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Rembia
Malacca constituency
State constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Muhammad Jailani Khamis
PN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)[1]15,756

Rembia is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Rembia is Muhammad Jailani Khamis from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), formerly Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN).[2][3]

Definition

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The Rembia constituency contains the polling districts of Pekan Alor Gajah, Kelemak, Jelatang, Kampung Tebat, Sungai Petai, Pekan Rembia and Jeram.[4]

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Rembia's electorate as of 2021[5]

  Malays (66.81%)
  Chinese (18.67%)
  Indians (14.12%)
  Other Ethnicities (0.40%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Rembia constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.[6]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Rembia(N06) Pekan Alor Gajah 135/06/01 SK Alor Gajah 1
Kelemak 135/06/02 SK Dato' Naning
Jelatang 135/06/03 Kolej Vokesional Datuk Seri Mohd Zin
Kampung Tebat 135/06/04 SMK Dato' Dol Said
Sungai Petai 135/06/05 SK Sungai Petai
Pekan Rembia 135/06/06 SJK (C) Kiow Min
Jeram 135/06/07 SK Rembia

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Rembia
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Kemuning
9th 1995 – 1999 Hamdin Abdollah BN (UMNO)
10th 1999 – 2004
11th 2004 – 2008 Abdul Wahab Abdul Latip
12th 2008 – 2013 Norpipah Abdol
13th 2013 – 2018
14th 2018 – 2020 Muhammad Jailani Khamis PH (PKR)
2020 – 2021 Independent
2021 BN (UMNO)
15th 2021 – 2023
2023 – present PN (PAS)

Election results

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The electoral results for the Rembia state constituency in 2004, 2008, 2013, 2018 and 2021 are as follows.

Malacca state election, 2021: Rembia
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Muhammad Jailani Khamis 4,224 41.61 Increase 3.26
PH Zamri Pakiri 3,364 33.14 Decrease 19.23
PN Zamzuri Ariffin 2,433 23.97 Increase 23.97
Independent Sabarudin Kudus 67 0.66 Increase 0.66
Independent Murali Krishnan 64 0.63 Increase 0.63
Total valid votes 10,152
Total rejected ballots 182
Unreturned ballots 21
Turnout 10,355 65.72 Decrease 18.54
Registered electors 15,756
Majority 860 8.47 Decrease 5.55
BN gain from PH Swing ?
Malacca state election, 2018: Rembia
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Muhammad Jailani Khamis 6,773 52.37 Increase 52.37
BN Norpipah Abdol 4,959 38.35 Decrease 21.99
PAS Mohammad Rashidi Abd Razak 1,200 9.28 Increase 9.28
Total valid votes 12,932 100.00
Total rejected ballots 204
Unreturned ballots 39
Turnout 13,175 84.26 Decrease 2.36
Registered electors 15,636
Majority 1,814 14.02 Decrease 6.66
PH gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
Malacca state election, 2013: Rembia
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Norpipah Abdol 6,879 60.34 Decrease 6.64
PKR Rusnah Aluai 4,521 39.66 Increase 6.64
Total valid votes 11,400 100.00
Total rejected ballots 217
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 11,617 86.62 Increase 7.93
Registered electors 13,412
Majority 2,358 20.68 Decrease 13.28
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
Malacca state election, 2008: Rembia
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Norpipah Abdol 5,605 66.98 Decrease 13.81
PKR Md Yusof Abdullah 2,763 33.02 Increase 13.81
Total valid votes 8,368 100.00
Total rejected ballots 214
Unreturned ballots 31
Turnout 8,613 78.69 Increase 0.27
Registered electors 10,946
Majority 2,842 33.96 Decrease 27.62
BN hold Swing


Malacca state election, 2004: Rembia
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Abdul Wahab Abdul Latip 6,266 80.79
PAS Jamaat Omar 1,490 19.21
Total valid votes 7,756 100.00
Total rejected ballots 255
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 8,011 78.42
Registered electors 10,215
Majority 4,776 61.58
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Dashboard SPR" (in Malay). Presumably, some part of the Malaysian Government. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. ^ "10 Exco Melaka angkat sumpah jawatan". bernama.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. ^ "10 Melaka state executive councillors sworn in". nst.com.my. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  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. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  5. ^ "马六甲州选举". mkse.chinapress.com.my (in Chinese). 2021. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. ^ Portal Akta [dead link]
  7. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Undi.info - Rembia (P135-N6)". Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.