Ayer Keroh (state constituency)
Malacca constituency | |||
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Malacca State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
PH | ||
Constituency created | 1974 | ||
First contested | 1974 | ||
Last contested | 2018 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2018)[1] | 25,407 |
Ayer Keroh is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Malacca State Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1986, from 1995 to present.
The state constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Ayer Keroh is Kerk Chee Yee from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[2]
History[]
It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 1994.
The Ayer Keroh constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Melaka Baru, Sungai Putat, Taman Bukit Melaka, Ayer Keroh Heights, Kampung Ayer Keroh, Kampung Tun Razak, Batu Berendam, Taman Merdeka, Taman Bunga Raya, Taman Kerjasama and Taman Muzaffar Shah.[3]
Representation history[]
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Ayer Keroh | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Batu Berendam | |||
1974-1978 | BN (UMNO) | ||
1978-1982 | |||
1982-1986 | |||
Constituency abolished, merged into Ayer Molek | |||
Constituency re-created from Ayer Molek | |||
1995-1999 | BN (MCA) | ||
1999-2004 | |||
2004-2008 | |||
2008-2013 | Khoo Poay Tiong | DAP | |
2013-2018 | |||
2018-present | Kerk Chee Yee | PH (DAP) |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Kerk Chee Yee | 14,279 | 65.31 | + 2.04 | ||
BN | Chua Kheng Hwa | 5,018 | 22.95 | - 13.78 | ||
PAS | Sepri Rahman | 2,567 | 11.74 | + 11.74 | ||
Total valid votes | 21,864 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 178 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 70 | |||||
Turnout | 22,112 | 87.03 | ||||
Registered electors | 25,407 | |||||
Majority | 9,261 | |||||
PH hold | Swing | |||||
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Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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DAP | Khoo Poay Tiong | 18,934 | 63.27 | + 5.02 | ||
BN | Yong Fun Juan | 10,991 | 36.73 | - 5.02 | ||
Total valid votes | 29,925 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 401 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 76 | |||||
Turnout | 30,402 | 88.83 | ||||
Registered electors | 34,225 | |||||
Majority | 7,943 | |||||
DAP hold | Swing | |||||
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Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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DAP | Khoo Poay Tiong | 11,309 | 58.25 | + 17.52 | ||
BN | Chiew Hong Lan | 8,104 | 41.75 | - 17.52 | ||
Total valid votes | 19,413 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 477 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 63 | |||||
Turnout | 19,953 | 81.43 | ||||
Registered electors | 24,504 | |||||
Majority | 3,205 | |||||
DAP gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
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Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Seah Kwi Tong | 9,549 | 59.27 | + 3.00 | ||
DAP | Sim Tong Him | 6,562 | 40.73 | - 3.00 | ||
Total valid votes | 16,111 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 476 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 62 | |||||
Turnout | 16,649 | 80.12 | ||||
Registered electors | 20,779 | |||||
Majority | 2,987 | |||||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
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Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Seah Kwi Tong | 7,656 | 56.27 | - 5.55 | |
DAP | Joseph Sta Maria | 5,949 | 43.73 | + 14.62 | |
Total valid votes | 13,605 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 370 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 44 | ||||
Turnout | 14,019 | 79.98 | |||
Registered electors | 17,528 | ||||
Majority | 1,707 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Seah Kwi Tong | 7,349 | 61.82 | ||
DAP | Tan Tong Chiew | 3,461 | 29.11 | ||
PAS | Hassan Mohamed | 1,078 | 9.07 | ||
Total valid votes | 11,888 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 237 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 68 | ||||
Turnout | 12,193 | 82.57 | |||
Registered electors | 14,766 | ||||
Majority | 3,888 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Samad Kassim | 7,291 | 74.66 | ||
DAP | Robert Ang | 2,474 | 25.34 | ||
Total valid votes | 9,765 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 199 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 9,964 | 78.03 | |||
Registered electors | 12,769 | ||||
Majority | 4,817 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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On the nomination day, Samad Kassim won uncontested. | ||||||
BN | Samad Kassim | |||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | ||||||
Majority | ||||||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Hashim Pit | 3,441 | ||||
PEKEMAS | Mohamed Said Yaman | |||||
PSRM | Hasnul Abdul Hadi | |||||
Independent | Clement Eusta Britto | |||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | 7,289 | |||||
Majority | ||||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References[]
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kerk Chee Yee of Melaka is the nation's youngest state exco". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
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- ^ "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/n16
- Malacca state constituencies