Rim (state constituency)

Rim

Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Khaidiriah Abu Zahar BN
Constituency created	1959
Constituency abolished	1974
Constituency re-created	1984
First contested	1959
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)	13,672

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

Demographics

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

1. Malay (67.5%)
2. Chinese (18.9%)
3. Indian (12.8%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.94%)

History

Polling districts

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

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, split into Nyalas, Ayer Panas and Batang Melaka
Constituency recreated from Nyalas, Batang Melaka and Ayer Panas
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-present	Khaidiriah Abu Zahar

Election results

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
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf

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
Source(s) "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". The Star. Retrieved 2024-05-06.

References

1. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my.
2. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.