Kemelah (state constituency)

Kemelah is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.[2]

Kemelah
Johor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureJohor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Saraswathy Nallathanby
BN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2022
Demographics
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. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Kemelah is Sulaiman Mohd Nor from the Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

The Kemelah constituency contains the polling districts of Segamat Baru, Ladang Segamat, FELDA Kemelah, Redong, Sekijang, Chuan Moh San, Kampong Melayu Raya, Bukit Siput, Pekan Bukit Siput Utara, Paya Pulai, Pogoh, Ladang Labis Bahru and Pekan Bukit Siput Selatan.[3]

History
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kemelah
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
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)
14th 2022–present Saraswathy Nallathanby BN (MIC)

Election results
Johor state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
BNSaraswathy Nallathanby7,51841.13
PHSulaiman Mohd Nor5,90732.32
PNNormala Sudirman4,63925.38
Homeland Fighters' PartyNorizan Sahardin2141.17
Total valid votes 18,278100.00
Total rejected ballots 412
Unreturned ballots 80
Turnout 18,77055.69
Registered electors 33,702
Majority 1,611
BN gain from PH Swing ?
Source(s)
[4][5]
[6]
Johor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
PHSulaiman Mohd Nor10,83656.10
BNAnuar Abdul Manap8,48143.90
Total valid votes 19,317100.00
Total rejected ballots 296
Unreturned ballots 74
Turnout 19,68784.56
Registered electors 23,282
Majority 2,355
PH gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[7][8]
Johor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %
BNAyub Rahmat9,91756.43
PKRNatrah Ismail7,65743.57
Total valid votes 17,574100.00
Total rejected ballots 229
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 17,80387.06
Registered electors 20,449
Majority 2,260
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. 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. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
Johor state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
BNAyub Rahmat8,63972.95
PKRBahruddin Nor3,20427.05
Total valid votes 11,843100.00
Total rejected ballots 239
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 12,08276.55
Registered electors 15,783
Majority 5,435
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[8]
Johor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
BNAyub Rahmat8,90982.71
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartySuleiman Shuib1,86217.29
Total valid votes 10,771100.00
Total rejected ballots 260
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 11,03175.66
Registered electors 14,579
Majority 7,047
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
[8]

References
  1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 16 April 2018. p. 12. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. "Johor 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
  3. "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  4. "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. "Dashboard SPR".
  6. "KEPUTUSAN | Pilihan Raya Negeri Johor (PRN Johor) 2022". astroawani.com. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  7. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  8. https://undi.info/johor/r18/n4


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