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Ayer Keroh (state constituency)

{{Short description|State constituency in Malacca, Malaysia}}

{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district

|name =Ayer Keroh

|state =Malacca

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|state-rep =Kerk Chee Yee

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|state-rep-party =Pakatan Harapan

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|state-status =active

|state-created =1974

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|state-election-first =1974

|state-election-last =2021

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|demo-electors= 25,945

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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. {{As of|2018|since=y}}, 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).{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/05/16/kerk-chee-yee-of-melaka-is-the-nation-youngest-state-exco/|title=Kerk Chee Yee of Melaka is the nation's youngest state exco|website=thestar.com.my|access-date=2018-05-17}}

Demographics

{{Pie chart|thumb=left|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Ayer Keroh's electorate as of 2021{{Cite web|url=https://mkse.chinapress.com.my}}|label2=Malays|value2=41.72|color2=green|label1=Chinese|value1=49.16|color1=red|label3=Indians|value3=8.12|color3=orange|label4=Other Ethnicities|value4=1.01|color4=yellow}}

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.{{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}}

=Polling districts=

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Ayer Keroh constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.{{cite web|url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1747650/PUB514.pdf | title=Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election | website=Attorney General's Chambers | date=2022-10-31}}

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!State constituency

!Polling District

!Code

!Location

rowspan="8" |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=

class=wikitable
colspan=4| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Ayer Keroh
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
colspan=4 align=center| Constituency created from Batu Berendam
4th1974-1978Hashim Pitrowspan=3 bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (UMNO)}}
5th1978-1982rowspan=2| Samad Kassim
6th1982-1986
colspan=4 align=center| Constituency abolished, merged into Ayer Molek
colspan=4 align=center| Constituency re-created from Ayer Molek
9th1995-1999rowspan=3| Seah Kwi Tongrowspan=3 bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (MCA)}}
10th1999-2004
11th2004-2008
12th2008-2013rowspan=2| Khoo Poay Tiong (邱培栋)rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Rakyat|PR}}" | {{Font color|white| PR (DAP)}}
13th2013-2018
14th2018-2021rowspan="2"| Kerk Chee Yee (郭子毅)rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan|PH}}" | {{Font color|white| PH (DAP)}}
15th

|2021–present

Election results

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

{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Kerk Chee Yee|9,459|59.97|{{decrease}} 5.34}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Yong Fun Juan|3,835|24.31|{{increase}} 1.36}}

{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Michael Gan Peng Lam|2,479|15.71|{{increase}} 15.71}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|15,773|}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|201|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|75|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|16,049|61.86|{{decrease}} 25.17}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|25,945}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|5,624|35.66|{{decrease}} 6.70}}

{{MASelec/hold|Pakatan Harapan|}}

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

{{end}}

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

{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Kerk Chee Yee|14,279|65.31|{{increase}} 2.04}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Chua Kheng Hwa|5,018|22.95|{{decrease}} 13.78}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Sepri Rahman|2,567|11.74|{{increase}} 11.74}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|21,864| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|178}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|70}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|22,112|87.03|{{decrease}} 1.80}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|25,407}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|9,261|42.36|{{increase}} 15.82}}

{{MASelec/hold|Pakatan Harapan (2018)|}}

{{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/n16 |title=Undi.info - Ayer Keroh (P137-N16) |access-date=2018-05-16 |archive-date=2018-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516174859/https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n16 |url-status=dead }}}}

{{end}}

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

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Khoo Poay Tiong|18,934|63.27|{{increase}} 5.02}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Yong Fun Juan|10,991|36.73|{{decrease}} 5.02}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|29,925| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|401|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|76|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|30,402|88.83|{{increase}} 7.40}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|34,225|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|7,943|26.54|{{increase}} 10.04}}

{{MASelec/hold|Democratic Action Party|}}

{{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_Borang%208%20-%20DUN%20Melaka%20(gazet).pdf |title=Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 194/2013]|date=26 April 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-21}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_BORANG%2016%20DUN%20MELAKA.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 Malacca [P.U. (B) 235/2013]|date=22 May 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-21}}}}

{{end}}

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

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Khoo Poay Tiong|11,309|58.25|{{increase}} 17.52}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Chiew Hong Lan|8,104|41.75|{{decrease}} 17.52}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|19,413| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|477|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|63|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|19,953|81.43|{{increase}} 1.31}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|24,504|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|3,205|16.50|{{decrease}} 2.04}}

{{MASelec/gain|Democratic Action Party|Barisan Nasional|?}}

{{MASelec/source|hide=}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malacca|2004|Ayer Keroh (state constituency)|Ayer Keroh|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Seah Kwi Tong|9,549|59.27|{{increase}} 3.00}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Sim Tong Him|6,562|40.73|{{decrease}} 3.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|16,111| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|476|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|62|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|16,649|80.12|{{increase}} 0.14}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|20,779|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|2,987|18.54|{{increase}} 6.00}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{MASelec/source|hide=}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malacca|1999|Ayer Keroh (state constituency)|Ayer Keroh|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Seah Kwi Tong|7,656|56.27|{{decrease}} 5.55}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Joseph Sta Maria|5,949|43.73|{{increase}} 14.62}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|13,605| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|370|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|44|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|14,019|79.98|{{decrease}} 2.59}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|17,528|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|1,707|12.54|{{decrease}} 20.17}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malacca|1995|Ayer Keroh (state constituency)|Ayer Keroh|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Seah Kwi Tong|7,349|61.82|{{decrease}} 12.84}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Tan Tong Chiew|3,461|29.11|{{increase}} 3.77}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Hassan Mohamed|1,078|9.07|{{increase}} 9.07}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|11,888| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|237|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|68|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|12,193|82.57|{{increase}} 4.54}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|14,766|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|3,888|32.71|{{decrease}} 16.61}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malacca|1982|Ayer Keroh (state constituency)|Ayer Keroh|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Samad Kassim|7,291|74.66|{{increase}} 74.66}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Robert Ang|2,474|25.34|{{increase}} 25.34}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|9,765| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|199|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots||}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|9,964|78.03}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|12,769|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|4,817|49.32}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malacca|1978|Ayer Keroh (state constituency)|Ayer Keroh|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec/note|On the nomination day, Samad Kassim won uncontested.}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Samad Kassim}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots||}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots||}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout||}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors||}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority||}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malacca|1974|Ayer Keroh (state constituency)|Ayer Keroh|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Hashim Pit|3,441|}}

{{MASelec|Malaysian Social Justice Party|Mohamed Said Yaman||}}

{{MASelec|Parti Rakyat Malaysia|Hasnul Abdul Hadi||}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Clement Eusta Britto||}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots||}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots||}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout||}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|7,289|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority||}}

{{MASelec/note|This was a new constituency created.}}

{{end}}

References

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.spr.gov.my/index.php/component/content/article?layout=edit&id=74= |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya |work=Election Commission of Malaysia |access-date=2016-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424120924/http://www.spr.gov.my/index.php/component/content/article?layout=edit&id=74= |archive-date=2016-04-24 |url-status=dead }}

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