Kemelah
Political subdivision in Malaysia
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Kemelah is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[2]
 Johor constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Johor State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
BN | ||
| Constituency created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2020) | 46,639 | ||
| Electors (2022)[1] | 33,702 | ||
| Area (km²) | 320 | ||
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
As of 2020, Kemelah has a population of 46,639 people.[3]
Ethnic breakdown of Kemelah's electorate as of 2022
- Malay (53.9%)
- Chinese (39.7%)
- Indian (5.56%)
- Other ethnicities (0.74%)
- Sabah Bumiputera (0.08%)
- 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.[4]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemelah（N04） | Segamat Baru | 141/04/01 | SK Segamat Baru |
| Ladang Segamat | 141/04/02 | SJK (T) Ladang Segamat | |
| FELDA Kemelah | 141/04/03 | SK (FELDA) Kemelah | |
| Redong | 141/04/04 | SK (FELDA) Redong B | |
| Sekijang | 141/04/05 | Balai Raya Ladang RISDA Kg. Sekijang | |
| Chuan Moh San | 141/04/06 | SJK (C) Tua Ooh | |
| Kampong Melayu Raya | 141/04/07 | SK Melayu Raya | |
| Bukit Siput | 141/04/08 | SK Kampung Paya Besar | |
| Pekan Bukit Siput Utara | 141/04/09 | SJK (C) Bukit Siput | |
| Paya Pulai | 141/04/10 | Dewan Seberguna Kampung Paya Pulai | |
| Pogoh | 141/04/11 | SK Pagoh | |
| Pekan Bukit Siput Selatan | 141/04/12 | SRA Bersepadu Segamat | |
| Bandar Putra Segamat | 141/04/13 | SMK Bandar Putra |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kemelah | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Tenang | |||
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Ayub Rahmat | BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018–2022 | Sulaiman Mohd Nor | PH (AMANAH) |
| 15th | 2022–present | Saraswathy Nallathanby (சரஸ்வதி நல்லதம்பி) | BN (MIC) |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Saraswathy Nallathanby | 7,518 | 41.13 |  2.77 | ||
| PH | Sulaiman Mohd Nor | 5,907 | 32.32 | 23.78 | ||
| PN | Normala Sudirman | 4,639 | 25.38 |  25.38 | ||
| PEJUANG | Norizan Sahardin | 214 | 1.17 | 1.17 | ||
| Total valid votes | 18,278 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 412 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 80 | |||||
| Turnout | 18,770 | 55.69 | 28.87 | |||
| Registered electors | 33,702 | |||||
| Majority | 1,611 | 8.81 | 3.39 | |||
| BN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
| [7] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Sulaiman Mohd Nor | 10,836 | 56.10 | 56.10 | ||
| BN | Anuar Abdul Manap | 8,481 | 43.90 | 12.53 | ||
| Total valid votes | 19,317 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 296 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 74 | |||||
| Turnout | 19,687 | 84.56 | 2.50 | |||
| Registered electors | 23,282 | |||||
| Majority | 2,355 | 12.20 | 0.66 | |||
| PH gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ayub Rahmat | 9,917 | 56.43 | 16.52 | ||
| PKR | Natrah Ismail | 7,657 | 43.57 | 16.52 | ||
| Total valid votes | 17,574 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 229 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,803 | 87.06 | 10.51 | |||
| Registered electors | 20,449 | |||||
| Majority | 2,260 | 12.86 | 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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ayub Rahmat | 8,639 | 72.95 | 9.76 | ||
| PKR | Bahruddin Nor | 3,204 | 27.05 | 27.05 | ||
| Total valid votes | 11,843 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 239 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 12,082 | 76.55 | 0.89 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,783 | |||||
| Majority | 5,435 | 45.90 | 19.52 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ayub Rahmat | 8,909 | 82.71 | |||
| PAS | Suleiman Shuib | 1,862 | 17.29 | |||
| Total valid votes | 10,771 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 260 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 11,031 | 75.66 | ||||
| Registered electors | 14,579 | |||||
| Majority | 7,047 | 65.42 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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