Semerak (state constituency)

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Semerak
Flag of Kelantan.svg Kelantan constituency
State constituency
Legislature Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Nor Sham Sulaiman
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)26,781

Semerak is a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly. [1]

Contents

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Semerak's electorate as of 2023 [2]

   Malay (97.47%)
  Other ethnicities (2.07%)
   Chinese (0.43%)
   Indian (0.03%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Semerak constituency has a total of 10 polling districts. [3]

State ConstituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Semerak (N31)Tok Bali028/31/01SK To'Bali
Kampung Lembah028/31/02SK Kg Sepulau
Gong Kulim028/31/03SK Kulim
Bukit Tanah028/31/04SK Bukit Tanah
Gong Manok028/31/05SK Gong Manak
Pekan Cherang Ruku028/31/06SK Cherang Raku
Dalam Rhu028/31/07SK Dalam Ru
Gong Tapang028/31/08SMA Dato' Ismail
Pulau Lima028/31/09SMK Sungai Petai
Sungai Petai028/31/10SK Sungai Petai

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Semerak
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Cherang Raku
9th 1995–1997Sulaiman AhmadPAS
1997–1999 Kamarudin Md Nor BN (UMNO)
10th 1999–2004Hussin AwangPAS
11th 2004–2008 Kamarudin Mohd Nor BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013 Wan Hassan Wan Ibrahim PR (PAS)
13th 2013–2018 Zawawi Othman BN (UMNO)
14th 2018–2020 Wan Hassan Wan Ibrahim PAS
2020–2023PN (PAS)
15th2023–present Nor Sham Sulaiman

Election results

Kelantan state election, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Nor Sham Sulaiman11,53166.91Increase2.svg 17.85
BN Marshella Ali5,70333.09Decrease2.svg 12.22
Total valid votes17,234 100.00
Total rejected ballots110
Unreturned ballots24
Turnout17,69464.86Decrease2.svg 18.67
Registered electors26,781
Majority5,82833.82Increase2.svg 30.07
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Wan Hassan Wan Ibrahim8,27849.06Increase2.svg 2.16
BN Zawawi Othman7,64645.31Decrease2.svg 7.79
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Wan Marzudi Wan Omar9505.63Increase2.svg 5.63
Total valid votes16,874 100.00
Total rejected ballots260
Unreturned ballots149
Turnout17,28383.53Decrease2.svg 4.77
Registered electors20,690
Majority6323.75Decrease2.svg 2.45
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN Swing ?
Kelantan state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Zawawi Othman8,44453.10Increase2.svg 6.28
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Wan Hassan Wan Ibrahim7,45946.90Decrease2.svg 6.28
Total valid votes15,903 100.00
Total rejected ballots166
Unreturned ballots37
Turnout16,12988.30Increase2.svg 3.31
Registered electors18,269
Majority9856.20Decrease2.svg 0.16
BN gain from National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party Swing ?
Kelantan state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Wan Hassan Wan Ibrahim6,94353.18Increase2.svg 6.22
BN Kamaruddin Mohd Nor6,11246.82Decrease2.svg 6.22
Total valid votes13,055 100.00
Total rejected ballots171
Unreturned ballots19
Turnout13,24584.99Increase2.svg 1.58
Registered electors15,584
Majority8316.36Increase2.svg 0.28
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN Swing ?
Kelantan state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Kamaruddin Mohd Nor6,09553.04Increase2.svg 9.89
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Hussin Awang5,39646.96Decrease2.svg 9.89
Total valid votes11,491 100.00
Total rejected ballots181
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout11,67283.41Increase2.svg 1.89
Registered electors13,993
Majority6996.08Decrease2.svg 7.62
BN gain from National Trust Party (Malaysia)-Malaysian Islamic Party Swing ?
Kelantan state election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Hussin Awang6,11856.85Increase2.svg 5.99
BN Mohammed Jelani Jaafar4,64343.15Decrease2.svg 5.07
Total valid votes10,761 100.00
Total rejected ballots159
Unreturned ballots7
Turnout10,92781.52Increase2.svg 2.45
Registered electors13,404
Majority1,47513.70Increase2.svg 11.06
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Sulaiman Ahmad4,78450.86
BN Ismail Awang4,53648.22
KITA Musa Saleh860.92
Total valid votes9,406 100.00
Total rejected ballots222
Unreturned ballots1
Turnout9,62979.07
Registered electors12,178
Majority2482.64
This was a new constituency created.

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References

  1. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".
  2. "15th Kelantan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  3. Federal Gazette [ dead link ]