Machap (state constituency)

Machap

Johor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Johor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Onn Hafiz GhaziBN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	46,807
Electors (2022)	33,764
Area (km²)	376

Machap is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

As of 2020, Machap has a population of 46,807 people.^[2]

Ethnic breakdown of Machap's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (64.8%)
2. Chinese (28.1%)
3. Indian (5.33%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.58%)
5. SabahBumiputera (0.10%)
6. SarawakBumiputera (0.08%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Machap constituency is divided into 12 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Machap（N26）	Sri Desa	151/26/01	Balai Raya Kampung Sri Desa
	Rancangan FELDA Ayer Hitam	151/26/02	SK LKTP Ayer Hitam
	Sri Lalang	151/26/03	SK Seri Lalang
	Pekan Machap	151/26/04	SJK (C) Machap
	Machap	151/26/05	Sekolah Agama Seri Machap
	Kampong Ulu Benut	151/26/06	SK Seri Kencana
	Bandar Simpang Renggam Utara	151/26/07	SJK (C) Tuan Poon
	Bandar Simpang Renggam Timor	151/26/08	SK Simpang Renggam
	Simpang Renggam	151/26/09	SMK Dato' Abdul Rahman Andak
	FELCRA Simpang Renggam	151/26/10	SK Bukit Kenangan
	Jalan Benut	151/26/11	SK Dato' Ibrahim Majid
	Ladang Nenas	151/26/12	SK Sungai Linau

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Machap
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Simpang Renggam
11th	2004–2008	Abd Hamid Abd Rahman	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018	Abd Taib Abu Bakar
14th	2018–2022
15th	2022–present	Onn Hafiz Ghazi

Election results

Johor state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Onn Hafiz Ghazi	11,029	56.64	7.49
	PN	Azlisham Azahar	4,486	23.04	23.04
	MUDA	R Sangaran	3,493	17.94	17.94
	PEJUANG	Shahruddin Md Salleh	465	2.39	2.39
Total valid votes			19,473	100.00
Total rejected ballots			425
Unreturned ballots			120
Turnout			20,018	59.29	23.71
Registered electors			33,764
Majority			6,543	35.60	33.48
	BNhold		Swing
Source(s) [4][5]

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abd Taib Abu Bakar	9,375	49.15	11.05
	PH	Ahmad Ahem	8,971	47.03	47.03
	PAS	Azlisham Azahar	1,630	8.54	31.26
Total valid votes			19,076	100.00
Total rejected ballots			0
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,076	82.70	5.37
Registered electors			24,156
Majority			404	2.12	18.28
	BNhold		Swing
Source(s) "PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-14". Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2022-03-04.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abd Taib Abu Bakar	11,515	60.20	5.12
	PAS	Mohd Khalid Salekan	7,613	39.80	5.12
Total valid votes			19,128	97.75
Total rejected ballots			442	2.26
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,570	88.07	11.24
Registered electors			24,156
Majority			3,902	20.40	13.26
	BNhold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman	8,909	65.32	14.61
	PAS	Abdullah Husin	4,731	34.68	14.61
Total valid votes			13,640	97.31
Total rejected ballots			369	2.63
Unreturned ballots			8	0.00
Turnout			14,017	76.83	2.01
Registered electors			18,244
Majority			4,178	33.66	26.20
	BNhold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman	10,088	79.93
	PAS	Abdullah Husin	2,533	20.07
Total valid votes			12,621	97.17
Total rejected ballots			351	2.70
Unreturned ballots			16	0.00
Turnout			12,988	74.82
Registered electors			16,880
Majority			7,555	59.86
This was a new constituency created.

References

1. "Johor 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 23 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2019.(Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
2. Malaysia, Department of Statistics. "N.26 Machap Kawasanku | OpenDOSM". open.dosm.gov.my. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
3. "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]"(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
4. "Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR". prn.bernama.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
5. "Dashboard SPR".