| Merlimau | |
| State: | Malacca |
| State-Rep: | Muhamad Akmal Saleh |
| State-Rep-Party: | Barisan Nasional |
| State-Status: | active |
| State-Created: | 1994 |
| State-Election-First: | 1995 |
| State-Election-Last: | 2021 |
| Demo-Electors: | 14,014 |
| Demo-Electors-Date: | 2021 |
| Demo-Electors-Ref: | [1] |
Merlimau is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly. It has been represented by Member of the State Executive Council (EXCO) Muhamad Akmal Saleh of Barisan Nasional (BN) since 2021.
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.
The Merlimau constituency contains the polling districts of Ayer Merbau, Jasin Lalang, Merlimau Utara, Merlimau Pasir, Sempang, Pengkalan Samak and Permatang Serai.[2]
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Merlimau constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Merlimau | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Sungai Rambai | |||
| 9th | 1995 – 1999 | Abu Zahar Ithnin | |
| 10th | 1999 – 2004 | Nazari Adzim | |
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | Mohamad Hidhir Abu Hassan | |
| 12th | 2008 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 - 2013 | Roslan Ahmad | ||
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018 – 2021 | ||
| 15th | 2021–present | Muhamad Akmal Saleh | |
The electoral results for the Merlimau state constituency in 2004, 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows. Also included the 2011 Merlimau by-election results.