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

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It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Semerah
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Batu Pahat Dalam
4th P110 1974-1978 Fatimah Abdul Majid
(فاطمه عبدالمجيد)
BN (UMNO)
5th 1978-1982 Shariffah Dorah Syed Mohammed
(شريفه دورح سيد محمد)
6th 1982-1986
Constituency abolished, renamed to Parit Sulong

State constituency

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

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Shariffah Dorah Syed Mohammed 25,596 86.39   0.32
PAS Abdullah Rahmat 4,034 13.61   0.32
Total valid votes 29,630 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,082
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 30,712 73.61   2.87
Registered electors 41,721
Majority 21,562 72.78   0.64
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Shariffah Dorah Syed Mohammed 22,264 86.07   7.51
PAS Mohamed Kassim 3,602 13.93   13.93
Total valid votes 25,866 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,319
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 27,185 76.48   5.98
Registered electors 35,546
Majority 18,662 72.14   15.02
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Fatimah Abdul Majid 16,030 78.56
Independent Abdul Hadi Mohamed Yassin 4,374 21.44
Total valid votes 20,404 100.00
Total rejected ballots 636
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 21,040 70.50
Registered electors 29,846
Majority 11,656 57.12
This was a new constituency created.

References

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