Ayer Keroh (state constituency)

Ayer Keroh
Malacca constituency
State constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Kerk Chee Yee
PH
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)[1]25,945

Ayer Keroh is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Malacca State Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1986, from 1995 to present.

The state constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Ayer Keroh is Kerk Chee Yee from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) which is part of the state's opposition coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[2]

Demographics

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

  Chinese (49.16%)
  Malays (41.72%)
  Indians (8.12%)
  Other Ethnicities (1.01%)

History

It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 1994.

The Ayer Keroh constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Melaka Baru, Sungai Putat, Taman Bukit Melaka, Ayer Keroh Heights, Kampung Ayer Keroh, Kampung Tun Razak, Batu Berendam, Taman Merdeka, Taman Bunga Raya, Taman Kerjasama and Taman Muzaffar Shah.[4]

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Ayer Keroh constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.[5]

State constituency Polling District Code Location
Ayer Keroh（N16） Sungai Putat 137/16/01
  • SMK Tun Mutahir
  • SMK Munshi Abdullah
Kampung Ayer Keroh 137/16/02 SK Tun Syed Ahmad Shahabudin
Ayer Keroh Heights 137/16/03 SRA (JAIM) Ayer Keroh
Taman Kerjasama 137/16/04 Pusat Rujukan Sosial (KRT) Taman Kerjasama
Taman Bukit Melaka 137/16/05 Dewan MPHTJ Bukit Beruang
Taman Bunga Raya 137/16/06 SJK (C) Bukit Beruang
Taman Muzaffar Shah 137/16/07 SK Ayer Keroh
Kampung Tun Razak 137/16/08 SR Arab (JAIM) Kampung Tun Razak

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Ayer Keroh
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Batu Berendam
4th 1974-1978 Hashim Pit BN (UMNO)
5th 1978-1982 Samad Kassim
6th 1982-1986
Constituency abolished, merged into Ayer Molek
Constituency re-created from Ayer Molek
9th 1995-1999 Seah Kwi Tong BN (MCA)
10th 1999-2004
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013 Khoo Poay Tiong (邱培栋) PR (DAP)
13th 2013-2018
14th 2018-2021 Kerk Chee Yee (郭子毅) PH (DAP)
15th 2021–present

Election results

Malacca state election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Kerk Chee Yee 9,459 59.97 Decrease 5.34
BN Yong Fun Juan 3,835 24.31 Increase 1.36
PN Michael Gan Peng Lam 2,479 15.71 Increase 15.71
Total valid votes 15,773
Total rejected ballots 201
Unreturned ballots 75
Turnout 16,049 61.86 Decrease 25.17
Registered electors 25,945
Majority 5,624 35.66 Decrease 6.70
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf
Malacca state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Kerk Chee Yee 14,279 65.31 Increase 2.04
BN Chua Kheng Hwa 5,018 22.95 Decrease 13.78
PAS Sepri Rahman 2,567 11.74 Increase 11.74
Total valid votes 21,864 100.00
Total rejected ballots 178
Unreturned ballots 70
Turnout 22,112 87.03 Decrease 1.80
Registered electors 25,407
Majority 9,261 42.36 Increase 15.82
Pakatan Harapan (2018) hold Swing
Source(s)
[6][7]
Malacca state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Khoo Poay Tiong 18,934 63.27 Increase 5.02
BN Yong Fun Juan 10,991 36.73 Decrease 5.02
Total valid votes 29,925 100.00
Total rejected ballots 401
Unreturned ballots 76
Turnout 30,402 88.83 Increase 7.40
Registered electors 34,225
Majority 7,943 26.54 Increase 10.04
DAP hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 194/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. 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 Malacca [P.U. (B) 235/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Malacca state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Khoo Poay Tiong 11,309 58.25 Increase 17.52
BN Chiew Hong Lan 8,104 41.75 Decrease 17.52
Total valid votes 19,413 100.00
Total rejected ballots 477
Unreturned ballots 63
Turnout 19,953 81.43 Increase 1.31
Registered electors 24,504
Majority 3,205 16.50 Decrease 2.04
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[7]
Malacca state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Seah Kwi Tong 9,549 59.27 Increase 3.00
DAP Sim Tong Him 6,562 40.73 Decrease 3.00
Total valid votes 16,111 100.00
Total rejected ballots 476
Unreturned ballots 62
Turnout 16,649 80.12 Increase 0.14
Registered electors 20,779
Majority 2,987 18.54 Increase 6.00
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[7]
Malacca state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Seah Kwi Tong 7,656 56.27 Decrease 5.55
DAP Joseph Sta Maria 5,949 43.73 Increase 14.62
Total valid votes 13,605 100.00
Total rejected ballots 370
Unreturned ballots 44
Turnout 14,019 79.98 Decrease 2.59
Registered electors 17,528
Majority 1,707 12.54 Decrease 20.17
BN hold Swing


Malacca state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Seah Kwi Tong 7,349 61.82 Decrease 12.84
DAP Tan Tong Chiew 3,461 29.11 Increase 3.77
PAS Hassan Mohamed 1,078 9.07 Increase 9.07
Total valid votes 11,888 100.00
Total rejected ballots 237
Unreturned ballots 68
Turnout 12,193 82.57 Increase 4.54
Registered electors 14,766
Majority 3,888 32.71 Decrease 16.61
BN hold Swing


Malacca state election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Samad Kassim 7,291 74.66 Increase 74.66
DAP Robert Ang 2,474 25.34 Increase 25.34
Total valid votes 9,765 100.00
Total rejected ballots 199
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 9,964 78.03
Registered electors 12,769
Majority 4,817 49.32
BN hold Swing


Malacca state election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Samad Kassim won uncontested.
BN Samad Kassim
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing


Malacca state election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Hashim Pit 3,441
PEKEMAS Mohamed Said Yaman
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Hasnul Abdul Hadi
Independent Clement Eusta Britto
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 7,289
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

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 from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ "Kerk Chee Yee of Melaka is the nation's youngest state exco". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  3. ^ https://mkse.chinapress.com.my. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 2022-10-31.
  6. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  7. ^ a b c "Undi.info - Ayer Keroh (P137-N16)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-16.