Asahan (state constituency)

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|state-rep =Fairul Nizam Roslan

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

The state constituency was first contested in 2003 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Definition

The Asahan constituency contains the polling districts of Simpang Tebong, Pekan Selandar, Bukit Sedanan, Batang Melaka, Jus, Bukit Senggeh, Pekan Nyalas, FELDA Bukit Senggeh, Pondok Batang, Ladang Bukit Asahan and Pekan Asahan.{{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20160429_P.U.(B)197.pdf|title=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]|date=29 April 2016|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328131558/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20160429_P.U.(B)197.pdf|archive-date=28 March 2019|url-status=dead}}

Demographics

{{Pie chart|thumb=left|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Asahan's electorate as of 2021{{Cite web|url=https://mkse.chinapress.com.my}}|label1=Malays|value1=64.58|color1=green|label2=Chinese|value2=22.53|color2=red|label3=Indians|value3=11.03|color3=orange|label4=Other Ethnicities|value4=1.86|color4=yellow}}

History

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Asahan constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.{{Cite web |url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1747650/PUB514.pdf |title=Portal Akta |access-date=2023-02-19 |archive-date=2022-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119123334/https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1747650/PUB514.pdf |url-status=dead }}

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!State constituency

!Polling districts

!Code

!Location

rowspan="11" | Asahan (N10)

|Simpang Tebong

|135/10/01

|SJK (C) On Lok

Pekan Selandar

|135/10/02

|SJK (C) Chiao Chee

Bukit Sedanan

|135/10/03

|SK Seri Machap Bukit Sedanan

Batang Melaka

|135/10/04

|SK Batang Melaka

Jus

|135/10/05

|SK Jus

Bukit Senggeh

|135/10/06

|SK Bukit Senggeh

Pekan Nyalas

|135/10/07

|SK Nyalas

FELDA Bukit Senggeh

|135/10/08

|SK (FELDA) Bukit Senggeh

Pondok Batang

|135/10/09

|SK Masjid Baru

Ladang Bukit Asahan

|135/10/10

|SJK (T) Ladang Bukit Asahan

Pekan Asahan

|135/10/11

|SK Asahan

=Representation history=

colspan=4\| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Asahan
class=wikitable
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
colspan=4 align=center\| Constituency created from Bukit Asahan
11th \|2004–2008 \|Raghavan Raman \| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color\|Barisan Nasional\|BN}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| BN (MIC)}}
12th \|2008–2013 \|R. Perumal
13th \|2013–2018 \| rowspan="2" \|Abdul Ghafar Atan \| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color\|Barisan Nasional\|BN}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| BN (UMNO)}}
14th \|2018–2021
15th \|2021–present \|Fairul Nizam Roslan

Election results

The electoral results for the Asahan state constituency in 2004, 2008, 2013 and 2018, 2021 are as follows.

{{MASelec/top|Malacca|2021|Asahan (state constituency)|Asahan|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Fairul Nizam Roslan|5,659|65.77|{{increase}} 19.97}}

{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Idris Haron|2,666|30.99|{{decrease}} 12.69}}

{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Dhanesh Basil|1,364|15.83|{{increase}} 15.83}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Mohd Akhir Ayob|136|1.58|{{increase}} 1.58}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Azmar Ab Hamid|99|1.15|{{increase}} 1.15}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Mohd Noor Salleh|44|0.51|{{increase}} 0.51}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|10,263|65.18|{{decrease}} 17.51}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,993|34.78|{{increase}} 32.66}}

{{MASelec/source|||hide=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf}}

{{MASelec/top|Malacca|2018|Asahan (state constituency)|Asahan|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdul Ghafar Atan|5,942|45.80|{{decrease}} 19.44}}

{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Zamzuri Arifin|5,667|43.68|{{increase}} 43.68}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Azlan Maddin|1,365|10.52|{{increase}} 10.52}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|13,239|82.69|{{decrease}} 3.61}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|275|2.12|{{decrease}} 28.36}}

{{MASelec/source|||hide={{Cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/malacca.html|title=14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka|website=election.thestar.com.my|access-date=2018-05-12}}{{Cite web |url=https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n10 |title=Undi.info - Asahan (P135-N10) |access-date=2018-05-27 |archive-date=2018-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528051851/https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n10 |url-status=dead }}}}

{{MASelec/top|Malacca|2013|Asahan (state constituency)|Asahan|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdul Ghafar Atan|8,257|65.24|{{increase}} 4.04}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Wong Chee Chew|4,400|34.76|{{decrease}} 4.04}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|12,898|86.30|{{increase}} 9.81}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|3,857|30.48|{{increase}} 8.08}}

{{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_P.U.%20(B)%20192-DUN%20Selangor.pdf|title=Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]|date=26 April 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229002206/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_P.U.%20%28B%29%20192-DUN%20Selangor.pdf|archive-date=29 December 2019|url-status=dead}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_P.U.%20(B)%20233-Borang%2016-DUN%20Selangor.pdf|title=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]|date=22 May 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085733/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_P.U.%20(B)%20233-Borang%2016-DUN%20Selangor.pdf|archive-date=2 October 2018|url-status=dead}}}}

{{MASelec/top|Malacca|2008|Asahan (state constituency)|Asahan|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|R. Perumal|5,950|61.20|{{decrease}} 12.63}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Amdan Sudin|3,772|38.80|{{increase}} 12.63}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|10,039|76.49|{{increase}} 0.83}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,178|22.40|{{decrease}} 25.26}}

{{MASelec/top|Malacca|2004|Asahan (state constituency)|Asahan|percent=yes}}

{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Azmi Kamir|2,446|26.17}}

References

Category:Malacca state constituencies

colspan=4\| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Asahan
class=wikitable
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
colspan=4 align=center\| Constituency created from Bukit Asahan
11th \|2004–2008 \|Raghavan Raman \| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color\|Barisan Nasional\|BN}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| BN (MIC)}}
12th \|2008–2013 \|R. Perumal
13th \|2013–2018 \| rowspan="2" \|Abdul Ghafar Atan \| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color\|Barisan Nasional\|BN}}" \| {{Font color\|white\| BN (UMNO)}}
14th \|2018–2021
15th \|2021–present \|Fairul Nizam Roslan