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{{short description|Political subdivision in Malaysia}}
{{distinguish|Machap Jaya (state constituency)}}
{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district
| name                 = Machap
| state                = Johor
| image                = 
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| coordinates          = 
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| coordinates_date     = 
| state-rep            = Onn Hafiz Ghazi
| state-rep-link       = 
| state-rep-party      = Barisan Nasional
| state-rep-party-link = 
| state-status         = active
| state-created        = 2003
| state-abolished      = 
| state-election-first = 2004
| state-election-last  = 2022
| demo-census-date     =2020 
| demo-pop             =46,807 
| demo-pop-ref         = 
| demo-electors        = 33,764
| demo-electors-date   = 2022
| demo-electors-ref    = 
| demo-area            = 376
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}}

'''Machap''' is a state constituency in [[Johor]], Malaysia, that is represented in the [[Johor State Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="GE14">{{cite news
| title             = Johor 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)
| work              = [[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]
| publication-place = [[Petaling Jaya]]
| date              = 23 March 2019
| url               = https://election.thestar.com.my/johor.html
| archive-url       = https://web.archive.org/web/20180511081855/https://election.thestar.com.my/johor.html
| archive-date      = 11 May 2018
| url-status          = live
| access-date       = 16 April 2019
}} {{Small|(Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)}}</ref>

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 ==
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Machap's electorate as of 2022|label1=[[Malaysian Malay|Malay]]|value1=64.79|color1=green|label2=[[Malaysian Chinese|Chinese]]|value2=28.12|color2=red|label3=[[Malaysian Indians|Indian]]|value3=5.33|color3=orange|label4=Other ethnicities|value4=1.58|color4=yellow|value5=0.1|value6=0.08|color5=blue|color6=pink|label5=[[Sabah]] [[Bumiputera (Malaysia)|Bumiputera]]|label6=[[Sarawak]] [[Bumiputera (Malaysia)|Bumiputera]]}}

== History ==
=== Polling districts ===
According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Machap constituency is divided into 12 polling districts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180330_PU%20B%20157.pdf|title=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]|access-date=2019-01-03|date=2018-03-30|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:90%"
!State constituency
!Polling District
!Code
!Location
|-
| rowspan="12" |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 ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | Members of the Legislative Assembly for Machap
|-
! Assembly !! Years !! Member !! Party
|-
! colspan="4" |''Constituency created from [[Benut (state constituency)|Benut]]''
|-
| 11th
| 2004–2008
| rowspan="2" | Abd Hamid Abd Rahman
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| '''BN''' ('''UMNO''')}}
|-
| 12th
| 2008–2013
|-
| 13th
| 2013–2018
| rowspan="2" |[[Abd Taib Abu Bakar]]
|-
| 14th
| 2018–2022
|-
| 15th
| 2022–present
| [[Onn Hafiz Ghazi]]
|}

==Election results==
{{MASelec/top|Johor|2022|Machap (state constituency)|Machap|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|[[Onn Hafiz Ghazi]]|11,029|56.64|{{increase}} 7.49}}
{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Azlisham Azahar|4,486|23.04|{{increase}} 23.04}}
{{MASelec|Malaysian United Democratic Alliance|R Sangaran|3,493|17.94|{{increase}} 17.94}}
{{MASelec|Homeland Fighter's Party|[[Shahruddin Md Salleh]]|465|2.39|{{increase}} 2.39}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|19,473|100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|425}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|120}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|20,018|59.29|{{decrease}} 23.71}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|33,764}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|6,543|35.60|{{decrease}} 33.48}}
{{MASelec/hold| Barisan Nasional||?}}
{{MASelec/source || |hide=<ref>{{Cite web
| url         = http://prn.bernama.com/johor/index-bm.php#counts
| title       = Keputusan #PRNJOHORBERNAMA #PRNJOHOR
| website     = prn.bernama.com
| access-date = 2022-03-29
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://dashboard.spr.gov.my/#!/dun/01/N.26 | title=Dashboard SPR }}</ref>}}
{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2018|Machap (state constituency)|Machap|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|[[Abd Taib Abu Bakar]]|9,375|49.15|{{decrease}} 11.05}}
{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Ahmad Ahem|8,971|47.03|{{increase}} 47.03}}
{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Azlisham Azahar|1,630|8.54|{{decrease}} 31.26}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|19,076|100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|0|}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0|}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|19,076|82.70|{{decrease}} 5.37}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|24,156|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|404|2.12|{{decrease}} 18.28}}
{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional||?}}
{{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web|url=https://dashboard.spr.gov.my/pru14/#!/dun/1/N.26/|title=PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-14|date=3 May 2018|publisher=Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia|access-date=2022-03-04}}||}}
{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2013|Machap (state constituency)|Machap|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|[[Abd Taib Abu Bakar]]|11,515|60.20|{{decrease}} 5.12}}
{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Mohd Khalid Salekan|7,613|39.80|{{increase}} 5.12}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|19,128|97.75}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|442|2.26}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0|}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|19,570|88.07|{{increase}} 11.24}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|24,156|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|3,902|20.40|{{decrease}} 13.26}}
{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional||?}}
{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2008|Machap (state constituency)|Machap|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman|8,909|65.32|{{decrease}} 14.61}}
{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Abdullah Husin|4,731|34.68|{{increase}} 14.61}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|13,640|97.31}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|369|2.63}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|8|0.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|14,017|76.83|{{increase}} 2.01}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|18,244|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|4,178|33.66|{{decrease}} 26.20}}
{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional||?}}
{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2004|Machap (state constituency)|Machap|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman|10,088|79.93|}}
{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Abdullah Husin|2,533|20.07|}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|12,621|97.17}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|351|2.70}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|16|0.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|12,988|74.82}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|16,880|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|7,555|59.86}}
{{MASelec/note|This was a new constituency created.}}
{{end}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Malaysian state constituencies}}
{{Coord missing|Malaysia}}

[[Category:Johor state constituencies]]


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