Machap Jaya (state constituency)

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Machap Jaya
Malacca constituency
State constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Ginie Lim Siew Lin
PH
First contested2018
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]12,719
Area (km²)[2]161

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

The state constituency was first contested in 2018 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 Machap Jaya is Ginie Lim Siew Lin from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

The state constituency was first contested under the name of Machap but was renamed to Machap Jaya for the 2018 election.[3]

Definition[]

The Machap Jaya constituency contains the polling districts of Tebong, FELDA Hutan Percha, Kemuning, Solok Menggong, Machap Baru, Ayer Pasir, Machap Umbor and Melaka Pindah.[4]

History[]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Machap Jaya
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Machap[5]
14th 2018 – Ginie Lim Siew Lin PH (PKR)

Election results[]

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

Malacca state election, 2018 hide
Party Candidate Votes %
PH Ginie Lim Siew Lin 5,550 52.66
BN Koh Nai Kwong 4,214 39.99
PAS Wan Zahidi Wan Ismail 775 7.35
Total valid votes 10,539 100.00
Total rejected ballots 145
Unreturned ballots 34
Turnout 10,718 84.27
Registered electors 12,719
Majority 1,336
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

References[]

  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. ^ 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. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. ^ https://www.beritadaily.com/names-new-parliamentary-seats-seats/
  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.
  5. ^ "Cadang pinda nama 41 Parlimen, DUN | Berita Harian". www.bharian.com.my. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  6. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  7. ^ https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n8
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