Durian Tunggal 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 | 1994 | ||
| First contested | 1995 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2021)[1] | 13,312 | ||
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[update], 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 edit
The Durian Tunggal constituency contains the polling districts of Parit Melana, Belimbing Dalam, Bukit Tambun, Pekan Durian Tunggal and Gangsa.[2]
Demographics edit
History edit
Polling districts edit
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 edit
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Durian Tunggal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 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 edit
The electoral results for the Durian Tunggal state constituency in 2004, 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Zahari Abdul Khalil | 3,663 | 40.55 |  6.61
| ||
| PH | Mohd Sofi Abdul Wahab | 3,104 | 34.36 | 12.80
| ||
| PN | Ja'afar Othman | 2,208 | 24.44 |  24.44
| ||
| Independent | Mohd Erfan Mahrilar | 58 | 0.64 | 0.64
| ||
| Total valid votes | 9,033 | 69.61 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 216 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 68 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,267 | 69.61 | 16.71
| |||
| Registered electors | 13,312 | |||||
| Majority | 559 | 6.19 | 0.71
| |||
| BN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Mohd Sofi Abdul Wahab | 5,213 | 47.16 | 47.16
| ||
| BN | Ab Wahab Ab Latip | 4,450 | 40.26 | 16.34
| ||
| PAS | Mohsin Ibrahim | 1,391 | 12.58 | 12.58
| ||
| Total valid votes | 11,054 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 202 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 33 | |||||
| Turnout | 11,289 | 86.32 | 3.30
| |||
| Registered electors | 13,078 | |||||
| Majority | 763 | 6.90 | 6.30
| |||
| PH gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ab Wahab Ab Latip | 5,645 | 56.60 | 3.71
| ||
| PAS | Adly Zahari | 4,329 | 43.40 | 3.71
| ||
| Total valid votes | 9,974 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 159 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,133 | 89.62 | 7.29
| |||
| Registered electors | 11,306 | |||||
| Majority | 1,316 | 13.20 | 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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ab Wahab Ab Latip | 4,317 | 60.31 | 10.69
| ||
| PAS | Ab Ghani Ab Rahman | 2,841 | 39.69 | 10.69
| ||
| Total valid votes | 7,158 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 173 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 12 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,343 | 82.33 | 1.05
| |||
| Registered electors | 8,933 | |||||
| Majority | 1,476 | 20.62 | 21.38
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Hamdin Abdollah | 4,496 | 71.00 | |||
| PAS | Minghat Mamut | 1,836 | 29.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,332 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 189 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,521 | 81.28 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,023 | |||||
| Majority | 2,660 | 42.00 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
References edit
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- ^ "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.
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- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ a b c "Undi.info – Durian Tunggal (P135-N9)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-16.