Semerak (state constituency)
Semerak is a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly.[1]
|  Kelantan constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Kelantan State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA | 
 PN | ||
| Constituency created | 1994 | ||
| First contested | 1995 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2023) | 26,781 | ||
The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Demographics
    
    
History
    
    Polling Districts
    
According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Semerak constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.[3]
| State Constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Semerak (N31) | Tok Bali | 028/31/01 | SK To'Bali | 
| Kampung Lembah | 028/31/02 | SK Kg Sepulau | |
| Gong Kulim | 028/31/03 | SK Kulim | |
| Bukit Tanah | 028/31/04 | SK Bukit Tanah | |
| Gong Manok | 028/31/05 | SK Gong Manak | |
| Pekan Cherang Ruku | 028/31/06 | SK Cherang Raku | |
| Dalam Rhu | 028/31/07 | SK Dalam Ru | |
| Gong Tapang | 028/31/08 | SMA Dato' Ismail | |
| Pulau Lima | 028/31/09 | SMK Sungai Petai | |
| Sungai Petai | 028/31/10 | SK Sungai Petai | 
Representation History
    
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Semerak | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | 
| Constituency created from Cherang Raku | |||
| 9th | 1995–1997 | Sulaiman Ahmad | PAS | 
| 1997–1999 | Kamarudin Md Nor | BN (UMNO) | |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Hussin Awang | PAS | 
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Kamarudin Mohd Nor | BN (UMNO) | 
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Wan Hassan Wan Ibrahim | PAS | 
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Zawawi Othman | BN (UMNO) | 
| 14th | 2018–2020 | Wan Hassan Wan Ibrahim | PAS | 
| 2020–2023 | PN (PAS) | ||
| 15th | 2023–present | Nor Sham Sulaiman | |
Election results
    
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Nor Sham Sulaiman | 11,531 | 66.91 |  17.85 | ||
| BN | Marshella Ali | 5,703 | 33.09 |  12.22 | ||
| Total valid votes | 17,234 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 110 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 24 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,694 | 64.86 |  18.67 | |||
| Registered electors | 26,781 | |||||
| Majority | 5,828 | 33.82 |  30.07 | |||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Wan Hassan Wan Ibrahim | 8,278 | 49.06 |  2.16 | |
| BN | Zawawi Othman | 7,646 | 45.31 |  7.79 | |
| PH | Wan Marzudi Wan Omar | 950 | 5.63 |  5.63 | |
| Total valid votes | 16,874 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 260 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 149 | ||||
| Turnout | 17,283 | 83.53 |  4.77 | ||
| Registered electors | 20,690 | ||||
| Majority | 632 | 3.75 |  2.45 | ||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Zawawi Othman | 8,444 | 53.10 |  6.28 | |
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Wan Hassan Wan Ibrahim | 7,459 | 46.90 |  6.28 | |
| Total valid votes | 15,903 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 166 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 37 | ||||
| Turnout | 16,129 | 88.30 |  3.31 | ||
| Registered electors | 18,269 | ||||
| Majority | 985 | 6.20 |  0.16 | ||
| BN gain from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Wan Hassan Wan Ibrahim | 6,943 | 53.18 |  6.22 | |
| BN | Kamaruddin Mohd Nor | 6,112 | 46.82 |  6.22 | |
| Total valid votes | 13,055 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 171 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 19 | ||||
| Turnout | 13,245 | 84.99 |  1.58 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,584 | ||||
| Majority | 831 | 6.36 |  0.28 | ||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Kamaruddin Mohd Nor | 6,095 | 53.04 |  9.89 | |
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Hussin Awang | 5,396 | 46.96 |  9.89 | |
| Total valid votes | 11,491 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 181 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 11,672 | 83.41 |  1.89 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,993 | ||||
| Majority | 699 | 6.08 |  7.62 | ||
| BN gain from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Hussin Awang | 6,118 | 56.85 |  5.99 | |
| BN | Mohammed Jelani Jaafar | 4,643 | 43.15 |  5.07 | |
| Total valid votes | 10,761 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 159 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 7 | ||||
| Turnout | 10,927 | 81.52 |  2.45 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,404 | ||||
| Majority | 1,475 | 13.70 |  11.06 | ||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Sulaiman Ahmad | 4,784 | 50.86 | |||
| BN | Ismail Awang | 4,536 | 48.22 | |||
| KITA | Musa Saleh | 86 | 0.92 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,406 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 222 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 1 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,629 | 79.07 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,178 | |||||
| Majority | 248 | 2.64 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
    
- "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".
- "15th Kelantan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- Federal Gazette
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