Machap Jaya (state constituency)

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Machap Jaya
Flag of Malacca.svg Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Ngwe Hee Sem
BN
Constituency created2018
First contested 2018
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Electors (2021) [1] 12,487
Area (km²) [2] 161

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

Contents

The state constituency was first contested in 2018 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2021, the State Assemblyman for Machap Jaya is Ngwe Hee Sem from the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN).

The state constituency was first contested under the name of Machap but was renamed to Machap Jaya for the 2018 election. [3]

Definition

The Machap Jaya constituency contains the polling districts of Tebong, FELDA Hutan Percha, Kemuning, Solok Menggong, Machap Baru, Ayer Pasir, Machap Umbor and Melaka Pindah. [4]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Machap Jaya's electorate as of 2021 [5]
  1. Malay (44.9%)
  2. Chinese (39.2%)
  3. Indian (14.0%)
  4. Other ethnicities (1.92%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Machap Jaya constituency has a total of 8 polling districts. [6]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Machap Jaya (N08)Tebong135/08/01SJK (T) Pekan Tebong
FELDA Hutan Percha135/08/02SK Hutan Percha
Kemuning135/08/03SK Kemuning
Solok Mengong135/08/04SK Menggong
Machap Baru135/08/05SJK (C) Machap Baru
Ayer Pasir135/08/06SRA (JAIM) Kampung Ayer Pasir Machap
Machap Umbor135/08/07SJK (C) Machap Umboo
Melaka Pindah135/08/08SK Lesong Batu

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Machap Jaya
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Machap [7]
14th 2018 – 2021 Ginie Lim Siew Lin PH (PKR)
15th 2021 – present Ngwe Hee Sem BN (MCA)

Election results

The electoral results for the Machap Jaya state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Malacca state election, 2021
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Ngwe Hee Sem 3,73246.67Increase2.svg 6.68
PH Law Bing Haw2,79434.94Decrease2.svg 17.72
PN Tai Siong Jiul1,20215.03Increase2.svg 15.03
IMAN Abdul Aziz Osani Kasim1672.09Increase2.svg 2.09
Independent Azlan Daud1011.26Increase2.svg 1.26
Total valid votes7,996
Total rejected ballots137
Unreturned ballots17
Turnout8,15065.27Decrease2.svg 19.00
Registered electors12,487
Majority93811.73Decrease2.svg 0.94
BN gain from PH Swing ?
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf
Malacca state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
PH Ginie Lim Siew Lin 5,55052.66
BN Koh Nai Kwong 4,21439.99
PAS Wan Zahidi Wan Ismail7757.35
Total valid votes10,539100.00
Total rejected ballots145
Unreturned ballots34
Turnout10,71884.27
Registered electors12,719
Majority1,33612.67
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
[5] [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Dashboard SPR" (in Malay). Presumably, some part of the Malaysian Government. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. ↑ "Names of new parliamentary and seats seats - Berita Daily". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  5. 1 2 "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  6. ↑ Portal Akta
  7. ↑ "Cadang pinda nama 41 Parlimen, DUN | Berita Harian". www.bharian.com.my. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  8. ↑ "Undi.info - Machap Jaya (P135-N8)". Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
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