Sungai Udang (state constituency)

Sungai Udang
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Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)	22,793

Sungai Udang is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Malacca State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 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 Sungai Udang is Mohd Aleef Yusof from Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Definition

The Sungai Udang constituency contains the polling districts of Bukit Terendak, Pekan Sungai Udang, Paya Rumput Jaya and Bertam Hulu.^[2]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Udang's electorate as of 2021^[3]

Malays (80.10%)

Other Ethnicities (9.54%)

Chinese (7.82%)

Indians (2.53%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sungai Udang constituency has a total of 4 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Sungai Udang（N11）	Bukit Terendak	136/11/01	SJK (C) Sungai Udang SMK Sungai Udang
	Pekan Sungai Udang	136/11/02	SK Sungai Udang
	Paya Rumput Jaya	136/11/03	SRA (JAIM) An-Nuriah
	Bertam Hulu	136/11/04	SK Bertam Hulu

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sungai Udang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bukit Rambai and Tanjong Kling
Sungei Udang
4th	1974-1988	Ahmad Manap	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982	Abdul Rashid Othman
6th	1982-1986	Ahmad Nordin Mohd Amin
Sungai Udang
7th	1986-1990	Ahmad Nordin Md Amin	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990-1995	Mohd Ali Rustam
9th	1995 – 1999	Noordin Yaani
10th	1999 – 2004	Ab Karim Sulaiman
11th	2004 – 2008	Yaakub Md Amin
12th	2008 – 2013	Yaakub Md Amin
13th	2013 – 2018	Idris Haron
14th	2018 – 2021
14th	2021		Independent
15th	2021–present	Mohd Aleef Yusof	PN (BERSATU)

Election results

The electoral results for the Sungai Udang state constituency in 2004, 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Malacca state election, 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Mohd Aleef Yusof	6,789	43.65	43.65
	BN	Mohamad Ali Mohamad	6,259	40.24	15.98
	PH	Hasmorni Tamby	2,035	13.08	30.70
	Independent	Mohd Zahar Hashim	471	3.03	3.03
Total valid votes			15,554
Total rejected ballots			409
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			15,990	70.15
Registered electors			22,793
Majority			530	3.41	9.03
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf

Malacca state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Idris Haron	10,073	56.22	23.92
	PH	Mohd Lokman Abdul Gani	7,844	43.78	43.78
Total valid votes			17,917	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			22,323
Majority			2,229	12.44	47.84
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[5]^[6]

Malacca state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Idris Haron	12,145	80.14	1.73
	PKR	Asri Buang	3,009	19.86	1.73
Total valid votes			15,154	100.00
Total rejected ballots			191
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,345	86.73	4.68
Registered electors			17,693
Majority			9,136	60.28	3.46
	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. Retrieved 21 May 2016. "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. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

Malacca state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yaakub Md Amin	10,282	81.87	1.53
	PKR	Zulkefly Othman	2,277	18.13	1.53
Total valid votes			12,559	100.00
Total rejected ballots			663
Unreturned ballots			935
Turnout			14,157	91.41	10.34
Registered electors			15,488
Majority			8,005	63.74	3.06
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[6]

Malacca state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yaakub Md Amin	8,543	80.34	80.34
	PKR	Jamilludin Abdul Wahid	2,091	19.66	19.66
Total valid votes			10,634	100.00
Total rejected ballots			122
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,756	81.07
Registered electors			13,268
Majority			6,452	60.68
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[6]

Malacca state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Ali Rustam	12,073	68.84	4.43
	S46	Ahmad Nordin Mohd Amin	5,465	31.16	31.16
Total valid votes			17,538	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,121
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			18,659	77.68	7.69
Registered electors			24,021
Majority			6,608	37.68	8.96
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[7]

Malacca state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ahmad Nordin Mohamad Amin	7,956	73.32
	PAS	Hassan Md Dahan	2,895	26.68
Total valid votes			10,851	100.00
Total rejected ballots			495
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			11,346	69.99
Registered electors			16,210
Majority			5,061	46.64
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[8]

References

^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 16 April 2018. p. 12. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ "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. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
^ "古城开战 - 马六甲州选举 2021". China Press (in Chinese). 2021. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Undi.info - Sungai Udang (P136-N11)". Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
^ Malacca Election result 1990. New Straits Times. 23 October 1990.
^ Malacca Election result 1986. New Straits Times. 23 October 1990.

[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 16 April 2018. p. 12. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[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. Retrieved 19 June 2016.

[3] "古城开战 - 马六甲州选举 2021". China Press (in Chinese). 2021. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[4] "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

[star-5] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 12 May 2018.

[undi-6] "Undi.info - Sungai Udang (P136-N11)". Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

[7] Malacca Election result 1990. New Straits Times. 23 October 1990.

[8] Malacca Election result 1986. New Straits Times. 23 October 1990.

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