Gadek (state constituency)

Gadek (N07)
Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Shanmugam Ptcyhay; BN
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Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)	12,641

N07 Gadek within Malacca, as used for the 2021 state election

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

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2021, the State Assemblyman for Gadek is Shanmugam Pitchay from the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN).

Definition

The Gadek constituency contains the polling districts of Bukit Sebang, Pekan Pulau Sebang, Kuala Ina, Arongan, Tanjung Rimau, Padang Sebang, Paya Datuk, Pegoh, Ganun and Pekan Gadek.^[2]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Gadek's electorate as of 2021^[3]

Malay (61.0%)
Chinese (22.4%)
Indian (16.1%)
Other ethnicities (0.46%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Gadek constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Gadek (N07)	Bukit Sebang	135/07/01	SMJK Pulau Sebang
	Pekan Pulau Sebang	135/07/02	SMK Sultan Mansor Shah
	Kuala Ina	135/07/03	SJK (T) Pulau Sebang
	Arongan	135/07/04	SK Pulau Sebang
	Tanjung Rimau	135/07/05	SRA (JAIM) Padang Sebang
	Padang Sebang	135/07/06	SK Padang Sebang
	Paya Datuk	135/07/07	SRA (JAIM) Paya Datok
	Pegoh	135/07/08	SK Pegoh
	Ganun	135/07/09	SK Ganun
	Pekan Gadek	135/07/10	SJK (C) Peng Min

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Gadek
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Pulau Sebang and Bukit Sedanan
11th	N07	2004 – 2008	Abdul Ghafar Atan	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008 – 2013	Abdul Ghafar Atan	BN (UMNO)
13th		2013 – 2018	MS Mahadevan Sanacy	BN (MIC)
14th		2018 – 2021	Saminathan Ganesan	PH (DAP)
15th		2021 – present	Shanmugam Ptcyhay	BN (MIC)

Election results

Malacca state election, 2026
Party		Candidate
	BERSAMA	Laveen Balaprabhakaran
	BN
	PH
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority

Malacca state election, 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shanmugam Ptcyhay	3,022	39.26	0.24
	PH	Saminathan Ganesan	2,463	32.00	10.47
	PN	Mohd. Amir Fitri Muharram	2,041	26.52	26.52
	PUTRA	Laila Norinda Maun	68	0.88	0.88
	Independent	Azafen Amin	60	0.78	0.78
	Independent	Mohan Singh Booda Singh	23	0.30	0.30
Total valid votes			7,697
Total rejected ballots			175
Unreturned ballots			15
Turnout			7,867	62.23	19.63
Registered electors			12,641
Majority			559	7.26	4.29
	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	Saminathan Ganesan	4,392	42.47	9.06
	BN	Panirchelvam Pichamuthu	4,085	39.50	20.18
	PAS	Emransyah Ismail	1,865	18.03	18.03
Total valid votes			10,342	100.00
Total rejected ballots			200
Unreturned ballots			36
Turnout			10,578	81.86	1.89
Registered electors			12,922
Majority			307	2.97	23.30
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) ^[3]^[5]

Malacca state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	MS Mahadevan Sanacy	5,975	59.68	10.07
	PKR	Rajandran Govindasamy	3,345	33.41	3.16
	Independent	Abdullah Sani Rejab	692	6.91	6.91
Total valid votes			10,012	100.00
Total rejected ballots			244
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,256	83.75	10.46
Registered electors			12,246
Majority			2,630	26.27	13.20
	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	Abdul Ghafar Atan	5,326	69.75	8.24
	PKR	S Kanageswari	2,310	30.25	23.98
Total valid votes			7,636	100.00
Total rejected ballots			228
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			7,878	73.29	1.45
Registered electors			10,749
Majority			3,016	39.47	22.78
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[5]

Malacca state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Abdul Ghafar Atan	5,871	77.99
	PAS	Yahaya Ja'alam	1,185	15.74
	PKR	Sibapatham Sionavar	472	6.27
Total valid votes			7,528	100.00
Total rejected ballots			227
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,755	71.84
Registered electors			10,795
Majority			4,686	62.25
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) ^[5]

References

↑ "Dashboard SPR" (in Malay). Presumably, some part of the Malaysian Government. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
↑ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
1 2 "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
↑ "Portal Akta" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
1 2 3 "Undi.info - Gadek (P135-N7)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

[1] "Dashboard SPR" (in Malay). Presumably, some part of the Malaysian Government. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[2] "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[star-3] 1 2 "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[4] "Portal Akta" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2023-02-17.

[undi-5] 1 2 3 "Undi.info - Gadek (P135-N7)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

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