Semarang (state constituency)

Semarang (N20)
Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Samsolbari Jamali; BN
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Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2026
Demographics
Population (2020)	29,695
Electors (2026)	28,753
Area (km²)	192

Semarang is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

As of 2020, Semarang has a population of 29,695 people.^[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Semarang's electorate as of 2022

Malay (85.6%)
Chinese (12.6%)
Other ethnicities (0.92%)
Indian (0.76%)
Sabah Bumiputera (0.06%)
Sarawak Bumiputera (0.06%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 2 July 2026, the Semarang constituency has a total of 13 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Semarang (N20)	Parit Haji Yusof	148/20/01	SK Seri Tengah SK Seri Mendapat
	Sri Mendapat	148/20/02	SK Seri Mendapat
	Kampong Haji Ghaffar	148/20/03	SK Seri Bulan
	Asam Bubok	148/20/04	SK Seri Bandan
	Sungai Rambot	148/20/05	SK Seri Manggis
	Ayer Hitam Selatan	148/20/06	SK Kota Dalam
	Ayer Hitam Utara	148/20/07	SK Ayer Hitam
	Bandar Ayer Hitam Barat	148/20/08	SMK Datuk Menteri
	Bandar Ayer Hitam Timor	148/20/09	SJK (C) Malayan
	Parit Semarang	148/20/10	SMK Suria Perdana
	Parit Quarry	148/20/11	SK Bukit Kuari
	Sabak Uni	148/20/12	SK Seri Sabak Uni
	Parit Haji Ali	148/20/13	SK Setia Jaya
	Parit Simpang Tengah	148/20/14	SK Seri Kemajuan

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Semarang
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Parit Yaani and Parit Raja
11th	N20	2004–2008	Samsolbari Jamali	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2022
15th		2022–2026
16th		2026–present

Election results

Johor state election, 2026
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samsolbari Jamali	17,374	78.00	14.79
	PN	Mohd Syafiq Aziz	2,695	12.10	17.88
	PH	Ramli Abd Hamid	2,205	9.90	2.34
Total valid votes			22,274	100.00
Total rejected ballots			206
Unreturned ballots			36
Turnout			22,516	78.31	11.56
Registered electors			28,753
Majority			14,679	65.90	33.35
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samsolbari Jamali	11,122	63.21	2.51
	PN	Shazani A Hamid	5,276	29.98	29.98
	PH	Haryati Abu Nasir	1,331	7.56	7.56
	PEJUANG	Adzlan Raju	230	1.31	1.31
Total valid votes			17,959	100.00
Total rejected ballots			330
Unreturned ballots			224
Turnout			18,513	66.75	19.69
Registered electors			27,734
Majority			5,846	32.55	0.25
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[4]^[5]

Johor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samsolbari Jamali	10,751	59.45	13.12
	PKR	Zais Mohd Akil	4,909	27.15	27.15
	PAS	Mohd Bakri Samian	2,423	13.40	14.03
Total valid votes			18,083	100.00
Total rejected ballots			242
Unreturned ballots			47
Turnout			18,372	86.44	2.91
Registered electors			21,254
Majority			5,842	32.31	12.84
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samsolbari Jamali	12,981	72.57	5.46
	PAS	Ilyas Abu Bakar	4,906	27.43	5.46
Total valid votes			17,887	100.00
Total rejected ballots			320
Unreturned ballots			47
Turnout			18,254	89.35	8.31
Registered electors			20,429
Majority			8,075	45.14	10.92
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samsolbari Jamali	10,180	78.03	4.45
	PAS	Ilyas Abu Bakar	2,866	21.97	4.45
Total valid votes			13,046	100.00
Total rejected ballots			287
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			13,354	81.05	2.43
Registered electors			16,477
Majority			7,314	56.06	8.89
	BN hold		Swing

Johor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Samsolbari Jamali	9,937	82.48
	PAS	Husin Sujak	2,111	17.52
Total valid votes			12,048	100.00
Total rejected ballots			303
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			12,351	78.62
Registered electors			15,710
Majority			7,826	64.96
This was a new constituency created.

References

↑ "Johor 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.20 Semarang Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
↑ "Malaysia Federal Legislation". lom.agc.gov.my. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
↑ "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
↑ "Dashboard SPR".

[GE14-1] "Johor 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)

[2] Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.20 Semarang Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-21.

[3] "Malaysia Federal Legislation". lom.agc.gov.my. Retrieved 2026-07-04.

[4] "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.

[5] "Dashboard SPR".

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