Semerah (state constituency) explained

Semerah
State:Johor
State-Rep:Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid
State-Rep-Party:Barisan Nasional
State-Status:active
State-Created:1984
State-Election-First:1986
State-Election-Last:2022
Demo-Electors:46,640
Demo-Electors-Date:2022
Demo-Area:165

Semerah is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Semerah constituency has a total of 26 polling districts.[1]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Semerah(N17)Parit Nibong Darat147/17/01SK Seri Utama
Batu Puteh147/17/02SK Seri Ma'amor
Separap147/17/03SK Seri Separap
Kampong Batu Puteh147/17/04SK Seri Jasa Sepakat
Semerah147/17/05SK Peserian
Bandar Semerah147/17/06SMK Semerah
Lubok147/17/07SK Lubok
Parit Kuda147/17/08SK Seri Pengkalan
Parit Besar147/17/09SK Seri Sekawan Desa
Gambut147/17/10SK Gambut
Bagan147/17/11SK Bagan
Mamapan147/17/12SK Penghulu Salleh
Kampong Bintang147/17/13SMK Dato Onn
Simpang Lima147/17/14SA Seri Muafakat
Sungai Kajang147/17/15SK Sungai Kajang
Peresai147/17/16SK Peresai
Shahbandar147/17/17SK Bandar
Jalan Jenang147/17/18Kwong Shiew Association
Pasar147/17/19SK Bandar
Jalan Engan147/17/20SK Bandar
Panchoran Ayer147/17/21SA Bandar
Kampong Pantai Barat147/17/22Tabika Perpaduan Taman Pantai
Kampong Pantai Timor147/17/23SA Bandar
Kampong Pantai147/17/24Tabika Perpaduan Rumah Pangsa Pantai
Parit Maimon147/17/25SK Seri Laksana
Parit Puasa147/17/26Balai Raya Parit Puasa

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Semerah
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Peserai
7th1986-1990Cheang Lu Kiang
8th1990-1995Tan Teck Poh @ Tan Ah Too
9th1995-1999
10th1999-2004
11th2004-2008Ariss Samsudin
12th2008-2013
13th2013-2018Mohd Ismail Roslan
14th2018-2022Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar
15th2022–presentMohd Fared Mohd Khalid

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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]]. 2019-01-03. 2018-03-30. Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia.