State constituency in Melaka, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Durian Tunggal is a state constituency in Malacca , Malaysia , that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly .
The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system . Since 2021, the State Assemblyman for Durian Tunggal is Zahari Abdul Khalil from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Barisan National (BN).
Definition
The Durian Tunggal constituency contains the polling districts of Parit Melana, Belimbing Dalam, Bukit Tambun, Pekan Durian Tunggal and Gangsa.
Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Durian Tunggal's electorate as of 2021
Malays (69.36%) Chinese (21.71%) Indians (8.39%) Other Ethnicities (0.54%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Durian Tunggal constituency has a total of 5 polling districts.
State constituency
Polling districts
Code
Location
Durian Tunggal (N09)
Parit Melana
135/09/01
SK Parit Melana
Belimbing Dalam
135/09/02
SK Belimbing Dalam
Bukit Tambun
135/09/03
SK Durian Tungal
Pekan Durian Tungal
135/09/04
SMK Durian Tungal
Gangsa
135/09/05
SK Gangsa
Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Durian Tunggal
Assembly
Years
Member
Party
Constituency created from Tebong
9th
1995–1999
Sahar Arpan
BN (UMNO )
10th
1999–2004
Abdul Karim Daud
11th
2004–2008
Hamdin Abdollah
12th
2008–2013
Ab Wahab Ab Latip
13th
2013–2018
14th
2018–2021
Mohd Sofi Abdul Wahab
PH (AMANAH )
15th
2021 – present
Zahari Abdul Khalil
BN (UMNO )
Election results
The electoral results for the Durian Tunggal state constituency in 2004 , 2008 , 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
Malacca state election, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
PH
Mohd Sofi Abdul Wahab
5,213
47.16
47.16
BN
Ab Wahab Ab Latip
4,450
40.26
16.34
PAS
Mohsin Ibrahim
1,391
12.58
12.58
Total valid votes
11,054
100.00
Total rejected ballots
202
Unreturned ballots
33
Turnout
11,289
86.32
3.30
Registered electors
13,078
Majority
763
6.90
6.30
PH gain from BN
Swing
?
Source(s)
Malacca state election, 2008
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
BN
Ab Wahab Ab Latip
4,317
60.31
10.69
PAS
Ab Ghani Ab Rahman
2,841
39.69
10.69
Total valid votes
7,158
100.00
Total rejected ballots
173
Unreturned ballots
12
Turnout
7,343
82.33
1.05
Registered electors
8,933
Majority
1,476
20.62
21.38
BN hold
Swing
Source(s)
Malacca state election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
BN
Hamdin Abdollah
4,496
71.00
PAS
Minghat Mamut
1,836
29.00
Total valid votes
6,332
100.00
Total rejected ballots
189
Unreturned ballots
0
Turnout
6,521
81.28
Registered electors
8,023
Majority
2,660
42.00
BN hold
Swing
Source(s)
References
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"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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
"古城开战 – 马六甲州选举 2021 | 中国报 ChinaPress" . mkse.chinapress.com.my . Archived from the original on 2022-01-02. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
"Portal Akta" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Melaka" . election.thestar.com.my . Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
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