Kemelah

Kemelah is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.^[2]

Kemelah

Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Saraswathy Nallathanby BN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
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

Ethnic breakdown of Kemelah's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (53.9%)
2. Chinese (39.7%)
3. Indian (5.56%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.74%)
5. Sabah Bumiputera (0.08%)
6. Sarawak Bumiputera (0.08%)

History

Poling district

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

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

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
	PEJUANG	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
	BN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) [4][5] [6]

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
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) [7][8]

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
	BN hold		Swing
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
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [8]

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.
Source(s) [8]