Machap (Malacca state constituency)

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Machap
Flag of Malacca.svg Malacca constituency
Defunct state constituency
Legislature Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished2018
First contested1974
Last contested2013

Machap was a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.

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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.

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Machap
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Sungai Bahru
4th 1974-1988Yeow Kay BN (MCA)
5th 1978-1982Ng Kim Fong
6th 1982-1986
Constituency abolished, renamed to Bukit Sedanan
Constituency re-created from Bukit Sedanan
11th 2004 – 2007 Poh Ah Tiam BN (MCA)
2007 - 2008 Lai Meng Chong
12th 2008 – 2013
13th 2013 – 2018
Constituency renamed to Machap Jaya [1]

Election results

The electoral results for the Machap Jaya state constituency in 2008 are 2013 are as follows.

Malacca state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Lai Meng Chong 5,00350.46
PKR Ginie Lim Siew Lin4,85148.93
KITA Ravinther Sekaran610.61
Total valid votes9,915100.00
Total rejected ballots208
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout10,12386.65
Registered electors11,682
Majority152
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. "undi.info N07 Machap".
Malacca state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Lai Meng Chong 4,70760.54
PKR Ginie Lim Siew Lin3,06839.46
Total valid votes7,775100.00
Total rejected ballots201
Unreturned ballots10
Turnout7,98677.10
Registered electors10,358
Majority1,639
BN hold Swing
Malacca state by-election, 12 April 2007: Machap
Upon the death of incumbent, Poh Ah Tiam
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Lai Meng Chong 5,53379.21
DAP Liou Chen Kuang 1,45220.79
Total valid votes6,985100.00
Total rejected ballots166
Unreturned ballots
Turnout7,15174.31
Registered electors9,623
Majority4,081
BN hold Swing

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