Masjid Tanah (federal constituency)
 Malacca constituency | |
|---|---|
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2003 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 95,689 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 69,174 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 325 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 294.4 |
Masjid Tanah is a federal constituency in Alor Gajah District, 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.
Demographics
As of 2020, Masjid Tanah has a population of 95,689 people.[5]
Age breakdown of Masjid Tanah's electorate as of 2022
- 18-20 (6.27%)
- 21-29 (22.3%)
- 30-39 (21.9%)
- 40-49 (16.3%)
- 50-59 (14.4%)
- 60-69 (10.9%)
- 70-79 (5.59%)
- 80-89 (2.00%)
- above 90 (0.35%)
Gender breakdown of Masjid Tanah's electorate as of 2022
- Male (48.7%)
- Female (51.3%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Masjid Tanah constituency has a total of 30 polling districts.[6]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Linggi（N01） | Tanjung Dahan | 134/01/01 | SK Kuala Linggi |
| Sungai Baru Hilir | 134/01/02 | SK Ayer Jerneh | |
| Kampung Tengah | 134/01/03 | SK Kampung Tengah | |
| Permatang | 134/01/04 | SK Othman Shawal | |
| Kuala Sungai Baru | 134/01/05 | SJK (C) Yok Sin | |
| Paya Mengkuang | 134/01/06 | SK Sungai Tuang | |
| Telok Gong | 134/01/07 | SMK Rahmat | |
| Tanjung Bidara (N02) | Kampung Pulau | 134/02/01 | SK Jeram |
| Lubok Redan | 134/02/02 | SK Lubok Redan | |
| Sungai Baru Tengah | 134/02/03 | SMK Ade Putra | |
| Pengkalan Balak | 134/02/04 | SK Pengkalan Balak | |
| Pasir Gembor | 134/02/05 | SK Tanjong Bidara | |
| Ayer Limau (N03) | Sungai Siput | 134/03/01 | SK Sungai Siput |
| Sungai Jerneh | 134/03/02 | SK Sungai Jerneh | |
| Ramuan China Kechil | 134/03/03 | SMK Lubok China | |
| FELCRA Ramuan China Kechil | 134/03/04 | SRA (JAIM) FELCRA Ramauan China Kechil | |
| Ramuan China Besar | 134/05/05 | SK Ramuan China Besar | |
| Kampung Lekok | 134/03/06 | SK Demang Taha | |
| Kampung Pinang | 134/03/07 | SK Ayer Limau | |
| Lendu (N04) | Pekan Masjid Tanah | 134/04/01 | SK Sri Laksamana |
| Durian Daun | 134/04/02 | SK Durian Daun (K) | |
| Sungai Baru Hulu | 134/04/03 | SK Datuk Tambichik Karim | |
| Pekan Lendu | 134/04/04 | SK Lendu | |
| Taboh Naning (N05) | Cherana Puteh | 134/05/01 | SK Cherana Puteh |
| Simpang Empat | 134/05/02 | SK Simpang Empat | |
| Berisu | 134/05/03 | SK Berisu | |
| Sungai Buloh | 134/State constituency Buloh | ||
| Batang Melekek | 134/05/05 | SK Melekek | |
| Rantau Panjang | 134/05/06 | SK Rantau Panjang | |
| Ayer Paabas | 132/05/07 | SK Ayer Pa'abas |
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Masjid Tanah | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Alor Gajah | ||||
| 11th | P134 | 2004–2008 | Abu Seman Yusop (ابو سمن يوسوڤ) | BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | |||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin (مس إرمياتي شمس الدين) | ||
| 14th | 2018 | |||
| 2018–2020 | PH (BERSATU) | |||
| 2020–2022 | PN (BERSATU) | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | |||
State constituency
| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Masjid Tanah | Ayer Limau | ||||||
| Kuala Linggi | |||||||
| Lendu | |||||||
| Taboh Naning | |||||||
| Tanjung Bidara | |||||||
Historical boundaries
| State Constituency | Area | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2018 | |
| Ayer Limau |
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| Kuala Linggi |
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| Lendu |
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| Taboh Naning |
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| Tanjung Bidara |
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Current state assembly members
| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1 | Kuala Linggi | Rosli Abdullah | BN (UMNO) |
| N2 | Tanjung Bidara | Ab Rauf Yusoh | |
| N3 | Ayer Limau | Hameed Mytheen Kunju Basheer | |
| N4 | Lendu | Sulaiman Md Ali | |
| N5 | Taboh Naning | Zulkiflee Mohd Zin |
Local governments & postcodes
| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1 | Kuala Linggi | Alor Gajah Municipal Council |
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| N2 | Tanjung Bidara | ||
| N3 | Ayer Limau | ||
| N4 | Lendu | ||
| N5 | Taboh Naning |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin | 25,604 | 46.77 |  46.77 | ||
| BN | Abdul Hakim Abdul Wahid | 21,193 | 38.71 |  15.39 | ||
| MUDA | Muthalib Uthman | 7,445 | 13.60 | 13.60 | ||
| GTA | Handrawirawan Abu Bakar | 507 | 0.93 | 0.93 | ||
| Total valid votes | 54,749 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 406 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 115 | |||||
| Turnout | 55,270 | 79.90 | 3.87 | |||
| Registered electors | 69,174 | |||||
| Majority | 4,411 | 8.06 | 11.22 | |||
| PN gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin | 22,898 | 54.10 | 16.58 | ||
| PKR | Sabirin Ja'afar | 14,739 | 34.82 | 34.82 | ||
| PAS | Mohd Nasir Othman | 4,688 | 11.08 | 18.24 | ||
| Total valid votes | 42,325 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 636 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 132 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,093 | 83.77 | 2.90 | |||
| Registered electors | 51,441 | |||||
| Majority | 8,159 | 19.28 | 22.08 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 243/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "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) 317/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin | 27,688 | 70.68 | 0.79 | ||
| 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 | 8.57 | |||
| Registered electors | 45,952 | |||||
| Majority | 16,200 | 41.36 | 1.58 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
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 | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abu Seman Yusop | 21,582 | 69.89 | 10.80 | |
| 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 | 0.88 | ||
| Registered electors | 40,606 | ||||
| Majority | 12,285 | 39.78 | 21.60 | ||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abu Seman Yusop | 24,188 | 80.69 | |||
| 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 2018-08-12.
- ↑ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ↑ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ↑ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ↑ "15th General Election Malaysia (GE15 / PRU15) - Results Overview". oriantaldaily.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- ↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "P.134 Masjid Tanah Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-03.
- ↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
