Durian Tunggal (state constituency)

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

Durian Tunggal

Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Sofi Abdul Wahab PH
First contested	1995
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	13,076

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 2018, the State Assemblyman for Durian Tunggal is Mohd Sofi Abdul Wahab from Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[2][3]

Definition

The Durian Tunggal constituency contains the polling districts of Parit Melana, Belimbing Dalam, Bukit Tambun, Pekan Durian Tunggal and Gangsa.[4]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Durian Tunggal
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
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 –	Mohd Sofi Abdul Wahab	PH (Amanah)

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
	BN	Ab Wahab Ab Latip	4,450	40.26
	PAS	Mohsin Ibrahim	1,391	12.58
Total valid votes			11,054	100.00
Total rejected ballots			202
Unreturned ballots			33
Turnout			11,289	86.32
Registered electors			13,078
Majority			763
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) [5][6]

Malacca state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ab Wahab Ab Latip	5,645	56.60
	PAS	Adly Zahari	4,329	43.40
Total valid votes			9,974	100.00
Total rejected ballots			159
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,133	89.62
Registered electors			11,306
Majority			1,316
	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	Ab Wahab Ab Latip	4,317	60.31
	PAS	Ab Ghani Ab Rahman	2,841	39.69
Total valid votes			7,158	100.00
Total rejected ballots			173
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			7,343	82.33
Registered electors			8,933
Majority			1,476
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [6]

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
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [6]

References

1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
2. "10 Exco Melaka angkat sumpah jawatan". bernama.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
3. "10 Melaka state executive councillors sworn in". nst.com.my. Retrieved 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. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
6. https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n9