Pangkor (state constituency)

Pangkor
Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
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First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	24,755
Area (km²)[2]	221

Pangkor is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly.[3]

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perak State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Pangkor is Zambry Abd Kadir from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), which is part of the Barisan National coalition,(BN); who is a former Menteri Besar.

Definition

The Pangkor constituency boasts area of Manjung district that famous for tourism industry including township of Lumut, Marina Island, Teluk Batik, Damai Laut and Pangkor Island. The largest demographic voters for the constituency comes from naval base of TLDM. It contains the polling districts of Damar Laut, Lumut, Teluk Muroh, Pengkalan TLDM, Sungai Pinang Besar, Sungai Pinang Kechil, Pasir Bogak, Pekan Pangkor,and Telok Gedong.[4]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Pangkor's electorate as of 2018[5]

Malay (67.41%)

Chinese (24.46%)

Indian (5.43%)

East Malaysian Bumiputeras (2.30%)

Other ethnicities (0.40%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Damar Laut	1,186
Lumut	1,011
Telok Muroh	1,561
Pengkalan TLDM	14,067
Sungai Pinang Besar	1,652
Sungai Pinang Kechil	2,072
Pasir Bogak	1,582
Pekan Pangkor	1,795
Telok Gedong	1,240
Total	26,166
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History

Perak State Legislative Assemblyman for Pangkor
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
9th	1995 – 1999	Mohamad Wajdi Ishak	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999 – 2004	Mohamad Wajdi Ishak	BN (UMNO)
11th	2004 – 2008	Zambry Abdul Kadir	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008 – 2013	Zambry Abdul Kadir	BN (UMNO)
13th	2013 – 2018	Zambry Abdul Kadir	BN (UMNO)
14th	2018 –	Zambry Abdul Kadir	BN (UMNO)

Election results

The electoral results for the Pangkor state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Perak state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Zambry Abdul Kadir	8,378	44.2
	PH	Nordin Ahmad Ismail	6,752	35.6
	PAS	Zainal Abidin Saad	3,638	19.2
Total valid votes			18,919	100.0
Total rejected ballots			628
Unreturned ballots			202
Turnout			19,547	78.9
Registered electors			24,755
Majority			1,219
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20190829145610/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180601_P.U.(B)326.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2019. Missing or empty `\|title=` (help)

References

"Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
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"Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-07-17.

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[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[2] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[3] "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.

[4] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

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[2018report-6] "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-07-17.