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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Malacca State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
PH | ||
Constituency created | 1974 | ||
First contested | 1974 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2021)[1] | 25,945 |
Ayer Keroh is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Malacca State Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1986, from 1995 to present.
The state constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Ayer Keroh is Kerk Chee Yee from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) which is part of the state's opposition coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[2]
Demographics
History
It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 1994.
The Ayer Keroh constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Melaka Baru, Sungai Putat, Taman Bukit Melaka, Ayer Keroh Heights, Kampung Ayer Keroh, Kampung Tun Razak, Batu Berendam, Taman Merdeka, Taman Bunga Raya, Taman Kerjasama and Taman Muzaffar Shah.[4]
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Ayer Keroh constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.[5]
State constituency | Polling District | Code | Location |
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Ayer Keroh(N16) | Sungai Putat | 137/16/01 |
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Kampung Ayer Keroh | 137/16/02 | SK Tun Syed Ahmad Shahabudin | |
Ayer Keroh Heights | 137/16/03 | SRA (JAIM) Ayer Keroh | |
Taman Kerjasama | 137/16/04 | Pusat Rujukan Sosial (KRT) Taman Kerjasama | |
Taman Bukit Melaka | 137/16/05 | Dewan MPHTJ Bukit Beruang | |
Taman Bunga Raya | 137/16/06 | SJK (C) Bukit Beruang | |
Taman Muzaffar Shah | 137/16/07 | SK Ayer Keroh | |
Kampung Tun Razak | 137/16/08 | SR Arab (JAIM) Kampung Tun Razak |
Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Ayer Keroh | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Batu Berendam | |||
4th | 1974-1978 | Hashim Pit | BN (UMNO) |
5th | 1978-1982 | Samad Kassim | |
6th | 1982-1986 | ||
Constituency abolished, merged into Ayer Molek | |||
Constituency re-created from Ayer Molek | |||
9th | 1995-1999 | Seah Kwi Tong | BN (MCA) |
10th | 1999-2004 | ||
11th | 2004-2008 | ||
12th | 2008-2013 | Khoo Poay Tiong (邱培栋) | PR (DAP) |
13th | 2013-2018 | ||
14th | 2018-2021 | Kerk Chee Yee (郭子毅) | PH (DAP) |
15th | 2021–present |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Kerk Chee Yee | 9,459 | 59.97 | ![]() | ||
BN | Yong Fun Juan | 3,835 | 24.31 | ![]() | ||
PN | Michael Gan Peng Lam | 2,479 | 15.71 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 15,773 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 201 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 75 | |||||
Turnout | 16,049 | 61.86 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 25,945 | |||||
Majority | 5,624 | 35.66 | ![]() | |||
PH hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Kerk Chee Yee | 14,279 | 65.31 | ![]() | ||
BN | Chua Kheng Hwa | 5,018 | 22.95 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Sepri Rahman | 2,567 | 11.74 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 21,864 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 178 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 70 | |||||
Turnout | 22,112 | 87.03 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 25,407 | |||||
Majority | 9,261 | 42.36 | ![]() | |||
Pakatan Harapan (2018) hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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DAP | Khoo Poay Tiong | 18,934 | 63.27 | ![]() | ||
BN | Yong Fun Juan | 10,991 | 36.73 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 29,925 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 401 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 76 | |||||
Turnout | 30,402 | 88.83 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 34,225 | |||||
Majority | 7,943 | 26.54 | ![]() | |||
DAP hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 194/2013]" (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 Malacca [P.U. (B) 235/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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DAP | Khoo Poay Tiong | 11,309 | 58.25 | ![]() | ||
BN | Chiew Hong Lan | 8,104 | 41.75 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 19,413 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 477 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 63 | |||||
Turnout | 19,953 | 81.43 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 24,504 | |||||
Majority | 3,205 | 16.50 | ![]() | |||
DAP gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Seah Kwi Tong | 9,549 | 59.27 | ![]() | ||
DAP | Sim Tong Him | 6,562 | 40.73 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 16,111 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 476 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 62 | |||||
Turnout | 16,649 | 80.12 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 20,779 | |||||
Majority | 2,987 | 18.54 | ![]() | |||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Seah Kwi Tong | 7,656 | 56.27 | ![]() | |
DAP | Joseph Sta Maria | 5,949 | 43.73 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 13,605 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 370 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 44 | ||||
Turnout | 14,019 | 79.98 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 17,528 | ||||
Majority | 1,707 | 12.54 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Seah Kwi Tong | 7,349 | 61.82 | ![]() | |
DAP | Tan Tong Chiew | 3,461 | 29.11 | ![]() | |
PAS | Hassan Mohamed | 1,078 | 9.07 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 11,888 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 237 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 68 | ||||
Turnout | 12,193 | 82.57 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 14,766 | ||||
Majority | 3,888 | 32.71 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Samad Kassim | 7,291 | 74.66 | ![]() | |
DAP | Robert Ang | 2,474 | 25.34 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 9,765 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 199 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 9,964 | 78.03 | |||
Registered electors | 12,769 | ||||
Majority | 4,817 | 49.32 | |||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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On the nomination day, Samad Kassim won uncontested. | ||||||
BN | Samad Kassim | |||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
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Turnout | ||||||
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Majority | ||||||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Hashim Pit | 3,441 | ||||
PEKEMAS | Mohamed Said Yaman | |||||
Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Hasnul Abdul Hadi | |||||
Independent | Clement Eusta Britto | |||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | 7,289 | |||||
Majority | ||||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kerk Chee Yee of Melaka is the nation's youngest state exco". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
- ^ https://mkse.chinapress.com.my.
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