Serom

Serom is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Serom

Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Khairin Nisa Ismail BN
Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Population (2020)	52,099
Electors (2022)	39,018
Area (km²)	196

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Serom's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay 66.6 (66.6%)
2. Chinese 31.63 (31.6%)
3. Indian 1 (1.00%)
4. Other ethnicities 0.59 (0.59%)
5. Sabah Bumiputera 0.11 (0.11%)
6. Sarawak Bumiputera 0.08 (0.08%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Serom constituency has a total of 21 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Serom (N11)	Blemang	144/11/01	SK Belemang
	Paya Kepong	144/11/02	Balai Raya Paya Kepong
	Telok Rimba	144/11/03	SK Telok Rimba
	Pekan Bukit Kangkar	144/11/04	SJK (C) Nan Hwa
	Bukit Kangkar	144/11/05	SK Bukit Kangkar
	Serom Darat	144/11/06	SK Serom 3
	Serom Lima	144/11/07	SK Serom 5
	Serom Lapan	144/11/08	SA Serom 8
	Serom Baroh	144/11/09	SA Serom 3
	Bandar Serom	144/11/10	SJK (C) Chung Hwa
	Sungai Mati	144/11/11	SMK Tengku Mahmud Iskandar
	Kesang Tasek	144/11/12	SK Kesang Tasek
	Bandar Sungai Mati	144/11/13	SK Abdullah
	Rawang	144/11/14	SK Rawang
	Kampong Pantai Layang	144/11/15	SK Pantai Layang
	Parit Bunga	144/11/16	SK Parit Bunga
	Kesang	144/11/17	SK Kesang
	Parit Pajar	144/11/18	SK Tanjong Gading
	Tanjong Ganding	144/11/19	SMK Parit Bunga
	Tanjong Agas Utara	144/11/20	SA Tun Syed Nasir
	Tanjong Agas Selatan	144/11/21	SMK Persisiran Perdana

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Serom
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	Abdul Latiff Omar	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964-1969	Ngah Abdul Rahman
	1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1971-1974	Ngah Abdul Rahman	Alliance (UMNO)
4th	1974-1978		BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986	Mohd Nor Mohd Dom
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995	Hashim Ismail
9th	1995-1999	Abdul Ghani Othman
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018	Abd Razak Minhat
14th	2018-2021	Faizul Amri Adnan	PH (AMANAH)
	2021-2022		PH (PKR)
15th	2022–present	Khairin Nisa Ismail	BN (UMNO)

Election results

Johor state election, 2022: Serom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Khairin Nisa	8,507	38.40	1.09
	PN	Rahmat Daud	7,808	35.24	35.24
	PH	Asim Abdullah	5,509	24.87	24.33
	PEJUANG	Abdul Azim Abdul Malek	332	1.50	1.50
Total valid votes			22,156	97.81
Total rejected ballots			387	1.71
Unreturned ballots			108	0.48
Turnout			22,651	58.05	26.88
Registered electors			39,018
Majority			699	3.16	6.55
	BN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Johor state election, 2018: Serom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Faizul Amri Adnan	11,774	49.20	49.20
	BN	Abdull Rahim Talib	9,450	39.49	15.91
	PAS	Mustaffa Salleh	2,708	11.32	33.28
Total valid votes			23,932	98.13
Total rejected ballots			359	1.47
Unreturned ballots			98	0.40
Turnout			24,389	84.93	1.87
Registered electors			28,394
Majority			2,324	9.71	1.09
	Serom gain from Pakatan Harapan (2018)		Swing		Barisan Nasional
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Johor state election, 2013: Serom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Razak Minhat	11,618	55.40	10.95
	PAS	Azmi Ahmad	9,354	44.60	10.95
Total valid votes			20,972	98.51
Total rejected ballots			305	1.43
Unreturned ballots			13	0.06
Turnout			21,290	86.80	10.95
Registered electors			24,540
Majority			2,264	10.80	21.90
	Serom hold		Swing		Barisan Nasional
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Johor state election, 2008: Serom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ghani Othman	10,088	66.35	11.57
	PAS	Rusman Kemin	5,117	33.65	11.57
Total valid votes			15,205	97.41
Total rejected ballots			348	2.23
Unreturned ballots			56	0.36
Turnout			15,609	75.85	2.77
Registered electors			20,579
Majority			4,971	32.70	23.14
	Serom hold		Swing		Barisan Nasional
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Johor state election, 2004: Serom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ghani Othman	11,276	77.92	8.33
	PAS	Abu Bakar Tambi	3,195	22.08	8.33
Total valid votes			14,471	97.53
Total rejected ballots			347	2.34
Unreturned ballots			20	0.13
Turnout			14,838	73.08	1.33
Registered electors			20,305
Majority			8,081	55.84	16.66
	Serom hold		Swing		Barisan Nasional
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Johor state election, 1999: Serom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ghani Othman	14,652	69.59	14.01
	PAS	Abdullah Husin	6,404	30.41	14.01
Total valid votes			21,056	96.45
Total rejected ballots			760	3.48
Unreturned ballots			14	0.06
Turnout			21,830	71.75	0.04
Registered electors			30,425
Majority			8,248	39.18	28.02
	Serom hold		Swing		Barisan Nasional
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Johor state election, 1995: Serom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ghani Othman	16,789	83.60	23.32
	S46	Husni Mohd. Alip	3,293	16.40	23.32
Total valid votes			20,082	95.88
Total rejected ballots			724	3.46
Unreturned ballots			140	0.67
Turnout			20,946	71.79	1.16
Registered electors			29,177
Majority			13,496	67.20	46.64
	Serom hold		Swing		Barisan Nasional
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".

Johor state election, 1990: Serom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hashim Ismail	11,189	60.28	19.20
	S46	Mohamed Nor Mohd. Rasif	7,374	39.72	39.72
Total valid votes			18,563	94.90
Total rejected ballots			998	5.10
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			19,561	72.95	1.85
Registered electors			26,813
Majority			3,815	20.56	38.40
	Serom hold		Swing		Barisan Nasional
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Johor state election, 1986: Serom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Noor Mohd. Dom	12,771	79.48
	PAS	Ungku Ismail Ungku Abdul Hamid	3,297	20.52
Total valid votes			16,068	93.40
Total rejected ballots			1,135	6.60
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			17,203	71.10
Registered electors			24,195
Majority			9,474	58.96
	Serom hold		Swing		Barisan Nasional
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1986".