Kemelah

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Kemelah
Flag of Johor.svg Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Saraswathy Nallathanby
BN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020)46,639
Electors (2022) [1] 33,702
Area (km²)320

Kemelah is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly. [2]

Contents

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

Ethnic breakdown of Kemelah's electorate as of 2022
  1. Malay (53.85%)
  2. Chinese (39.69%)
  3. Indian (5.56%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.74%)
  5. Sabah Bumiputera (0.08%)
  6. Sarawak Bumiputera (0.08%)

History

Poling district

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kemelah constituency has a total of 13 polling districts. [3]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Kemelah（N04）Segamat Baru141/04/01SK Segamat Baru
Ladang Segamat141/04/02SJK (T) Ladang Segamat
FELDA Kemelah141/04/03SK (FELDA) Kemelah
Redong141/04/04SK (FELDA) Redong B
Sekijang141/04/05Balai Raya Ladang RISDA Kg. Sekijang
Chuan Moh San141/04/06SJK (C) Tua Ooh
Kampong Melayu Raya141/04/07SK Melayu Raya
Bukit Siput141/04/08SK Kampung Paya Besar
Pekan Bukit Siput Utara141/04/09SJK (C) Bukit Siput
Paya Pulai141/04/10Dewan Seberguna Kampung Paya Pulai
Pogoh141/04/11SK Pagoh
Pekan Bukit Siput Selatan141/04/12SRA Bersepadu Segamat
Bandar Putra Segamat141/04/13SMK Bandar Putra

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kemelah
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Tenang
11th2004–2008 Ayub Rahmat BN (UMNO)
12th2008–2013
13th2013–2018
14th2018–2022Sulaiman Mohd NorPH (AMANAH)
15th2022–presentSaraswathy Nallathanby (சரஸ்வதி நல்லதன்பி)BN (MIC)

Election results

Johor state election, 2022 : Kemelah
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Saraswathy Nallathanby7,51841.13Decrease2.svg 2.77
PH Sulaiman Mohd Nor5,90732.32Decrease2.svg 23.78
PN Normala Sudirman4,63925.38Increase2.svg 25.38
PEJUANG Norizan Sahardin2141.17Increase2.svg 1.17
Total valid votes18,278100.00
Total rejected ballots412
Unreturned ballots80
Turnout18,77055.69Decrease2.svg 28.87
Registered electors33,702
Majority1,6118.81Decrease2.svg 3.39
BN gain from PH Swing ?
Source(s)
[4] [5]
[6]
Johor state election, 2018 : Kemelah
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Sulaiman Mohd Nor10,83656.10Increase2.svg 56.10
BN Anuar Abdul Manap 8,48143.90Decrease2.svg 12.53
Total valid votes19,317100.00
Total rejected ballots296
Unreturned ballots74
Turnout19,68784.56Decrease2.svg 2.50
Registered electors23,282
Majority2,35512.20Decrease2.svg 0.66
PH gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[7] [8]
Johor state election, 2013 : Kemelah
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Ayub Rahmat 9,91756.43Decrease2.svg 16.52
PKR Natrah Ismail 7,65743.57Increase2.svg 16.52
Total valid votes17,574100.00
Total rejected ballots229
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout17,80387.06Increase2.svg 10.51
Registered electors20,449
Majority2,26012.86Decrease2.svg 33.04
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

"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]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
Johor state election, 2008 : Kemelah
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Ayub Rahmat 8,63972.95Decrease2.svg 9.76
PKR Bahruddin Nor3,20427.05Increase2.svg 27.05
Total valid votes11,843100.00
Total rejected ballots239
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout12,08276.55Increase2.svg 0.89
Registered electors15,783
Majority5,43545.90Decrease2.svg 19.52
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[8]
Johor state election, 2004 : Kemelah
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Ayub Rahmat 8,90982.71
PAS Suleiman Shuib1,86217.29
Total valid votes10,771100.00
Total rejected ballots260
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout11,03175.66
Registered electors14,579
Majority7,04765.42
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 16 April 2018. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "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".)
  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. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Dashboard SPR". Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "KEPUTUSAN | Pilihan Raya Negeri Johor (PRN Johor) 2022". astroawani.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "Undi.info - Kemelah (P141-N4)". Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.


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