Lendu (state constituency)

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Lendu
Flag of Malacca.svg Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Sulaiman Md Ali
BN
Constituency created2004
First contested2004
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Electors (2021) [1] 10,561

Lendu is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Malacca State Legislative Assembly.

Contents

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2013, the State Assemblyman for Lendu is Sulaiman Md Ali from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN). [2] [3]

Definition

The Lendu constituency contains the polling districts of Pekan Masjid Tanah, Durian Daun, Sungai Baru Hulu and Pekan Lendu. [4]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Lendu's electorate as of 2021 [5]

   Malays (77.94%)
   Chinese (16.19%)
   Indians (4.89%)
  Other Ethnicities (0.98%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Lendu constituency has a total of 4 polling districts. [6]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Lendu (N04)Pekan Lendu134/04/01SK Sri Laksamana
Durian Daun134/04/02SK Durian Daun (K)
Sungai Baru Hulu134/04/03SK Datuk Tambichik Karim
Pekan Lendu134/04/04SK Lendu

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Lendu
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Masjid Tanah
11th 2004 – 2008Abd Haziz Abdul GaniBN (UMNO)
12th 2008 – 2013Idderis Kassim
2013Vacant [N 1]
13th 2013 – 2018 Sulaiman Md Ali BN (UMNO)
14th 2018 – 2021
15th 2021 – present

Election results

Malacca state election, 2021
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Sulaiman Md Ali 4,48663.87Increase2.svg 17.00
PN Abdullah Mahadi1,38219.68Increase2.svg 19.68
PH Mohamad Asri Ibrahim1,15516.45Decrease2.svg 23.11
Total valid votes5,887100.00
Total rejected ballots75
Unreturned ballots12
Turnout7,11067.32Decrease2.svg 16.75
Registered electors10,561
Majority3,10444.19Increase2.svg 36.88
BN hold Swing
Malacca state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Sulaiman Md Ali 4,01646.87Decrease2.svg 19.78
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Ridhuan Affandi Abu Bakar3,38939.56Increase2.svg 39.56
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Arshad Mohamad Som1,16313.57Decrease2.svg 19.78
Total valid votes8,568100.00
Total rejected ballots83
Unreturned ballots50
Turnout8,70184.07Decrease2.svg 1.97
Registered electors10,350
Majority6277.31Decrease2.svg 25.99
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Malacca state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Sulaiman Md Ali 5,00966.65Increase2.svg 2.96
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Asri Shaik Abdul Aziz2,50633.35Decrease2.svg 2.96
Total valid votes7,515100.00
Total rejected ballots98
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout7,61386.04Increase2.svg 8.93
Registered electors8,848
Majority2,50333.30Increase2.svg 5.92
BN hold Swing
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.
Malacca state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Idderis Kassim3,79863.69Decrease2.svg 14.25
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Mohammad Amir Yakub2,16536.31Increase2.svg 14.25
Total valid votes5,963100.00
Total rejected ballots113
Unreturned ballots76
Turnout6,15277.11Decrease2.svg 0.55
Registered electors7,978
Majority1,63327.38Decrease2.svg 28.50
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
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Malacca state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Abdul Haziz Abdul Gani4,54677.94
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Mohammad Amir Yakub1,28722.06
Total valid votes5,833100.00
Total rejected ballots129
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout5,96277.66
Registered electors7,677
Majority3,25955.88
BN hold Swing
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
[8]

Notes

  1. Vacant from 10 March 2013 until the 2013 Malaysian general election due to the incumbent died in office.

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Datuk Seri Utama Haji Sulaiman bin Md Ali is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Lendu since May 2013. He served as the 12th Chief Minister of Melaka from March 2020 to his resignation in March 2023, Deputy Member of the Melaka State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Chief Minister and former Member Idris Haron from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN state administration in May 2018. He is a member, State Secretary of Melaka and Division Deputy Chief of Masjid Tanah of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.

References

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  2. "DUN N04 - Lendu - Parlimen Masjid Tanah". parlimenmasjidtanah.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-16.
  3. "SULAIMAN BIN MD ALI - Barisan Nasional (English)". www.barisannasional.org.my. Archived from the original on 2018-05-16.
  4. "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.
  5. https://mkse.chinapress.com.my.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  7. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
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