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{{Short description|Political subdivision in Malaysia}}
{{use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district
| name                 = Kemelah
| state                = Johor
| image                =
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| caption              =
| coordinates          =
| coordinates_caption  =
| coordinates_date     =
| state-rep            = Saraswathy Nallathanby
| state-rep-link       =
| state-rep-party      = Barisan Nasional
| state-rep-party-link =
| state-status         = active
| state-created        = 2003
| state-abolished      =
| state-election-first = 2004
| state-election-last  = 2022
| demo-census-date     =2020
| demo-pop             =46,639
| demo-pop-ref         =
| demo-electors        = 33,702
| demo-electors-date   = 2022
| demo-electors-ref    = <ref>{{cite web
|title        = Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018
|url          = http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf
|publisher    = [[Election Commission of Malaysia]]
|date         = 2018-04-16
|access-date  = 2018-04-25
|page         = 12
|language     = ms
|archive-date = 25 April 2018
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20180425183951/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf
|url-status   = dead
}}</ref>
| demo-area            = 320
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'''Kemelah''' is a state constituency in [[Johor]], Malaysia, that is represented in the [[Johor State Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="GE14">{{cite news
| title             = Johor 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)
| work              = [[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]
| publication-place = [[Petaling Jaya]]
| date              = 23 March 2019
| url               = https://election.thestar.com.my/johor.html
| archive-url       = https://web.archive.org/web/20180511081855/https://election.thestar.com.my/johor.html
| archive-date      = 11 May 2018
| url-status          = live
| access-date       = 16 April 2019
}} {{Small|(Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)}}</ref>
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 ==
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|value1=53.85|value2=39.69|value3=5.56|value4=0.74|color1=green|color2=red|color3=orange|color4=yellow|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Kemelah's electorate as of 2022|label1=[[Malaysian Malay|Malay]]|label2=[[Malaysian Chinese|Chinese]]|label3=[[Malaysian Indians|Indian]]|label4=Other ethnicities|value5=0.08|value6=0.08|color5=pink|color6=blue|label5=[[Sabah]] [[Bumiputera (Malaysia)|Bumiputera]]|label6=[[Sarawak]] [[Bumiputera (Malaysia)|Bumiputera]]}}
== History ==
===Poling district===
According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kemelah constituency has a total of 13 polling districts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180330_PU%20B%20157.pdf|title=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]|access-date=2019-01-03|date=2018-03-30|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%"
!State constituency
!Polling districts
!Code
!Location
|-
| rowspan="13" |Kemelah（N04）
|Segamat Baru
|141/04/01
|SK Segamat Baru
|-
|Ladang Segamat
|141/04/02
|SJK (T) Ladang Segamat
|-
|FELDA Kemelah
|141/04/03
|SK (FELDA) Kemelah
|-
|Redong
|141/04/04
|SK (FELDA) Redong B
|-
|Sekijang
|141/04/05
|Balai Raya Ladang RISDA Kg. Sekijang
|-
|Chuan Moh San
|141/04/06
|SJK (C) Tua Ooh
|-
|Kampong Melayu Raya
|141/04/07
|SK Melayu Raya
|-
|Bukit Siput
|141/04/08
|SK Kampung Paya Besar
|-
|Pekan Bukit Siput Utara
|141/04/09
|SJK (C) Bukit Siput
|-
|Paya Pulai
|141/04/10
|Dewan Seberguna Kampung Paya Pulai
|-
|Pogoh
|141/04/11
|SK Pagoh
|-
|Pekan Bukit Siput Selatan
|141/04/12
|SRA Bersepadu Segamat
|-
|Bandar Putra Segamat
|141/04/13
|SMK Bandar Putra
|}
===Representation history===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kemelah
|-
! Assembly !! Years !! Member !! Party
|-
! colspan="4" |''Constituency created from Tenang''
|-
| 11th
| 2004–2008
| rowspan="3" | [[Ayub Rahmat]]
| rowspan="3"  bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| '''BN''' ('''UMNO''')}}
|-
| 12th
| 2008–2013
|-
| 13th
| 2013–2018
|-
| 14th
| 2018–2022
| Sulaiman Mohd Nor
| bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan|PH}}" | {{Font color|white| '''PH''' ('''AMANAH''')}}
|-
| 15th
| 2022–present
| Saraswathy Nallathanby (சரஸ்வதி நல்லதன்பி)
|  bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| '''BN''' ('''MIC''')}}
|}
== Election results ==
{{MASelec/top|Johor|2022|Kemelah (state constituency)|Kemelah|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Saraswathy Nallathanby|7,518|41.13|{{decrease}} 2.77}}
{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Sulaiman Mohd Nor|5,907|32.32|{{decrease}} 23.78}}
{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Normala Sudirman|4,639|25.38|{{increase}} 25.38}}
{{MASelec|Homeland Fighters' Party|Norizan Sahardin|214|1.17|{{increase}} 1.17}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|18,278|100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|412}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|80}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|18,770|55.69|{{decrease}} 28.87}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|33,702}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|1,611|8.81|{{decrease}} 3.39}}
{{MASelec/gain || BN|PH|?}}
{{MASelec/source || |hide=<ref>{{Cite web
| url         = http://prn.bernama.com/johor/index-bm.php#counts
| title       = Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR
| website     = prn.bernama.com
| access-date = 2022-03-29
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dashboard.spr.gov.my/#!/dun/01/N.04|title=Dashboard SPR|access-date=29 March 2022|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920073829/https://dashboard.spr.gov.my/#!/dun/01/N.04|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pru.astroawani.com/prnjohor |title=KEPUTUSAN {{!}} Pilihan Raya Negeri Johor (PRN Johor) 2022 |website=astroawani.com |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=25 March 2022}}
</ref>
{{end}}
{{MASelec/top|Johor|2018|Kemelah (state constituency)|Kemelah|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Sulaiman Mohd Nor|10,836|56.10|{{increase}} 56.10}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|[[Anuar Abdul Manap]] | 8,481|43.90|{{decrease}} 12.53}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|19,317|100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|296}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|74}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|19,687|84.56|{{decrease}} 2.50}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|23,282}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,355|12.20|{{decrease}} 0.66}}
{{MASelec/gain || PH (2018)|BN|?}}
{{MASelec/source || |hide=<ref name="star">{{cite web
| url         = https://election.thestar.com.my/johor.html
| title       = 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Johor
| website     = election.thestar.com.my
| access-date = 2018-05-12
}}</ref><ref name="undi">{{Cite web |url=https://undi.info/johor/r18/n4 |title=Undi.info - Kemelah (P141-N4) |access-date=17 May 2018 |archive-date=17 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517152855/https://undi.info/johor/r18/n4 |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
{{end}}
{{MASelec/top|Johor|2013|Kemelah (state constituency)|Kemelah|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|[[Ayub Rahmat]]|9,917|56.43|{{decrease}} 16.52}}
{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|[[Natrah Ismail]] | 7,657|43.57|{{increase}} 16.52}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|17,574|100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|229}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|17,803|87.06|{{increase}} 10.51}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|20,449}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,260|12.86|{{decrease}} 33.04}}
{{MASelec/hold || BN|}}
{{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web
|url          = http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_P.U.%20(B)%20192-DUN%20Selangor.pdf
|title        = Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]
|date         = 26 April 2013
|publisher    = Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia
|access-date  = 2016-05-21
|archive-date = 29 December 2019
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20191229002206/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_P.U.%20%28B%29%20192-DUN%20Selangor.pdf
|url-status   = dead
}}
{{cite web
|url          = http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_P.U.%20(B)%20233-Borang%2016-DUN%20Selangor.pdf
|title        = Federal Government Gazette – Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]
|date         = 22 May 2013
|publisher    = Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia
|access-date  = 2016-05-21
|archive-date = 2 October 2018
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085733/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_P.U.%20(B)%20233-Borang%2016-DUN%20Selangor.pdf
|url-status   = dead
}}}}
{{end}}
{{MASelec/top|Johor|2008|Kemelah (state constituency)|Kemelah|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|[[Ayub Rahmat]]|8,639|72.95|{{decrease}} 9.76}}
{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Bahruddin Nor|3,204|27.05|{{increase}} 27.05}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|11,843|100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|239}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|12,082|76.55|{{increase}} 0.89}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|15,783}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|5,435|45.90|{{decrease}} 19.52}}
{{MASelec/hold || BN|}}
{{MASelec/source|hide=<ref name="undi" />}}
{{end}}
{{MASelec/top|Johor|2004|Kemelah (state constituency)|Kemelah|percent=yes}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|[[Ayub Rahmat]]|8,909|82.71}}
{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Suleiman Shuib|1,862|17.29}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|10,771|100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|260}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|11,031|75.66}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|14,579}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|7,047|65.42}}
{{MASelec/note|This was a new constituency created.}}
{{MASelec/source|hide=<ref name="undi" />}}
{{end}}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Malaysian state constituencies}}
{{Coord missing|Malaysia}}
[[Category:Johor state constituencies]]
{{Malaysia-election-stub}}