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Johor State Assembly election

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Dissolution

Mon, 1 Jun 2026

Completed

Nomination

Sat, 27 Jun 2026

in 8 days

Polling day

Sat, 11 Jul 2026

in 22 days

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Ng Yak Howe

Incumbent

DAP

Ng Yak Howe is a Malaysian politician from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) who has served as the Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Bentayan since 2018. He previously held various organizational roles within DAP Johor, including Organising Secretary from 2016 to 2021.

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Source: DOSM Kawasanku · Census 2020

Ethnic composition

Bumiputera34.9%
Chinese62.0%
Indian2.7%
Other0.4%

Age structure

0–14 (children)24.0%
15–64 (working)68.0%
65+ (seniors)8.0%

Citizens34,062

Non-citizens1,733

Male18,451

Female17,344

Live births515

Deaths188

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Results from every election held for this seat

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Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Result
NG YAK HOWE	DAP	10,973	—	Won
GAN Q'I RU	MCA	3,497	—	—
EDDY TAN KOK HONG	GERAKAN	—	—	—

Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Result
Ng Yak Howe	PH	10,973	64.53%	Won
Gan Q'I Ru	BN	3,497	20.57%	—
Eddy Tan Kok Hong	PN	2,534	14.90%	—

Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Result
Ng Yak Howe	PH	18,278	79.72%	Won
Lee Kim Heng	BN	4,649	20.28%	—

Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Result
Chua Wee Beng	DAP	13,235	67.45%	Won
Fong Soh Lan	BN	6,388	32.55%	—

Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Result
Wee Tong Hiang	DAP	9,118	59.05%	Won
Lee Ching Yong	BN	6,322	40.95%	—

Johor State Assembly election

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Ng Yak Howe

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Election news

Jawi a shared national heritage that Johor govt is promoting, says exco - The Star

Teo becomes first woman to head Johor DAP - Free Malaysia Today

Teo Nie Ching Elected As Johor DAP Chairman - Bernama

[TIDAK RASMI] PH kekal menang DUN Bentayan - Utusan Malaysia

'Everyone supports Bossku' - another MCA candidate recruits Najib - Malaysiakini

New BN faces vow to do their best - NST Online

N12 Bentayan

Ng Yak Howe

Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Result
Lau Yee Wee	BN	7,657	51.44%	Won
Tan Chen Choon	DAP	7,229	48.56%	—
This was a new constituency created.	This was a new constituency created.	—	—	—

Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Result
KANG CHOW OH	MCA	15,894	—	Won
LEONG YUI PHENG @ KAMAL LEANG	PAS	4,857	—	—

Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Result
SABARIAH BT. AHMAD	UMNO	9,315	—	Won
TAIB BIN HJ. KASSIM	PAS	1,488	—	—

Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Result
TAN SRI DATO HAJI OTHMAN BIN HAJI MOHD. SAAT	BN - UMNO	8,270	—	Won
TAIB BIN HAJI KASSIM	—	—	—	—