| State | Johor |
|---|---|
| Fed-rep | Yuneswaran Ramaraj |
| Fed-rep-party | PH |
| Fed-status | active |
| Fed-created | 1955 |
| Fed-abolished | 1959 |
| Fed-created 2 | 1974 |
| Fed-election-first | 1955 |
| Fed-election-last | 2022 |
| Demo-census-date | 2020 |
| Demo-pop | 76011 |
| Demo-pop-ref | [1] |
| Demo-electors | 69,360 |
| Demo-electors-date | 2022 |
| Demo-electors-ref | [2] |
| Demo-area | 941 |
| Demo-area-ref | [3] |
Segamat is a federal constituency in Segamat District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1955 to 1959 and 1974 to present.
The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
As of 2020, Segamat has a population of 76,011 people.[4]
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Segamat constituency has a total of 43 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buloh Kasap (N01) | Mensudot Lema | 140/01/01 | SK Mensudut Lama |
| Balai Badang | 140/01/02 | SK Balai Badang | |
| Palong Timor | 140/01/03 | SK LKTP Palong Timor | |
| Sepang Loi | 140/01/04 | SK Spang Loi | |
| Mensudot Pindah | 140/01/05 | SK Mensudut Pindah | |
| Awat | 140/01/06 | SK Kampong Awat | |
| Pekan Gemas Bahru | 140/01/07 | SJK (C) Tah Kang | |
| Gomali | 140/01/08 | SJK (T) Ladang Gomali | |
| Tambang | 140/01/09 | SK Tambang | |
| Paya Lang | 140/01/10 | Balai Rata Kampung Paya Lang | |
| Ladang Sungai Muar | 140/01/11 | Balai Raya Taman Suria Buloh Kasap | |
| Kuala Paya | 140/01/12 | SK Kuala Paya | |
| Bandar Buloh Kasap Utara | 140/01/13 | SA Buloh Kasap | |
| Bandar Buloh Kasap Selatan | 140/01/14 | SK Buloh Kasap | |
| Buloh Kasap | 140/01/15 |
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| Gelang Chinchin | 140/01/16 | SK Gelang Chinchin | |
| Sepinang | 140/01/17 | SK Sepinang | |
| Jementah (N02) | Gemas Baru | 140/02/01 | SJK (T) Lasang Fortrose |
| Fortrose | 140/02/02 | SJK (T) Ladang Fortrose | |
| Sungai Senarut | 140/02/03 | SJK (T) Ldg Sg Senarut | |
| Bandar Batu Anam | 140/02/04 | SMK Dato' Ahmad Arshad | |
| Batu Anam | 140/02/05 | SMK Seri Kenangan | |
| Bandan | 140/02/06 | Balai Raya Kampong Lubok Bandan | |
| Welch | 140/02/07 | SK Ladang Welch | |
| Paya Jakas | 140/02/08 | SK Paya Jakas | |
| Bandar Jementah Barat | 140/02/09 | SA Jementah | |
| Bandar Jementah Timor | 140/02/10 | SMK Jementah | |
| Bandar Jementah Tengah | 140/02/11 | SJK (C) Jementah 1 | |
| Bandar Jementah Selatan | 140/02/12 | Dewan Seberguna Jementah | |
| Jementah | 140/02/13 | SK Jementah | |
| Sungai Siput | 140/02/14 | Balai Raya Kampung Sg. Siput | |
| Kampong Bukit Tunggal | 140/02/15 | SK Bukit Tunggal | |
| Tebing Tinggi | 140/02/16 | SK Tebing Tinggi | |
| Gemereh | 140/02/17 | SK Gemereh | |
| Berata | 140/02/18 | SA Gemereh | |
| Jalam Kolam Air | 140/02/19 | SA Bandar Segamat | |
| Sungai Kapeh | 140/02/20 | SK Bukit Hampar | |
| Pasar | 140/02/21 | SJK (C) Seg Hwa | |
| Bandar | 140/02/21 | SJK (C) Seg Hwa | |
| Jalan Gemereh | 140/02/23 | SMK Gemereh | |
| Genuang | 140/02/24 | Dewan Seberguna Kampung Abdullah | |
| Genuang Selatan | 140/02/25 | Dewan Choon Chew Chee Kampung Abdullah | |
| Kampong Abdullah Utara | 140/02/26 | SJK (C) Li Chi |
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Segamat | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party | Vote Share |
| Federal Legislative Council | |||||
| 1st | 1955–1959 | Sardon Jubir (سعدون زبير) | Alliance (UMNO) | 11,072 81.90% | |
| Constituency abolished, split into Segamat Selatan and Segamat Utara | |||||
| Parliament of Malaysia | |||||
| Constituency created from Segamat Utara, Segamat Selatan, Muar Utara and Muar Dalam[6] | |||||
| 4th | P100 | 1974–1978 | Lee San Choon (李三春) | BN (MCA) | 17,369 59.715 |
| 5th | 1978–1982 | 22,098 82.22% | |||
| 6th | 1982–1986 | Subramaniam Sinniah (சி. சுப்ரமணியம்) | BN (MIC) | 20,932 66.37% | |
| 7th | P115 | 1986–1990 | 18,644 59.13% | ||
| 8th | 1990–1995 | 20,070 53.35% | |||
| 9th | P125 | 1995–1999 | 28,710 70.72% | ||
| 10th | 1999–2004 | 26,350 62.34% | |||
| 11th | P140 | 2004–2008 | Subramaniam Sathasivam (ச. சுப்ரமணியம்) | 17,953 63.90% | |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | 15,291 55.18% | |||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | 20,037 51.57% | |||
| 14th | 2018–2020 | Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu (சந்தார்த்த குமார்) | PH (PKR) | 24,060 53.09% | |
| 2020–2022 | PN (BERSATU) | ||||
| 2022 | PBM | ||||
| 15th | 2022–present | Yuneswaran Ramaraj (யுனேஸ்வரன் ராமராஜ்) | PH (PKR) | 23,437 46.27% | |
From 1982 to 2018, the Member of Parliament for Segamat was always someone named "Subramaniam" from MIC, but they were three different individuals.[7] From 1982 to 1990 and again from 1995 to 2004, the MP was Subramaniam Sinniah (commonly known as S. Subramaniam).[8] Between 1990 and 1995, the seat was held by S.S. Subramaniam (commonly known as SS).[9] From 2004 to 2018, the seat was represented by Subramaniam Sathasivam.
State constituency
| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Segamat | Bandar Segamat | ||||||
| Bukit Serampang | |||||||
| Buloh Kasap | |||||||
| Jementah | |||||||
| Segamat North | |||||||
| Segamat South | |||||||
| Sepinang | |||||||
Historical boundaries
| Parliamentary constituency | Area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1984 | 1994 | 2003 | 2018 | |
| Bandar Segamat |
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| Bukit Serampang |
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| Buloh Kasap |
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| Jementah |
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| Sepinang |
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Current state assembly members
| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1 | Buloh Kasap | Vacant | |
| N2 | Jementah | ||
Local governments & postcodes
| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1 | Buloh Kasap | Segamat Municipal Council |
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| N2 | Jementah |
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 33. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "P.140 Segamat Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election". Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Elections: Most ministers in the fight". The Straits Times. 1974-08-03.
Minister of Technology, Research and Coordination of New Villages Minister Datuk Lee San Choon who in 1969 was elected to the seat at Segamat Selatan (now known as Labis) and the Deputy Trade Industry Minister Datuk Musa Hitam Segamat Utra (renamed Segamat) will swop constituencies.
- ^ "连续3任皆“苏巴马廉”．2昔前国议员入公正党" [Three Consecutive MPs Named 'Subramaniam'; Two Former Segamat MPs Have Joined PKR] (in Chinese). Sin Chew Daily. 2009-09-07. Archived 2018-11-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ^ "At least 5 new faces expected in Mahathir's new Cabinet". The Straits Times. 1995-04-28.
MIC deputy president Datuk S. Subramaniam, who did not contest in the 1990 election, is certain to be appointed a deputy minister after winning the Segamat parliamentary seat.
- ^ "Don't use my name for votes: Samy Vellu". The Straits Times. 1994-12-05.
Segamat MP Datuk S.S. Subramaniam had claimed on Friday that the MIC head had disapproved of the move by some party members to pass around a list of names said to be endorsed by the party leadership. Datuk S. S. Subramaniam, popularly known as SS.