Semerak (state constituency)

Semerak (N31)
Kelantan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureKelantan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Nor Sham Sulaiman
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)26,781

Semerak is a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly.[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

As of 2020, Semerak has a population of 33,188 people.[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Semerak's electorate as of 2023[3]
  1. Malay (97.5%)
  2. Other ethnicities (2.07%)
  3. Chinese (0.43%)
  4. Indian (0.03%)

History

Polling districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Semerak constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.[4]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Semerak (N31) Tok Bali 028/31/01 SK To'Bali
Kampung Lembah 028/31/02 SK Kg Sepulau
Gong Kulim 028/31/03 SK Kulim
Bukit Tanah 028/31/04 SK Bukit Tanah
Gong Manok 028/31/05 SK Gong Manak
Pekan Cherang Ruku 028/31/06 SK Cherang Raku
Dalam Rhu 028/31/07 SK Dalam Ru
Gong Tapang 028/31/08 SMA Dato' Ismail
Pulau Lima 028/31/09 SMK Sungai Petai
Sungai Petai 028/31/10 SK Sungai Petai

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Semerak
Assembly NoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Cherang Raku
9th N301995–1997Sulaiman AhmadPAS
1997–1999Kamarudin Md NorBN (UMNO)
10th1999–2004Hussin AwangPAS
11th N312004–2008Kamarudin Mohd NorBN (UMNO)
12th2008–2013Wan Hassan Wan IbrahimPR (PAS)
13th2013–2018Zawawi OthmanBN (UMNO)
14th2018–2020Wan Hassan Wan IbrahimPAS
2020–2023 PN (PAS)
15th 2023–present Nor Sham Sulaiman

Election results

Kelantan state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASNor Sham Sulaiman11,53166.91Increase 17.85
BNMarshella Ali5,70333.09Decrease 12.22
Total valid votes 17,234 100.00
Total rejected ballots 110
Unreturned ballots 24
Turnout 17,69464.86Decrease 18.67
Registered electors 26,781
Majority 5,82833.82Increase 30.07
PAS hold Swing
Kelantan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASWan Hassan Wan Ibrahim8,27849.06Increase 2.16
BNZawawi Othman7,64645.31Decrease 7.79
PKRWan Marzudi Wan Omar9505.63Increase 5.63
Total valid votes 16,874 100.00
Total rejected ballots 260
Unreturned ballots 149
Turnout 17,28383.53Decrease 4.77
Registered electors 20,690
Majority 6323.75Decrease 2.45
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Kelantan state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNZawawi Othman8,44453.10Increase 6.28
PASWan Hassan Wan Ibrahim7,45946.90Decrease 6.28
Total valid votes 15,903 100.00
Total rejected ballots 166
Unreturned ballots 37
Turnout 16,12988.30Increase 3.31
Registered electors 18,269
Majority 9856.20Decrease 0.16
BN gain from PAS Swing ?
Kelantan state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASWan Hassan Wan Ibrahim6,94353.18Increase 6.22
BNMuhamad Ab. Rahman6,11246.82Decrease 6.22
Total valid votes 13,055 100.00
Total rejected ballots 171
Unreturned ballots 19
Turnout 13,24584.99Increase 1.58
Registered electors 15,584
Majority 8316.36Increase 0.28
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Kelantan state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNKamaruddin Mohd Nor6,09553.04Increase 9.89
PASHussin Awang5,39646.96Decrease 9.89
Total valid votes 11,491 100.00
Total rejected ballots 181
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 11,67283.41Increase 1.89
Registered electors 13,993
Majority 6996.08Decrease 7.62
BN gain from PAS Swing ?
Kelantan state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASHussin Awang6,11856.85Increase 11.27
BNJelani @ Mohammed Jailani Jaafar4,64343.15Decrease 10.15
Total valid votes 10,761 100.00
Total rejected ballots 159
Unreturned ballots 7
Turnout 10,92781.52Increase 2.45
Registered electors 13,404
Majority 1,47513.70Increase 11.06
PAS gain from BN Swing ?

Malaysian general by-election, 11 August 1997
Upon the death of incumbent, Sulaiman Ahmad
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNKamarudin Mohd Nor5,37053.30Increase 5.08
PASWan Mohd Fauzi Husain4,59245.58Decrease 5.28
KITAMohd Din Nizamdin271.12Increase 0.20
Total valid votes 9,989 100.00
Total rejected ballots 85
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 10,07482.42
Registered electors 12,222
Majority 7787.7
BN gain from PAS Swing ?
Kelantan state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%
PASSulaiman Ahmad4,78450.86
BNIsmail Awang4,53648.22
KITAMusa Saleh860.92
Total valid votes 9,406 100.00
Total rejected ballots 222
Unreturned ballots 1
Turnout 9,62979.07
Registered electors 12,178
Majority 2482.64
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. ↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kelantan".
  2. ↑ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.31 Semerak Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  3. ↑ "15th Kelantan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  4. ↑ Federal Gazette

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