What were the vote margins for the seven Johor seats decided by fewer than 1,000 votes?

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The seven Johor seats decided by fewer than 1,000 votes had margins ranging from 137 to 714 votes.

In the 2022 Johor state election, seven seats were decided by fewer than 1,000 votes, with the smallest margin at 137 votes and the largest at 714 votes. The margins were: Jementah (714), Bukit Kepong (710), Bukit Pasir (198), Tangkak (372), Serom (699), Parit Yaani (294), and Bukit Batu (137).
Jementah, Bukit Kepong and Bukit Pasir were decided by tight majorities
Jementah (DAP) was won by Ng Kor Sim with a majority of 714 votes, in a three-way contest that also included BN and Perikatan Nasional (PN). Bukit Kepong (Bersatu) was won by Datuk Dr Sahruddin Jamal with a majority of 710 votes, in a four-cornered contest involving BN, Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang), and Muda. Bukit Pasir (Umno) was won by Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh with a majority of 198 votes, in a six-cornered contest that also included PH and PN, along with two independents.
Tangkak and Serom fell within a few hundred votes
Tangkak (DAP) was won by Ee Chin Li with a majority of 372 votes, in a five-cornered contest involving BN, PN, Pejuang, and an independent candidate. Serom (Umno) was won by Hajah Khairin-Nisa Ismail @ Md On with a majority of 699 votes, in a four-cornered contest involving PH, PN, and Pejuang.
Parit Yaani and Bukit Batu were the other sub-1,000 vote outcomes
Parit Yaani (Umno) was won by BN’s Datuk Mohamad Najib Samuri, finishing 294 votes ahead of PH in a four-cornered contest that also included PN and Pejuang. Bukit Batu (PKR) was won by PH’s Arthur Chiong Sen Sern by just 137 votes over BN, in a four-cornered contest that also included PN and Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan).

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