Gadek (state constituency)

Gadek
Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Saminathan Ganesan; PH
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Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	12,922

Gadek 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 2008, the State Assemblyman for Gadek is Saminathan Ganesan from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).^[2]^[3]

Definition[]

The Gadek constituency contains the polling districts of Bukit Sebang, Pekan Pulau Sebang, Kuala Ina, Arongan, Tanjung Rimau, Padang Sebang, Paya Datuk, Pegoh, Ganun and Pekan Gadek.^[4]

History[]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Gadek
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Pulau Sebang
	2004 – 2008	Abdul Ghafar Atan	BN (UMNO)
	2008 – 2013	Abdul Ghafar Atan	BN (UMNO)
	2013 – 2018	MS Mahadevan Sanacy	BN (MIC)
14th	2018 –	Saminathan Ganesan	PH (DAP)

Election results[]

Malacca state election, 2018 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PH	Saminathan Ganesan	4,392	42.47
	BN	Panirchelvam Pichamuthu	4,085	39.50
	PAS	Emransyah Ismail	1,865	18.03
Total valid votes			10,342	100.00
Total rejected ballots			200
Unreturned ballots			36
Turnout			10,578	81.86
Registered electors			12,922
Majority			307
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?
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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	MS Mahadevan Sanacy	5,975	59.68
	PKR	Rajandran Govindasamy	3,345	33.41
	Independent	Abdullah Sani Rejab	692	6.91
Total valid votes			10,012	100.00
Total rejected ballots			244
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,256	83.75
Registered electors			12,246
Majority			2,630
	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. 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. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abdul Ghafar Atan	5,326	69.75
	PKR	S Kanageswari	2,310	30.25
Total valid votes			7,636	100.00
Total rejected ballots			228
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			7,878	73.29
Registered electors			10,749
Majority			3,016
	BN hold		Swing
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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abdul Ghafar Atan	5,871	77.99
	PAS	Yahaya Ja'alam	1,185	15.74
	PKR	Sibapatham Sionavar	472	6.27
Total valid votes			7,528	100.00
Total rejected ballots			227
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,755	71.84
Registered electors			10,795
Majority			4,686
This was a new constituency created.
show Source(s) ^[6]

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. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
^ "10 Exco Melaka angkat sumpah jawatan". bernama.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ "10 Melaka state executive councillors sworn in". nst.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ "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. 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/n7

[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. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[2] "10 Exco Melaka angkat sumpah jawatan". bernama.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

[3] "10 Melaka state executive councillors sworn in". nst.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

[4] "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. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[star-5] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[undi-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n7

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