Rim (state constituency)

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

Rim
Malacca constituency
State constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Khaidiriah Abu Zahar
BN
Constituency created1959
Constituency abolished1974
Constituency re-created1984
First contested1959
Last contested2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)13,672

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Rim's electorate as of 2021[1]

  Malay (67.45%)
  Chinese (18.86%)
  Indian (12.75%)
  Other ethnicities (0.94%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Rim constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Rim (N25) Kemendor 139/25/01 SK Kemendor
Seri Kesang 139/25/02 Balai Raya Seri Kesang
Kelubi 139/25/03 SK Sri Lanang
Kg Rim 139/25/04 SMK Iskandar Shah
Bukit Katong 139/25/05 SJK (C) Pay Chuin
Padang Sebang 139/25/06 SJK (T) Ladang Diamond Jubile
Simpang Bekoh 1339/25/07 SMK Simpang Bekoh
Chohong 139/25/08 SK Chohong
Chinchin 139/25/09 SK Chinchin
Simpang Kerayong 139/25/10 MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Rim
Assembly Years Name Party
Constituency created
1st 1959-1964 Tan Nai Kwi Alliance (MCA)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971 Assembly dissolved
3rd 1969-1974 Mohamed Jiddi Abdullah Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Nyalas
Constituency recreated from Nyalas
7th 1986-1990 Jaafar Lajis BN (UMNO)
8th 1990-1995
9th 1995-1999 Dolah Atan
10th 1999-2004 Ramlah Abas
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013 Yazed Khamis
13th 2013-2018 Ghazale Muhamad
14th 2018-2021
15th 2021- Khaidiriah Abu Zahar

Election results

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Malacca state election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Khaidiriah Abu Zahar 4,037 45.31  1.49
PN Azalina Abdul Rahman 2,710 30.42   30.42
PH Prasanth Kumar Brakasam 2,163 24.28  17.78
Total valid votes 8,910 100.00
Total rejected ballots 143
Unreturned ballots 29
Turnout 9,082 66.43
Registered electors 13,672
Majority 1,327 14.89
BN hold Swing
Malacca state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Ghazale Muhamad 5,301 46.80
PH Shamsul Iskandar @ Yusre Mohd Akin 4,765 42.06
PAS Kintan Man 1,262 11.14
Total valid votes 11,328 100.00
Total rejected ballots 164
Unreturned ballots 33
Turnout 11,525 84.19
Registered electors 13,689
Majority 536
BN hold Swing {{{2}}}
Source(s)
"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". The Star. Retrieved 2024-05-06.

References

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