# Tanah Merah (federal constituency)

Tanah Merah is a federal constituency in Tanah Merah District, Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.
The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

## Demographics

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/KELANTAN
Ethnic breakdown of Tanah Merah's electorate as of 2022
Age breakdown of Tanah Merah's electorate as of 2022
Gender breakdown of Tanah Merah's electorate as of 2022

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Tanah Merah constituency is divided into 33 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Bukit Panau (N26） | Bukit Panau | 027/26/01 | SK Bukit Panau |
| Bukit Panau (N26） | Kampung Paloh | 027/26/02 | SMU (A) Rahmaniah Paloh |
| Bukit Panau (N26） | Kampung Belimbing | 027/26/03 | SK Belimbing |
| Bukit Panau (N26） | Padang Siam | 027/26/04 | Maahad Ahmadi Tanah Merah |
| Bukit Panau (N26） | Kelewek | 027/26/05 | SK Sri Kelewek |
| Bukit Panau (N26） | Kampung Sat | 027/26/06 | SJK (C) Yuk Cheng |
| Bukit Panau (N26） | Banggol | 027/26/07 | SMK Dato' Mahmud Paduka Raja (1) |
| Bukit Panau (N26） | Pondok | 027/26/08 | SK Sri Suria (1) |
| Bukit Panau (N26） | Tanah Merah Pekan | 027/26/09 | SK Tanah Merah (1) |
| Bukit Panau (N26） | Tepi Sungai | 027/26/10 | SMK Dato' Mahmud Paduka Raja (2) |
| Bukit Panau (N26） | Batu Hitam | 027/26/11 | SK Tanah Merah (2) |
| Bukit Panau (N26） | Banggol Kemunting | 027/26/12 | SK Sri Suria (3) |
| Bukit Panau (N26） | Manal | 027/26/13 | SMK Tanah Merah (2) |
| Gual Ipoh (N27） | Kuala Paku | 027/27/01 | SK Ipoh |
| Gual Ipoh (N27） | Bechah Laut | 027/27/02 | SK Bechah Laut |
| Gual Ipoh (N27） | Pekan Gual Ipoh | 027/27/03 | SMK Ipoh |
| Gual Ipoh (N27） | Ulu Kusial | 027/27/04 | SK Ulu Kusial |
| Gual Ipoh (N27） | Bukit Durian | 027/27/05 | SK Bukit Durian |
| Gual Ipoh (N27） | Terasil | 027/27/06 | SK Kulim |
| Gual Ipoh (N27） | Tebing Tinggi | 027/27/07 | SK Tebing Tinggi |
| Gual Ipoh (N27） | Kongsi Lima | 027/27/08 | SK Kampong Panjang |
| Gual Ipoh (N27） | Kerilla | 027/27/09 | SMK Ladang Kerilla |
| Gual Ipoh (N27） | Kuala Tiga | 027/27/10 | SK Kuala Tiga |
| Gual Ipoh (N27） | Blok Sokor | 027/27/11 | SK Sokor |
| Gual Ipoh (N27） | Kg Peralla | 027/27/12 | SK Peralla |
| Gual Ipoh (N27） | Tok Che Dol | 027/27/13 | SK Tok Che Dol |
| Kemahang (N28） | FELDA Kemahang 1 | 027/28/01 | SMK Kemahang |
| Kemahang (N28） | FELDA Kemahang 3 | 027/28/02 | SK Kemahang 3 |
| Kemahang (N28） | FELDA Kemahang 2 | 027/28/03 | SK Kemahang (2) |
| Kemahang (N28） | Bukit Mas | 027/28/04 | SMK Alor Pasir |
| Kemahang (N28） | Bukit Gading | 027/28/05 | SK Bukit Gading |
| Kemahang (N28） | Bendang Nyior | 027/28/06 | SK Bendang Nyior |
| Kemahang (N28） | Batang Merbau | 027/28/07 | SK Batang Merbau |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Tanah Merah :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kelantan Selatan |||||
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya |||||
| 1st | P023 | 1959–1963 | Othman Abdullah (عثمان عبدالله) | PMIP |
| Parliament of Malaysia |||||
| 1st | P023 | 1963–1964 | Othman Abdullah (عثمان عبدالله) | PMIP |
| 2nd | P023 | 1964–1969 | Mustapha Ahmad (مصطفى أحمد) | PMIP |
| | | 1969–1971 | Parliament was suspended | Parliament was suspended |
| 3rd | P023 | 1971–1973 | Mohamed Yaacob (محمد يعقوب) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| 3rd | P023 | 1973–1974 | Mohamed Yaacob (محمد يعقوب) | BN (UMNO) |
| 4th | P023 | 1974–1978 | Mohamed Yaacob (محمد يعقوب) | BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | P023 | 1978–1982 | Hussein Mahmood (حسين محمود) | BN (UMNO) |
| 6th | P023 | 1982–1986 | Hussein Mahmood (حسين محمود) | BN (UMNO) |
| 7th | P026 | 1986–1990 | Hashim Safin (هاشم صفين) | BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | P026 | 1990–1995 | Ibrahim Pateh Mohammad (إبراهيم ڤاتح محمّد) | S46 |
| 9th | P027 | 1995–1999 | Ibrahim Pateh Mohammad (إبراهيم ڤاتح محمّد) | S46 |
| 10th | P027 | 1999–2004 | Saupi Daud (صوڤي داود) | BA (keADILan) |
| 11th | P027 | 2004–2008 | Shaari Hassan (شعري حسّان) | BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | P027 | 2008–2013 | Amran Ab Ghani (عمران عبدالغني) | PR (PKR) |
| 13th | P027 | 2013–2018 | Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz (إكمال هشام عبد العزيز) | BN (UMNO) |
| 14th | P027 | 2018 | Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz (إكمال هشام عبد العزيز) | BN (UMNO) |
| 14th | P027 | 2018–2019 | Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz (إكمال هشام عبد العزيز) | Independent |
| 14th | P027 | 2019–2020 | Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz (إكمال هشام عبد العزيز) | PH (BERSATU) |
| 14th | P027 | 2020–2022 | Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz (إكمال هشام عبد العزيز) | PN (BERSATU) |
| 15th | P027 | 2022–present | Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz (إكمال هشام عبد العزيز) | PN (BERSATU) |

### State constituency

| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency |
| Parliamentary constituency | 1955–1959* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present |
| Tanah Merah | | | Bukit Panau | Bukit Panau | Bukit Panau | Bukit Panau | Bukit Panau |
| Tanah Merah | | | | | Chetok | | |
| Tanah Merah | | | Gual Ipoh | | Gual Ipoh | Gual Ipoh | Gual Ipoh |
| Tanah Merah | | | | Jeli | | | |
| Tanah Merah | | | | | | Kemahang | Kemahang |
| Tanah Merah | | | Lanas | | | | |
| Tanah Merah | | | | Panglima Bayu | | | |
| Tanah Merah | | Machang Utara | | | | | |
| Tanah Merah | | Tanah Merah Barat | | | | | |
| Tanah Merah | | Tanah Merah Timor | | | | | |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N26 | Bukit Panau | Abdul Fattah Mahmood | PN (PAS) |
| N27 | Gual Ipoh | Bahari Mohd Nor | PN (BERSATU) |
| N28 | Kemahang | Md Anizam Ab Rahman | PN (PAS) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N26 | Bukit Panau | Tanah Merah District Council | 17500, 17510 Tanah Merah |
| N27 | Gual Ipoh | Tanah Merah District Council | 17500, 17510 Tanah Merah |
| N28 | Kemahang | Tanah Merah District Council | 17500, 17510 Tanah Merah |