Gemas (state constituency)

Gemas (N34)
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ridzuan Ahmad; PN
;
Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2026
Demographics
Electors (2023)	29,648

N34 Gemas within Negeri Sembilan, as used for the 2023 and 2026 state elections

Gemas is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Gemas's electorate as of 2023^[2]

Malay (83.3%)
Chinese (7.73%)
Indian (4.84%)
Other ethnicities (4.09%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Gemas constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Gemas（N34）	FELDA Jelai 1 & 3	133/34/01	SK Jelai 1
	Pasir Besar	133/35/02	Balai Raya Kampung Pasir Besar Gemas
	FELDA Pasir Besar	133/34/03	SK (FELDA) Pasir Besar
	Kampong Ladang	133/35/04	SK Kampong Lalang
	Pekan Gemas	133/34/05	SK Gemas
	Taman Sentosa	133/34/06	SMK Gemas
	FELDA Jelai 2 &4	133/34/07	SK Jelai 2 (FELDA)

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Gemas
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	N11	1959-1962	Fong Yew Wang (馮有旺)	Alliance (MCA)
		1962	Fong Yew Wang (馮有旺)	Socialist Front (Lab)
		1962-1964	Goh Boon Tah (吳寶塔)	Alliance (MCA)
2nd		1964-1969	Lim Heng Seng (林廷清)	Alliance (MCA)
		1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	N11	1971-1973	Lim Heng Seng (林廷清)	Alliance (MCA)
3rd	N11	1973-1974	Lim Heng Seng (林廷清)	BN (UMNO)
4th	N23	1974-1978	Mohamed Salleh Mohamed Hashim
5th		1978-1982
6th		1982-1986
7th	N09	1986-1990	Mohd Yassin Abu Bakar
8th		1990-1995
9th		1995-1999
10th		1999-2004
11th	N34	2004-2008	Jamluz Aziz
12th		2008-2013	Zainab Nasir
13th		2013-2018	Abdul Razak Said
14th		2018-2023	Abdul Razak Said
15th		2023–2026	Ridzuan Ahmad	PN (BERSATU)
16th		2026–present	Ridzuan Ahmad	PN (WAWASAN)

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2026
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Ridzuan Ahmad	16,153	78.06	20.33
	PH	Siti Aishah Seman @ Othman	3,529	17.05	17.05
	BERSATU	Zolazrai Zolkapli	1,012	4.89	4.89
Total valid votes			20,694	100.00
Total rejected ballots			228
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			20,942	70.75	1.65
Registered electors			29,600
Majority			12,624	61.00	45.54
	PN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Ridzuan Ahmad	11,653	57.73	57.73
	BN	Abdul Razak Said	8,533	42.27	13.89
Total valid votes			20,186	100.00
Total rejected ballots			251
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			20,453	68.99	11.30
Registered electors			29,648
Majority			3,120	15.46	11.74
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Razak Said	9,853	56.16	22.30
	PKR	Baharuddin Arif Siri	5,081	28.96	7.42
	PAS	Abdul Halim Abu Bakar	2,612	14.89	14.89
Total valid votes			17,546	100.00
Total rejected ballots			283
Unreturned ballots			91
Turnout			17,920	80.29	5.67
Registered electors			22,318
Majority			4,772	27.20	29.72
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Razak Said	15,040	78.46	0.70
	PKR	Karip Mohd Salleh	4,129	21.54	21.54
Total valid votes			19,169	100.00
Total rejected ballots			351
Unreturned ballots			53
Turnout			19,573	85.96	6.78
Registered electors			22,771
Majority			10,911	56.92	1.40
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainab Nasir	10,811	79.16	3.80
	PAS	Mohd Ali Maarof	2,846	20.84	3.80
Total valid votes			13,657	100.00
Total rejected ballots			345
Unreturned ballots			224
Turnout			14,226	79.18	3.75
Registered electors			17,966
Majority			7,965	58.32	7.61
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Jamlus Aziz	8,610	82.96	15.96
	PAS	Md Rais Mohamad (Basiron)	1,768	17.04	15.96
Total valid votes			10,378	100.00
Total rejected ballots			200
Unreturned ballots			110
Turnout			10,688	75.43	1.92
Registered electors			14,169
Majority			6,842	65.93	31.93
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Yassin Bakar	5,634	67.00	6.71
	PAS	Aziz Ramli	2,775	33.00	6.71
Total valid votes			8,409	100.00
Total rejected ballots			177
Unreturned ballots			398
Turnout			8,984	77.35	1.36
Registered electors			11,614
Majority			2,859	34.00	13.42
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Yassin Bakar	5,661	73.71	7.38
	PAS	Mohd Noah Talib	2,019	26.29	7.38
Total valid votes			7,680	100.00
Total rejected ballots			255
Unreturned ballots			91
Turnout			8,026	76.00	2.54
Registered electors			10,561
Majority			3,642	47.42	14.77
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Yassin Bakar	7,172	81.09	1.69
	PAS	Baharudin Leman	1,672	18.91	1.69
Total valid votes			8,844	100.00
Total rejected ballots			283
Unreturned ballots			8
Turnout			9,135	78.54	4.49
Registered electors			11,631
Majority			5,500	62.19	3.37
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Yassin Bakar	5,793	82.78	0.04
	PAS	Baharudin Leman	1,205	17.22	0.04
Total valid votes			6,998	100.00
Total rejected ballots			269
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,267	74.05	4.20
Registered electors			9,814
Majority			4,588	65.56	0.09
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Md. Salleh Md. Hashim	7,581	82.83	5.87
	PAS	Jaafar Ahmad	1,572	17.17	5.87
Total valid votes			9,153	100.00
Total rejected ballots			371
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,524	78.25	0.74
Registered electors			12,172
Majority			6,009	65.65	11.75
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Md. Salleh Md. Hashim	5,282	76.95	4.55
	PAS	Husin Takiman	1,582	23.05	23.05
Total valid votes			6,864	100.00
Total rejected ballots			410
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,274	77.51	1.47
Registered electors			9,385
Majority			3,700	53.90	9.11
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Md. Salleh Md. Hashim	5,196	81.51	81.51
	Independent	Syed Zin Syed Husin	1,179	18.49	18.49
Total valid votes			6,375	100.00
Total rejected ballots			152
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,527	78.98	4.94
Registered electors			8,264
Majority			4,017	63.01	21.15
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		-

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Lim Heng Seng	3,682	70.93	4.50
	DAP	Tan Ah Kau	1,509	29.07	29.07
Total valid votes			5,191	100.00
Total rejected ballots			75
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,266	74.04	7.77
Registered electors			7,112
Majority			2,173	41.86	9.01
	Alliance hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Lim Heng Seng	2,578	66.43	6.64
	Socialist Front	Kwa Kim Poh	1,303	33.57	6.64
Total valid votes			3,881	100.00
Total rejected ballots			185
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			4,066	81.81	3.56
Registered electors			4,970
Majority			1,275	32.85	13.27
	Alliance hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state by-election, 3 February 1962
Upon the death of the incumbent, Fong Yew Wong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Goh Poh Tah	2,058	59.79	5.83
	Socialist Front	Tan Beng Soo	1,384	40.21	2.97
Total valid votes			3,442	100.00
Total rejected ballots			62
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			3,504	78.25	4.51
Registered electors			4,478
Majority			674	19.58	2.85
	Alliance hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Fong Yew Wong	1,742	53.97
	Socialist Front	Tan Kim Geok	1,202	37.20
	PMIP	Deraji Yassin	284	8.80
Total valid votes			3,228	100.00
Total rejected ballots			69
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			3,297	82.76
Registered electors			3,984
Majority			540	16.73
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negri Sembilan".
↑ "15th Negeri Sembilan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
↑ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.

[1] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negri Sembilan".

[2] "15th Negeri Sembilan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.

[3] "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.

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