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Sungai Udang (state constituency)

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Sungai Udang
Malacca constituency
State constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Mohd Aleef Yusof
PN
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)[1]22,793

Sungai Udang is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Malacca 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. Since 2021, the State Assemblyman for Sungai Udang is Mohd Aleef Yusof from Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Definition

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The Sungai Udang constituency contains the polling districts of Bukit Terendak, Pekan Sungai Udang, Paya Rumput Jaya and Bertam Hulu.[2]

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Udang's electorate as of 2021[3]

  Malays (80.10%)
  Other Ethnicities (9.54%)
  Chinese (7.82%)
  Indians (2.53%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sungai Udang constituency has a total of 4 polling districts.[4]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Sungai Udang(N11) Bukit Terendak 136/11/01
  • SJK (C) Sungai Udang
  • SMK Sungai Udang
Pekan Sungai Udang 136/11/02 SK Sungai Udang
Paya Rumput Jaya 136/11/03 SRA (JAIM) An-Nuriah
Bertam Hulu 136/11/04 SK Bertam Hulu

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sungai Udang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Bukit Rambai and Tanjong Kling
Sungei Udang
4th 1974-1988 Ahmad Manap BN (UMNO)
5th 1978-1982 Abdul Rashid Othman
6th 1982-1986 Ahmad Nordin Mohd Amin
Sungai Udang
7th 1986-1990 Ahmad Nordin Md Amin BN (UMNO)
8th 1990-1995 Mohd Ali Rustam
9th 1995 – 1999 Noordin Yaani
10th 1999 – 2004 Ab Karim Sulaiman
11th 2004 – 2008 Yaakub Md Amin
12th 2008 – 2013
13th 2013 – 2018 Idris Haron
14th 2018 – 2021
2021 Independent
15th 2021–present Mohd Aleef Yusof PN (BERSATU)

Election results

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

Malacca state election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Mohd Aleef Yusof 6,789 43.65 Increase 43.65
BN Mohamad Ali Mohamad 6,259 40.24 Decrease 15.98
PH Hasmorni Tamby 2,035 13.08 Decrease 30.70
Independent Mohd Zahar Hashim 471 3.03 Increase 3.03
Total valid votes 15,554
Total rejected ballots 409
Unreturned ballots 27
Turnout 15,990 70.15
Registered electors 22,793
Majority 530 3.41 Decrease 9.03
PN gain from BN Swing ?
Malacca state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Idris Haron 10,073 56.22 Decrease 23.92
PH Mohd Lokman Abdul Gani 7,844 43.78 Increase 43.78
Total valid votes 17,917 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 22,323
Majority 2,229 12.44 Decrease 47.84
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Malacca state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Idris Haron 12,145 80.14 Decrease 1.73
PKR Asri Buang 3,009 19.86 Increase 1.73
Total valid votes 15,154 100.00
Total rejected ballots 191
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 15,345 86.73 Increase 4.68
Registered electors 17,693
Majority 9,136 60.28 Decrease 3.46
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 21 May 2016.

"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 21 May 2016.
Malacca state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Yaakub Md Amin 10,282 81.87 Increase 1.53
PKR Zulkefly Othman 2,277 18.13 Decrease 1.53
Total valid votes 12,559 100.00
Total rejected ballots 663
Unreturned ballots 935
Turnout 14,157 91.41 Increase 10.34
Registered electors 15,488
Majority 8,005 63.74 Increase 3.06
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Malacca state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Yaakub Md Amin 8,543 80.34 Increase 80.34
PKR Jamilludin Abdul Wahid 2,091 19.66 Increase 19.66
Total valid votes 10,634 100.00
Total rejected ballots 122
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 10,756 81.07
Registered electors 13,268
Majority 6,452 60.68
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Malacca state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mohd Ali Rustam 12,073 68.84 Decrease 4.43
S46 Ahmad Nordin Mohd Amin 5,465 31.16 Increase 31.16
Total valid votes 17,538 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,121
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 18,659 77.68 Increase 7.69
Registered electors 24,021
Majority 6,608 37.68 Decrease 8.96
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Malacca state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Ahmad Nordin Mohamad Amin 7,956 73.32
PAS Hassan Md Dahan 2,895 26.68
Total valid votes 10,851 100.00
Total rejected ballots 495
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 11,346 69.99
Registered electors 16,210
Majority 5,061 46.64
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 16 April 2018. p. 12. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "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 19 June 2016.
  3. ^ "古城开战 - 马六甲州选举 2021". China Press (in Chinese). 2021. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
  5. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "Undi.info - Sungai Udang (P136-N11)". Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  7. ^ Malacca Election result 1990. New Straits Times. 23 October 1990.
  8. ^ Malacca Election result 1986. New Straits Times. 23 October 1990.