Ayer Keroh (state constituency)

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Ayer Keroh
Flag of Malacca.svg Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Kerk Chee Yee
PH
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Electors (2021) [1] 25,945

Ayer Keroh is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Malacca State Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1986, from 1995 to present.

Contents

The state constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Ayer Keroh is Kerk Chee Yee from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) which is part of the state's opposition coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH). [2]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Ayer Keroh's electorate as of 2021 [3]

   Chinese (49.16%)
   Malays (41.72%)
   Indians (8.12%)
  Other Ethnicities (1.01%)

History

It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 1994.

The Ayer Keroh constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Melaka Baru, Sungai Putat, Taman Bukit Melaka, Ayer Keroh Heights, Kampung Ayer Keroh, Kampung Tun Razak, Batu Berendam, Taman Merdeka, Taman Bunga Raya, Taman Kerjasama and Taman Muzaffar Shah. [4]

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Ayer Keroh constituency is divided into 8 polling districts. [5]

State constituencyPolling DistrictCodeLocation
Ayer Keroh（N16）Sungai Putat137/16/01
  • SMK Tun Mutahir
  • SMK Munshi Abdullah
Kampung Ayer Keroh137/16/02SK Tun Syed Ahmad Shahabudin
Ayer Keroh Heights137/16/03SRA (JAIM) Ayer Keroh
Taman Kerjasama137/16/04Pusat Rujukan Sosial (KRT) Taman Kerjasama
Taman Bukit Melaka137/16/05Dewan MPHTJ Bukit Beruang
Taman Bunga Raya137/16/06SJK (C) Bukit Beruang
Taman Muzaffar Shah137/16/07SK Ayer Keroh
Kampung Tun Razak137/16/08SR Arab (JAIM) Kampung Tun Razak

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Ayer Keroh
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Batu Berendam
4th 1974-1978 Hashim Pit BN (UMNO)
5th 1978-1982 Samad Kassim
6th 1982-1986
Constituency abolished, merged into Ayer Molek
Constituency re-created from Ayer Molek
9th 1995-1999 Seah Kwi Tong BN (MCA)
10th 1999-2004
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013 Khoo Poay Tiong (邱培栋)PR (DAP)
13th 2013-2018
14th 2018-2021 Kerk Chee Yee (郭子毅)PH (DAP)
15th2021–present

Election results

Malacca state election, 2021
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Kerk Chee Yee 9,45959.97Decrease2.svg 5.34
BN Yong Fun Juan3,83524.31Increase2.svg 1.36
PN Michael Gan Peng Lam2,47915.71Increase2.svg 15.71
Total valid votes15,773
Total rejected ballots201
Unreturned ballots75
Turnout16,04961.86Decrease2.svg 25.17
Registered electors25,945
Majority5,62435.66Decrease2.svg 6.70
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf
Malacca state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Kerk Chee Yee 14,27965.31Increase2.svg 2.04
BN Chua Kheng Hwa5,01822.95Decrease2.svg 13.78
PAS Sepri Rahman2,56711.74Increase2.svg 11.74
Total valid votes21,864 100.00
Total rejected ballots178
Unreturned ballots70
Turnout22,11287.03Decrease2.svg 1.80
Registered electors25,407
Majority9,26142.36Increase2.svg 15.82
Pakatan Harapan (2018) hold Swing
Source(s)
[6] [7]
Malacca state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Khoo Poay Tiong 18,93463.27Increase2.svg 5.02
BN Yong Fun Juan10,99136.73Decrease2.svg 5.02
Total valid votes29,925 100.00
Total rejected ballots401
Unreturned ballots76
Turnout30,40288.83Increase2.svg 7.40
Registered electors34,225
Majority7,94326.54Increase2.svg 10.04
DAP hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 194/2013]" (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 Malacca [P.U. (B) 235/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Malacca state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Khoo Poay Tiong 11,30958.25Increase2.svg 17.52
BN Chiew Hong Lan8,10441.75Decrease2.svg 17.52
Total valid votes19,413 100.00
Total rejected ballots477
Unreturned ballots63
Turnout19,95381.43Increase2.svg 1.31
Registered electors24,504
Majority3,20516.50Decrease2.svg 2.04
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[7]
Malacca state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Seah Kwi Tong9,54959.27Increase2.svg 3.00
DAP Sim Tong Him 6,56240.73Decrease2.svg 3.00
Total valid votes16,111 100.00
Total rejected ballots476
Unreturned ballots62
Turnout16,64980.12Increase2.svg 0.14
Registered electors20,779
Majority2,98718.54Increase2.svg 6.00
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[7]
Malacca state election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Seah Kwi Tong7,65656.27Decrease2.svg 5.55
DAP Joseph Sta Maria5,94943.73Increase2.svg 14.62
Total valid votes13,605 100.00
Total rejected ballots370
Unreturned ballots44
Turnout14,01979.98Decrease2.svg 2.59
Registered electors17,528
Majority1,70712.54Decrease2.svg 20.17
BN hold Swing
Malacca state election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Seah Kwi Tong7,34961.82Decrease2.svg 12.84
DAP Tan Tong Chiew3,46129.11Increase2.svg 3.77
PAS Hassan Mohamed1,0789.07Increase2.svg 9.07
Total valid votes11,888 100.00
Total rejected ballots237
Unreturned ballots68
Turnout12,19382.57Increase2.svg 4.54
Registered electors14,766
Majority3,88832.71Decrease2.svg 16.61
BN hold Swing
Malacca state election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Samad Kassim7,29174.66Increase2.svg 74.66
DAP Robert Ang2,47425.34Increase2.svg 25.34
Total valid votes9,765 100.00
Total rejected ballots199
Unreturned ballots
Turnout9,96478.03
Registered electors12,769
Majority4,81749.32
BN hold Swing
Malacca state election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Samad Kassim won uncontested.
BN Samad Kassim
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Malacca state election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Hashim Pit3,441
PEKEMAS Mohamed Said Yaman
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Hasnul Abdul Hadi
Independent Clement Eusta Britto
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors7,289
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

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