title: Machap (Malacca state constituency)
text: # Machap (Malacca state constituency)
  
  Machap was a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.
  
  The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
  
  ## History
  
  Members of the Legislative Assembly for Machap :
  
  | Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Constituency created from Sungai Bahru ||||
  | 4th | 1974-1988 | Yeow Kay | BN (MCA) |
  | 5th | 1978-1982 | Ng Kim Fong | BN (MCA) |
  | 6th | 1982-1986 | Ng Kim Fong | BN (MCA) |
  | Constituency abolished, renamed to Bukit Sedanan ||||
  | Constituency re-created from Bukit Sedanan ||||
  | 11th | 2004 – 2007 | Poh Ah Tiam | BN (MCA) |
  | 11th | 2007 - 2008 | Lai Meng Chong | BN (MCA) |
  | 12th | 2008 – 2013 | Lai Meng Chong | BN (MCA) |
  | 13th | 2013 – 2018 | Lai Meng Chong | BN (MCA) |
  | Constituency renamed to Machap Jaya ||||
  
  ## Election results
  
  The electoral results for the Machap Jaya state constituency in 2008 are 2013 are as follows.
  
  