Semerah (federal constituency)

Semerah was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

Semerah
Johor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested1974
Last contested1982

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Semerah
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Batu Pahat Dalam
4th1974-1978Fatimah Abdul MajidBN (UMNO)
5th1978-1982Shariffah Dorah Syed Mohammed
6th1982-1986
Constituency abolished, renamed to Parit Sulong

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Semerah Peserai
Sri Menanti

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNShariffah Dorah Syed Mohammed25,59686.39
PASAbdullah Rahmat4,03413.61
Total valid votes 29,630 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,082
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 30,71273.61
Registered electors 41,721
Majority 21,562
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNShariffah Dorah Syed Mohammed22,26486.07
PASMohamed Kassim3,60213.93
Total valid votes 25,866 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 35,546
Majority 18,662
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNFatimah Abdul Majid16,03078.56
IndependentAbdul Hadi Mohamed Yassin4,37421.44
Total valid votes 20,404 100.00
Total rejected ballots 636
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 21,04070.50
Registered electors 29,846
Majority 11,656
This was a new constituency created.

References

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