Durian Tunggal (state constituency)

Durian Tunggal (N09)

Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Zahari Abdul Khalil BN
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)	13,312

N09 Durian Tunggal within Malacca, as used for the 2021 state election

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

1. Malays (69.4%)
2. Chinese (21.7%)
3. Indians (8.39%)
4. 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	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tebong and Kemuning
9th	N09	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 Abd Khalil	BN (UMNO)

Election results

Malacca state election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN
	PH
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority

Malacca state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zahari Abd Khalil	3,663	40.55	6.61
	PH	Mohd Sofi Abdul Wahab	3,104	34.36	12.80
	PN	Ja'afar Othman	2,208	24.44	24.44
	Independent	Mohd Erfan Mahrilar	58	0.64	0.64
Total valid votes			9,033	69.61
Total rejected ballots			216
Unreturned ballots			68
Turnout			9,267	69.61	16.71
Registered electors			13,312
Majority			559	6.19	0.71
	BN gain from PKR		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf

Malacca state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	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
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s)

Malacca state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ab Wahab Ab Latip	5,645	56.60	3.71
	PAS	Adly Zahari	4,329	43.40	3.71
Total valid votes			9,974	100.00
Total rejected ballots			159
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,133	89.62	7.29
Registered electors			11,306
Majority			1,316	13.20	7.42
	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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

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	8.60
	PAS	Minghat Mamut	1,836	29.00	8.60
Total valid votes			6,332	100.00
Total rejected ballots			189
Unreturned ballots			19
Turnout			6,540	81.52	1.54
Registered electors			8,023
Majority			2,660	42.01	17.19
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malacca state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Kadir Daud	4,016	62.41	9.67
	PAS	Minghat Mamut	2,419	37.59	9.67
Total valid votes			6,435	100.00
Total rejected ballots			274
Unreturned ballots			4
Turnout			6,713	79.97	0.79
Registered electors			8,394
Majority			1,597	24.82	19.35
	BN hold		Swing

Malacca state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Sahar Arpan	4,353	72.08
	PAS	Minghat Mamut	1,686	27.92
Total valid votes			6,039	100.00
Total rejected ballots			163
Unreturned ballots			7
Turnout			6,209	79.19
Registered electors			7,841
Majority			2,667	44.16
This was a new constituency created.