Masjid Tanah (federal constituency)

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Masjid Tanah (P134)
Flag of Malacca.svg Malacca constituency
DUN Melaka 2020.svg
Federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
MP
Mas Ermieyati Samsudin
PN
Constituency created2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1] 95,689
Electors (2022) [2] 69,174
Area (km²) [3] 325
Pop. density (per km²)294.4

Masjid Tanah is a federal constituency in Alor Gajah District, Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Masjid Tanah's electorate as of 2022 [4]

   Malay (84.1%)
   Chinese (11.7%)
   Indian (3.6%)
  Other ethnicities (0.6%)

Age breakdown of Masjid Tanah's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (6.27%)
  21-29 (22.33%)
  30-39 (21.88%)
  40-49 (16.32%)
  50-59 (14.39%)
  60-69 (10.87%)
  70-79 (5.59%)
  80-89 (2%)
  above 90 (0.35%)

Gender breakdown of Masjid Tanah's electorate as of 2022

  Male (48.69%)
  Female (51.31%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Masjid Tanah constituency has a total of 30 polling districts. [5]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Kuala Linggi（N01）Tanjung Dahan134/01/01SK Kuala Linggi
Sungai Baru Hilir134/01/02SK Ayer Jerneh
Kampung Tengah134/01/03SK Kampung Tengah
Permatang134/01/04SK Othman Shawal
Kuala Sungai Baru134/01/05SJK (C) Yok Sin
Paya Mengkuang134/01/06SK Sungai Tuang
Telok Gong134/01/07SMK Rahmat
Tanjung Bidara (N02)Kampung Pulau134/02/01SK Jeram
Lubok Redan134/02/02SK Lubok Redan
Sungai Baru Tengah134/02/03SMK Ade Putra
Pengkalan Balak134/02/04SK Pengkalan Balak
Pasir Gembor134/02/05SK Tanjong Bidara
Ayer Limau (N03)Sungai Siput134/03/01SK Sungai Siput
Sungai Jerneh134/03/02SK Sungai Jerneh
Ramuan China Kechil134/03/03SMK Lubok China
FELCRA Ramuan China Kechil134/03/04SRA (JAIM) FELCRA Ramauan China Kechil
Ramuan China Besar134/05/05SK Ramuan China Besar
Kampung Lekok134/03/06SK Demang Taha
Kampung Pinang134/03/07SK Ayer Limau
Lendu (N04)Pekan Lendu134/04/01SK Sri Laksamana
Durian Daun134/04/02SK Durian Daun (K)
Sungai Baru Hulu134/04/03SK Datuk Tambichik Karim
Pekan Lendu134/04/04SK Lendu
Taboh Naning (N05)Cherana Puteh134/05/01SK Cherana Puteh
Simpang Empat134/05/02SK Simpang Empat
Berisu134/05/03SK Berisu
Sungai Buloh134/05/04SK Sungai Buloh
Batang Melekek134/05/05SK Melekek
Rantau Panjang134/05/06SK Rantau Panjang
Ayer Paabas132/05/07SK Ayer Pa'abas

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Masjid Tanah
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Alor Gajah
11th P1342004–2008 Abu Seman Yusop
(ابو سمن يوسوڤ)		BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018 Mas Ermieyati Samsudin
(مس إرمياتي شمس الدين‎)
14th 2018
2018–2020PH (BERSATU)
2020–2022PN (BERSATU)
15th 2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Masjid TanahAyer Limau
Kuala Linggi
Lendu
Taboh Naning
Tanjung Bidara

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N1 Kuala Linggi Rosli AbdullahBN (UMNO)
N2 Tanjung Bidara Ab Rauf Yusoh
N3 Ayer Limau Hameed Mytheen Kunju Basheer
N4 Lendu Sulaiman Md Ali
N5 Taboh Naning Zulkiflee Mohd Zin

Local governments & postcodes

No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcode
N1Kuala LinggiAlor Gajah Municipal Council
  • 76300 Sungai Udang
  • 76450 Melaka
  • 78000 Alor Gajah
  • 78100 Lubok China
  • 78200 Kuala Sungai Baru
  • 78300 Masjid Tanah
N2Tanjung Bidara
N3Ayer Limau
N4Lendu
N5Taboh Naning

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PN Mas Ermieyati Samsudin 25,60446.77Increase2.svg 46.77
BN Abdul Hakim Abdul Wahid21,19338.71Decrease2.svg 15.39
MUDA Muthalib Uthman7,44513.60Increase2.svg 13.60
GTA Handrawirawan Abu Bakar5070.93Increase2.svg 0.93
Total valid votes54,749 100.00
Total rejected ballots406
Unreturned ballots115
Turnout55,27079.90Decrease2.svg 3.87
Registered electors69,174
Majority4,4118.06Decrease2.svg 11.22
PN gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753258/PUB%20616%20PARLIMEN%20MELAKA.pdf
Malaysian general election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mas Ermieyati Samsudin 22,89854.10Decrease2.svg 16.58
PH Sabirin Ja'afar14,73934.82Increase2.svg 34.82
PAS Mohd Nasir Othman4,68811.08Decrease2.svg 18.24
Total valid votes42,325100.00
Total rejected ballots636
Unreturned ballots132
Turnout43,09383.77Decrease2.svg 2.90
Registered electors 51,441
Majority8,15919.28Decrease2.svg 22.08
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 243/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 317/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Malaysian general election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mas Ermieyati Samsudin 27,68870.68Increase2.svg 0.79
PAS Nasaie Ismail11,48829.32Decrease2.svg 0.79
Total valid votes39,176 100.00
Total rejected ballots566
Unreturned ballots85
Turnout39,82786.67Increase2.svg 8.57
Registered electors45,952
Majority16,20041.36Increase2.svg 1.58
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 180/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 221/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
Malaysian general election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Abu Seman Yusop 21,58269.89Decrease2.svg 10.80
PAS Ab Ghani Ab Rahman9,29730.11Increase2.svg 10.80
Total valid votes30,879 100.00
Total rejected ballots717
Unreturned ballots119
Turnout31,71578.10Decrease2.svg 0.88
Registered electors40,606
Majority12,28539.78Decrease2.svg 21.60
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Abu Seman Yusop 24,18880.69
PAS Muhamad Burok5,78919.31
Total valid votes29,977 100.00
Total rejected ballots745
Unreturned ballots85
Turnout30,80778.98
Registered electors39,006
Majority18,39961.38
This was a new constituency created.

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