Gemencheh (state constituency)

Gemencheh

Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Suhaimizan Bizar BN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]	24,602
Area (km²)[2]	409

Gemencheh is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.^[3]

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Gemencheh's electorate as of 2023^[4]

1. Malay 61.93 (61.9%)
2. Chinese 22.15 (22.1%)
3. Indian 15.17 (15.2%)
4. Other enthnicities 0.76 (0.76%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Gemencheh constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Gemencheh (N35)	Sungai Kelamah	133/35/01	SK Sungai Kelamah 'RKTP'
	Gememcheh Lama	133/35/02	SK Datuk Abdullah
	Gemencheh Bahru	133/35/03	SMK Dato' Mohd Taha
	Kampong Bahru Gedok	133/35/04	SJK (C) Kg Baru Gedok
	Gedok	133/35/05	SK Gedok
	Ayer Kuning Selatan	133/35/06	SJK (C) Air Kuning Selatan
	Bukit Jalor	133/35/07	SK (FELDA) Bukit Jalor
	Kampong Tengah	133/35/08	SK Air Kuning Selatan
	Kampung Mantai	133/35/09	Balai Raya Kampung Mantai
	Ladang Regent	133/35/10	SJK (T) Ladang Regent
	Pekan Batang Melaka	133/35/11	Balai Raya Kampong Punggor Batang Melaka
	Bukit Rotan Utara	133/35/12	SK Bukit Rokan Utara
	Bukit Rokan	133/35/13	SK Bukit Rokan (LKTP)
	Kampong Rokan	133/35/14	SK Rokan
	Kampong Sungai Jerneh	133/35/15	SK Sungai Jerneh

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Gemencheh
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tampin
4th	1974–1978	Mohamad Taha Talib	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978–1982
6th	1982–1986	Waad Mansor
7th	1986–1990
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999
10th	1999–2004
11th	2004–2008	Mohd Kamil Abd Aziz
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018	Mohd Isam Mohd Isa
14th	2018–2023
15th	2023–present	Suhaimizan Bizar

Election results

The electoral results for the Gemencheh state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Suhaimizan Bizar	8,905	57.91	10.53
	PN	Tengku Abdullah Tengku Rakhman	6,471	42.09	42.09
Total valid votes			15,376	100.00
Total rejected ballots			123
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			15,519	63.08	17.20
Registered electors			24,602
Majority			2,434	15.82	13.43
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [6][7]

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Isam Mohd Isa	6,963	47.38	14.68
	PH	Ustaz Saiful Adly Abdul Wahab	6,612	44.99	44.99
	PAS	Ishak Maasin	1,122	7.63	30.31
Total valid votes			14,697	100.00
Total rejected ballots			249
Unreturned ballots			71
Turnout			15,017	80.28	3.05
Registered electors			18,705
Majority			351	2.39	21.73
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [8][7]

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Isam Mohd Isa	7,782	62.06	4.21
	PAS	Mohd Nor Yassin	4,757	37.94	4.21
Total valid votes			12,539	100.00
Total rejected ballots			286
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			12,825	83.33	9.65
Registered electors			15,390
Majority			3,025	24.12	8.42
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 193/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.^[permanent dead link‍] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 234/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.^[permanent dead link‍]

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Mohd Kamil Abd Aziz	6,600	66.27
	PAS	Zakaria Khalim	3,359	33.73
Total valid votes			9,959	100.00
Total rejected ballots			260
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,219	73.68
Registered electors			13,870
Majority			3,241	32.54
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [7]

References

1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
2. Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
3. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negri Sembilan".
4. "15th Negeri Sembilan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
5. "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]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
6. "15th State Elections (PRN15) - Negeri Sembilan". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
7. https://undi.info/negeri-sembilan/r18/n35 ^{[dead link‍]}
8. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negeri Sembilan". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.