Asahan (state constituency)

Asahan
Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Abdul Ghafar Atan; BN
;
Constituency abolished	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	16,011
Area (km²)	214

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

The state constituency was first contested in 2003 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2013, the State Assemblyman for Asahan is Abdul Ghafar Atan from the Barisan Nasional (BN).

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]

History[]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Asahan
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bukit Asahan
	2004–2008	Raghavan Raman	BN (MIC)
	2008–2013	R. Perumal	BN (MIC)
	2013–2018	Abdul Ghafar Atan	BN (UMNO)
14th	2018–present	Abdul Ghafar Atan	BN (UMNO)

Election results[]

The electoral results for the Asahan state constituency in 2004, 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Malacca state election, 2018 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abdul Ghafar Atan	5,942	45.80
	PH	Zamzuri Arifin	5,667	43.68
	PAS	Azlan Maddin	1,365	10.52
Total valid votes			12,974	100.00
Total rejected ballots			218
Unreturned ballots			47
Turnout			13,239	82.69
Registered electors			16,011
Majority			275
	BN hold		Swing
show Source(s) ^[4]^[5]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abdul Ghafar Atan	8,257	65.24
	PAS	Wong Chee Chew	4,400	34.76
Total valid votes			12,657	100.00
Total rejected ballots			241
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			12,898	86.30
Registered electors			14,945
Majority			3,857
	BN hold		Swing
show 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.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	R. Perumal	5,950	61.20
	PAS	Amdan Sudin	3,772	38.80
Total valid votes			9,722	100.00
Total rejected ballots			301
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			10,039	76.49
Registered electors			13,125
Majority			2,178
	BN hold		Swing
show Source(s) ^[5]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Raghavan Raman	6,901	73.83
	PKR	Azmi Kamir	2,446	26.17
Total valid votes			9,347	100.00
Total rejected ballots			236
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,583	75.66
Registered electors			12,666
Majority			4,455
	BN hold		Swing
show Source(s) ^[5]

References[]

^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
^ "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 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n10

[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[3] "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 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[star-4] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[undi-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n10

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