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Johor state election: Racial issues in the spotlight as battle for Chinese vote intensifies​

Campaign debates in the Johor state election have increasingly centred on issues sensitive to Chinese Malaysians. This could prove decisive in some mixed and Chinese-majority constituencies, say analysts.

A market in Johor Jaya, Johor Bahru. Ethnic Chinese make up 44 per cent of voters in the constituency. (Photo: CNA/Zamzahuri Abas)


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03 Jul 2026 06:00AM (Updated: 03 Jul 2026 12:39PM)
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JOHOR BAHRU: Racial issues, long a muted feature of Johor politics, have gained prominence in the lead-up to the Jul 11 state election, sharpening the contest for the ethnic Chinese vote in several key seats.

Analysts say national controversies over issues important to Chinese Malaysians, along with race-based campaigning by various political parties, have turned the Chinese electorate into one of the election's most fiercely contested voting blocs.

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While racial rhetoric is unlikely to reshape voting across all communities, it could prove decisive in some mixed and Chinese-majority constituencies, the observers add.

While Johor's ethnic makeup broadly mirrors Malaysia's national demographic split of about 60 per cent Malay, 30 per cent Chinese and 10 per cent comprising other groups, Chinese voters form the largest voting bloc in around 12 of the state's 56 seats, most of them urban.

RACE ENTERS THE MIX​

In Johor Jaya, Pakatan Harapan (PH) is defending a seat where Chinese voters form the largest proportion. PH has held the constituency for three consecutive elections, and its candidate Lee Wern Yiing said racial messaging has been more pronounced in this campaign than previous state elections.

She pointed to an AI-generated image circulating online that depicted Chinese women wearing PH T-shirts and hijabs.

The image has been criticised by leaders of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a Chinese-majority party that is part of PH, with Johor DAP chairman Teo Nie Ching saying that it sought to depict those from PH wearing hijabs inappropriately to undermine the bloc.

 

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In a Facebook post on Jun 17, 2026, DAP politician Teo Nie Ching urged voters not to be deceived by a doctored image (left) that depicted DAP women leaders donning headscarves. She said it was an attempt to get voters not to support Pakatan…see more
"I don't think that is right," said Lee, 30, a first-time candidate for DAP who has served as special officer to incumbent assemblyman Liow Cai Tung for eight years. Ethnic Chinese make up 44 per cent of voters in Johor Jaya, which is also being contested by MCA's Chan San San, Parti Bersama Malaysia's (Bersama) Lau Yi Leong and independent candidate HP Lim.

Other constituencies where Chinese voters form the largest voting bloc include Perling, Stulang, Puteri Wangsa and Skudai.

"If you want to contest an election, debate policies and issues that help the people, not resort to tactics that disrespect women and different races," said Lee.

MCA is part of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, which is seeking to retain control of the Johor state government.

BN and PH are political rivals in Johor state, although they are partners in the federal unity government.

 

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In a statement, the former Bangi MP said he did an early projection of three likely scenarios for the state polls, all of which conclude that BN will maintain control of the state albeit with different degrees of success.

However, Ong (above) pointed out it is most likely that BN will bag almost every state assembly seat as Harapan faces a huge trust deficit among Chinese and Indian voters.

 

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Wipe-out unlikely, but Johor poses tougher test for DAP than Negeri Sembilan in coming state polls​

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Villagers attending an event in Jementah, Johor, on June 24, where Transport Minister Anthony Loke marked the completion of a solar panel installation with a symbolic cheque presentation.

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JOHOR BAHRU/SEREMBAN – It is peak harvest season in Johor, Malaysia’s largest durian-growing region.

The rich, creamy flesh of 350kg of the prized Musang King drew about 500 Chinese villagers to a government event in Jementah, 220km north of Singapore, on June 24, shortly before Nomination Day for the Johor state election.

Under the noon sun, Transport Minister Anthony Loke, who is also secretary-general of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), marked the completion of a solar panel installation at the community park with a symbolic RM250,000 (S$79,300) cheque presentation, and distributed 200 motorcycle helmets to residents.


Among the crowd was a durian farmer who gave his name only as Pang, 55. Later, resting at a nearby hawker centre, he expressed confidence that the Chinese-led DAP would retain Jementah, where it won by a razor-thin margin of 714 votes, or 3.3 per cent, in the 2022 Johor state election.

Renowned for its durian production, Jementah is a small semi-rural town in Segamat with a plurality of Chinese voters.

“The incumbent (DAP state assemblywoman Ng Kor Sim) is good. She has maintained the park. I don’t think the DAP in Johor will ‘eat eight eggs’ like it did in Sabah,” Pang told The Straits Times, using a Chinese political reference to how DAP lost all eight seats it contested at the Sabah state polls in November 2025.


The DAP’s devastating wipe-out in Sabah raised questions over whether cracks were beginning to appear in its traditional Chinese support base elsewhere. While many observers viewed the result as shaped by Sabah’s unique political dynamics, it nonetheless fuelled concerns about whether the party’s core vote bank remained intact.

 

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Syed went to Jiuhu to campaign for his beloved Mooslim kaki, to reclaim Jiuhu from Cina?

 

[k1976]

Stay Tuned for 11st July Jiuhu Leeelection… very very closed to RTS opening in 2H26

 

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Cik Syed, once Jiuhu change sky, u no need to fly so far to Cina to find your Hui ler

 

[A Singaporean]

PH or BN, the Sultan of Johor is the winner.

 

[k1976]

PH or BN, the Sultan of Johor is the winner.

 

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Jiuhu Cina is Tio Bao Jiak trap

 

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Johor is making good progress.

 

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Proton e.mas 5 EV $18,000 in Johor, $158,000 in Woodlands.

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