Semerah (state constituency)

Semerah
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid
BN
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)46,640
Area (km²)165

Semerah is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Semerah's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Malay (70.54%)
  Chinese (28.55%)
  Indian (0.59%)
  Other ethnicities (0.31%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Semerah constituency has a total of 26 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Semerah(N17) Parit Nibong Darat 147/17/01 SK Seri Utama
Batu Puteh 147/17/02 SK Seri Ma'amor
Separap 147/17/03 SK Seri Separap
Kampong Batu Puteh 147/17/04 SK Seri Jasa Sepakat
Semerah 147/17/05 SK Peserian
Bandar Semerah 147/17/06 SMK Semerah
Lubok 147/17/07 SK Lubok
Parit Kuda 147/17/08 SK Seri Pengkalan
Parit Besar 147/17/09 SK Seri Sekawan Desa
Gambut 147/17/10 SK Gambut
Bagan 147/17/11 SK Bagan
Mamapan 147/17/12 SK Penghulu Salleh
Kampong Bintang 147/17/13 SMK Dato Onn
Simpang Lima 147/17/14 SA Seri Muafakat
Sungai Kajang 147/17/15 SK Sungai Kajang
Peresai 147/17/16 SK Peresai
Shahbandar 147/17/17 SK Bandar
Jalan Jenang 147/17/18 Kwong Shiew Association
Pasar 147/17/19 SK Bandar
Jalan Engan 147/17/20 SK Bandar
Panchoran Ayer 147/17/21 SA Bandar
Kampong Pantai Barat 147/17/22 Tabika Perpaduan Taman Pantai
Kampong Pantai Timor 147/17/23 SA Bandar
Kampong Pantai 147/17/24 Tabika Perpaduan Rumah Pangsa Pantai
Parit Maimon 147/17/25 SK Seri Laksana
Parit Puasa 147/17/26 Balai Raya Parit Puasa

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Semerah
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Peserai
7th 1986-1990 Cheang Lu Kiang BN (MCA)
8th 1990-1995 Tan Teck Poh @ Tan Ah Too
9th 1995-1999
10th 1999-2004
11th 2004-2008 Ariss Samsudin BN (UMNO)
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018 Mohd Ismail Roslan
14th 2018-2022 Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar PH (PKR)
15th 2022-present Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid BN (UMNO)

Election Results

Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid 12,542 44.93
PN Ariss Samsudin 8,501 30.45 Increase 30.45
PH Khuzzan Abu Bakar 6,265 22.44
Homeland Fighters' Party Mahdzir Ibrahim 361 1.29 Increase 1.29
PUTRA Kamarolzaman Mohd Jidi 247 0.88 Increase 0.88
Total valid votes 27,916 100.00
Total rejected ballots 543
Unreturned ballots 161
Turnout 28,620 61.36
Registered electors 46,640
Majority 4,041 14.48
BN gain from PH Swing ?
Source(s)

References

  1. ^ "Johor 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
  2. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. ^ "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]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  5. ^ "Dashboard SPR".