Merlimau (state constituency)

Merlimau
Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Roslan Ahmad; BN
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First contested	1995
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	13,810

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

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2011, the State Assemblyman for Merlimau is Roslan Ahmad from Barisan Nasional (BN).^[2]

Definition[]

The Merlimau constituency contains the polling districts of Ayer Merbau, Jasin Lalang, Merlimau Utara, Merlimau Pasir, Sempang, Pengkalan Samak and Permatang Serai.^[3]

History[]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Merlimau
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Sungai Rambai
	1995 – 1999	Abu Zahar Ithnin	BN (UMNO)
	1999 – 2004	Nazari Adzim
	2004 – 2008	Mohamad Hidhir Abu Hassan
	2008 – 2011	Mohamad Hidhir Abu Hassan
	2011 - 2013	Roslan Ahmad
	2013 – 2018
14th	2018 –

Election results[]

The electoral results for the Merlimau state constituency in 2004, 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows. Also included the 2011 Merlimau by-election results.

Malacca state election, 2018 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Roslan Ahmad	5,290	45.33
	PH	Yuhaizad Abdullah	5,160	44.30
	PAS	Abd Malek Yusof	1,208	10.37
Total valid votes			11,648	100.00
Total rejected ballots			149
Unreturned ballots			52
Turnout			11,849	85.80
Registered electors			13,810
Majority			130
	BN hold		Swing
show Source(s) ^[4]^[5]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Roslan Ahmad	6,736	61.89
	PAS	Yuhaizad Abdullah	4,147	38.11
Total valid votes			10,883	100.00
Total rejected ballots			139
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			11,022	87.42
Registered electors			12,608
Majority			2,589
	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.

Malacca state by-election, 6 March 2011
The by-election was called due to the death of incumbent, Mohamad Hidhir Abu Hassan. hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Roslan Ahmad	5,962	72.00
	PAS	Yuhaizad Abdullah	2,319	28.00
Total valid votes			8,281	100.00
Total rejected ballots			135
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			8,417	78.82
Registered electors			10,679
Majority			3,643
	BN hold		Swing
show Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil N.27 Merlimau". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Mohamad Hidhir Abu Hassan	4,981	63.79
	PAS	Jasme Topang	2,827	36.21
Total valid votes			7,808	100.00
Total rejected ballots			149
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			7,977	76.18
Registered electors			10,471
Majority			2,154
	BN hold		Swing
show Source(s) ^[5]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Mohamad Hidhir Abu Hassan	6,332	83.57
	PKR	Jayathas Sirkunavelu	1,245	16.43
Total valid votes			7,577	100.00
Total rejected ballots			232
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,809	77.89
Registered electors			10,026
Majority			5,087
	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. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
^ https://www.pdtjasin.gov.my/2/page.php?id=539
^ "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/n27

[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] ttps://www.pdtjasin.gov.my/2/page.php?id=539

[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/n27

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