Alor Gajah (federal constituency)

Alor Gajah

Malacca constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Koh Nai Kwong BN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2013

Alor Gajah is a federal constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Pekan Alor Gajah, Kelemak, Jelatang, Kampung Tebat, Sungai Petai, Pekan Rembia, Jeram, Bukit Sebang, Pekan Pulau Sebang, Kuala Ina, Arongan, Tanjung Rimau, Padang Sebang, Pegoh, Paya Datuk, Ganun, Pekan Gadek, FELDA Hutan Percha, Tebong, Kemuning, Machap Baru, Solok Menggong, Melaka Pindah, Machap Umbor, Ayer Pasir, Parit Melana, Belimbing Dalam, Bukit Tambun, Pekan Durian Tunggal, Gangsa, Simpang Tebong, Batang Melaka, Jus, Pekan Nyalas, Pekan Selandar, Bukit Senggeh, FELDA Bukit Senggeh, Pondok Batang, Pekan Asahan, Ladang Bukit Asahan, Bukit Sedanan.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Alor Gajah
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Abdul Ghafar Baba	BN
5th	1978-1982	Rahim Thamby Chik
6th	1982-1986	Mohd. Adib Mohd. Adam
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995	Ibrahim Jendol
9th	1995-1999	Abu Seman Yusop
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Fong Chan Onn
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present	Koh Nai Kwong

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Koh Nai Kwong	32,594	60.82
	DAP	Damian Yeo Shen Li	20,997	39.18
Total valid votes			53,591	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,437
Unreturned ballots			103
Turnout			55,131	86.70
Registered electors			63,591
Majority			11,597
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Fong Chan Onn	26,354	66.18
	DAP	Tan Lay Siang	13,470	33.82
Total valid votes			39,824	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,953
Unreturned ballots			77
Turnout			41,854	77.37
Registered electors			54,097
Majority			12,884
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Fong Chan Onn	29,920	80.23
	DAP	Goh Leong San	7,372	19.77
Total valid votes			37,292	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,941
Unreturned ballots			110
Turnout			39,343	76.26
Registered electors
Majority			22,548
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Seman Yusop	24,615	66.71
	PAS	Ab. Ghani Ab. Rahman	12,283	33.29
Total valid votes			36,898	100.00
Total rejected ballots			961
Unreturned ballots			3,996
Turnout			41,855	81.58
Registered electors
Majority			12,332
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Seman Yusop	29,652	86.68
	PAS	Omar Baba	4,556	13.32
Total valid votes			34,208	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,503
Unreturned ballots			1,239
Turnout			36,950	79.70
Registered electors
Majority			25,096
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ibrahim Jendol	23,201	85.24
	PAS	Moktar Ibrahim	4,019	14.76
Total valid votes			27,220	100.00
Total rejected ballots			771
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,991	77.25
Registered electors
Majority			19,182
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Adib Mohd. Adam	19,770	83.46
	PAS	Ab Rahman Hasan	3,918	16.54
Total valid votes			23,688	100.00
Total rejected ballots			758
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,446	69.91
Registered electors			34,966
Majority			15,852
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd. Adib Mohd. Adam
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rahim Thamby Chik
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ghafar Baba
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.