Asahan (state constituency)
State constituency in Malacca, Malaysia
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Asahan is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Malacca State Legislative Assembly.
 Malacca constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Malacca State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
BN | ||
| Constituency created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2021)[1] | 15,745 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 214 | ||
The state constituency was first contested in 2003 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Definition
The Asahan constituency contains the polling districts of Simpang Tebong, Pekan Selandar, Bukit Sedanan, Batang Melaka, Jus, Bukit Senggeh, Pekan Nyalas, FELDA Bukit Senggeh, Pondok Batang, Ladang Bukit Asahan and Pekan Asahan.[3]
Demographics
History
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Asahan constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asahan (N10) | Simpang Tebong | 135/10/01 | SJK (C) On Lok |
| Pekan Selandar | 135/10/02 | SJK (C) Chiao Chee | |
| Bukit Sedanan | 135/10/03 | SK Seri Machap Bukit Sedanan | |
| Batang Melaka | 135/10/04 | SK Batang Melaka | |
| Jus | 135/10/05 | SK Jus | |
| Bukit Senggeh | 135/10/06 | SK Bukit Senggeh | |
| Pekan Nyalas | 135/10/07 | SK Nyalas | |
| FELDA Bukit Senggeh | 135/10/08 | SK (FELDA) Bukit Senggeh | |
| Pondok Batang | 135/10/09 | SK Masjid Baru | |
| Ladang Bukit Asahan | 135/10/10 | SJK (T) Ladang Bukit Asahan | |
| Pekan Asahan | 135/10/11 | SK Asahan | |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Asahan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Bukit Asahan | |||
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Raghavan Raman | BN (MIC) |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | R. Perumal | |
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Abdul Ghafar Atan | BN (UMNO) |
| 14th | 2018–2021 | ||
| 15th | 2021–present | Fairul Nizam Roslan | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Fairul Nizam Roslan | 5,659 | 65.77 |  19.97 | ||
| PH | Idris Haron | 2,666 | 30.99 | 30.99 | ||
| PN | Dhanesh Basil | 1,364 | 15.83 | 15.83 | ||
| Independent | Mohd Akhir Ayob | 136 | 1.58 | 1.58 | ||
| Independent | Azmar Ab Hamid | 99 | 1.15 | 1.15 | ||
| Independent | Mohd Noor Salleh | 44 | 0.51 | 0.51 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,604 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 262 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 33 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,263 | 65.18 |  17.51 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,745 | |||||
| Majority | 2,993 | 34.78 | 32.66 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Ghafar Atan | 5,942 | 45.80 | 19.44 | ||
| PKR | Zamzuri Arifin | 5,667 | 43.68 | 43.68 | ||
| PAS | Azlan Maddin | 1,365 | 10.52 | 24.24 | ||
| Total valid votes | 12,974 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 218 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 47 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,239 | 82.69 | 3.61 | |||
| Registered electors | 16,011 | |||||
| Majority | 275 | 2.12 | 28.36 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Ghafar Atan | 8,257 | 65.24 | 4.04 | ||
| PAS | Wong Chee Chew | 4,400 | 34.76 | 4.04 | ||
| Total valid votes | 12,657 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 241 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 12,898 | 86.30 | 9.81 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,945 | |||||
| Majority | 3,857 | 30.48 | 8.08 | |||
| 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-21. | ||||||