Semerah (state constituency)

Semerah (N17)
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid; BN
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Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2026
Demographics
Population (2020)	46,254
Electors (2026)	47,431
Area (km²)	165

Semerah is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.

LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly

MLA

Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid
BN

Constituency created1984

First contested1986

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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.

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Semerah（N17）	Parit Nibong Darat	147/17/01	SK Seri Utama
	Batu Puteh	147/17/02	SK Seri Ma'amor
	Separap	147/17/03	SK Seri Separap
	Kampong Batu Puteh	147/17/04	SK Seri Jasa Sepakat
	Semerah	147/17/05	SK Peserian
	Bandar Semerah	147/17/06	SMK Semerah
	Lubok	147/17/07	SK Lubok
	Parit Kuda	147/17/08	SK Seri Pengkalan
	Parit Besar	147/17/09	SK Seri Sekawan Desa
	Gambut	147/17/10	SK Gambut
	Bagan	147/17/11	SK Bagan
	Mamapan	147/17/12	SK Penghulu Salleh
	Kampong Bintang	147/17/13	SMK Dato Onn
	Simpang Lima	147/17/14	SA Seri Muafakat
	Sungai Kajang	147/17/15	SK Sungai Kajang
	Peserai	147/17/16	SK Peserai
	Shahbandar	147/17/17	SK Bandar
	Jalan Jenang	147/17/18	Kwong Shiew Association
	Pasar	147/17/19	SK Bandar
	Jalan Engan	147/17/20	SK Bandar
	Panchoran Ayer	147/17/21	SA Bandar Batu Pahat
	Kampong Pantai Barat	147/17/22	OUM Pusat Pembelajaran Batu Pahat
	Kampong Pantai Timor	147/17/23	SA Bandar Batu Pahat
	Kampong Pantai	147/17/24	Tabika Perpaduan Rumah Pangsa Pantai
	Parit Maimon	147/17/25	SK Seri Laksana
	Parit Puasa	147/17/26	SA Seri Laksana

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Semerah
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Peserai and Sri Menanti
7th	1986-1990	Cheang Lu Kiang (曾鲁強)	BN (MCA)
8th	1990-1995	Tan Teck Poh @ Tan Ah Too (陈德波)
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Ariss Samsudin	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008-2013	Ariss Samsudin
13th	2013–2018	Mohd Ismail Roslan
14th	2018-2022	Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar	PH (PKR)
15th	2022–2026	Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid	BN (UMNO)
16th	2026–present	Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid	BN (UMNO)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid	23,206	66.96	22.03
	PH	Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar	7,543	21.77	0.67
	PN	Halim Kepol	3,906	11.27	19.18
Total valid votes			34,655	100.00
Total rejected ballots			386
Unreturned ballots			57
Turnout			35,098	74.00	12.63
Registered electors			47,431
Majority			15,663	45.20	30.72
	BN hold		Swing		?

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid	12,542	44.93	2.09
	PN	Ariss Samsudin	8,501	30.45	30.45
	PH	Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar	6,265	22.44	22.44
	PEJUANG	Mahdzir Ibrahim	361	1.29	1.29
	PUTRA	Kamarolzaman Mohd Jidi	247	0.88	0.88
Total valid votes			27,916	100.00
Total rejected ballots			543
Unreturned ballots			161
Turnout			28,620	61.36
Registered electors			46,640
Majority			4,041	14.48
	BN gain from PKR		Swing		?
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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar	12,619	42.84	2.09
	BN	Mohd Ismail Roslan	12,521	42.51	12.55
	PAS	Adnan Othman	4,314	14.65	14.65
Total valid votes			29,454	100.00
Total rejected ballots			405
Unreturned ballots			102
Turnout			29,961	84.26	1.68
Registered electors			35,557
Majority			98	0.33	9.79
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		-

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Ismail Roslan	14,404	55.06	6.88
	PKR	Md Ysahrudin Kusni	11,755	44.94	6.88
Total valid votes			26,159	100.00
Total rejected ballots			446
Unreturned ballots			78
Turnout			26,683	85.95	9.53
Registered electors			31,046
Majority			2,649	10.13	13.76
	BN hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ariss Samsudin	13,156	61.95	13.75
	PKR	Muhamad Hasmi Hashim	8,082	38.05	38.05
Total valid votes			21,238	100.00
Total rejected ballots			545
Unreturned ballots			45
Turnout			21,828	76.42	3.23
Registered electors			28,563
Majority			5,074	23.89	27.50
	BN hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ariss Samsudin	15,715	75.69	75.69
	PAS	Mazlan Aliman	5,046	24.31	11.80
Total valid votes			20,761	100.00
Total rejected ballots			494
Unreturned ballots			35
Turnout			21,290	73.19	0.23
Registered electors			29,088
Majority			10,669	51.39	23.60
	BN hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Teck Poh	14,241	63.89	8.65
	PAS	Khairuddin Abdul Rahim	8,048	36.11	36.11
Total valid votes			22,289	100.00
Total rejected ballots			730
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			23,033	72.96	0.57
Registered electors			31,570
Majority			6,193	27.79	17.30
	BN hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Teck Poh	15,055	72.54	20.15
	S46	Othman Tahir	5,698	27.46	20.15
Total valid votes			20,753	100.00
Total rejected ballots			797
Unreturned ballots			376
Turnout			21,926	73.53	0.91
Registered electors			29,818
Majority			9,357	45.09	40.29
	BN hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Teck Poh	11,377	52.40	6.96
	S46	Othman Tahir	10,336	47.60	47.60
Total valid votes			21,713	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,004
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			22,741	74.44	2.37
Registered electors			30,548
Majority			1,041	4.79	21.55
	BN hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Chang Lu Kiang	11,959	59.36
	DAP	Chia Teo Seng	6,651	33.01
	PAS	Mahmood Bakar	1,536	7.62
Total valid votes			20,146	100.00
Total rejected ballots			469
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,615	72.08
Registered electors			28,601
Majority			5,308	26.35
This was a new constituency created.