Semerah (federal constituency)

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Semerah
Flag of Johor.svg Johor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested 1974
Last contested 1982

Semerah was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Semerah
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Batu Pahat Dalam
4th P1101974-1978 Fatimah Abdul Majid
(فاطمه عبدالمجيد)
BN (UMNO)
5th 1978-1982Shariffah Dorah Syed Mohammed
(شريفه دورح سيد محمد)
6th 1982-1986
Constituency abolished, renamed to Parit Sulong

State constituency

Parliamentary constituencyState constituency
1954–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
SemerahPeserai
Sri Menanti

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Shariffah Dorah Syed Mohammed25,59686.39Increase2.svg 0.32
PAS Abdullah Rahmat4,03413.61Decrease2.svg 0.32
Total valid votes29,630 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,082
Unreturned ballots
Turnout30,71273.61
Registered electors41,721
Majority21,56272.78Increase2.svg 0.64
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Shariffah Dorah Syed Mohammed22,26486.07Increase2.svg 7.51
PAS Mohamed Kassim3,60213.93Increase2.svg 13.93
Total valid votes25,866 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors35,546
Majority18,66272.14Increase2.svg 15.02
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Fatimah Abdul Majid 16,03078.56
Independent Abdul Hadi Mohamed Yassin4,37421.44
Total valid votes20,404 100.00
Total rejected ballots636
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout21,04070.50
Registered electors29,846
Majority11,65657.12
This was a new constituency created.

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