Alor Gajah (federal constituency)

Alor Gajah (P135)
Malacca constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof; PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2021)	70,390
Area (km²)	560

Alor Gajah is a federal constituency in Alor Gajah District and Jasin District, Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics[]

Ethnic breakdown of Alor Gajah's electorate as of 2018^[3]

Malay (60.84%)

Chinese (25.29%)

Indian (12.87%)

Other ethnicities (1%)

History[]

Polling districts[]

According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Alor Gajah constituency has a total of 41 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Rembia（N06）	Pekan Alor Gajah	135/06/01	SK Alor Gajah 1
	Kelemak	135/06/02	SK Dato'Naning
	Jelatang	135/06/03	Kolej Vokesional Datuk Seri Mohd Zin
	Kampung Tebat	135/06/04	SMK Dato' Dol Said
	Sungai Petai	135/06/05	SK Sungai Petai
	Pekan Rembia	135/06/06	SJK (C) Kiow Min
	Jeram	135/06/07	SK Rembia
Gadek (N07)	Bukit Sebang	135/07/01	SMK Pulau Sebang
	Pekan Pulau Sebang	135/07/02	SMK Sultan Mansor Shah
	Kuala Ina	135/07/03	SJK (T) Pulau Sebang
	Arongan	135/07/04	SK Pulau Sebang
	Tanjung Rimau	135/07/05	SRA (JAIM) Padang Sebang
	Padang Sebang	135/07/06	SK Padang Sebang
	Paya Datuk	135/07/07	SRA (JAIM) Paya Datok
	Pegoh	135/07/08	SK Pegoh
	Ganun	135/07/09	SK Ganun
	Pekan Gadek	135/07/10	SJK (C) Peng Min
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 Melaka Pindah
Durian Tunggal (N09)	Parit Melana	135/09/01	SK Parit Melana
	Belimbing Dalam	135/09/02	SK Belimbing Dalam
	Bukit Tambun	135/09/03	SK Durian Tungal
	Pekan Durian Tungal	135/09/04	SMK Durian Tungal
	Gangsa	135/09/05	SK Gangsa
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 Parliament for Alor Gajah
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Malacca Utara
4th	1974-1978	Abdul Ghafar Baba	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982	Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik
6th	1982-1986	Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam
7th	1986-1990	Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam
8th	1990-1995	Ibrahim Jendol
9th	1995-1999	Abu Seman Yusop
10th	1999-2004	Abu Seman Yusop
11th	2004-2008¹	Fong Chan Onn (冯镇安)	BN (MCA)
12th	2008-2013	Fong Chan Onn (冯镇安)
13th	2013-2018	Koh Nai Kwong (古乃光)
14th	2018-2020	Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof	PH (BERSATU)
14th	2020-present	Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof	PN (BERSATU)

Note: ¹Noted that in 2004 redelineation exercise this Alor Gajah constituency is now shifted east to Alor Gajah city centre from former Selandar constituency, not Masjid Tanah which now renamed as Masjid Tanah.

State constituency[]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Alor Gajah						Asahan
						Durian Tunggal
						Gadek
			Kelemak
				Kuala Linggi
			Machap			Machap
							Machap Jaya
			Masjid Tanah
					Melekek
					Ramuan China
						Rembia
				Sungai Bahru
					Sungai Udang
			Sungei Bahru
			Taboh Naning

Current state assembly members[]

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N6	Rembia	Muhammad Jailani Khamis	BN (UMNO)
N7	Gadek	Shanmugam Ptcyhay	BN (MIC)
N8	Machap Jaya	Ngwe Hee Sem	BN (MCA)
N9	Durian Tunggal	Zahari Kalil	BN (UMNO)
N10	Asahan	Fairul Nizam Roslan	BN (UMNO)

Local governments[]


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N6	Rembia	Alor Gajah Municipal Council
N7	Gadek	Alor Gajah Municipal Council
N8	Machap Jaya	Alor Gajah Municipal Council
N9	Durian Tunggal	Alor Gajah Municipal Council Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal Council
N10	Asahan	Jasin Municipal Council

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof	29,330	50.73	+50.73
	BN	Wong Nai Chee	22,350	38.66	- 22.16
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohammad Nazree Mohammad Aris	6,135	10.61	+ 10.61
Total valid votes			57,815	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,007
Unreturned ballots			178
Turnout			59,000	83.85
Registered electors			70,364
Majority			6,980	12.07
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 243/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 317/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Koh Nai Kwong	32,594	60.82	- 5.36
	DAP	Damian Yeo Shen Li	20,997	39.18	+ 5.36
Total valid votes			53,591	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,437
Unreturned ballots			103
Turnout			55,131	86.70
Registered electors			63,591
Majority			11,597
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 180/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 221/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Fong Chan Onn	26,354	66.18	- 14.05
	DAP	Tan Lay Siang	13,470	33.82	+ 14.05
Total valid votes			39,824	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,953
Unreturned ballots			77
Turnout			41,854	77.37
Registered electors			54,097
Majority			12,884
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Fong Chan Onn	29,920	80.23	+ 13.52
	DAP	Goh Leong San	7,372	19.77	+ 19.77
Total valid votes			37,292	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,941
Unreturned ballots			110
Turnout			39,343	76.26
Registered electors
Majority			22,548
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Seman Yusop	24,615	66.71	- 19.97
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Ab. Ghani Ab. Rahman	12,283	33.29	+ 19.97
Total valid votes			36,898	100.00
Total rejected ballots			961
Unreturned ballots			3,996
Turnout			41,855	81.58
Registered electors
Majority			12,332
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Seman Yusop	29,652	86.68	+ 1.44
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Omar Baba	4,556	13.32	- 1.44
Total valid votes			34,208	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,503
Unreturned ballots			1,239
Turnout			36,950	79.70
Registered electors
Majority			25,096
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ibrahim Jendol	23,201	85.24	+ 1.78
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Moktar Ibrahim	4,019	14.76	- 1.78
Total valid votes			27,220	100.00
Total rejected ballots			771
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,991	77.25
Registered electors
Majority			19,182
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam	19,770	83.46
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Ab Rahman Hasan	3,918	16.54
Total valid votes			23,688	100.00
Total rejected ballots			758
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,446	69.91
Registered electors			34,966
Majority			15,852
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Mohd Adib Mohamad Adam	25,342	72.50
	DAP	Lim Swee	5,274	15.09
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Abdul Rahman Hassan	4,340	12.42
Total valid votes			34,956	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,114
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			36,070	74.47
Registered electors			48,437
Majority			20,068
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik	22,745	76.79
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Yaakop Abdul Hassan	6,876	23.21
Total valid votes			29,621	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			41,663
Majority			15,869
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abdul Ghafar Baba	20,890	78.89
	PEKEMAS	Abdul Ghani Long	5,591	21.11
Total valid votes			26,481	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			35,663
Majority			15,299
This was a new constituency created.

References[]

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