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Asahan (state constituency)

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Asahan
Malacca constituency
State constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Fairul Nizam Roslan
BN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)[1]15,745
Area (km²)[2]214

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

The state constituency was first contested in 2003 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Definition

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The Asahan constituency contains the polling districts of Simpang Tebong, Pekan Selandar, Bukit Sedanan, Batang Melaka, Jus, Bukit Senggeh, Pekan Nyalas, FELDA Bukit Senggeh, Pondok Batang, Ladang Bukit Asahan and Pekan Asahan.[3]

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Asahan's electorate as of 2021[4]

  Malays (64.58%)
  Chinese (22.53%)
  Indians (11.03%)
  Other Ethnicities (1.86%)

History

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According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Asahan constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.[5]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Asahan (N10) Simpang Tebong 135/10/01 SJK (C) On Lok
Pekan Selandar 135/10/02 SJK (C) Chiao Chee
Bukit Sedanan 135/10/03 SK Seri Machap Bukit Sedanan
Batang Melaka 135/10/04 SK Batang Melaka
Jus 135/10/05 SK Jus
Bukit Senggeh 135/10/06 SK Bukit Senggeh
Pekan Nyalas 135/10/07 SK Nyalas
FELDA Bukit Senggeh 135/10/08 SK (FELDA) Bukit Senggeh
Pondok Batang 135/10/09 SK Masjid Baru
Ladang Bukit Asahan 135/10/10 SJK (T) Ladang Bukit Asahan
Pekan Asahan 135/10/11 SK Asahan

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Asahan
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Bukit Asahan
11th 2004–2008 Raghavan Raman BN (MIC)
12th 2008–2013 R. Perumal
13th 2013–2018 Abdul Ghafar Atan BN (UMNO)
14th 2018–2021
15th 2021–present Fairul Nizam Roslan

Election results

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The electoral results for the Asahan state constituency in 2004, 2008, 2013 and 2018, 2021 are as follows.

Malacca state election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Fairul Nizam Roslan 5,659 65.77 Increase 19.97
PH Idris Haron 2,666 30.99 Decrease 12.69
PN Dhanesh Basil 1,364 15.83 Increase 15.83
Independent Mohd Akhir Ayob 136 1.58 Increase 1.58
Independent Azmar Ab Hamid 99 1.15 Increase 1.15
Independent Mohd Noor Salleh 44 0.51 Increase 0.51
Total valid votes 8,604
Total rejected ballots 262
Unreturned ballots 33
Turnout 10,263 65.18 Decrease 17.51
Registered electors 15,745
Majority 2,993 34.78 Increase 32.66
BN hold Swing
Malacca state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abdul Ghafar Atan 5,942 45.80 Decrease 19.44
PH Zamzuri Arifin 5,667 43.68 Increase 43.68
PAS Azlan Maddin 1,365 10.52 Increase 10.52
Total valid votes 12,974 100.00
Total rejected ballots 218
Unreturned ballots 47
Turnout 13,239 82.69 Decrease 3.61
Registered electors 16,011
Majority 275 2.12 Decrease 28.36
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Malacca state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abdul Ghafar Atan 8,257 65.24 Increase 4.04
PAS Wong Chee Chew 4,400 34.76 Decrease 4.04
Total valid votes 12,657 100.00
Total rejected ballots 241
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 12,898 86.30 Increase 9.81
Registered electors 14,945
Majority 3,857 30.48 Increase 8.08
BN hold Swing
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Malacca state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN R. Perumal 5,950 61.20 Decrease 12.63
PAS Amdan Sudin 3,772 38.80 Increase 12.63
Total valid votes 9,722 100.00
Total rejected ballots 301
Unreturned ballots 16
Turnout 10,039 76.49 Increase 0.83
Registered electors 13,125
Majority 2,178 22.40 Decrease 25.26
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Malacca state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Raghavan Raman 6,901 73.83
PKR Azmi Kamir 2,446 26.17
Total valid votes 9,347 100.00
Total rejected ballots 236
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 9,583 75.66
Registered electors 12,666
Majority 4,455 47.66
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

References

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  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  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.
  4. ^ https://mkse.chinapress.com.my. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Portal Akta" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  6. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  7. ^ a b c "Undi.info - Asahan (P135-N10)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-27.