Kemelah
{{Short description|Political subdivision in Malaysia}}
{{use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district
| name = Kemelah
| state = Johor
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| state-rep = Saraswathy Nallathanby
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| state-rep-party = Barisan Nasional
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| state-status = active
| state-created = 2003
| state-abolished =
| state-election-first = 2004
| state-election-last = 2022
| demo-census-date =2020
| demo-pop =46,639
| demo-pop-ref =
| demo-electors = 33,702
| demo-electors-date = 2022
| demo-electors-ref = {{cite web
|title = Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018
|url = http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf
|publisher = Election Commission of Malaysia
|date = 2018-04-16
|access-date = 2018-04-25
|page = 12
|language = ms
|archive-date = 25 April 2018
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180425183951/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf
|url-status = dead
}}
| demo-area = 320
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Kemelah is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.{{cite news
| title = Johor 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)
| work = The Star
| publication-place = Petaling Jaya
| date = 23 March 2019
| url = https://election.thestar.com.my/johor.html
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180511081855/https://election.thestar.com.my/johor.html
| archive-date = 11 May 2018
| url-status = live
| access-date = 16 April 2019
}} {{Small|(Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)}}
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
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|value1=53.85|value2=39.69|value3=5.56|value4=0.74|color1=green|color2=red|color3=orange|color4=yellow|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Kemelah's electorate as of 2022|label1=Malay|label2=Chinese|label3=Indian|label4=Other ethnicities|value5=0.08|value6=0.08|color5=pink|color6=blue|label5=Sabah Bumiputera|label6=Sarawak Bumiputera}}
History
=Poling district=
According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kemelah constituency has a total of 13 polling districts.{{Cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180330_PU%20B%20157.pdf|title=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]|access-date=2019-01-03|date=2018-03-30|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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!State constituency !Polling districts !Code !Location |
rowspan="13" |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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colspan="4" | Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kemelah | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
colspan="4" |Constituency created from Tenang | |||
11th
| 2004–2008 | rowspan="3" | Ayub Rahmat | rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (UMNO)}} | |||
12th
| 2008–2013 | |||
13th
| 2013–2018 | |||
14th
| 2018–2022 | Sulaiman Mohd Nor | bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan|PH}}" | {{Font color|white| PH (AMANAH)}} | |||
15th
| 2022–present | Saraswathy Nallathanby (சரஸ்வதி நல்லதன்பி) | bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (MIC)}} |
Election results
{{MASelec/top|Johor|2022|Kemelah (state constituency)|Kemelah|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Saraswathy Nallathanby|7,518|41.13|{{decrease}} 2.77}}
{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Sulaiman Mohd Nor|5,907|32.32|{{decrease}} 23.78}}
{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Normala Sudirman|4,639|25.38|{{increase}} 25.38}}
{{MASelec|Homeland Fighter's Party|Norizan Sahardin|214|1.17|{{increase}} 1.17}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|18,278|100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|412}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|80}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|18,770|55.69|{{decrease}} 28.87}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|33,702}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|1,611|8.81|{{decrease}} 3.39}}
{{MASelec/gain |Barisan Nasional|PH|?}}
{{MASelec/source || |hide={{Cite web
| url = http://prn.bernama.com/johor/index-bm.php#counts
| title = Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR
| website = prn.bernama.com
| access-date = 2022-03-29
| archive-date = 17 May 2022
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220517200600/http://prn.bernama.com/johor/index-bm.php#counts
| url-status = dead
}}{{Cite web|url=https://dashboard.spr.gov.my/#!/dun/01/N.04|title=Dashboard SPR|access-date=29 March 2022|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920073829/https://dashboard.spr.gov.my/#!/dun/01/N.04|url-status=dead}}}}{{cite web |url=https://pru.astroawani.com/prnjohor |title=KEPUTUSAN {{!}} Pilihan Raya Negeri Johor (PRN Johor) 2022 |website=astroawani.com |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=25 March 2022}}
{{end}}
{{MASelec/top|Johor|2018|Kemelah (state constituency)|Kemelah|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Sulaiman Mohd Nor|10,836|56.10|{{increase}} 56.10}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Anuar Abdul Manap | 8,481|43.90|{{decrease}} 12.53}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|19,317|100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|296}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|74}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|19,687|84.56|{{decrease}} 2.50}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|23,282}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,355|12.20|{{decrease}} 0.66}}
{{MASelec/gain |Pakatan Harapan| Barisan Nasional |?}}
{{MASelec/source || |hide={{cite web
| url = https://election.thestar.com.my/johor.html
| title = 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor
| website = election.thestar.com.my
| access-date = 2018-05-12
{{end}}
{{MASelec/top|Johor|2013|Kemelah (state constituency)|Kemelah|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Ayub Rahmat|9,917|56.43|{{decrease}} 16.52}}
{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Natrah Ismail | 7,657|43.57|{{increase}} 16.52}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|17,574|100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|229}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|17,803|87.06|{{increase}} 10.51}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|20,449}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,260|12.86|{{decrease}} 33.04}}
{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional| |}}
{{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web
|url = http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_P.U.%20(B)%20192-DUN%20Selangor.pdf
|title = Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]
|date = 26 April 2013
|publisher = Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia
|access-date = 2016-05-21
|archive-date = 29 December 2019
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191229002206/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_P.U.%20%28B%29%20192-DUN%20Selangor.pdf
|url-status = dead
}}
{{cite web
|url = http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_P.U.%20(B)%20233-Borang%2016-DUN%20Selangor.pdf
|title = 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]
|date = 22 May 2013
|publisher = Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia
|access-date = 2016-05-21
|archive-date = 2 October 2018
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085733/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_P.U.%20(B)%20233-Borang%2016-DUN%20Selangor.pdf
|url-status = dead
}}}}
{{end}}
{{MASelec/top|Johor|2008|Kemelah (state constituency)|Kemelah|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Ayub Rahmat|8,639|72.95|{{decrease}} 9.76}}
{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Bahruddin Nor|3,204|27.05|{{increase}} 27.05}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|11,843|100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|239}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|12,082|76.55|{{increase}} 0.89}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|15,783}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|5,435|45.90|{{decrease}} 19.52}}
{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional| |}}
{{end}}
{{MASelec/top|Johor|2004|Kemelah (state constituency)|Kemelah|percent=yes}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Ayub Rahmat|8,909|82.71}}
{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Suleiman Shuib|1,862|17.29}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|10,771|100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|260}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|11,031|75.66}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|14,579}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|7,047|65.42}}
{{MASelec/note|This was a new constituency created.}}
{{end}}
References
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