{{short description|Political subdivision in Malaysia}} {{Infobox Malaysia electoral district | name = Bentayan (N12) | state = Johor | image = | image_map = | caption = | coordinates = | coordinates_caption = | coordinates_date = | state-rep = Vacant | state-rep-link = | state-rep-party = | state-rep-party-link = | state-status = active | state-created = 2003 | state-abolished = | state-election-first = 2004 | state-election-last = 2026 | demo-census-date =2020 | demo-pop =35,795 | demo-pop-ref = | demo-electors = 34,728 | demo-electors-date = 2022 | demo-electors-ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018 |url=http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf |publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia |date=2018-04-16 |access-date=2018-04-25 |page=12 |language=ms |archive-date=2018-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425183951/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> | demo-area = 11 | demo-area-ref = | demo-cd = | demo-csd = }}
'''Bentayan''' is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.<ref name="GE14">{{cite news |title = Johor 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) |work = The Star |publication-place = Petaling Jaya |date = 23 March 2019 |url = https://election.thestar.com.my/johor.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180511081855/https://election.thestar.com.my/johor.html |archive-date = 11 May 2018 |url-status = live |access-date = 16 April 2019 }} {{Small|(Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malaysia |first=Department of Statistics |title=N.12 Bentayan Kawasanku {{!}} OpenDOSM |url=https://open.dosm.gov.my/ |access-date=2025-11-21 |website=open.dosm.gov.my |language=en-GB}}</ref>{{Pie chart|thumb=left|value1=70.8|value2=26.07|value3=2.38|value4=0.5|color4=yellow|color2=green|color3=orange|color1=red|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Bentayan's electorate as of 2022|label1=Chinese|label2=Malay|label3=Indian|label4=Other ethnicities|value5=0.14|value6=0.11|color5=pink|color6=blue|label5=Sarawak Bumiputera|label6=Sabah Bumiputera}}
== History == === Polling districts === According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bentayan constituency is divided into 13 polling districts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180330_PU%20B%20157.pdf|title=Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]|access-date=2019-01-03|date=2018-03-30|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%" !State constituency !Polling Districts !Code !Location |- | rowspan="13" |Bentayan（N12） |Jalan Ismail |145/12/01 |SMK Bandar Maharani |- |Parit Beting |145/12/02 |SMK Tun Perak |- |Sabak Awor |145/12/03 |SJK (C) Sing Hwa |- |Parit Tiram |145/12/04 |SMK St. Andrew |- |Bentayan |145/12/05 |SRA (Arab) As Saadiah |- |Pasar |145/12/06 |SJK (C) Chung Hwa Prebysterian |- |Bandar Timur |145/12/07 |SJK (C) Chung Hwa 2A |- |Jalan Daud Timur |145/12/08 |SMK Convent |- |Jalan Daud Barat |145/12/09 |SK Bandar Maharani |- |Taman Orkid |145/12/10 |SJK (C) Pei Yang |- |Sungai Abong Tengah |145/12/11 |SK Parit Setongkat |- |Sungai Abong Baru |145/12/12 |SA Sungai Abong |- |Bandar Barat |145/12/13 |SJK (C) Chung Hwa 1A |}
===Representation history=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="4" | Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bentayan |- ! Assembly !! Years !! Member !! Party |- ! colspan="4" |''Constituency renamed from Maharani'' |- | 11th | 2004–2008 | Lau Yee Wee | rowspan=1 bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| '''BN''' ('''MCA''')}} |- | 12th | 2008–2013 | Wee Tong Hiang | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Rakyat|PR}}" | {{Font color|white| '''PR''' ('''DAP''')}} |- | 13th | 2013–2018 | Chua Wee Beng |- | 14th | 2018–2022 | rowspan="2" | Ng Yak Howe | rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan|PH}}" | {{Font color|white| '''PH''' ('''DAP''')}} |- |15th |2022–2026 |}
== Election results == {{MASelec/top|Johor|2022|Bentayan (state constituency)|Bentayan|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Ng Yak Howe|10,973|64.53|{{decrease}} 15.19}} {{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Gan Q'I Ru|3,497|20.57|{{increase}} 0.29}} {{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Eddy Tan Kok Hong|2,534|14.90|{{increase}} 14.90}} {{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|17,004|100.00}} {{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|239}} {{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|91}} {{MASelec/total|Turnout|17,334|49.91|{{decrease}} 33.50}} {{MASelec/total|Registered electors|34,728}} {{MASelec/total|Majority|7,476|43.96|{{decrease}} 15.48}} {{MASelec/hold|Pakatan Harapan||?}} {{MASelec/source || |hide=<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://prn.bernama.com/johor/index-bm.php#counts | title = Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR | website = prn.bernama.com | access-date = 2022-03-29 | archive-date = 2022-05-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220517200600/http://prn.bernama.com/johor/index-bm.php#counts | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://dashboard.spr.gov.my/#!/dun/01/N.12 | title=Dashboard SPR }}</ref>}} {{end}}
{{MASelec/top|Johor|2018|Bentayan (state constituency)|Bentayan|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Ng Yak Howe|18,278|79.72|{{increase}} 79.72}} {{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Lee Kim Heng|4,649|20.28|{{decrease}} 12.27}} {{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|22,927|100.00}} {{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|253}} {{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|54}} {{MASelec/total|Turnout|23,234|83.41|{{decrease}} 1.20}} {{MASelec/total|Registered electors|27,856}} {{MASelec/total|Majority|13,629|59.44|{{increase}} 24.54}} {{MASelec/hold|Pakatan Harapan|}} {{MASelec/source || |hide=<ref name="star">{{Cite web |url=https://election.thestar.com.my/johor.html |title=14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor |website=election.thestar.com.my |access-date=2018-05-12}}</ref><ref name="undi">{{Cite web |url=https://undi.info/johor/r18/n12 |title=Undi.info - Bentayan (P145-N12) |access-date=2018-05-17 |archive-date=2018-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517152728/https://undi.info/johor/r18/n12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} {{end}}
{{MASelec/top|Johor|2013|Bentayan (state constituency)|Bentayan|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Chua Wee Beng|13,235|67.45|{{increase}} 8.40}} {{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Fong Soh Lan|6,388|32.55|{{decrease}} 8.40}} {{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|19,623|100.00}} {{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|209}} {{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0}} {{MASelec/total|Turnout|19,832|84.61|{{increase}} 10.49}} {{MASelec/total|Registered electors|23,438}} {{MASelec/total|Majority|6,847|34.90|{{increase}} 16.80}} {{MASelec/hold|Democratic Action Party|}} {{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web |url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_P.U.%20(B)%20192-DUN%20Selangor.pdf |title=Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013] |date=26 April 2013 |publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia |access-date=2016-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229002206/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_P.U.%20%28B%29%20192-DUN%20Selangor.pdf |archive-date=29 December 2019 |url-status=dead }} {{cite web |url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_P.U.%20(B)%20233-Borang%2016-DUN%20Selangor.pdf |title=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] |date=22 May 2013 |publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia |access-date=2016-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085733/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_P.U.%20(B)%20233-Borang%2016-DUN%20Selangor.pdf |archive-date=2 October 2018 |url-status=dead }}}} {{end}}
{{MASelec/top|Johor|2008|Bentayan (state constituency)|Bentayan|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Wee Tong Hiang|9,118|59.05|{{increase}} 10.49}} {{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Lee Ching Yong|6,322|40.95|{{decrease}} 10.49}} {{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|15,440|100.00}} {{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|277}} {{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|20}} {{MASelec/total|Turnout|15,737|74.12|{{increase}} 2.15}} {{MASelec/total|Registered electors|21,233}} {{MASelec/total|Majority|2,796|18.10|{{increase}} 15.22}} {{MASelec/gain|Democratic Action Party| Barisan Nasional |?}} {{MASelec/source|hide=<ref name="undi" />}} {{end}}
{{MASelec/top|Johor|2004|Bentayan (state constituency)|Bentayan|percent=yes}} {{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Lau Yee Wee|7,657|51.44}} {{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Tan Chen Choon|7,229|48.56}} {{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|14,886|100.00}} {{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|338}} {{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|338}} {{MASelec/total|Turnout|15,562|71.97}} {{MASelec/total|Registered electors|21,624}} {{MASelec/total|Majority|428|2.88}} {{MASelec/note|This was a new constituency created.}} {{MASelec/source|hide=<ref name="undi" />}} {{end}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Malaysian state constituencies}} {{Coord missing|Malaysia}}
Category:State constituencies in Johor Category:Muar District
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