Masjid Tanah (federal constituency)

Masjid Tanah is a federal constituency in Masjid Tanah District and Alor Gajah District, Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

Masjid Tanah (P134)

Malacca constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Mas Ermieyati Samsudin PPBM
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	51,441
Area (km²)[2]	325

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Masjid Tanah's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (83.17%)

  Chinese (11.96%)

  Indian (3.71%)

  Other ethnicities (1.16%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Tanjung Dahan, Sungai Baru Hilir, Kampung Tengah, Permatang, Kuala Sungai Baru, Paya Mengkuang, Telok Gong, Kampung Pulau, Lubok Redan, Sungai Baru Tengah, Pengkalan Balak, Pasir Gembor, Ramuan China Besar, Ramuan China Kechil, Sungai Jerneh, Sungai Siput, FELCRA Ramuan China Kechil, Kampung Lekok, Kampung Pinang, Pekan Masjid Tanah, Durian Daun, Sungai Baru Hulu, Pekan Lendu, Berisu, Cherana Puteh, Simpang Empat, Sungai Buloh, Batang Melekek, Rantau Panjang, Ayer Paabas.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Tanjung Dahan, Sungai Baru Hilir, Kampung Tengah, Permatang, Kuala Sungai Baru, Paya Mengkuang, Telok Gong, Kampung Pulau, Lubok Redan, Sungai Baru Tengah, Pengkalan Balak, Pasir Gembor, Ramuan China Besar, Ramuan China Kechil, Sungai Jerneh, Sungai Siput, FELCRA Ramuan China Kechil, Kampung Lekok, Kampung Pinang, Pekan Masjid Tanah, Durian Daun, Sungai Baru Hulu, Pekan Lendu, Berisu, Cherana Puteh, Simpang Empat, Sungai Buloh, Batang Melekek, Rantau Panjang, Ayer Paabas.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Masjid Tanah
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Alor Gajah
11th	2004-2008	Abu Seman Yusop	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018	Mas Ermieyati Samsudin
14th	2018
	2018		Independent
	2018-2020		PH (BERSATU)
	2020-present		PN (BERSATU)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Masjid Tanah						Ayer Limau
						Kuala Linggi
						Lendu
						Taboh Naning
						Tanjung Bidara

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mas Ermieyati Samsudin	22,898	54.10	- 16.58
	PH	Sabirin Ja'afar	14,739	34.82	+ 34.82
	PAS	Mohd Nasir Othman	4,688	11.08	- 18.24
Total valid votes			42,325	100.00
Total rejected ballots			636
Unreturned ballots			132
Turnout			43,093	83.77
Registered electors			51,441
Majority			8,159	19.28
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 243/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 317/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mas Ermieyati Samsudin	27,688	70.68	+ 0.79
	PAS	Nasaie Ismail	11,488	29.32	- 0.79
Total valid votes			39,176	100.00
Total rejected ballots			566
Unreturned ballots			85
Turnout			39,827	86.67
Registered electors			45,952
Majority			16,200	41.36
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 180/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 221/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Seman Yusop	21,582	69.89	- 10.80
	PAS	Ab Ghani Ab Rahman	9,297	30.11	+ 10.80
Total valid votes			30,879	100.00
Total rejected ballots			717
Unreturned ballots			119
Turnout			31,715	78.10
Registered electors			40,606
Majority			12,285	39.78
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Seman Yusop	24,188	80.69
	PAS	Muhamad Burok	5,789	19.31
Total valid votes			29,977	100.00
Total rejected ballots			745
Unreturned ballots			85
Turnout			30,807	78.98
Registered electors			39,006
Majority			18,399	61.38
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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 2020-01-29.
3. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
4. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-07-08.