Semerah (state constituency)

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

Semerah

Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid BN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	46,640
Area (km²)	165

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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Semerah's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (73.66%)
2. Chinese (24.91%)
3. Indian (0.56%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.74%)
5. Sabah Bumiputera (0.08%)
6. Sarawak Bumiputera (0.06%)

History

Polling districts

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

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Semerah（N17）	Parit Nibong Darat	147/17/01	SK Seri Utama
	Batu Puteh	147/17/02	SK Seri Ma'amor
	Separap	147/17/03	SK Seri Separap
	Kampong Batu Puteh	147/17/04	SK Seri Jasa Sepakat
	Semerah	147/17/05	SK Peserian
	Bandar Semerah	147/17/06	SMK Semerah
	Lubok	147/17/07	SK Lubok
	Parit Kuda	147/17/08	SK Seri Pengkalan
	Parit Besar	147/17/09	SK Seri Sekawan Desa
	Gambut	147/17/10	SK Gambut
	Bagan	147/17/11	SK Bagan
	Mamapan	147/17/12	SK Penghulu Salleh
	Kampong Bintang	147/17/13	SMK Dato Onn
	Simpang Lima	147/17/14	SA Seri Muafakat
	Sungai Kajang	147/17/15	SK Sungai Kajang
	Peresai	147/17/16	SK Peresai
	Shahbandar	147/17/17	SK Bandar
	Jalan Jenang	147/17/18	Kwong Shiew Association
	Pasar	147/17/19	SK Bandar
	Jalan Engan	147/17/20	SK Bandar
	Panchoran Ayer	147/17/21	SA Bandar
	Kampong Pantai Barat	147/17/22	Tabika Perpaduan Taman Pantai
	Kampong Pantai Timor	147/17/23	SA Bandar
	Kampong Pantai	147/17/24	Tabika Perpaduan Rumah Pangsa Pantai
	Parit Maimon	147/17/25	SK Seri Laksana
	Parit Puasa	147/17/26	Balai Raya Parit Puasa

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Semerah
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Peserai
7th	1986-1990	Cheang Lu Kiang	BN (MCA)
8th	1990-1995	Tan Teck Poh @ Tan Ah Too
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Ariss Samsudin	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018	Mohd Ismail Roslan
14th	2018-2022	Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar	PH (PKR)
15th	2022–present	Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid	BN (UMNO)

Election results

Johor state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid	12,542	44.93
	PN	Ariss Samsudin	8,501	30.45	30.45
	PKR	Mohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar	6,265	22.44	22.44
	PEJUANG	Mahdzir Ibrahim	361	1.29	1.29
	PUTRA	Kamarolzaman Mohd Jidi	247	0.88	0.88
Total valid votes			27,916	100.00
Total rejected ballots			543
Unreturned ballots			161
Turnout			28,620	61.36
Registered electors			46,640
Majority			4,041	14.48
	BN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) [2][3]