,859 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 1,088
Unreturned ballots  | 0
Turnout  | 33,869 | 76.40
Registered electors  | 20,308
Majority  | 8,318 | 55.98
| BN hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1974 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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On the nomination day, Abdul Kadir Yusuf won uncontested.
| BN | Abdul Kadir Yusuf
Total valid votes  |  |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  |
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  |
Registered electors  | 17,274
Majority  |
This was a new constituency created.

## References

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