Jasin (federal constituency)

Jasin (P139)
Malacca constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Zulkifli Ismail; PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	134,531
Electors (2022)	96,208
Area (km²)	479
Pop. density (per km²)	280.9

Jasin is a federal constituency in Jasin District, Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Jasin's electorate as of 2022^[4]

Malay (74.3%)

Chinese (15.4%)

Indian (10%)

Other ethnicities (0.3%)

Age breakdown of Jasin's electorate as of 2022

18-20 (6.41%)

21-29 (22.08%)

30-39 (21.49%)

40-49 (16.96%)

50-59 (14.71%)

60-69 (10.77%)

70-79 (5.3%)

80-89 (1.98%)

above 90 (0.31%)

Gender breakdown of Jasin's electorate as of 2022

Male (48.77%)

Female (51.23%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Jasin constituency has a total of 38 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Bemban（N24）	Pondok Kempas	139/24/01	SJK (C) Pay Yap
	Ayer Kangkong	139/24/02	SRA (JAIM) FELDA Tun Ghaffar Ayer Kangkong
	Kesang Tua	139/24/03	SK Kesang Tua
	Kesang Jaya	139/24/04	SK Kesang Tua
	Ayer Barok	139/24/05	SK Ayer Barok
	Taman Maju	139/24/06	SMK Tan Sri Haji Abdul Aziz Tapa
	Ayer Panas	139/24/07	SMK Seri Bemban
	Seri Bemban	139/24/08	SK Seri Bemban
	Tehel	139/24/09	SK Tehel
Rim (N25)	Kemendor	139/25/01	SK Kemendor
	Seri Kesang	139/25/02	Balai Raya Seri Kesang
	Kelubi	139/25/03	SK Sri Lanang
	Kg Rim	139/25/04	SMK Iskandar Shah
	Bukit Katong	139/25/05	SJK (C) Pay Chuin
	Ladang Diamond	139/25/06	SJK (T) Ladang Diamond Jubile
	Simpang Bekoh	139/25/07	SMK Simpang Bekoh
	Chohong	139/25/08	SK Chohong
	Chinchin	139/25/09	SK Chinchin
	Simpang Kerayong	139/25/10	MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba
Serkam (N26)	Bukit Tembakau	139/26/01	SK Bukit Tembakau
	Umbai	139/26/02	SK Datuk Haji Baginda
	Anjung Batu	139/26/03	SJK (C) Kuang Hwa
	Serkam Darat	139/26/04	SM Arab Assaiyidah Khadijah
	Pulai	139/26/05	SK Pulai
	Serkam Pantai	139/26/06	SK Serkam
	Tedong	139/26/07	SK Tedong
Merlimau (N27)	Ayer Merbau	139/27/01	SJK (C) Jasin Lalang
	Jasin Lalang	133/27/02	SRA (JAIM) Kampung Ayer Merbau
	Merlimau Utara	139/27/03	SK Merlimau 2
	Merlimau Pasir	139/27/04	SK Merlimau 1
	Sempang	139/27/05	SK Sempang
	Pengkalan Samak	139/27/06	SJK (C) Merlimau
	Permatang Serai	139/27/07	SK Merlimau
Sungai Rambai (N28)	Seri Mendapat	139/28/01	SK Seri Mendapat
	Batu Gajah	139/28/02	SK Batu Gajah
	Sebatu	139/28/03	SK Sebatu
	Parit Putat	139/28/04	SMK Sungai Rambai
	Parit Perawas	139/28/05	SK Parit Penghulu

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Jasin
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Malacca Selatan
4th	P096	1974–1978	Ahmad Ithnin (احمد اثنين)	BN (UMNO)
5th		1978–1982	Abdul Ghafar Baba (عبدالغفار باب‎)
6th		1982–1986
7th	P114	1986–1990
8th	P114	1990–1995
9th	P124	1995–1999
10th	P124	1999–2004	Abu Zahar Ithnin (ابو زاهر اثنين)
11th	P139	2004–2008	Mohammad Said Yusof (محمد سعيد يوسف‎)
12th		2008–2013	Ahmad Hamzah (أحمد حمزة‎)
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2022
15th		2022–present	Zulkifli Ismail (ذوالكفل اسماعيل)	PN (PAS)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Jasin			Ayer Panas
			Batang Melaka
						Bemban
					Merlimau
			Nyalas
				Rim
			Serkam
				Sungai Rambai
			Sungei Rambai

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N24	Bemban	Mohd Yadzil Yaakub	PN (BERSATU)
N25	Rim	Khaidiriah Abu Zahar	BN (UMNO)
N26	Serkam	Zaidi Attan
N27	Merlimau	Muhamad Akmal Saleh
N28	Sungai Rambai	Siti Faizah Abdul Azis

Local governments & postcodes


No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N24	Bemban	Jasin Municipal Council	75460 Melaka 77000 Jasin 77100 Asahan 77200 Bemban 77300 Merlimau 77400 Sungai Rambai 77500 Selandar
N25	Rim
N26	Serkam
N27	Merlimau
N28	Sungai Rambai

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Zulkifli Ismail	27,893	35.95	35.95
	BN	Roslan Ahmad	27,571	35.53	7.47
	PH	Harun Mohamed	21,674	27.93	14.72
	GTA	Mohd Daud Nasir	460	0.59	0.59
Total valid votes			77,598	100.00
Total rejected ballots			553
Unreturned ballots			178
Turnout			78,329	81.42	4.25
Registered electors			96,208
Majority			322	0.42	0.07
	PN gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753258/PUB%20616%20PARLIMEN%20MELAKA.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Hamzah	26,560	43.00	17.56
	PH	Khairuddin Abu Hassan	26,341	42.65	42.65
	PAS	Abd Alim Shapie	8,860	14.35	14.35
Total valid votes			61,761	100.00
Total rejected ballots			912
Unreturned ballots			239
Turnout			62,912	85.67	2.54
Registered electors			64,455
Majority			219	0.35	20.77
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 243/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.^{[permanent dead link‍]} "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 317/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Hamzah	33,736	60.56	4.08
	PKR	Rahmat Yusof	21,973	39.44	4.08
Total valid votes			55,709	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,001
Unreturned ballots			146
Turnout			56,856	88.21	8.64
Registered electors			73,432
Majority			11,763	21.12	8.16
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 180/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.^{[permanent dead link‍]} "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 221/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Hamzah	28,101	64.64	11.34
	PKR	Zulkefly Othman	15,373	35.36	35.36
Total valid votes			43,474	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,094
Unreturned ballots			86
Turnout			44,654	79.57	0.11
Registered electors			56,121
Majority			12,728	29.28	22.68
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohammad Said Yusof	31,198	75.98	11.37
	PAS	Jasme Tompang	9,864	24.02	11.37
Total valid votes			41,062	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,249
Unreturned ballots			95
Turnout			42,406	79.68	1.90
Registered electors			53,218
Majority			21,334	51.96	22.74
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Zahar Ithnin	23,638	64.61	13.58
	PAS	Mujahid Yusof	12,947	35.39	20.61
Total valid votes			36,585	100.00
Total rejected ballots			810
Unreturned ballots			72
Turnout			37,467	77.78	1.98
Registered electors
Majority			10,691	29.22	34.19
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ghafar Baba	25,693	78.19	5.73
	PAS	Ahmad Dali Abu Hassan	4,856	14.78	14.78
	S46	Tawab Katab	2,310	7.03	20.51
Total valid votes			32,859	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,253
Unreturned ballots			69
Turnout			34,181	75.80	2.13
Registered electors
Majority			20,837	63.41	18.49
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ghafar Baba	22,826	72.46	3.89
	S46	Aris Konil	8,674	27.54	27.54
Total valid votes			31,500	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,019
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			32,519	77.93	6.72
Registered electors			41,729
Majority			14,152	44.92	7.78
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ghafar Baba	20,772	76.35	4.72
	PAS	Rahimin Bani	6,436	23.65	4.72
Total valid votes			27,208	100.00
Total rejected ballots			992
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			28,200	71.21	5.33
Registered electors			39,600
Majority			14,336	52.70	9.44
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ghafar Baba	27,542	81.07	20.67
	PAS	Salleh Ayob	6,432	18.93	0.55
Total valid votes			33,974	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,683
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			35,657	76.54	2.46
Registered electors			46,588
Majority			21,110	62.14
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Ghafar Baba	18,599	60.40	13.66
	DAP	Abdul Karim Abu	6,532	21.21	21.21
	PAS	Jaliluddin Abd Wahid	5,660	18.38	18.93
Total valid votes			30,791	100.00
Total rejected ballots			881
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			31,672	79.00	1.22
Registered electors			40,092
Majority			12,067
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ahmad Ithnin	18,621	74.06
	PEKEMAS	Abdul Karim Abu	6,521	25.94
Total valid votes			25,142	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,269
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			26,266	77.88
Registered electors			33,591
Majority			12,100	48.12
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
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^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
^ "15th General Election Malaysia (GE15 / PRU15) - Results Overview". oriantaldaily.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
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[1] "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.

[2] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[3] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[4] "15th General Election Malaysia (GE15 / PRU15) - Results Overview". oriantaldaily.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[5] "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

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