Pengkalan Batu (state constituency)
Pengkalan Batu is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.
 Malacca constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Malacca State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PPBM | ||
| First contested | 1995 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2018)[1] | 21,182 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 11 | ||
The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Pengkalan Batu is Norhizam Hassan Baktee. Presently he is an independent politician, which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Perikatan Nasional (PN).[3]
The state constituency was first contested under the name of Bachang but was renamed to Pengkalan Batu for the 2018 election.[4]
Definition
The Pengkalan Batu constituency contains the polling districts of Bachang Baru, Pasir Puteh, Pengkalan Batu, Rumpun Bahagia, Peringgit, Peringgit Jaya, Bukit Palah, Seri Siantan and Bukit Piatu.[5]
History
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pengkalan Batu | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| Bachang | |||
| 9th | 1995 – 1999 | Chua Peng Song | BN (MCA) |
| 10th | 1999 – 2004 | Lim Jak Wong | BA (DAP) |
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | Chua Peng Song | BN (Gerakan) |
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | Lim Jak Wong | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | 2013 – 2017 | ||
| 2017 - 2018 | Independent[6] | ||
| Pengkalan Batu | |||
| 14th | 2018 – 2020 | ||
| 2020 | |||
| 2020-present | |||
| Norhizam Hassan Baktee | |||
| PH (DAP) | Independent | (PN) (BERSATU) | |
Election results
The electoral results for the Pengkalan Batu state constituency in 2004, 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Norhizam Hassan Baktee | 9,227 | 51.47 | |||
| BN | Chua Lian Chye | 6,471 | 36.09 | |||
| PAS | Ramli Dalip | 2,230 | 12.44 | |||
| Total valid votes | 17,928 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 274 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 70 | |||||
| Turnout | 18,272 | 86.26 | ||||
| Registered electors | 21,182 | |||||
| Majority | 2,756 | |||||
| PH gain from Independent | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Lim Jak Wong | 13,688 | 55.41 | |||
| BN | Chua Lian Chye | 11,016 | 44.59 | |||
| Total valid votes | 24,704 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 352 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 25,056 | 88.33 | ||||
| Registered electors | 28,367 | |||||
| Majority | 2,672 | |||||
| DAP hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-21. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Lim Jak Wong | 9,237 | 51.44 | ||
| BN | Wendy Ngo Kim Hua | 8,720 | 48.56 | ||
| Total valid votes | 17,957 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 498 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 379 | ||||
| Turnout | 18,834 | 81.35 | |||
| Registered electors | 23,153 | ||||
| Majority | 517 | ||||
| DAP gain from BN | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Chua Peng Song | 9,901 | 62.67 | ||
| DAP | Goh Leong Cheong | 5,897 | 37.33 | ||
| Total valid votes | 15,798 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 539 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 16,337 | 78.92 | |||
| Registered electors | 20,702 | ||||
| Majority | 4,004 | ||||
| BN gain from DAP | Swing | ? | |||
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.
- https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/73642/KHAS/Peralihan-Kerajaan/Idris-Norhizam-antara-10-Exco-Melaka
- "Names of new parliamentary and seats seats". Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- "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.
- "Kota Melaka MP, three assemblymen quit DAP". The Star Online. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n15
