Machap Jaya (state constituency)
 Malacca constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Malacca State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| First contested | 1974 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2018)[1] | 12,719 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 161 | ||
Machap Jaya is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.
The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018[update], the State Assemblyman for Machap Jaya is Ginie Lim Siew Lin from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).
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]
History
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Machap Jaya | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| Machap | |||
| 4th | 1974-1988 | Yeow Kay | BN (MCA) |
| 5th | 1978-1982 | Ng Kim Fong | |
| 6th | 1982-1986 | ||
| Constituency abolished | |||
| Constituency re-created | |||
| 11th | 2004 – 2007 | Poh Ah Tiam | BN (MCA) |
| 2007 - 2008 | Lai Meng Chong | ||
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | ||
| Machap Jaya | |||
| 14th | 2018 – | Ginie Lim Siew Lin | PH (PKR) |
Election results
The electoral results for the Machap Jaya state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PH (2018) | Ginie Lim Siew Lin | 5,550 | 52.66 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Koh Nai Kwong | 4,214 | 39.99 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | 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 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PH]] | Swing | BN | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Lai Meng Chong | 5,003 | 50.46 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PKR | Ginie Lim Siew Lin | 4,851 | 48.93 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | KITA | Ravinther Sekaran | 61 | 0.61 | ||
| Total valid votes | 9,915 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 208 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,123 | 86.65 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,682 | |||||
| Majority | 152 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN | ||||
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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Lai Meng Chong | 4,707 | 60.54 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PKR | Ginie Lim Siew Lin | 3,068 | 39.46 | |
| Total valid votes | 7,775 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 201 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 10 | ||||
| Turnout | 7,986 | 77.10 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,358 | ||||
| Majority | 1,639 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Lai Meng Chong | 5,533 | 79.21 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Liou Chen Kuang | 1,452 | 20.79 | ||
| Total valid votes | 6,985 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 166 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,151 | 74.31 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,623 | |||||
| Majority | 4,081 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| ||||
References
- ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://www.beritadaily.com/names-new-parliamentary-seats-seats/
- ^ "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.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n8
