Datuk Ahmad Hamzah is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia

Parliament of Malaysia

The Parliament of Malaysia is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The King as the Head of State is the third component of Parliament....

 for the Jasin

Jasin

Jasin District is one of the three districts in the State of Malacca, Malaysia. The other two are the Central Malacca district and the Alor Gajah district. Jasin District is the southernmost of the three districts, and borders the State of Johor. Jasin is also the name of the main town in the...

 constituency in the State of Melaka. He is a member of the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) party in the governing Barisan Nasional

Barisan Nasional

Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia, formed in 1973 as the successor to the Alliance . Along with its predecessor, it has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence...

 coalition.

Ahmad was elected to federal Parliament in the 2008 election

Malaysian general election, 2008

The 12th Malaysian general election was held on March 8, 2008, in accordance with Malaysian laws for national elections, which states that a general election must be held no later than five years subsequent to the previous elections; the previous general election was held in 2004...

, having been nominated by UMNO to contest the seat ahead of its incumbent member Mohammad Said bin Yusof

Mohammad Said bin Yusof

Yang Berhormat Datuk Mohammad Said bin Yusof was a member of the Malaysian Parliament in the lower house of the Dewan Rakyat, representing the constituency of Jasin in the state of Melaka...

. Ahmad had previously been a member of the State Assembly of Melaka for the seat of Serkam

Serkam

Serkam is a small town in Malacca, Malaysia. The famous Serkam's Medan Ikan Bakar is located in Umbai Beach....

.

Election results

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia

Dewan Rakyat

The Dewan Rakyat is the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia. All bills must usually be passed by both the Dewan Rakyat and the Dewan Negara , before they are given Royal Assent by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong...

: P139 Jasin

Jasin

Jasin District is one of the three districts in the State of Malacca, Malaysia. The other two are the Central Malacca district and the Alor Gajah district. Jasin District is the southernmost of the three districts, and borders the State of Johor. Jasin is also the name of the main town in the...

, Melaka
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|2008

Malaysian general election, 2008

The 12th Malaysian general election was held on March 8, 2008, in accordance with Malaysian laws for national elections, which states that a general election must be held no later than five years subsequent to the previous elections; the previous general election was held in 2004...

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| | (UMNO)
| align="right" |27,838
| |63%
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| |Zulkefly Othman (PKR)
| align="right" |15,348
| |45%
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|+ State Assembly of Melaka: N26 Serkam

Serkam

Serkam is a small town in Malacca, Malaysia. The famous Serkam's Medan Ikan Bakar is located in Umbai Beach....

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|2004

Malaysian general election, 2004

General elections were held in Malaysia on March 21, 2004. The incumbent National Front government of Prime Minister Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was re-elected with an increased majority.-Election results:...

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| | (UMNO)
| align="right" |7,344
| |70%
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| |Kamarudin Sedik (PAS)
| align="right" |2,997
| |28%