Machap Jaya (state constituency)
Machap Jaya is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.
| Malacca constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Malacca State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
BN | ||
| Constituency created | 2018 | ||
| First contested | 2018 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2021)[1] | 12,487 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 161 | ||
The state constituency was first contested in 2018 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2021[update], the State Assemblyman for Machap Jaya is Ngwe Hee Sem from the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN).
The state constituency was first contested under the name of Machap but was renamed to Machap Jaya for the 2018 election.[3]
Definition
The Machap Jaya constituency contains the polling districts of Tebong, FELDA Hutan Percha, Kemuning, Solok Menggong, Machap Baru, Ayer Pasir, Machap Umbor and Melaka Pindah.[4]
Demographics
History
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Machap Jaya | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Machap[6] | |||
| 14th | 2018 – 2021 | Ginie Lim Siew Lin | PH (PKR) |
| 15th | 2021 – present | Ngwe Hee Sem | BN (MCA) |
Election results
The electoral results for the Machap Jaya state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ngwe Hee Sem | 3,732 | 46.67 | |||
| PH | Law Bing Haw | 2,794 | 34.94 | |||
| PN | Tai Siong Jiul | 1,202 | 15.03 | |||
| IMAN | Abdul Aziz Osani Kasim | 167 | 2.09 | |||
| Independent | Azlan Daud | 101 | 1.26 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,996 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 137 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 17 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,150 | 65.27 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,487 | |||||
| Majority | 938 | |||||
| BN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Ginie Lim Siew Lin | 5,550 | 52.66 | |||
| BN | Koh Nai Kwong | 4,214 | 39.99 | |||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | Wan Zahidi Wan Ismail | 775 | 7.35 | |||
| Total valid votes | 10,539 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 145 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 34 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,718 | 84.27 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,719 | |||||
| Majority | 1,336 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- ^ "Dashboard SPR" (in Malay). Presumably, some part of the Malaysian Government. from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ 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 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "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 2016-06-19.
- ^ a b "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Cadang pinda nama 41 Parlimen, DUN | Berita Harian". www.bharian.com.my. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-05-27.