Gadek (state constituency)
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Malacca State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
BN | ||
Constituency created | 2003 | ||
First contested | 2004 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2021)[1] | 12,641 |
Gadek 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[update], the State Assemblyman for Gadek is Shanmugam Pitchay from the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN).
Definition
[edit]The Gadek constituency contains the polling districts of Bukit Sebang, Pekan Pulau Sebang, Kuala Ina, Arongan, Tanjung Rimau, Padang Sebang, Paya Datuk, Pegoh, Ganun and Pekan Gadek.[2]
Demographics
[edit]History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Gadek constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.[4]
State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
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Gadek (N07) | Bukit Sebang | 135/07/01 | SMK Pulau Sebang |
Pekan Pulau Sebang | 135/07/02 | SMK Sultan Mansor Shah | |
Kuala Ina | 135/07/03 | SJK (T) Pulau Sebang | |
Arongan | 135/07/04 | SK Pulau Sebang | |
Tanjung Rimau | 135/07/05 | SRA (JAIM) Padang Sebang | |
Padang Sebang | 135/07/06 | SK Padang Sebang | |
Paya Datuk | 135/07/07 | SRA (JAIM) Paya Datok | |
Pegoh | 135/07/08 | SK Pegoh | |
Ganun | 135/07/09 | SK Ganun | |
Pekan Gadek | 135/07/10 | SJK (C) Peng Min |
Representation history
[edit]Members of the Legislative Assembly for Gadek | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Pulau Sebang | |||
11th | 2004 – 2008 | Abdul Ghafar Atan | BN (UMNO) |
12th | 2008 – 2013 | ||
13th | 2013 – 2018 | MS Mahadevan Sanacy | BN (MIC) |
14th | 2018 – 2021 | Saminathan Ganesan | PH (DAP) |
15th | 2021 – present | Shanmugam Ptcyhay | BN (MIC) |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Shanmugam Ptcyhay | 3,022 | 39.26 | ![]() | ||
PH | Saminathan Ganesan | 2,463 | 32.00 | ![]() | ||
PN | Mohd. Amir Fitri Muharram | 2,041 | 26.52 | ![]() | ||
PUTRA | Laila Norinda Maun | 68 | 0.88 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Azafen Amin | 60 | 0.78 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Mohan Singh Booda Singh | 23 | 0.30 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 7,697 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 175 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 15 | |||||
Turnout | 7,867 | 62.23 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 12,641 | |||||
Majority | 559 | 7.26 | ![]() | |||
BN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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Pakatan Harapan (2018) | Saminathan Ganesan | 4,392 | 42.47 | ![]() | ||
BN | Panirchelvam Pichamuthu | 4,085 | 39.50 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Emransyah Ismail | 1,865 | 18.03 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 10,342 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 200 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 36 | |||||
Turnout | 10,578 | 81.86 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 12,922 | |||||
Majority | 307 | 2.97 | ![]() | |||
Pakatan Harapan (2018) gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | MS Mahadevan Sanacy | 5,975 | 59.68 | ![]() | ||
PKR | Rajandran Govindasamy | 3,345 | 33.41 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Abdullah Sani Rejab | 692 | 6.91 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 10,012 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 244 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 10,256 | 83.75 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 12,246 | |||||
Majority | 2,630 | 26.27 | ![]() | |||
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 | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Abdul Ghafar Atan | 5,326 | 69.75 | ![]() | ||
PKR | S Kanageswari | 2,310 | 30.25 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 7,636 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 228 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 14 | |||||
Turnout | 7,878 | 73.29 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 10,749 | |||||
Majority | 3,016 | 39.47 | ![]() | |||
BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Abdul Ghafar Atan | 5,871 | 77.99 | |||
PAS | Yahaya Ja'alam | 1,185 | 15.74 | |||
PKR | Sibapatham Sionavar | 472 | 6.27 | |||
Total valid votes | 7,528 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 227 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 7,755 | 71.84 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,795 | |||||
Majority | 4,686 | 62.25 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Dashboard SPR" (in Malay). Presumably, some part of the Malaysian Government. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Portal Akta" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ a b c "Undi.info - Gadek (P135-N7)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-16.