Machap (Malacca state constituency)

Machap
Malacca constituency
Defunct state constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished2018
First contested1974
Last contested2013

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

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Machap
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Sungai Bahru
4th 1974-1988 Yeow Kay BN (MCA)
5th 1978-1982 Ng Kim Fong
6th 1982-1986
Constituency abolished, renamed to Bukit Sedanan
Constituency re-created from Bukit Sedanan
11th 2004 – 2007 Poh Ah Tiam BN (MCA)
2007 - 2008 Lai Meng Chong
12th 2008 – 2013
13th 2013 – 2018
Constituency renamed to Machap Jaya[1]

Election results

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

Malacca state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Lai Meng Chong 5,003 50.46
PKR Ginie Lim Siew Lin 4,851 48.93
KITA Ravinther Sekaran 61 0.61
Total valid votes 9,915 100.00
Total rejected ballots 208
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 10,123 86.65
Registered electors 11,682
Majority 152
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. 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."undi.info N07 Machap".
Malacca state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Lai Meng Chong 4,707 60.54
PKR Ginie Lim Siew Lin 3,068 39.46
Total valid votes 7,775 100.00
Total rejected ballots 201
Unreturned ballots 10
Turnout 7,986 77.10
Registered electors 10,358
Majority 1,639
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"undi.info N07 Machap".
Malacca state by-election, 12 April 2007: Machap
Upon the death of incumbent, Poh Ah Tiam
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Lai Meng Chong 5,533 79.21
DAP Liou Chen Kuang 1,452 20.79
Total valid votes 6,985 100.00
Total rejected ballots 166
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 7,151 74.31
Registered electors 9,623
Majority 4,081
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"undi.info N07 Machap".

References

  1. ^ "Cadang pinda nama 41 Parlimen, DUN | Berita Harian". www.bharian.com.my. Retrieved 2021-02-16.