Kemahang is a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly.[1]
The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Kemahang's electorate as of 2023
[2] - Malay (98.6%)
- Other ethnicities (1.06%)
- Chinese (0.22%)
- Indian (0.09%)
History
Polling Districts
According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kemahang constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.[3]
| State Constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Kemahang (N28） | FELDA Kemahang 1 | 027/28/01 | SMK Kemahang |
| FELDA Kemahang 3 | 027/28/02 | SK Kemahang 3 |
| FELDA Kemahang 2 | 027/28/03 | SK Kemahang (2) |
| Bukit Mas | 027/28/04 | SMK Alor Pasir |
| Bukit Gading | 027/28/05 | SK Bukit Gading |
| Bendang Nyior | 027/28/06 | SK Bendang Nyior |
| Batang Merbau | 027/28/07 | SK Batang Merbau |
Representation History
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kemahang |
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Bukit Panau |
| 9th | 1995–1999 | Mohd Adnan Kechik | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Md. Anizam Ab. Rahman | PAS |
| 11th | 2004–2008 |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | PR (PAS) |
| 13th | 2013–2018 |
| 14th | 2018–2020 | PAS |
| 2020–2023 | PN (PAS) |
| 15th | 2023–present |
Election results
Kelantan state election, 2023: Kemahang | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| | PAS | Md. Anizam Ab. Rahman | 10,375 | 77.20 |  26.55 |
| | BN | Mazli Mustafa | 3,064 | 22.80 |  21.41 |
| Total valid votes | 13,439 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 84 |
| Unreturned ballots | 12 |
| Turnout | 13,535 | 58.20 | 23.42 |
| Registered electors | 23,258 |
| Majority | 7,311 | 54.40 | 47.96 |
| | PAS hold | Swing | |
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Kelantan state election, 2018: Kemahang | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| | PAS | Md. Anizam Ab. Rahman | 7,261 | 50.65 | 5.11 |
| | BN | Wan Rakemi Wan Zahari | 6,338 | 44.21 | 0.03 |
| | Pakatan Harapan (2018) | Bahari Muhammad Nor | 737 | 5.14 | 5.14 |
| Total valid votes | 14,336 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 206 |
| Unreturned ballots | 140 |
| Turnout | 14,682 | 81.62 | 6.09 |
| Registered electors | 17,989 |
| Majority | 923 | 6.44 | 5.08 |
| | PAS hold | Swing | |
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Kelantan state election, 2013: Kemahang | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| | PAS | Md. Anizam Ab. Rahman | 6,953 | 55.76 | |
| | BN | Dyg. Saniah Awg. Hamid | 5,517 | 44.24 | |
| Total valid votes | 12,470 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 138 |
| Unreturned ballots | 30 |
| Turnout | 12,638 | 87.71 |
| Registered electors | 14,409 |
| Majority | 1,436 | 11.52 |
| | PAS hold | Swing | |
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References
Kelantan constituency