Batu Berendam (federal constituency)

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Batu Berendam
Flag of Malacca.svg Malacca constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished2004
First contested 1974
Last contested 1999

Batu Berendam was a federal constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 2004.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 2004 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Batu Berendam
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Malacca Tengah
4th P0971974-1978 Chong Hon Nyan (张汉原)BN (MCA)
5th 1978-1982
6th 1982-1986
7th P1121986-1990Mohd. Tamrin Abdul Ghafar
(محمد. تمرين عبدالغافر)
BN (UMNO)
8th 1990-1995
9th P1221995-1999 Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam
(محمد علي بن محمد رستم)
10th 1999-2004 Abdul Ghafar Baba
(عبدالغفار باب)
Constituency abolished, split into Tangga Batu and Bukit Katil

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Batu BerendamAyer KerohAyer Keroh
Ayer Molek
Bachang
Bukit Rambai
Krubong
Paya Rumput
Sungai Udang
Sungei Udang
Tangga Batu
Tanjong Minyak

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Abdul Ghafar Baba 37,65655.36Decrease2.svg 6.83
PKR Khalid Jaafar30,36844.64Increase2.svg 44.64
Total valid votes68,024 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,464
Unreturned ballots104
Turnout69,59278.82Increase2.svg 0.52
Registered electors
Majority7,28810.72Decrease2.svg 25.72
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam 37,84662.19Increase2.svg 1.40
DAP Tan Seng Seng15,67125.75Increase2.svg 25.75
PAS Mohd. Nor Jaafar7,33512.05Increase2.svg 12.05
Total valid votes60,852 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,526
Unreturned ballots150
Turnout62,52878.30Decrease2.svg 0.23
Registered electors
Majority22,17536.44Increase2.svg 14.86
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohd. Tamrin Abdul Ghafar35,56160.79Increase2.svg 4.02
S46 Rahim Ali22,93339.21Increase2.svg 39.21
Total valid votes58,494 100.00
Total rejected ballots2,369
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout60,86378.53Increase2.svg 4.50
Registered electors77,505
Majority12,62821.58Decrease2.svg 5.01
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohd. Tamrin Abdul Ghafar25,28256.77Decrease2.svg 20.05
DAP Kan Yew Hong13,44030.18Increase2.svg 30.18
PAS Jaliluddin Abd Wahid5,81413.05Decrease2.svg 10.13
Total valid votes44,536 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,360
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout45,89674.03Decrease2.svg 2.87
Registered electors62,000
Majority11,84226.59Increase2.svg 27.05
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Chong Hon Nyan 30,93876.82Increase2.svg 76.82
PAS Jaliluddin Abdul Wahid9,33323.18Increase2.svg 23.18
Total valid votes40,271 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,496
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout41,76776.90
Registered electors54,311
Majority21,60553.64
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Chong Hon Nyan won uncontested.
BN Chong Hon Nyan
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Chong Hon Nyan 18,18264.47
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Hasnul Abdul Hadi8,11128.76
Independent Maidin Manaf1,9106.77
Total valid votes28,203 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,434
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout29,63778.17
Registered electors37,148
Majority10,07135.71
This was a new constituency created.

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