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Lendu (state constituency)

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Lendu
Malacca constituency
State constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Sulaiman Md Ali
BN
Constituency created2004
First contested2004
Last contested2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)[1]10,561

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

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, 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

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

Demographics

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

  Malays (77.94%)
  Chinese (16.19%)
  Indians (4.89%)
  Other Ethnicities (0.98%)

History

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Polling districts

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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

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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

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Malacca state election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Sulaiman Md Ali 4,486 63.87 Increase 17.00
PN Abdullah Mahadi 1,382 19.68 Increase 19.68
PH Mohamad Asri Ibrahim 1,155 16.45 Decrease 23.11
Total valid votes 5,887 100.00
Total rejected ballots 75
Unreturned ballots 12
Turnout 7,110 67.32 Decrease 16.75
Registered electors 10,561
Majority 3,104 44.19 Increase 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 Decrease 19.78
PH Ridhuan Affandi Abu Bakar 3,389 39.56 Increase 39.56
PAS Arshad Mohamad Som 1,163 13.57 Decrease 19.78
Total valid votes 8,568 100.00
Total rejected ballots 83
Unreturned ballots 50
Turnout 8,701 84.07 Decrease 1.97
Registered electors 10,350
Majority 627 7.31 Decrease 25.99
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
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Malacca state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Sulaiman Md Ali 5,009 66.65 Increase 2.96
PAS Asri Shaik Abdul Aziz 2,506 33.35 Decrease 2.96
Total valid votes 7,515 100.00
Total rejected ballots 98
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 7,613 86.04 Increase 8.93
Registered electors 8,848
Majority 2,503 33.30 Increase 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. 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 Decrease 14.25
PAS Mohammad Amir Yakub 2,165 36.31 Increase 14.25
Total valid votes 5,963 100.00
Total rejected ballots 113
Unreturned ballots 76
Turnout 6,152 77.11 Decrease 0.55
Registered electors 7,978
Majority 1,633 27.38 Decrease 28.50
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
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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)
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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "Dashboard SPR" (in Malay). Presumably, some part of the Malaysian Government. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. ^ "DUN N04 - Lendu - Parlimen Masjid Tanah". parlimenmasjidtanah.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-16.
  3. ^ "SULAIMAN BIN MD ALI - Barisan Nasional (English)". www.barisannasional.org.my. Archived from the original on 2018-05-16.
  4. ^ "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]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  5. ^ https://mkse.chinapress.com.my. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
  7. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  8. ^ a b c "Undi.info - Lendu (P134-N4)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
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