Machap Jaya (state constituency)

Not to be confused with Machap (state constituency).

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

Machap Jaya

Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ngwe Hee Sem BN
Constituency created	2018
First contested	2018
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)[1]	12,487
Area (km²)[2]	161

The state constituency was first contested in 2018 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 Machap Jaya is Ngwe Hee Sem from the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN).

The state constituency was first contested under the name of Machap but was renamed to Machap Jaya for the 2018 election.^[3]

Definition

The Machap Jaya constituency contains the polling districts of Tebong, FELDA Hutan Percha, Kemuning, Solok Menggong, Machap Baru, Ayer Pasir, Machap Umbor and Melaka Pindah.^[4]

Demographics

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

1. Malay (44.88%)
2. Chinese (39.24%)
3. Indian (13.96%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.92%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Machap Jaya constituency has a total of 8 polling districts.^[6]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Machap Jaya (N08)	Tebong	135/08/01	SJK (T) Pekan Tebong
	FELDA Hutan Percha	135/08/02	SK Hutan Percha
	Kemuning	135/08/03	SK Kemuning
	Solok Mengong	135/08/04	SK Menggong
	Machap Baru	135/08/05	SJK (C) Machap Baru
	Ayer Pasir	135/08/06	SRA (JAIM) Kampung Ayer Pasir Machap
	Machap Umbor	135/08/07	SJK (C) Machap Umboo
	Melaka Pindah	135/08/08	SK Lesong Batu

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Machap Jaya
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Machap[7]
14th	2018 – 2021	Ginie Lim Siew Lin	PH (PKR)
15th	2021 – present	Ngwe Hee Sem	BN (MCA)

Election results

The electoral results for the Machap Jaya state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Malacca state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ngwe Hee Sem	3,732	46.67	6.68
	PH	Law Bing Haw	2,794	34.94	17.72
	PN	Tai Siong Jiul	1,202	15.03	15.03
	IMAN	Abdul Aziz Osani Kasim	167	2.09	2.09
	Independent	Azlan Daud	101	1.26	1.26
Total valid votes			7,996
Total rejected ballots			137
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			8,150	65.27	19.00
Registered electors			12,487
Majority			938	11.73	0.94
	BN gain from PH		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	Ginie Lim Siew Lin	5,550	52.66
	BN	Koh Nai Kwong	4,214	39.99
	PAS	Wan Zahidi Wan Ismail	775	7.35
Total valid votes			10,539	100.00
Total rejected ballots			145
Unreturned ballots			34
Turnout			10,718	84.27
Registered electors			12,719
Majority			1,336	12.67
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) [5][8]