Tanah Merah (federal constituency)

Tanah Merah (P027)
Kelantan constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz; PN
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	126,470
Electors (2023)	99,213
Area (km²)	687
Pop. density (per km²)	184.1

LegislatureDewan Rakyat

MP

Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz
PN

Constituency created1958

First contested1959

Tanah Merah is a federal constituency in Tanah Merah District, Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959. Tanah Merah is between Machang and Jeli.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

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State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Bukit Panau (N26）	Bukit Panau	027/26/01	SK Bukit Panau
	Kampung Paloh	027/26/02	SMU (A) Rahmaniah Paloh
	Kampung Belimbing	027/26/03	SK Belimbing
	Padang Siam	027/26/04	Maahad Ahmadi Tanah Merah
	Kelewek	027/26/05	SK Sri Kelewek
	Kampung Sat	027/26/06	SJK (C) Yuk Cheng
	Banggol	027/26/07	SMK Dato' Mahmud Paduka Raja (1)
	Pondok	027/26/08	SK Sri Suria (1)
	Tanah Merah Pekan	027/26/09	SK Tanah Merah (1)
	Tepi Sungai	027/26/10	SMK Dato' Mahmud Paduka Raja (2)
	Batu Hitam	027/26/11	SK Tanah Merah (2)
	Banggol Kemunting	027/26/12	SK Sri Suria (3)
	Manal	027/26/13	SMK Tanah Merah (2)
Gual Ipoh (N27）	Kuala Paku	027/27/01	SK Ipoh
	Bechah Laut	027/27/02	SK Bechah Laut
	Pekan Gual Ipoh	027/27/03	SMK Ipoh
	Ulu Kusial	027/27/04	SK Ulu Kusial
	Bukit Durian	027/27/05	SK Bukit Durian
	Terasil	027/27/06	SK Kulim
	Tebing Tinggi	027/27/07	SK Tebing Tinggi
	Kongsi Lima	027/27/08	SK Kampong Panjang
	Kerilla	027/27/09	SMK Ladang Kerilla
	Kuala Tiga	027/27/10	SK Kuala Tiga
	Blok Sokor	027/27/11	SK Sokor
	Kg Peralla	027/27/12	SK Peralla
	Tok Che Dol	027/27/13	SK Tok Che Dol
Kemahang (N28）	FELDA Kemahang 1	027/28/01	SMK Kemahang
	FELDA Kemahang 3	027/28/02	SK Kemahang 3
	FELDA Kemahang 2	027/28/03	SK Kemahang (2)
	Bukit Mas	027/28/04	SMK Alor Pasir
	Bukit Gading	027/28/05	SK Bukit Gading
	Bendang Nyior	027/28/06	SK Bendang Nyior
	Batang Merbau	027/28/07	SK Batang Merbau

Members of Parliament for Tanah Merah
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party	Vote Share
Constituency created from Kelantan Selatan
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	P023	1959–1963	Othman Abdullah (عثمان عبدالله)	PMIP	12,752 65.31%
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	P023	1963–1964	Othman Abdullah (عثمان عبدالله)	PMIP	12,752 65.31%
2nd	P023	1964–1969	Mustapha Ahmad (مصطفى أحمد)	PMIP	12,318 51.61%
		1969–1971	Parliament was suspended^[6]^[7]
3rd	P023	1971–1973	Mohamed Yaacob (محمد يعقوب)	Alliance (UMNO)	14,856 51.76%
3rd		1973–1974		BN (UMNO)	14,856 51.76%
4th		1974–1978			Uncontested
5th		1978–1982	Hussein Mahmood (حسين محمود)		10,448 56.33%
6th		1982–1986	Hussein Mahmood (حسين محمود)		14,509 56.97%
7th	P026	1986–1990	Hashim Safin (هاشم صفين)		14,969 56.72%
8th	P026	1990–1995	Ibrahim Pateh Mohammad (إبراهيم ڤاتح محمّد)	S46	20,708 64.46%
9th	P027	1995–1999	Ibrahim Pateh Mohammad (إبراهيم ڤاتح محمّد)	S46	14,991 50.39%
10th		1999–2004	Saupi Daud (صوڤي داود)	BA (keADILan)	18,559 57.17%
11th		2004–2008	Shaari Hassan (شعري حسّان)	BN (UMNO)	16,107 54.26%
12th		2008–2013	Amran Ab Ghani (عمران عبدالغني)	PR (PKR)	17,554 50.20%
13th		2013–2018	Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz (إكمال هشام عبد العزيز)	BN (UMNO)	26,505 54.10%
14th		2018		BN (UMNO)	28,152 48.44%
		2018–2019		Independent
		2019–2020		PH (BERSATU)
		2020–2022		PN (BERSATU)
15th		2022–present		PN (BERSATU)	54,279 77.87%

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Tanah Merah			Bukit Panau
					Chetok
			Gual Ipoh		Gual Ipoh
				Jeli
						Kemahang
			Lanas
				Panglima Bayu
		Machang Utara
		Tanah Merah Barat
		Tanah Merah Timor

State Constituency	Area
State Constituency	1959	1974	1984	1994	2003	2018
Bukit Panau		Banggol Bendang Nyior Kampung Sat Kelewek Tanah Merah			Banggol Bukit Panau Kampung Sat Kelewek Tanah Merah
Chetok				Chetok Chicha Tinggi Gabus Perupok To Uban
Gual Ipoh		Bukit Durian Gual Ipoh Kuala Paku Tok Che Dol Ulu Kusial		Bukit Durian Gual Ipoh Kuala Paku Tok Che Dol Ulu Kusial
Jeli			Ayer Lanas Batu Melintang Jeli Kampung Legeh Pergau
Kemahang					Batang Merbau Bendang Nyior Bukit Gading Bukit Mas FELDA Kemahang 1-3
Lanas		Batang Merbau Bukit Gading Bukit Mas FELDA Kemahang 1-3 Kampung Lawang
Panglima Bayu			Batang Merbau Bukit Gading Bukit Mas FELDA Kemahang 1-3 Kampung Lawang
Machang Utara	Pulai Chondong Jenereh Bongkok Kemahang Kemubu Wakaf Bata
Tanah Merah Barat	Ayer Lanas Batang Merbau Bukit Gading Jeli Kemahang
Tanah Merah Timor	Banggol Bendang Nyior Kuala Paku Tanah Merah Ulu Kusial

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N26	Bukit Panau	Abdul Fattah Mahmood	PN (PAS)
N27	Gual Ipoh	Bahari Mohd Nor	PN (BERSATU)
N28	Kemahang	Md Anizam Ab Rahman	PN (PAS)

Tanah Merah (federal constituency)

History

Polling districts

Representation history

State constituency

Historical boundaries

Current state assembly members

Local governments & postcodes

Election results

References

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No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N26	Bukit Panau	Tanah Merah District Council	17500, 17510 Tanah Merah
N27	Gual Ipoh
N28	Kemahang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz	54,279	77.87	34.47
	BN	Mohd Bakri Mustapha	9,781	14.04	34.40
	PH	Mohamad Suparadi Md Noor	5,357	7.69	7.69
	PUTRA	Nasir Abdullah	168	0.24	0.24
	Independent	Nik Sapeia Nik Yusof	114	0.16	0.16
Total valid votes			69,686	100.00
Total rejected ballots			624
Unreturned ballots			161
Turnout			70,667	71.34	10.11
Registered electors			98,782
Majority			44,498	63.83	58.79
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753266/PUB%20607%20(2022).pdf

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz	28,152	48.44	5.66
	PAS	Johari Mat	25,223	43.40	43.40
	PKR	Mohamad Fauzi Zakaria	4,747	8.17	37.30
Total valid votes			58,122	100.00
Total rejected ballots			986
Unreturned ballots			490
Turnout			59,598	81.45	4.42
Registered electors			73,172
Majority			2,929	5.04	3.59
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 234/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.^{[permanent dead link]} "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 308/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.^{[permanent dead link]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz	26,505	54.10	8.42
	PKR	Nik Mahmood Nik Hassan	22,278	45.47	4.73
	Independent	Ahmad Fizal Che Harun	213	0.43	0.43
Total valid votes			48,996	100.00
Total rejected ballots			876
Unreturned ballots			137
Turnout			50,009	85.87	4.41
Registered electors			58,237
Majority			4,227	8.63	4.11
	BN gain from PKR		Swing		?
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 171/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-18.^{[permanent dead link]} "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 212/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-18.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Amran Ab Ghani	17,554	50.20	4.46
	BN	Shaari Hassan	15,970	45.68	8.58
	Independent	Asmadi Abu Bakar	1,439	4.12	4.12
Total valid votes			34,963	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,064
Unreturned ballots			99
Turnout			36,126	81.46	0.57
Registered electors			44,347
Majority			1,584	4.52	4.00
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shaari Hassan	16,107	54.26	11.43
	PKR	Saupi Daud	13,580	45.74	11.43
Total valid votes			29,687	100.00
Total rejected ballots			788
Unreturned ballots			421
Turnout			30,896	82.03	4.32
Registered electors			37,664
Majority			2,527	8.52	5.82
	BN gain from PKR		Swing		?

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Saupi Daud	18,559	57.17	57.17
	BN	Hashim Safin	13,901	42.83	5.86
Total valid votes			32,460	100.00
Total rejected ballots			778
Unreturned ballots			41
Turnout			33,279	77.71	1.97
Registered electors			42,824
Majority			4,658	14.34	12.64
	PKR gain from S46		Swing		?

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	S46	Ibrahim Pateh Mohammad	14,991	50.39	14.08
	BN	Hashim Safin	14,485	48.69	13.87
	Independent	Che Seme Abdullah	273	0.92	0.92
Total valid votes			29,749	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,164
Unreturned ballots			71
Turnout			30,984	75.74	7.33
Registered electors			40,908
Majority			506	1.70	27.94
	S46 hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	S46	Ibrahim Pateh Mohammad	20,708	64.46	64.46
	BN	Hashim Safin	11,183	34.82	21.90
	Independent	Shafii Abdul Rahman	230	0.72	0.72
Total valid votes			32,121	100.00
Total rejected ballots			811
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			32,932	83.07	3.31
Registered electors			39,644
Majority			9,525	29.64	16.20
	S46 gain from BN		Swing		?

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hashim Safin	14,969	56.72	0.25
	PAS	Abu Bakar A Rashid	11,422	43.28	0.25
Total valid votes			26,391	100.00
Total rejected ballots			599
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			26,990	79.76	4.42
Registered electors			33,837
Majority			3,547	13.44	0.50
	BN hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hussein Mahmood	14,509	56.97	0.64
	PAS	Hanafi Daud	10,959	43.03	0.64
Total valid votes			25,468	100.00
Total rejected ballots			668
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			26,136	84.18	4.83
Registered electors			31,047
Majority			3,550	13.94	1.28
	BN hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hussein Mahmood	10,448	56.33	56.33
	PAS	Hanafi Daud	8,099	43.67	43.67
Total valid votes			18,547	100.00
Total rejected ballots			101
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			18,648	79.35
Registered electors			23,500
Majority			2,349	12.66
	BN hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Mohamed Yaacob won uncontested.
	BN	Mohamed Yaacob
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			23,023
Majority
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Mohamed Yaacob	14,856	51.75	3.36
	PMIP	Mustapha Ahmad	13,849	48.25	3.36
Total valid votes			28,705	100.00
Total rejected ballots			827
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			29,532	75.73	4.28
Registered electors			38,999
Majority			1,007	3.50	0.28
	Alliance gain from PMIP		Swing		?

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PMIP	Mustapha Ahmad	12,318	51.61	13.70
	Alliance	Ishak Abdul Hamid	11,549	48.39	13.70
Total valid votes			23,867	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,135
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			25,002	80.01	3.81
Registered electors			31,250
Majority			769	3.22	27.40
	PMIP hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PMIP	Othman Abdullah	12,752	65.31
	Alliance	Azhari Abdul Rahman	6,774	34.69
Total valid votes			19,526	100.00
Total rejected ballots			127
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,653	76.20
Registered electors			25,793
Majority			5,978	30.62
This was a new constituency created.

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