Machap (Malacca state constituency)
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Malaysian electoral constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished2018
First contested1974
 Malacca constituency | |
|---|---|
| Defunct state constituency | |
| Legislature | Malacca State Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency created | 1974 |
| Constituency abolished | 2018 |
| First contested | 1974 |
| Last contested | 2013 |
Machap was a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.
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.
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Machap | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Sungai Bahru | |||
| 4th | 1974-1988 | Yeow Kay | BN (MCA) |
| 5th | 1978-1982 | Ng 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Lai Meng Chong | 5,003 | 50.46 | |||
| PKR | Ginie Lim Siew Lin | 4,851 | 48.93 | |||
| KITA | Ravinther Sekaran | 61 | 0.61 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,915 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 208 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,123 | 86.65 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,682 | |||||
| Majority | 152 | |||||
| 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 2019-12-29. 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]". Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2016-05-21."undi.info N07 Machap". | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Lai Meng Chong | 4,707 | 60.54 | |||
| PKR | Ginie Lim Siew Lin | 3,068 | 39.46 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,775 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 201 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 10 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,986 | 77.10 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,358 | |||||
| Majority | 1,639 | |||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Lai Meng Chong | 5,533 | 79.21 | |||
| DAP | Liou Chen Kuang | 1,452 | 20.79 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,985 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 166 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,151 | 74.31 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,623 | |||||
| Majority | 4,081 | |||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Cadang pinda nama 41 Parlimen, DUN | Berita Harian". www.bharian.com.my. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
