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
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

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Ethnic breakdown of Kemelah's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (53.85%)
  Chinese (39.69%)
  Indian (5.56%)
  Other ethnicities (0.74%)
  Sabah Bumiputera (0.08%)
  Sarawak Bumiputera (0.08%)

History

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Poling district

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According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kemelah constituency has a total of 13 polling districts.[3]

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

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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 நல்லதன்பி) BN (MIC)

Election results

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Johor state election, 2022: Kemelah
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
Homeland Fighters' Party 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
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|BN]] Swing PH
Source(s)
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Johor state election, 2018: Kemelah
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
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PH]] Swing BN
Source(s)
Johor state election, 2013: Kemelah
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
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN
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.
Johor state election, 2008: Kemelah
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
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN
Source(s)
Johor state election, 2004: Kemelah
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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References

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  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. 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 and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Dashboard SPR". Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  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. ^ a b c "Undi.info - Kemelah (P141-N4)". Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.