Semenyih (state constituency)

Semenyih
Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Nushi Mahfodz; PN
;
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	97,300

Semenyih is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1959. It has been represented by Nushi Mahfodz of Perikatan Nasional (PN) since August 2023.

The state constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Semenyih's electorate as of 2023^[1]

Malay (69.01%)

Chinese (14.79%)

Indian (12.87%)

Other ethnicities (3.32%)

History

It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Semenyih constituency has a total of 23 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Semenyih（N24）	Semenyih Barat	101/24/01	SK Semenyih
	Hulu Semenyih	101/24/02	SK Ulu Semenyih
	Tarun	101/24/03	Pejabat Jawatankuasa Kemajuan Dan Keselamatan Kampung (JKKK) Kampung Baru Tarun/Broga
	Kampung Tanjong	101/24/04	Balai Raya Kampung Tanjung
	Kampung Baharu Semenyih	101/24/05	SJK (C) Kampung Baru Semenyih
	Pekan Semenyih	101/24/06	SJK (C) Sin Ming Semenyih
	Semenyih Selatan	101/24/07	SRA Batu Tiga Jalan Bangi
	Kampung Rinching	101/24/08	SK Kampung Rinching
	Bandar Rinching Seksyen 1-4	101/24/09	SK Bandar Rinching
	Sesapan Kelubi	101/24/10	Pejabat Jawatankuasa Kemajuan Dan Keselamatan Kampung (JKKK) Kampunh Sesapan Kelubi
	Sesapan Batu	101/24/11	SRA Sasapan Batu Minangkabau
	Sungai Jai	101/24/12	Balai Raya Kampung Sungai Jai
	Beranang	101/24/13	SK Beranang
	Kuala Pajam	101/24/14	SK Kampung Kuala Pajam
	Sungai Kembung	101/24/15	SK Rinching Hilir
	Sesapan Batu Rembau	101/24/16	Balai Raya Sesapan Batu Rembau
	Kampung Batu 26 Beranang	101/24/17	Balai Raya Taman Pkns Batu 26 Beranang
	Penjara Kajang	101/24/18	Kafa Integrasi Hidayatul Iman
	Semenyih Indah	101/24/19	SMK Engku Husain
	Bandar Rinching Seksyen 5-6	101/24/20	SMK Bandar Rinching
	Bandar Tasik Kesuma	101/24/21	SMK Bandar Tasik Kesuma
	Kantan Permai	101/24/22	SK Kantan Permai
	Bukit Mahkota	101/24/23	SMK Bandar Seri Putra

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Semenyih
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	Kampo Radjo	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964-1969	Zainuddin Mohd Sidin	Alliance (UMNO)
	1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1971-1973	Salmah Mohd. Salleh	Alliance (UMNO)
3rd	1973-1974		BN (UMNO)
4th	1974-1978
5th	1978-1982	Abdul Hamid Mohamed Said
6th	1982-1986	Marwilis Yusof
7th	1986-1990	Abdul Jalal Mohd. Nazir
8th	1990-1995	Shoib Md. Silin
Constituency abolished, renamed to Beranang
Constituency re-created from Beranang
11th	2004-2008	Ahmad Kuris Mohd Nor	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008-2013	Johan Abd Aziz
13th	2013-2018	Johan Abd Aziz
14th	2018-2019	Bakhtiar Mohd Nor	PH (BERSATU)
14th	2019–2023	Zakaria Hanafi	BN (UMNO)
15th	2023–present	Nushi Mahfodz	PN (PAS)

Election results

Selangor state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Nushi Mahfodz	37,068	50.87	50.87
	BN	Wan Zulaika Anua	35,806	49.13	1.31
Total valid votes			72,874	100.00
Total rejected ballots			460
Unreturned ballots			92
Turnout			73,426	75.46	2.16
Registered electors			97,300
Majority			1,262	1.74	3.22
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?

Selangor state by-election, March 2, 2019
Upon the death of incumbent, Bakhtiar Mohd Nor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zakaria Hanafi	19,780	50.44	19.10
	PH	Muhammad Aiman Zainali	17,866	45.58	5.18
	Parti Sosialis Malaysia	Nik Aziz Afiq Abdul	847	2.16	0.60
	Independent	Kuan Chee Heng	725	1.82	1.82
Total valid votes			38,518	100.00
Total rejected ballots			650
Unreturned ballots			50
Turnout			39,218	73.30	14.15
Registered electors			54,503
Majority			1,914	4.96	14.46
	BN gain from PH		Swing		.

Selangor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Bakhtiar Mohd Nor	23,428	50.76	50.76
	BN	Johan Abd Aziz	14,464	31.34	17.55
	PAS	Mad Shahmiour Mat Kosim	6,966	15.09	15.09
	Parti Sosialis Malaysia	Arutchelvan Subramaniams	1,293	2.80	12.39
Total valid votes			46,151	100.00
Total rejected ballots			366
Unreturned ballots			55
Turnout			46,572	87.45	1.28
Registered electors			53,257
Majority			8,964	19.42	6.45
	PH gain from BN		Swing		.

Selangor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Johan Abd Aziz	17,922	48.89	3.70
	PKR	Hamidi A. Hasan	13,165	35.92	11.49
	Parti Sosialis Malaysia	Arutchelvan Subramaniams	5,568	15.19	15.19
Total valid votes			36,655	100.00
Total rejected ballots			701
Unreturned ballots			216
Turnout			37,572	88.73	7.43
Registered electors			42,344
Majority			4,757	12.97	7.79
	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. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "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 2016-05-21.

Selangor state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Johan Abd Aziz	11,588	52.59	18.41
	PKR	Arutchelvan Subramaniams	10,448	47.41	47.41
Total valid votes			22,036	100.00
Total rejected ballots			544
Unreturned ballots			348
Turnout			22,928	81.30	5.13
Registered electors			28,203
Majority			1,140	5.18	36.82
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ahmad Kuris Mohd Nor	13,280	71.00
	PAS	Mohd Khairuddin Othman	5,425	29.00
Total valid votes			18,705	100.00
Total rejected ballots			350
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			19,055	76.17
Registered electors			25,018
Majority			7,855	42.00
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shoib Md. Silin	10,645	66.40	6.83
	S46	Kamaruzzaman Jamal	5,386	33.60	33.60
Total valid votes			16,031	100.00
Total rejected ballots			556
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			16,587	75.17	5.59
Registered electors			22,065
Majority			5,259	32.80	7.27
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Jalal Mohd. Nazir	7,340	59.57	9.08
	DAP	Abdul Karim Busu	4,194	34.04	3.05
	PAS	Abd Kadir Ismail	788	6.40	6.40
Total valid votes			12,322	100.00
Total rejected ballots			341
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,663	69.58	6.53
Registered electors			18,199
Majority			3,146	25.53	1.77
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Marwilis Yusof	6,761	68.65	13.80
	DAP	Lam Man Yoon	3,087	31.35	31.35
Total valid votes			9,848	100.00
Total rejected ballots			307
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			10,155	76.11
Registered electors			13,342
Majority			3,674	37.30	7.09
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Hamid Mohamed Said	4,390	54.85	6.20
	PEKEMAS	Kamarulzaman Ibrahim	1,972	24.64	20.72
	Independent	Amran Umar	1,009	12.61	12.61
	PAS	Hassan Soud	479	5.99	5.99
	Independent	Mokhtar Hitam	153	1.91	1.91
Total valid votes			8,003	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			10,787
Majority			2,418	30.21	3.52
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Salmah Mohd. Salleh	3,957	61.05	7.04
	Independent	Chong Teck Lai	1,771	27.32	27.32
	Independent	Mosdaram Othman	370	5.71	5.71
	PEKEMAS	Abdul Kassim Busu	254	3.92	3.92
	DAP	Aziz Mohamed Sarip	130	2.01	2.01
Total valid votes			6,482	100.00
Total rejected ballots			384
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			6,866	82.32	6.59
Registered electors			8,341
Majority			2,186	33.73	25.71
	BN gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia)		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Salmah Mohd. Salleh	3,102	54.01	15.42
	GERAKAN	Tang Kun Kek	2,641	45.99	45.99
Total valid votes			5,743	100.00
Total rejected ballots			552
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			6,295	75.73	6.01
Registered electors			8,312
Majority			461	8.02	30.84
	Alliance hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Zainuddin Mohamed Sidin	4,110	69.43	3.54
	Socialist Front	Mohamed Samah Arshad	1,810	30.57	30.57
Total valid votes			5,920	100.00
Total rejected ballots			512
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			6,432	81.74	20.80
Registered electors			7,869
Majority			2,300	38.86	18.65
	Alliance hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Kampo Radjo Baginda Kayo	3,734	72.97
	National Party	Dagang Silin	791	15.46
	PMIP	Yunus Yatim	592	11.57
Total valid votes			5,117	100.00
Total rejected ballots			295
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,412	60.94
Registered electors			8,881
Majority			2,943	57.51
This was a new constituency created.