Datuk Md Sirat Abu is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia

Parliament of Malaysia

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 for the Bukit Katil

Bukit Katil

Bukit Katil is a town and parliamentary constituency in Malacca, Malaysia....

 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.

Md Sirat 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 Ruddin Ab Ghani. He had earlier served as President of the Melaka Municipal Council and political secretary to the Chief Minister of Melaka, Mohd Ali Rustam

Mohd Ali Rustam

Datuk Seri Haji Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation and is the current Chief Minister of the state of Malacca.-Biography:...

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Election results

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia

Dewan Rakyat

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: P137 Bukit Katil

Bukit Katil

Bukit Katil is a town and parliamentary constituency in Malacca, Malaysia....

, Melaka
!|Year
!|Barisan Nasional
!|Votes
!|Pct
!|Opposition
!|Votes
!|Pct
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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...

| | (UMNO)
| align="right" |30,975
| |50%
| |Khalid Jaafar (PKR)
| align="right" |29,217
| |48%