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

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| 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

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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=

class="wikitable"
colspan="4" | Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kemelah
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
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

}}{{Cite web |url=https://undi.info/johor/r18/n4 |title=Undi.info - Kemelah (P141-N4) |access-date=17 May 2018 |archive-date=17 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517152855/https://undi.info/johor/r18/n4 |url-status=dead }}}}

{{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| |}}

{{MASelec/source|hide=}}

{{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.}}

{{MASelec/source|hide=}}

{{end}}

References

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