Machap Jaya is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.
 Malacca constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Malacca State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
BN | ||
| Constituency created | 2018 | ||
| First contested | 2018 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| 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[update], 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
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Machap Jaya constituency has a total of 8 polling districts.[6]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machap Jaya (N08) | Tebong | 135/08/01 | SJK (T) Pekan Tebong |
| FELDA Hutan Percha | 135/08/02 | SK Hutan Percha | |
| Kemuning | 135/08/03 | SK Kemuning | |
| Solok Mengong | 135/08/04 | SK Menggong | |
| Machap Baru | 135/08/05 | SJK (C) Machap Baru | |
| Ayer Pasir | 135/08/06 | SRA (JAIM) Kampung Ayer Pasir Machap | |
| Machap Umbor | 135/08/07 | SJK (C) Machap Umboo | |
| Melaka Pindah | 135/08/08 | SK Lesong Batu |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Machap Jaya | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Machap[7] | |||
| 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ngwe Hee Sem | 3,732 | 46.67 |  6.68 | ||
| PH | Law Bing Haw | 2,794 | 34.94 |  17.72 | ||
| PN | Tai Siong Jiul | 1,202 | 15.03 | 15.03 | ||
| [[IMAN|IMAN]] | Abdul Aziz Osani Kasim | 167 | 2.09 | 2.09 | ||
| Independent | Azlan Daud | 101 | 1.26 | 1.26 | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,996 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 137 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 17 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,150 | 65.27 | 19.00 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,487 | |||||
| Majority | 938 | 11.73 | 0.94 | |||
| BN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Ginie Lim Siew Lin | 5,550 | 52.66 | |||
| BN | Koh Nai Kwong | 4,214 | 39.99 | |||
| PAS | Wan Zahidi Wan Ismail | 775 | 7.35 | |||
| Total valid votes | 10,539 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 145 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 34 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,718 | 84.27 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,719 | |||||
| Majority | 1,336 | 12.67 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||