Tanah Merah (federal constituency) explained

Tanah Merah (P027)
State:Kelantan
Fed-Rep:Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz
Fed-Rep-Party:Perikatan Nasional
Fed-Status:active
Fed-Created:1958
Fed-Election-First:1959
Fed-Election-Last:2022
Demo-Census-Date:2020
Demo-Pop:126470
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Electors:99,213
Demo-Electors-Date:2023
Demo-Electors-Ref:[2]
Demo-Area:687
Demo-Area-Ref:[3]

Tanah Merah is a federal constituency in Tanah Merah District, Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/KELANTAN

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Tanah Merah constituency is divided into 33 polling districts.[4]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Bukit Panau (N26）Bukit Panau027/26/01SK Bukit Panau
Kampung Paloh027/26/02SMU (A) Rahmaniah Paloh
Kampung Belimbing027/26/03SK Belimbing
Padang Siam027/26/04Maahad Ahmadi Tanah Merah
Kelewek027/26/05SK Sri Kelewek
Kampung Sat027/26/06SJK (C) Yuk Cheng
Banggol027/26/07SMK Dato' Mahmud Paduka Raja (1)
Pondok027/26/08SK Sri Suria (1)
Tanah Merah Pekan027/26/09SK Tanah Merah (1)
Tepi Sungai027/26/10SMK Dato' Mahmud Paduka Raja (2)
Batu Hitam027/26/11SK Tanah Merah (2)
Banggol Kemunting027/26/12SK Sri Suria (3)
Manal027/26/13SMK Tanah Merah (2)
Gual Ipoh (N27）Kuala Paku027/27/01SK Ipoh
Bechah Laut027/27/02SK Bechah Laut
Pekan Gual Ipoh027/27/03SMK Ipoh
Ulu Kusial027/27/04SK Ulu Kusial
Bukit Durian027/27/05SK Bukit Durian
Terasil027/27/06SK Kulim
Tebing Tinggi027/27/07SK Tebing Tinggi
Kongsi Lima027/27/08SK Kampong Panjang
Kerilla027/27/09SMK Ladang Kerilla
Kuala Tiga027/27/10SK Kuala Tiga
Blok Sokor027/27/11SK Sokor
Kg Peralla027/27/12SK Peralla
Tok Che Dol027/27/13SK Tok Che Dol
Kemahang (N28）FELDA Kemahang 1027/28/01SMK Kemahang
FELDA Kemahang 3027/28/02SK Kemahang 3
FELDA Kemahang 2027/28/03SK Kemahang (2)
Bukit Mas027/28/04SMK Alor Pasir
Bukit Gading027/28/05SK Bukit Gading
Bendang Nyior027/28/06SK Bendang Nyior
Batang Merbau027/28/07SK Batang Merbau

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Tanah Merah
Parliament NoYears Member Party
Constituency created from Kelantan Selatan
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
P0231959–1963 Othman Abdullah
(عثمان عبدالله)
Parliament of Malaysia
P0231963–1964 Othman Abdullah
(عثمان عبدالله)
1964–1969 Mustapha Ahmad
(مصطفى أحمد)
1969–1971 Parliament was suspended[5] [6]
P0231971–1973 Mohamed Yaacob
(محمد يعقوب)
1973–1974
1974–1978
1978–1982 Hussein Mahmood
(حسين محمود)
1982–1986
P0261986–1990 Hashim Safin
(هاشم صفين)
1990–1995 Ibrahim Pateh Mohammad
(إبراهيم ڤاتح محمّد)		S46
P0271995–1999
1999–2004 Saupi Daud
(صوڤي داود)
2004–2008 Shaari Hassan
(شعري حسّان)
2008–2013 Amran Ab Ghani
(عمران عبدالغني)
2013–2018 Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz
(إكمال هشام عبد العزيز)
2018
2018–2019 Independent
2019–2020
2020–2022
2022–present

State constituency

ParliamentaryconstituencyState constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Tanah MerahBukit Panau
Chetok
Gual IpohGual Ipoh
Jeli
Kemahang
Lanas
Panglima Bayu
Machang Utara
Tanah Merah Barat
Tanah Merah Timor

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N26 Bukit PanauPN (PAS)
N27 Gual IpohBahari Mohd NorPN (BERSATU)
N28 KemahangMd Anizam Ab RahmanPN (PAS)

Local governments & postcodes

!No.!State Constituency!Local Government!Postcode
N26Bukit PanauTanah Merah District Council
  • 17500, 17510 Tanah Merah
N27Gual Ipoh
N28Kemahang

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kawasanku. Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. 2023-09-24. en.
  2. Web site: Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. 2020-01-29. 6. ms.
  3. Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. 2020-01-29. ms.
  4. Web site: 15 July 2023 . Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Election of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kelantan . Attorney General's Chambers.
  5. News: Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang . Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa . Utusan Online . 2012-03-12 . 2016-05-18.
  6. Web site: www.parlimen.gov.my . 2016-05-18.

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