Masjid Tanah (federal constituency)

Masjid Tanah

Malacca constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Mas Ermieyati Samsudin
BN

Constituency created

2003

First contested

2004

Last contested

2013

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

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.

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:^[1] 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
11th	2004-2008	Abu Seman Yusop	BN
12th	2008-2013	Abu Seman Yusop
13th	2013-present	Mas Ermieyati Samsudin

Election results

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 2016-05-12.

↑ "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 2016-07-08.

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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