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

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

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

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

History

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Asahan
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
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

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 %∆%
BNFairul Nizam Roslan5,65965.77Increase 19.97
PHIdris Haron2,66630.99Decrease 12.69
PNDhanesh Basil1,36415.83Increase 15.83
IndependentMohd Akhir Ayob1361.58Increase 1.58
IndependentAzmar Ab Hamid991.15Increase 1.15
IndependentMohd Noor Salleh440.51Increase 0.51
Total valid votes 8,604
Total rejected ballots 262
Unreturned ballots 33
Turnout 10,26365.18Decrease 17.51
Registered electors 15,745
Majority 2,99334.78Increase 32.66
BN hold Swing
Malacca state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbdul Ghafar Atan5,94245.80Decrease 19.44
PHZamzuri Arifin5,66743.68Increase 43.68
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAzlan Maddin1,36510.52Increase 10.52
Total valid votes 12,974100.00
Total rejected ballots 218
Unreturned ballots 47
Turnout 13,23982.69Decrease 3.61
Registered electors 16,011
Majority 2752.12Decrease 28.36
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Malacca state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbdul Ghafar Atan8,25765.24Increase 4.04
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyWong Chee Chew4,40034.76Decrease 4.04
Total valid votes 12,657100.00
Total rejected ballots 241
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 12,89886.30Increase 9.81
Registered electors 14,945
Majority 3,85730.48Increase 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 %∆%
BNR. Perumal5,95061.20Decrease 12.63
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAmdan Sudin3,77238.80Increase 12.63
Total valid votes 9,722100.00
Total rejected ballots 301
Unreturned ballots 16
Turnout 10,03976.49Increase 0.83
Registered electors 13,125
Majority 2,17822.40Decrease 25.26
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Malacca state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
BNRaghavan Raman6,90173.83
PKRAzmi Kamir2,44626.17
Total valid votes 9,347100.00
Total rejected ballots 236
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 9,58375.66
Registered electors 12,666
Majority 4,45547.66
BN hold Swing
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. 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.
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  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.
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