Lendu (state constituency)

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

Lendu

Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Sulaiman Md Ali BN
Constituency created	2004
First contested	2004
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)[1]	10,561

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2013^[update], the State Assemblyman for Lendu is Sulaiman Md Ali from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN).^[2][3]

Definition

The Lendu constituency contains the polling districts of Pekan Masjid Tanah, Durian Daun, Sungai Baru Hulu and Pekan Lendu.^[4]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Lendu's electorate as of 2021^[5]

1. Malays (77.94%)
2. Chinese (16.19%)
3. Indians (4.89%)
4. Other Ethnicities (0.98%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Lendu constituency has a total of 4 polling districts.^[6]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Lendu (N04)	Pekan Lendu	134/04/01	SK Sri Laksamana
	Durian Daun	134/04/02	SK Durian Daun (K)
	Sungai Baru Hulu	134/04/03	SK Datuk Tambichik Karim
	Pekan Lendu	134/04/04	SK Lendu

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Lendu
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Masjid Tanah
11th	2004 – 2008	Abd Haziz Abdul Gani	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008 – 2013	Idderis Kassim
	2013	Vacant[N 1]
13th	2013 – 2018	Sulaiman Md Ali	BN (UMNO)
14th	2018 – 2021
15th	2021 – present

Election results

Malacca state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sulaiman Md Ali	4,486	63.87	17.00
	PN	Abdullah Mahadi	1,382	19.68	19.68
	PH	Mohamad Asri Ibrahim	1,155	16.45	23.11
Total valid votes			5,887	100.00
Total rejected ballots			75
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			7,110	67.32	16.75
Registered electors			10,561
Majority			3,104	44.19	36.88
	BN 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	%	∆%
	BN	Sulaiman Md Ali	4,016	46.87	19.78
	PH	Ridhuan Affandi Abu Bakar	3,389	39.56	39.56
	PAS	Arshad Mohamad Som	1,163	13.57	19.78
Total valid votes			8,568	100.00
Total rejected ballots			83
Unreturned ballots			50
Turnout			8,701	84.07	1.97
Registered electors			10,350
Majority			627	7.31	25.99
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [7][8]

Malacca state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sulaiman Md Ali	5,009	66.65	2.96
	PAS	Asri Shaik Abdul Aziz	2,506	33.35	2.96
Total valid votes			7,515	100.00
Total rejected ballots			98
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,613	86.04	8.93
Registered electors			8,848
Majority			2,503	33.30	5.92
	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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. 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 Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Malacca state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Idderis Kassim	3,798	63.69	14.25
	PAS	Mohammad Amir Yakub	2,165	36.31	14.25
Total valid votes			5,963	100.00
Total rejected ballots			113
Unreturned ballots			76
Turnout			6,152	77.11	0.55
Registered electors			7,978
Majority			1,633	27.38	28.50
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [8]

Malacca state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abdul Haziz Abdul Gani	4,546	77.94
	PAS	Mohammad Amir Yakub	1,287	22.06
Total valid votes			5,833	100.00
Total rejected ballots			129
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			5,962	77.66
Registered electors			7,677
Majority			3,259	55.88
	BN hold		Swing
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) [8]

Notes

1. Vacant from 10 March 2013 until the 2013 Malaysian general election due to the incumbent died in office.