Masjid Tanah (federal constituency)
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 Malacca constituency | |
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2003 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2013 |
Masjid Tanah is a federal constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.
The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History
2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Tanjung Dahan, Sungai Baru Hilir, Kampung Tengah, Permatang, Kuala Sungai Baru, Paya Mengkuang, Telok Gong, Kampung Pulau, Lubok Redan, Sungai Baru Tengah, Pengkalan Balak, Pasir Gembor, Ramuan China Besar, Ramuan China Kechil, Sungai Jerneh, Sungai Siput, FELCRA Ramuan China Kechil, Kampung Lekok, Kampung Pinang, Pekan Masjid Tanah, Durian Daun, Sungai Baru Hulu, Pekan Lendu, Berisu, Cherana Puteh, Simpang Empat, Sungai Buloh, Batang Melekek, Rantau Panjang, Ayer Paabas.
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Tanjung Dahan, Sungai Baru Hilir, Kampung Tengah, Permatang, Kuala Sungai Baru, Paya Mengkuang, Telok Gong, Kampung Pulau, Lubok Redan, Sungai Baru Tengah, Pengkalan Balak, Pasir Gembor, Ramuan China Besar, Ramuan China Kechil, Sungai Jerneh, Sungai Siput, FELCRA Ramuan China Kechil, Kampung Lekok, Kampung Pinang, Pekan Masjid Tanah, Durian Daun, Sungai Baru Hulu, Pekan Lendu, Berisu, Cherana Puteh, Simpang Empat, Sungai Buloh, Batang Melekek, Rantau Panjang, Ayer Paabas.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Masjid Tanah | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created | ||||
| 11th | 2004-2008 | Abu Seman Yusop | BN | |
| 12th | 2008-2013 | |||
| 13th | 2013-present | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin | 27,688 | 70.68 | + 0.79 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Nasaie Ismail | 11,488 | 29.32 | - 0.79 | |
| Total valid votes | 39,176 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 566 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 85 | |||||
| Turnout | 39,827 | 86.67 | ||||
| Registered electors | 45,952 | |||||
| Majority | 16,200 | 41.36 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN | ||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 180/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 221/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Abu Seman Yusop | 21,582 | 69.89 | - 10.80 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Ab Ghani Ab Rahman | 9,297 | 30.11 | + 10.80 | |
| Total valid votes | 30,879 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 717 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 119 | |||||
| Turnout | 31,715 | 78.10 | ||||
| Registered electors | 40,606 | |||||
| Majority | 12,285 | 39.78 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Abu Seman Yusop | 24,188 | 80.69 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Muhamad Burok | 5,789 | 19.31 | ||
| Total valid votes | 29,977 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 745 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 85 | |||||
| Turnout | 30,807 | 78.98 | ||||
| Registered electors | 39,006 | |||||
| Majority | 18,399 | 61.38 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
