Tanah Merah (federal constituency)

Tanah Merah

Kelantan constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz
BN

Constituency created

1958

First contested

1959

Last contested

2013

Tanah Merah is a federal constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Bukit Panau, Kampung Paloh, Kampung Belimbing, Padang Siam, Kelewek, Kampung Sat, Banggol, Pondok, Tanah Merah Pekan, Tepi Sungai, Batu Hitam, Banggol Kemunting, Manal, Kuala Paku, Bechah Laut, Pekan Gual Ipoh, Ulu Kusial, Bukit Durian, Terasil, Tebing Tinggi, Kongsi Lima, Kerilla, Kuala Tiga, Blok Sokor, Kg Peralla, FELDA Kemahang 1, FELDA Kemahang 3, FELDA Kemahang 2, Bukit Mas, Bukit Gading, Bendang Nyior, Batang Merbau.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Bukit Panau, Kampung Paloh, Kampung Belimbing, Padang Siam, Kelewek, Kampung Sat, Banggol, Pondok, Tanah Merah Pekan, Tepi Sungai, Batu Hitam, Banggol Kemunting, Manal, Kuala Paku, Bechah Laut, Pekan Gual Ipoh, Ulu Kusial, Bukit Durian, Terasil, Tebing Tinggi, Kongsi Lima, Kerilla, Kuala Tiga, Blok Sokor, Kg Peralla, FELDA Kemahang 1, FELDA Kemahang 3, FELDA Kemahang 2, Bukit Mas, Bukit Gading, Bendang Nyior, Batang Merbau.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Tanah Merah
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Othman Abdullah	PMIP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Othman Abdullah	PMIP
2nd	1964-1969	Mustapha Ahmad	PMIP
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved^[2]^[3]
3rd	1971-1973	Mohamed Yaacob	Alliance
3rd	1973-1974		BN
4th	1974-1978
5th	1978-1982	Hussein Mahmood
6th	1982-1986	Hussein Mahmood
7th	1986-1990	Hashim Safin
8th	1990-1995	Ibrahim Pateh Mohammad	S46
9th	1995-1999	Ibrahim Pateh Mohammad	S46
10th	1999-2004	Saupi Daud	KEADILAN
11th	2004-2008	Shaari Hassan	BN
12th	2008-2013	Amran Ab Ghani	PKR
13th	2013-present	Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz	BN

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz	26,505	54.10	+ 8.42
	PKR	Nik Mahmood Nik Hassan	22,278	45.47	- 4.73
	Independent	Ahmad Fizal Che Harun	213	0.43	+ 0.43
Total valid votes			48,996	100.00
Total rejected ballots			876
Unreturned ballots			137
Turnout			50,009	85.87
Registered electors			58,237
Majority			4,227	8.63
	BN gain from PKR		Swing		?
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 171/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-18. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Kelantan [P.U. (B) 212/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-18.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Amran Ab Ghani	17,554	50.20	+ 4.46
	BN	Shaari Hassan	15,970	45.68	- 8.58
	Independent	Asmadi Abu Bakar	1,439	4.12	+ 4.12
Total valid votes			34,963	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,064
Unreturned ballots			99
Turnout			36,126	81.46
Registered electors			44,347
Majority			1,584	4.52
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shaari Hassan	16,107	54.26	+ 11.43
	KEADILAN	Saupi Daud	13,580	45.74	- 11.43
Total valid votes			29,687	100.00
Total rejected ballots			788
Unreturned ballots			421
Turnout			30,896	82.03
Registered electors			37,664
Majority			2,527	8.52
	BN gain from KEADILAN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	KEADILAN	Saupi Daud	18,559	57.17	+ 57.17
	BN	Hashim Safin	13,901	42.83	- 5.86
Total valid votes			32,460	100.00
Total rejected ballots			778
Unreturned ballots			41
Turnout			33,279	77.71
Registered electors			42,824
Majority			4,658	14.34
	KEADILAN gain from S46		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	S46	Ibrahim Pateh Mohammad	14,991	50.39	- 14.08
	BN	Hashim Safin	14,485	48.69	+ 13.87
	Independent	Che Seme Abdullah	273	0.92	+ 0.92
Total valid votes			29,749	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,164
Unreturned ballots			71
Turnout			30,984	75.74
Registered electors			40,908
Majority			506	1.70
	S46 hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	S46	Ibrahim Pateh Mohammad	20,708	64.46	+ 64.46
	BN	Hashim Safin	11,183	34.82	- 21.90
	Independent	Shafii Abdul Rahman	230	0.72	+ 0.72
Total valid votes			32,121	100.00
Total rejected ballots			811
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,932	83.07
Registered electors			39,643
Majority			9,525	29.64
	S46 gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hashim Safin	14,969	56.72
	PAS	Abu Bakar A Rashid	11,422	43.28
Total valid votes			26,391	100.00
Total rejected ballots			599
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			26,990	79.76
Registered electors			33,837
Majority			3,547	13.44
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hussein Mahmood	14,509	56.97
	PAS	Hanafi Daud	10,959	43.03
Total valid votes			25,468	100.00
Total rejected ballots			668
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			26,136	84.18
Registered electors			31,047
Majority			3,550
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hussein Mahmood
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			23,500
Majority			2,349
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Mohamed Yaacob won uncontested.
	BN	Mohamed Yaacob
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			23,023
Majority
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Mohamed Yaacob	14,856	51.75
	PMIP	Mustapha Ahmad	13,849	48.25
Total valid votes			28,705	100.00
Total rejected ballots			827
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			29,532	75.73
Registered electors			38,999
Majority			1,007
	Alliance gain from PMIP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PMIP	Mustapha Ahmad	12,318	51.61
	Alliance	Ishak Abdul Hamid	11,549	48.39
Total valid votes			23,867	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,135
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			25,002	80.01
Registered electors			31,250
Majority			769
	PMIP hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PMIP	Othman Abdullah	12,752	65.31
	Alliance	Azhari Abdul Rahman	6,774	34.69
Total valid votes			19,526	100.00
Total rejected ballots			127
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			19,653	76.20
Registered electors			25,793
Majority			5,978
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-18.

↑ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
↑ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
↑ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-18.

Federal constituencies represented in the Dewan Rakyat

Perlis	Padang Besar Kangar Arau

Kedah	Langkawi Jerlun Kubang Pasu Padang Terap Pokok Sena Alor Setar Kuala Kedah Pendang Jerai Sik Merbok Sungai Petani Baling Padang Serai Kulim-Bandar Baharu

Kelantan	Tumpat Pengkalan Chepa Kota Bharu Pasir Mas Rantau Panjang Kubang Kerian Bachok Ketereh Tanah Merah Pasir Puteh Machang Jeli Kuala Krai Gua Musang

Terengganu	Besut Setiu Kuala Nerus Kuala Terengganu Marang Hulu Terengganu Dungun Kemaman

Penang	Kepala Batas Tasek Gelugor Bagan Permatang Pauh Bukit Mertajam Batu Kawan Nibong Tebal Bukit Bendera Tanjong Jelutong Bukit Gelugor Bayan Baru Balik Pulau

Perak	Gerik Lenggong Larut Parit Buntar Bagan Serai Bukit Gantang Taiping Padang Rengas Sungai Siput Tambun Ipoh Timor Ipoh Barat Batu Gajah Kuala Kangsar Beruas Parit Kampar Gopeng Tapah Pasir Salak Lumut Bagan Datok Telok Intan Tanjong Malim

Pahang	Cameron Highlands Lipis Raub Jerantut Indera Mahkota Kuantan Paya Besar Pekan Maran Kuala Krau Temerloh Bentong Bera Rompin

Selangor	Sabak Bernam Sungai Besar Hulu Selangor Tanjong Karang Kuala Selangor Selayang Gombak Ampang Pandan Hulu Langat Serdang Puchong Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya Selatan Petaling Jaya Utara Subang Shah Alam Kapar Klang Kota Raja Kuala Langat Sepang

F. T. of Kuala Lumpur	Kepong Batu Wangsa Maju Segambut Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang Lembah Pantai Seputeh Cheras Bandar Tun Razak

F. T. of Putrajaya	Putrajaya

Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu Jempol Seremban Kuala Pilah Rasah Rembau Telok Kemang Tampin

Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Bukit Katil Kota Melaka Jasin

Johor	Segamat Sekijang Labis Pagoh Ledang Bakri Muar Parit Sulong Ayer Hitam Sri Gading Batu Pahat Simpang Renggam Kluang Sembrong Mersing Tenggara Kota Tinggi Pengerang Tebrau Pasir Gudang Johor Bahru Pulai Gelang Patah Kulai Pontian Tanjong Piai

F. T. of Labuan	Labuan

Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Silam Semporna Tawau Kalabakan

Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Mambong Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas

See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts

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