Asahan (state constituency)

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

Asahan
Malacca constituency
State constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Abdul Ghafar Atan
BN
First contested1986
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]16,011
Area (km²)[2]214

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2013, the State Assemblyman for Asahan is Abdul Ghafar Atan from the Barisan Nasional (BN).

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]

History
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Asahan
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Bukit Asahan
7th 1986 – 1990 Jenah Sarip BN (UMNO)
8th 1990 – 1995
9th 1995 – 1996 Arunasalam Narayanan BN (MIC)
1996 – 1999 Raghavan Raman
10th 1999 – 2004
Asahan
11th 2004 – 2008 Raghavan Raman BN (MIC)
12th 2008 – 2013 R. Perumal
13th 2013 – 2018 Abdul Ghafar Atan BN (UMNO)
14th 2018 –

Election results

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

Malacca state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%
BNAbdul Ghafar Atan5,94245.80
PHZamzuri Arifin5,66743.68
PASAzlan Maddin1,36510.52
Total valid votes 12,974100.00
Total rejected ballots 218
Unreturned ballots 47
Turnout 13,23982.69
Registered electors 16,011
Majority 275
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[4][5]
Malacca state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%
BNAbdul Ghafar Atan8,25765.24
PASWong Chee Chew4,40034.76
Total valid votes 12,657100.00
Total rejected ballots 241
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 12,89886.30
Registered electors 14,945
Majority 3,857
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. Perumal5,95061.20
PASAmdan Sudin3,77238.80
Total valid votes 9,722100.00
Total rejected ballots 301
Unreturned ballots 16
Turnout 10,03976.49
Registered electors 13,125
Majority 2,178
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[5]
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 4,455
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[5]

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. 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. 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. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  5. https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n10
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