Durian Tunggal
Malacca constituency
State constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Zahari Abdul Khalil
BN
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)[1]13,312

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

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 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 Durian Tunggal is Zahari Abdul Khalil from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Barisan National (BN).

Definition

The Durian Tunggal constituency contains the polling districts of Parit Melana, Belimbing Dalam, Bukit Tambun, Pekan Durian Tunggal and Gangsa.[2]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Durian Tunggal's electorate as of 2021[3]

  Malays (69.36%)
  Chinese (21.71%)
  Indians (8.39%)
  Other Ethnicities (0.54%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Durian Tunggal constituency has a total of 5 polling districts.[4]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Durian Tunggal (N09) Parit Melana 135/09/01 SK Parit Melana
Belimbing Dalam 135/09/02 SK Belimbing Dalam
Bukit Tambun 135/09/03 SK Durian Tungal
Pekan Durian Tungal 135/09/04 SMK Durian Tungal
Gangsa 135/09/05 SK Gangsa

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Durian Tunggal
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Tebong
9th 1995–1999 Sahar Arpan BN (UMNO)
10th 1999–2004 Abdul Karim Daud
11th 2004–2008 Hamdin Abdollah
12th 2008–2013 Ab Wahab Ab Latip
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2021 Mohd Sofi Abdul Wahab PH (AMANAH)
15th 2021 – present Zahari Abdul Khalil BN (UMNO)

Election results

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

Malacca state election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNZahari Abdul Khalil3,66340.55Decrease 6.61
PHMohd Sofi Abdul Wahab3,10434.36Decrease 12.80
PNJa'afar Othman2,20824.44Increase 24.44
IndependentMohd Erfan Mahrilar580.64Increase 0.64
Total valid votes 9,03369.61
Total rejected ballots 216
Unreturned ballots 68
Turnout 9,26769.61Decrease 16.71
Registered electors 13,312
Majority 5596.19Decrease 0.71
BN gain from PH Swing ?
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf
Malacca state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PHMohd Sofi Abdul Wahab5,21347.16Increase 47.16
BNAb Wahab Ab Latip4,45040.26Decrease 16.34
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMohsin Ibrahim1,39112.58Increase 12.58
Total valid votes 11,054 100.00
Total rejected ballots 202
Unreturned ballots 33
Turnout 11,28986.32Decrease 3.30
Registered electors 13,078
Majority 7636.90Decrease 6.30
PH gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[5][6]
Malacca state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAb Wahab Ab Latip5,64556.60Decrease 3.71
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAdly Zahari4,32943.40Increase 3.71
Total valid votes 9,974 100.00
Total rejected ballots 159
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 10,13389.62Increase 7.29
Registered electors 11,306
Majority 1,31613.20Decrease 7.42
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 2019-12-29. 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 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Malacca state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAb Wahab Ab Latip4,31760.31Decrease 10.69
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAb Ghani Ab Rahman2,84139.69Increase 10.69
Total valid votes 7,158100.00
Total rejected ballots 173
Unreturned ballots 12
Turnout 7,34382.33Increase 1.05
Registered electors 8,933
Majority 1,47620.62Decrease 21.38
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[6]
Malacca state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNHamdin Abdollah4,49671.00
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMinghat Mamut1,83629.00
Total valid votes 6,332100.00
Total rejected ballots 189
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 6,52181.28
Registered electors 8,023
Majority 2,66042.00
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[6]

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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  3. ↑ "古城开战 – 马六甲州选举 2021 | 中国报 ChinaPress". mkse.chinapress.com.my. Archived from the original on 2022-01-02. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  4. ↑ "Portal Akta" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  5. ↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  6. 1 2 3 "Undi.info – Durian Tunggal (P135-N9)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
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