Bemban (state constituency)
 Malacca constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Malacca State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2018)[1] | 18,393 | ||
Bemban is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.
The state constituency was first contested in 2004 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 Bemban is Wong Fort Pin from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Definition
The Bemban constituency contains the polling districts of Pondok Kempas, Ayer Kangkong, Kesang Tua, Kesang Jaya, Ayer Barok, Taman Maju, Ayer Panas, Seri Bemban and Tehel.[2]
History
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bemban | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | Chong Tam On | BN (MCA) |
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | Chua Kheng Hwa | |
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | Ng Choon Koon | |
| 14th | 2018 – | Wong Fort Pin | PH (DAP) |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PH (2018) | Wong Fort Pin | 6,998 | 45.40 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Koh Chin Han | 5,653 | 36.68 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Suhaimi Harun | 2,762 | 17.92 | ||
| Total valid votes | 15,413 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 227 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 59 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,699 | 85.35 | ||||
| Registered electors | 18,393 | |||||
| Majority | 1,345 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PH]] | Swing | BN | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Ng Choon Koon | 7,731 | 57.55 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Gandhi Rajan Nalliah | 5,703 | 43.45 | ||
| Total valid votes | 13,434 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 360 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,794 | 87.24 | ||||
| Registered electors | 15,811 | |||||
| Majority | 2,028 | |||||
| [[|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 | Chua Kheng Hwa | 6,031 | 60.79 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Steven Ho Hia Kim | 3,890 | 39.21 | ||
| Total valid votes | 9,921 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 590 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 36 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,547 | 77.87 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,544 | |||||
| Majority | 2,141 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Chong Tam On | 6,245 | 66.99 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PKR | Abdul Wahab Ibrahim | 1,807 | 19.38 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Yap Kok Guan | 1,270 | 13.63 | ||
| Total valid votes | 9,322 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 429 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,751 | 77.66 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,556 | |||||
| Majority | 4,438 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n24
