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Semerah (federal constituency)

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

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

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 Increase 0.32
PAS Abdullah Rahmat 4,034 13.61 Decrease 0.32
Total valid votes 29,630 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,082
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 30,712 73.61 Decrease 2.87
Registered electors 41,721
Majority 21,562 72.78 Increase 0.64
BN hold Swing


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