Semerah (state constituency)

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Semerah
Flag of Johor.svg Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid
BN
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested 2022
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.

Contents

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 2022
  1. Malay (73.7%)
  2. Chinese (24.9%)
  3. Indian (0.56%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.74%)
  5. Sabah Bumiputera (0.08%)
  6. Sarawak Bumiputera (0.06%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Semerah constituency has a total of 26 polling districts. [1]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Semerah(N17)Parit Nibong Darat147/17/01SK Seri Utama
Batu Puteh147/17/02SK Seri Ma'amor
Separap147/17/03SK Seri Separap
Kampong Batu Puteh147/17/04SK Seri Jasa Sepakat
Semerah147/17/05SK Peserian
Bandar Semerah147/17/06SMK Semerah
Lubok147/17/07SK Lubok
Parit Kuda147/17/08SK Seri Pengkalan
Parit Besar147/17/09SK Seri Sekawan Desa
Gambut147/17/10SK Gambut
Bagan147/17/11SK Bagan
Mamapan147/17/12SK Penghulu Salleh
Kampong Bintang147/17/13SMK Dato Onn
Simpang Lima147/17/14SA Seri Muafakat
Sungai Kajang147/17/15SK Sungai Kajang
Peresai147/17/16SK Peresai
Shahbandar147/17/17SK Bandar
Jalan Jenang147/17/18Kwong Shiew Association
Pasar147/17/19SK Bandar
Jalan Engan147/17/20SK Bandar
Panchoran Ayer147/17/21SA Bandar
Kampong Pantai Barat147/17/22Tabika Perpaduan Taman Pantai
Kampong Pantai Timor147/17/23SA Bandar
Kampong Pantai147/17/24Tabika Perpaduan Rumah Pangsa Pantai
Parit Maimon147/17/25SK Seri Laksana
Parit Puasa147/17/26Balai Raya Parit Puasa

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Semerah
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Peserai and Sri Menanti
7th1986-1990Cheang Lu KiangBN (MCA)
8th1990-1995Tan Teck Poh @ Tan Ah Too
9th1995-1999
10th1999-2004
11th2004-2008Ariss SamsudinBN (UMNO)
12th2008-2013
13th2013-2018Mohd Ismail Roslan
14th2018-2022 Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar PH (PKR)
15th2022–present Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid BN (UMNO)

Election results

Johor state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid 12,54244.93
PN Ariss Samsudin8,50130.45Increase2.svg 30.45
PKR Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar 6,26522.44Increase2.svg 22.44
PEJUANG Mahdzir Ibrahim3611.29Increase2.svg 1.29
PUTRA Kamarolzaman Mohd Jidi2470.88Increase2.svg 0.88
Total valid votes27,916100.00
Total rejected ballots543
Unreturned ballots161
Turnout28,62061.36
Registered electors46,640
Majority4,04114.48
BN gain from PH Swing ?
Source(s)

References

  1. "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 ]
  2. "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  3. "Dashboard SPR".