Ayer Keroh (state constituency)

Ayer Keroh
Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Kerk Chee Yee
PH
Constituency created 1974
First contested 1974
Last contested 2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1] 25,407

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 ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[2]

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.[3]

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Ayer Keroh
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
4th1974-1978Hashim PitBN
5th1978-1982Samad Kassim
6th1982-1986
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created
9th1995-1999Seah Kwi TongBN
10th1999-2004
11th2004-2008
12th2008-2013Khoo Poay TiongDAP
13th2013-2018
14th2018-presentKerk Chee YeePH (DAP)

Election results

Malacca state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PHKerk Chee Yee14,27965.31+ 2.04
BNChua Kheng Hwa5,01822.95- 13.78
PASSepri Rahman2,56711.74+ 11.74
Total valid votes 21,864 100.00
Total rejected ballots 178
Unreturned ballots 70
Turnout 22,11287.03
Registered electors 25,407
Majority 9,261
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
[4][5]
Malacca state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPKhoo Poay Tiong18,93463.27+ 5.02
BNYong Fun Juan10,99136.73- 5.02
Total valid votes 29,925 100.00
Total rejected ballots 401
Unreturned ballots 76
Turnout 30,40288.83
Registered electors 34,225
Majority 7,943
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.
Malacca state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPKhoo Poay Tiong11,30958.25+ 17.52
BNChiew Hong Lan8,10441.75- 17.52
Total valid votes 19,413 100.00
Total rejected ballots 477
Unreturned ballots 63
Turnout 19,95381.43
Registered electors 24,504
Majority 3,205
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[5]
Malacca state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSeah Kwi Tong9,54959.27+ 3.00
DAPSim Tong Him6,56240.73- 3.00
Total valid votes 16,111 100.00
Total rejected ballots 476
Unreturned ballots 62
Turnout 16,64980.12
Registered electors 20,779
Majority 2,987
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[5]
Malacca state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSeah Kwi Tong7,65656.27- 5.55
DAPJoseph Sta Maria5,94943.73+ 14.62
Total valid votes 13,605 100.00
Total rejected ballots 370
Unreturned ballots 44
Turnout 14,01979.98
Registered electors 17,528
Majority 1,707
BN hold Swing
Malacca state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSeah Kwi Tong7,34961.82
DAPTan Tong Chiew3,46129.11
PASHassan Mohamed1,0789.07
Total valid votes 11,888 100.00
Total rejected ballots 237
Unreturned ballots 68
Turnout 12,19382.57
Registered electors 14,766
Majority 3,888
BN hold Swing
Malacca state election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSamad Kassim7,29174.66
DAPRobert Ang2,47425.34
Total valid votes 9,765 100.00
Total rejected ballots 199
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 9,96478.03
Registered electors 12,769
Majority 4,817
BN hold Swing
Malacca state election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
On the nomination day, Samad Kassim won uncontested.
BNSamad Kassim
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Malacca state election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNHashim Pit3,441
PEKEMASMohamed Said Yaman
PSRMHasnul Abdul Hadi
IndependentClement 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. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  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. ↑ "Kerk Chee Yee of Melaka is the nation's youngest state exco". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  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. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  4. ↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  5. 1 2 3 https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n16
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