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Machap Jaya (state constituency)

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Machap Jaya
Malacca constituency
State constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Ngwe Hee Sem
BN
Constituency created2018
First contested2018
Last contested2021
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.

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

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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

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Ethnic breakdown of Machap Jaya's electorate as of 2021[5]

  Malay (44.88%)
  Chinese (39.24%)
  Indian (13.96%)
  Other ethnicities (1.92%)

History

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Polling districts

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

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Machap Jaya (N08) Tebong 135/08/01 SJK (T) Pekan Tebong
FELDA Hutan Percha 135/08/02 SK Hutan Percha
Kemuning 135/08/03 SK Kemuning
Solok Mengong 135/08/04 SK Menggong
Machap Baru 135/08/05 SJK (C) Machap Baru
Ayer Pasir 135/08/06 SRA (JAIM) Kampung Ayer Pasir Machap
Machap Umbor 135/08/07 SJK (C) Machap Umboo
Melaka Pindah 135/08/08 SK Lesong Batu

Representation history

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

Election results

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

Malacca state election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ngwe Hee Sem 3,732 46.67 Increase 6.68
PH Law Bing Haw 2,794 34.94 Decrease 17.72
PN Tai Siong Jiul 1,202 15.03 Increase 15.03
IMAN Abdul Aziz Osani Kasim 167 2.09 Increase 2.09
Independent Azlan Daud 101 1.26 Increase 1.26
Total valid votes 7,996
Total rejected ballots 137
Unreturned ballots 17
Turnout 8,150 65.27 Decrease 19.00
Registered electors 12,487
Majority 938 11.73 Decrease 0.94
BN gain from PH Swing ?
Malacca state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
PH Ginie Lim Siew Lin 5,550 52.66
BN Koh Nai Kwong 4,214 39.99
PAS Wan Zahidi Wan Ismail 775 7.35
Total valid votes 10,539 100.00
Total rejected ballots 145
Unreturned ballots 34
Turnout 10,718 84.27
Registered electors 12,719
Majority 1,336 12.67
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

References

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  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. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  5. ^ a b "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  6. ^ Portal Akta [dead link]
  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.