Gemencheh (state constituency)
 Negeri Sembilan constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
BN | ||
| Constituency created | 1974 | ||
| First contested | 1974 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2023)[1] | 24,602 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 409 | ||
Gemencheh is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.[3]
The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]History
[edit]Polling Districts
[edit]According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Gemencheh constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemencheh (N35) | Sungai Kelamah | 133/35/01 | SK Sungai Kelamah 'RKTP' |
| Gememcheh Lama | 133/35/02 | SK Datuk Abdullah | |
| Gemencheh Bahru | 133/35/03 | SMK Dato' Mohd Taha | |
| Kampong Bahru Gedok | 133/35/04 | SJK (C) Kg Baru Gedok | |
| Gedok | 133/35/05 | SK Gedok | |
| Ayer Kuning Selatan | 133/35/06 | SJK (C) Air Kuning Selatan | |
| Bukit Jalor | 133/35/07 | SK (FELDA) Bukit Jalor | |
| Kampong Tengah | 133/35/08 | SK Air Kuning Selatan | |
| Kampung Mantai | 133/35/09 | Balai Raya Kampung Mantai | |
| Ladang Regent | 133/35/10 | SJK (T) Ladang Regent | |
| Pekan Batang Melaka | 133/35/11 | Balai Raya Kampong Punggor Batang Melaka | |
| Bukit Rotan Utara | 133/35/12 | SK Bukit Rokan Utara | |
| Bukit Rokan | 133/35/13 | SK Bukit Rokan (LKTP) | |
| Kampong Rokan | 133/35/14 | SK Rokan | |
| Kampong Sungai Jerneh | 133/35/15 | SK Sungai Jerneh |
Representation History
[edit]| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Gemencheh | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Tampin | |||
| 4th | 1974-1978 | Mohamad Taha Talib | BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | 1978–1982 | ||
| 6th | 1982–1986 | Waad Mansor | |
| 7th | 1986–1990 | ||
| 8th | 1990–1995 | ||
| 9th | 1995–1999 | ||
| 10th | 1999–2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Mohd Kamil Abd Aziz | |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Mohd Isam Mohd Isa | |
| 14th | 2018–2023 | ||
| 15th | 2023–present | Suhaimizan Bizar | |
Election results
[edit]The electoral results for the Gemencheh state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Suhaimizan Bizar | 8,905 | 57.91 |  10.53
| ||
| PN | Tengku Abdullah Tengku Rakhman | 6,471 | 42.09 | 42.09
| ||
| Total valid votes | 15,376 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 123 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 20 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,519 | 63.08 |  17.20
| |||
| Registered electors | 24,602 | |||||
| Majority | 2,434 | 15.82 | 13.43
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohd Isam Mohd Isa | 6,963 | 47.38 | 14.68
| ||
| Pakatan Harapan (2018) | Saiful Adly Abdul Wahab | 6,612 | 44.99 | 44.99
| ||
| PAS | Ishak Maasin | 1,122 | 7.63 | 30.31
| ||
| Total valid votes | 14,697 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 249 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 71 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,017 | 80.28 | 3.05
| |||
| Registered electors | 18,705 | |||||
| Majority | 351 | 2.39 | 21.73
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohd Isam Mohd Isa | 7,782 | 62.06 | 4.21
| ||
| PAS | Mohd Nor Yassin | 4,757 | 37.94 | 4.21
| ||
| Total valid votes | 12,539 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 286 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 12,825 | 83.33 | 9.65
| |||
| Registered electors | 15,390 | |||||
| Majority | 3,025 | 24.12 | 8.42
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 193/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 234/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohd Kamil Abd Aziz | 6,600 | 66.27 | |||
| PAS | Zakaria Khalim | 3,359 | 33.73 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,959 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 260 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,219 | 73.68 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,870 | |||||
| Majority | 3,241 | 32.54 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ 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 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negri Sembilan".
- ^ "15th Negeri Sembilan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "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]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "15th State Elections (PRN15) - Negeri Sembilan". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ a b c https://undi.info/negeri-sembilan/r18/n35 [dead link]
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