Tanah Merah (federal constituency)
Tanah Merah is a federal constituency in Tanah Merah District, Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.
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Federal constituency | |||
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat | ||
MP |
PPBM | ||
Constituency created | 1958 | ||
First contested | 1959 | ||
Last contested | 2018 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2018)[1] | 73,172 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 687 |
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
History
2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Bukit Panau, Kampung Paloh, Kampung Belimbing, Padang Siam, Kelewek, Kampung Sat, Banggol, Pondok, Tanah Merah Pekan, Tepi Sungai, Batu Hitam, Banggol Kemunting, Manal, Kuala Paku, Bechah Laut, Pekan Gual Ipoh, Ulu Kusial, Bukit Durian, Terasil, Tebing Tinggi, Kongsi Lima, Kerilla, Kuala Tiga, Blok Sokor, Kg Peralla, FELDA Kemahang 1, FELDA Kemahang 3, FELDA Kemahang 2, Bukit Mas, Bukit Gading, Bendang Nyior, Batang Merbau.
2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Bukit Panau, Kampung Paloh, Kampung Belimbing, Padang Siam, Kelewek, Kampung Sat, Banggol, Pondok, Tanah Merah Pekan, Tepi Sungai, Batu Hitam, Banggol Kemunting, Manal, Kuala Paku, Bechah Laut, Pekan Gual Ipoh, Ulu Kusial, Bukit Durian, Terasil, Tebing Tinggi, Kongsi Lima, Kerilla, Kuala Tiga, Blok Sokor, Kg Peralla, FELDA Kemahang 1, FELDA Kemahang 3, FELDA Kemahang 2, Bukit Mas, Bukit Gading, Bendang Nyior, Batang Merbau.
Representation history
Members of Parliament for Tanah Merah | |||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | |||
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | |||
1st | 1959-1963 | Othman Abdullah | PMIP |
Parliament of Malaysia | |||
1st | 1963-1964 | Othman Abdullah | PMIP |
2nd | 1964-1969 | Mustapha Ahmad | |
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[5][6] | ||
3rd | 1971-1973 | Mohamed Yaacob | Alliance (UMNO) |
1973-1974 | BN (UMNO) | ||
4th | 1974-1978 | ||
5th | 1978-1982 | Hussein Mahmood | |
6th | 1982-1986 | ||
7th | 1986-1990 | Hashim Safin | |
8th | 1990-1995 | Ibrahim Pateh Mohammad | S46 |
9th | 1995-1999 | ||
10th | 1999-2004 | Saupi Daud | KEADILAN |
11th | 2004-2008 | Shaari Hassan | BN (UMNO) |
12th | 2008-2013 | Amran Ab Ghani | PKR |
13th | 2013-2018 | Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz | BN (UMNO) |
14th | 2018 | ||
2018-2019 | Independent | ||
2019-2020 | PH (BERSATU) | ||
2020-present | PN (BERSATU) |
State constituency
Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Tanah Merah | Bukit Panau | ||||||
Chetok | |||||||
Gual Ipoh | Gual Ipoh | ||||||
Jeli | |||||||
Kemahang | |||||||
Lanas | |||||||
Panglima Bayu | |||||||
Machang Utara | |||||||
Tanah Merah Barat | |||||||
Tanah Merah Timor |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz | 28,152 | 48.44 | -5.66 | ||
PAS | Johari Mat | 25,223 | 43.40 | +43.40 | ||
PH | Mohamad Fauzi Zakaria | 4,747 | 8.17 | +8.17 | ||
Total valid votes | 58,122 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 986 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 490 | |||||
Turnout | 59,598 | 81.45 | ||||
Registered electors | 73,172 | |||||
Majority | 2,929 | 5.04 | ||||
BN hold | Swing | -24.53 | ||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 234/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 308/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz | 26,505 | 54.10 | +8.42 | ||
PKR | Nik Mahmood Nik Hassan | 22,278 | 45.47 | -4.73 | ||
Independent | Ahmad Fizal Che Harun | 213 | 0.43 | +0.43 | ||
Total valid votes | 48,996 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 876 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 137 | |||||
Turnout | 50,009 | 85.87 | ||||
Registered electors | 58,237 | |||||
Majority | 4,227 | 8.63 | ||||
BN gain from PKR | Swing | +6.58 | ||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 171/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-18. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 212/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-18. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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PKR | Amran Ab Ghani | 17,554 | 50.20 | +4.46 | |
BN | Shaari Hassan | 15,970 | 45.68 | -8.58 | |
Independent | Asmadi Abu Bakar | 1,439 | 4.12 | +4.12 | |
Total valid votes | 34,963 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,064 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 99 | ||||
Turnout | 36,126 | 81.46 | |||
Registered electors | 44,347 | ||||
Majority | 1,584 | 4.52 | |||
PKR gain from BN | Swing | +6.52 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Shaari Hassan | 16,107 | 54.26 | +11.43 | |
KEADILAN | Saupi Daud | 13,580 | 45.74 | -11.43 | |
Total valid votes | 29,687 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 788 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 421 | ||||
Turnout | 30,896 | 82.03 | |||
Registered electors | 37,664 | ||||
Majority | 2,527 | 8.52 | |||
BN gain from KEADILAN | Swing | +11.43 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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KEADILAN | Saupi Daud | 18,559 | 57.17 | +57.17 | |
BN | Hashim Safin | 13,901 | 42.83 | -5.86 | |
Total valid votes | 32,460 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 778 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 41 | ||||
Turnout | 33,279 | 77.71 | |||
Registered electors | 42,824 | ||||
Majority | 4,658 | 14.34 | |||
KEADILAN gain from S46 | Swing | +31.52 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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S46 | Ibrahim Pateh Mohammad | 14,991 | 50.39 | -14.08 | |
BN | Hashim Safin | 14,485 | 48.69 | +13.87 | |
Independent | Che Seme Abdullah | 273 | 0.92 | +0.92 | |
Total valid votes | 29,749 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,164 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 71 | ||||
Turnout | 30,984 | 75.74 | |||
Registered electors | 40,908 | ||||
Majority | 506 | 1.70 | |||
S46 hold | Swing | -13.98 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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S46 | Ibrahim Pateh Mohammad | 20,708 | 64.46 | +64.46 | |
BN | Hashim Safin | 11,183 | 34.82 | -21.90 | |
Independent | Shafii Abdul Rahman | 230 | 0.72 | +0.72 | |
Total valid votes | 32,121 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 811 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 32,932 | 83.07 | |||
Registered electors | 39,643 | ||||
Majority | 9,525 | 29.64 | |||
S46 gain from BN | Swing | +43.18 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Hashim Safin | 14,969 | 56.72 | -0.25 | |
PAS | Abu Bakar A Rashid | 11,422 | 43.28 | +0.25 | |
Total valid votes | 26,391 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 599 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 26,990 | 79.76 | |||
Registered electors | 33,837 | ||||
Majority | 3,547 | 13.44 | |||
BN hold | Swing | -0.25 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Hussein Mahmood | 14,509 | 56.97 | +0.64 | |
PAS | Hanafi Daud | 10,959 | 43.03 | -0.64 | |
Total valid votes | 25,468 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 668 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 26,136 | 84.18 | |||
Registered electors | 31,047 | ||||
Majority | 3,550 | 13.94 | |||
BN hold | Swing | +0.64 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Hussein Mahmood | 10,448 | 56.33 | N/A | |
PAS | Hanafi Daud | 8,099 | 43.67 | N/A | |
Total valid votes | 18,547 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | |||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | 23,500 | ||||
Majority | 2,349 | 12.66 | |||
BN hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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On the nomination day, Mohamed Yaacob won uncontested. | ||||||
BN | Mohamed Yaacob | |||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | 23,023 | |||||
Majority | ||||||
BN gain from Alliance | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | Mohamed Yaacob | 14,856 | 51.75 | +3.36 | |
PMIP | Mustapha Ahmad | 13,849 | 48.25 | -3.36 | |
Total valid votes | 28,705 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 827 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 29,532 | 75.73 | |||
Registered electors | 38,999 | ||||
Majority | 1,007 | 3.5 | |||
Alliance gain from PMIP | Swing | +3.36 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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PMIP | Mustapha Ahmad | 12,318 | 51.61 | -13.70 | |
Alliance | Ishak Abdul Hamid | 11,549 | 48.39 | +13.70 | |
Total valid votes | 23,867 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,135 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 25,002 | 80.01 | |||
Registered electors | 31,250 | ||||
Majority | 769 | 3.22 | |||
PMIP hold | Swing | -13.70 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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PMIP | Othman Abdullah | 12,752 | 65.31 | |||
Alliance | Azhari Abdul Rahman | 6,774 | 34.69 | |||
Total valid votes | 19,526 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 127 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 19,653 | 76.20 | ||||
Registered electors | 25,793 | |||||
Majority | 5,978 | 30.62 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. |
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