Bemban (state constituency)
 Malacca constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Malacca State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2018)[1] | 18,393 | ||
Bemban is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.
The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Bemban is Wong Fort Pin from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Definition[]
The Bemban constituency contains the polling districts of Pondok Kempas, Ayer Kangkong, Kesang Tua, Kesang Jaya, Ayer Barok, Taman Maju, Ayer Panas, Seri Bemban and Tehel.[2]
History[]
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bemban | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Ayer Panas | |||
| 2004 – 2008 | Chong Tam On | BN (MCA) | |
| 2008 – 2013 | Chua Kheng Hwa | ||
| 2013 – 2018 | Ng Choon Koon | ||
| 14th | 2018 – | Wong Fort Pin | PH (DAP) |
Election results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Wong Fort Pin | 6,998 | 45.40 | |||
| BN | Koh Chin Han | 5,653 | 36.68 | |||
| PAS | Suhaimi Harun | 2,762 | 17.92 | |||
| Total valid votes | 15,413 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 227 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 59 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,699 | 85.35 | ||||
| Registered electors | 18,393 | |||||
| Majority | 1,345 | |||||
| PH gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ng Choon Koon | 7,731 | 57.55 | |||
| DAP | Gandhi Rajan Nalliah | 5,703 | 43.45 | |||
| Total valid votes | 13,434 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 360 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,794 | 87.24 | ||||
| Registered electors | 15,811 | |||||
| Majority | 2,028 | |||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Chua Kheng Hwa | 6,031 | 60.79 | |||
| DAP | Steven Ho Hia Kim | 3,890 | 39.21 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,921 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 590 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 36 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,547 | 77.87 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,544 | |||||
| Majority | 2,141 | |||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Chong Tam On | 6,245 | 66.99 | |||
| PKR | Abdul Wahab Ibrahim | 1,807 | 19.38 | |||
| DAP | Yap Kok Guan | 1,270 | 13.63 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,322 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 429 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,751 | 77.66 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,556 | |||||
| Majority | 4,438 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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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.
- ^ "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/n24
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- Malacca state constituencies