Political subdivision in Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Gemas is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.[1]
The state constituency was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Ethnic breakdown of Gemas's electorate as of 2023
[2]
- Malay (83.3%)
- Chinese (7.73%)
- Indian (4.84%)
- Other ethnicities (4.09%)
According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Gemas constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency
|
Polling districts
|
Code
|
Location
|
| Gemas(N34)
|
FELDA Jelai 1 & 3
|
133/34/01
|
SK Jelai 1
|
| Pasir Besar
|
133/35/02
|
Balai Raya Kampung Pasir Besar Gemas
|
| FELDA Pasir Besar
|
133/34/03
|
SK (FELDA) Pasir Besar
|
| Kampong Ladang
|
133/35/04
|
SK Kampong Lalang
|
| Pekan Gemas
|
133/34/05
|
SK Gemas
|
| Taman Sentosa
|
133/34/06
|
SMK Gemas
|
| FELDA Jelai 2 &4
|
133/34/07
|
SK Jelai 2 (FELDA)
|
Representation history
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| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Gemas
|
| Assembly
|
Years
|
Member
|
Party
|
| Constituency created
|
| 1st
|
1959-1962
|
Fong Yew Wang
|
Alliance (MCA)
|
| 1962
|
Socialist Front (Lab)
|
| 1962-1964
|
Goh Boon Tah
|
Alliance (MCA)
|
| 2nd
|
1964-1969
|
Lim Heng Seng
|
|
|
1969-1971
|
Assembly dissolved
|
| 3rd
|
1971-1974
|
Lim Heng Seng
|
Alliance (MCA)
|
| 4th
|
1974-1978
|
Mohamed Salleh Mohamed Hashim
|
BN (UMNO)
|
| 5th
|
1978-1982
|
| 6th
|
1982-1986
|
| 7th
|
1986-1990
|
Mohd Yassin Abu Bakar
|
| 8th
|
1990-1995
|
| 9th
|
1995-1999
|
| 10th
|
1999-2004
|
| 11th
|
2004-2008
|
Jamluz Aziz
|
| 12th
|
2008-2013
|
Zainab Nasir
|
| 13th
|
2013-2018
|
Abdul Razak Said
|
| 14th
|
2018-2023
|
| 15th
|
2023–present
|
Ridzuan Ahmad
|
PN (BERSATU)
|
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
BN |
Abdul Razak Said |
9,853 |
56.16 |
22.30
|
|
|
PH |
Baharuddin Arif Siri |
5,081 |
28.96 |
28.96
|
|
|
PAS |
Abdul Halim Abu Bakar |
2,612 |
14.89 |
14.89
|
| Total valid votes
|
17,546 |
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
283
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
91
|
| Turnout
|
17,920 |
80.29 |
5.67
|
| Registered electors
|
22,318
|
| Majority
|
4,772 |
27.20 |
29.72
|
|
|
BN hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
|
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
BN |
Zainab Nasir |
10,811 |
79.16 |
|
|
|
PAS |
Mohd Ali Maarof |
2,846 |
20.84 |
|
| Total valid votes
|
13,657 |
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
345
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
224
|
| Turnout
|
14,226 |
79.18
|
| Registered electors
|
17,966
|
| Majority
|
7,965 |
58.32
|
|
|
BN hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
|