Ayer Keroh (state constituency)

Ayer Keroh

Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Khoo Poay Tiong DAP
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2013

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.

History

It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 1994.

2004–present: The 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, Taman Muzaffar Shah.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Ayer Keroh
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Hashim Pit	BN
5th	1978-1982	Samad Kassim
6th	1982-1986
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created
9th	1995-1999	Seah Kwi Tong	BN
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Khoo Poay Tiong	DAP
13th	2013-present

Election results

Malacca state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Khoo Poay Tiong	18,934	63.27
	BN	Yong Fun Juan	10,991	36.73
Total valid votes			29,925	100.00
Total rejected ballots			401
Unreturned ballots			76
Turnout			30,402	88.83
Registered electors			34,225
Majority			7,943
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malacca state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Khoo Poay Tiong	11,309	58.25
	BN	Chiew Hong Lan	8,104	41.75
Total valid votes			19,413	100.00
Total rejected ballots			477
Unreturned ballots			63
Turnout			19,953	81.43
Registered electors			24,504
Majority			3,205
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malacca state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Seah Kwi Tong	9,549	59.27
	DAP	Sim Tong Him	6,562	40.73
Total valid votes			16,111	100.00
Total rejected ballots			476
Unreturned ballots			62
Turnout			16,649	80.12
Registered electors			20,779
Majority			2,987
	BN hold		Swing

Malacca state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Seah Kwi Tong	7,656	56.27
	DAP	Joseph Sta Maria	5,949	43.73
Total valid votes			13,605	100.00
Total rejected ballots			370
Unreturned ballots			44
Turnout			14,019	79.98
Registered electors			17,528
Majority			1,707
	BN hold		Swing

Malacca state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Seah Kwi Tong	7,349	61.82
	DAP	Tan Tong Chiew	3,461	29.11
	PAS	Hassan Mohamed	1,078	9.07
Total valid votes			11,888	100.00
Total rejected ballots			237
Unreturned ballots			68
Turnout			12,193	82.57
Registered electors			14,766
Majority			3,888
	BN hold		Swing

Malacca state election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samad Kassim
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malacca state election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samad Kassim
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malacca state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hashim Pit
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.