Ayer Limau is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Malacca State Legislative Assembly. The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2021, the State Assemblyman for Ayer Limau is Hameed Mytheen Kunju Basheer from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN).

Ayer Limau
Malacca constituency
State constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Hameed Mytheen Kunju Basheer
BN
Constituency created2004
First contested2004
Last contested2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)[1]11,227

Definition

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The Ayer Limau constituency contains the polling districts of Sungai Siput, Sungai Jerneh, Ramuan China Kechil, FELCRA Ramuan China Kechil, Ramuan China Besar, Kampung Lekok and Kampung Pinang.[2]

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Ayer Limau's electorate as of 2021[3]

  Malays (91.41%)
  Indians (4.33%)
  Chinese (3.82%)
  Other Ethnicities (0.43%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the Gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Ayer Limau constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.[4]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Ayer Limau (N03) Sungai Siput 134/03/01 SK Sungai Siput
Sungai Jerneh 134/05/02 SK Sungai Jerneh
Ramuan China Kechil 134/03/03 SMK Lubok China
FELCRA Ramuan China Kechil 134/03/04 SRA (JAIM) FELCRA Ramauan China Kechil
Ramuan China Besar 134/05/05 SK Ramuan China Besar
Kampung Lekok 134/03/06 SK Demang Taha
Kampung Pinang 134/03/07 SK Ayer Limau

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Ayer Limau
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Ramuan China
11th 2004 – 2008 Ideris Kassim BN (UMNO)
12th 2008 – 2013 Amiruddin Yusop
13th 2013 – 2018
14th 2018 – 2021
15th 2021 – present Hameed Mytheen Kunju Basheer

Election results

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Malacca state election, 2021: Ayer Limau
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Hameed Mytheen Kunju Basheer 3,838 51.94   0.34
PN Noordina Abd Latif 2,753 37.25   37.25
PH Maznah Baharuddin 798 10.80   24.58
Total valid votes 7,389
Total rejected ballots 80
Unreturned ballots 20
Turnout 7,489 66.71   16.32
Registered electors 11,227
Majority 1,085 14.69   1.53
BN hold Swing
Malacca state election, 2018: Ayer Limau
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Amiruddin Yusop 4,704 51.60   25.17
PH Ruslin Hasan 3,225 35.38   35.58
PAS Jamarudin Ahmad 1,187 13.02   13.02
Total valid votes 9,116 100.00
Total rejected ballots 168
Unreturned ballots 24
Turnout 9,308 83.03   3.49
Registered electors 11,211
Majority 1,479 16.22   37.32
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Malacca state election, 2013: Ayer Limau
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Amiruddin Yusop 6,552 76.77   0.80
PKR Halim Bachik 1,983 23.23   0.80
Total valid votes 8,535 100.00
Total rejected ballots 167
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 8,702 86.52   10.21
Registered electors 10,058
Majority 4,569 53.54   1.60
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 29 December 2019. 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 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Malacca state election, 2008: Ayer Limau
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Amiruddin Yusop 4,948 75.97   2.72
PKR Abu Hussim Tambi 1,565 24.03   2.72
Total valid votes 6,513 100.00
Total rejected ballots 138
Unreturned ballots 16
Turnout 6,667 76.31   2.16
Registered electors 8,737
Majority 3,383 51.94   5.44
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Malacca state election, 2004: Ayer Limau
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Idderis Kassim 5,206 78.69
PKR Zainon Jaafar 1,188 21.31
Total valid votes 6,394 100.00
Total rejected ballots 119
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 6,513 78.47
Registered electors 8,300
Majority 4,018 57.38
BN hold Swing
This was a new constituency created.
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References

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  1. ^ "Dashboard SPR" (in Malay). Presumably, some part of the Malaysian Government. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  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 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  3. ^ "2021马六甲州选举".
  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 2018-05-12.
  6. ^ a b c "undi.info - Ayer Limau (P134-N3) - Malaysiakini". undi.info - Ayer Limau (P134-N3).