Ayer Keroh (state constituency) explained

Ayer Keroh
State:Malacca
State-Rep:Kerk Chee Yee
State-Rep-Party:Pakatan Harapan
State-Status:active
State-Created:1974
State-Election-First:1974
State-Election-Last:2021
Demo-Electors:25,945
Demo-Electors-Date:2021
Demo-Electors-Ref:[1]

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., the State Assemblyman for Ayer Keroh is Kerk Chee Yee from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) which is part of the state's opposition coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[2]

History

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

The Ayer Keroh 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 and Taman Muzaffar Shah.[3]

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Ayer Keroh constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.[4]

State constituencyPolling DistrictCodeLocation
Ayer Keroh(N16)Sungai Putat137/16/01
  • SMK Tun Mutahir
  • SMK Munshi Abdullah
Kampung Ayer Keroh137/16/02SK Tun Syed Ahmad Shahabudin
Ayer Keroh Heights137/16/03SRA (JAIM) Ayer Keroh
Taman Kerjasama137/16/04Pusat Rujukan Sosial (KRT) Taman Kerjasama
Taman Bukit Melaka137/16/05Dewan MPHTJ Bukit Beruang
Taman Bunga Raya137/16/06SJK (C) Bukit Beruang
Taman Muzaffar Shah137/16/07SK Ayer Keroh
Kampung Tun Razak137/16/08SR Arab (JAIM) Kampung Tun Razak

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Ayer Keroh
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Batu Berendam
1974-1978
1978-1982 Samad Kassim
1982-1986
Constituency abolished, merged into Ayer Molek
Constituency re-created from Ayer Molek
1995-1999
1999-2004
2004-2008
2008-2013 Khoo Poay Tiong (邱培栋)
2013-2018
2018-2021 Kerk Chee Yee (郭子毅)
15th2021–present

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. 2018-04-25. 12. ms. 2018-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425183951/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Kerk Chee Yee of Melaka is the nation's youngest state exco. thestar.com.my. 2018-05-17.
  3. Web site: 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]]. 29 April 2016. Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2016-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328131558/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20160429_P.U.(B)197.pdf. 28 March 2019. dead.
  4. Web site: Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election . Attorney General's Chambers . 2022-10-31.