Machap Jaya (state constituency)

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

Machap Jaya
Malacca constituency
State constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Ngwe Hee Sem
BN
First contested2018
Last contested2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)[1]12,487
Area (km²)[2]161

The state constituency was first contested in 2018 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2021, the State Assemblyman for Machap Jaya is Ngwe Hee Sem from the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN).

The state constituency was first contested under the name of Machap but was renamed to Machap Jaya for the 2018 election.[3]

Definition

The Machap Jaya constituency contains the polling districts of Tebong, FELDA Hutan Percha, Kemuning, Solok Menggong, Machap Baru, Ayer Pasir, Machap Umbor and Melaka Pindah.[4]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Machap Jaya's electorate as of 2018[5]

  Malay (43.75%)
  Chinese (40.21%)
  Indian (14.21%)
  Other ethnicities (1.65%)

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Machap Jaya
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Machap[6]
14th 2018 – 2021 Ginie Lim Siew Lin PH (PKR)
15th 2021 – present Ngwe Hee Sem BN (MCA)

Election results

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

Malacca state election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes %
BNNgwe Hee Sem3,73246.67
PHLaw Bing Haw2,79434.94
PNTai Siong Jiul1,20215.03
IMANAbdul Aziz Osani Kasim1672.09
IndependentAzlan Daud1011.26
Total valid votes 7,996
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 12,487
Majority 938
BN gain from PH Swing ?
Malacca state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
PHGinie Lim Siew Lin5,55052.66
BNKoh Nai Kwong4,21439.99
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyWan Zahidi Wan Ismail7757.35
Total valid votes 10,539100.00
Total rejected ballots 145
Unreturned ballots 34
Turnout 10,71884.27
Registered electors 12,719
Majority 1,336
This was a new constituency created.
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