Bachang (state constituency)

Bachang

Malacca constituency
Defunct state constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created	1994
Constituency abolished	2018
First contested	1995
Last contested	2013

Bachang was a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.

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.

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pengkalan Batu
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Ayer Molek
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 [1]
Constituency renamed to Pengkalan Batu [2]

Results

The electoral results for the Bachang state constituency in 2004, 2008 and 2013 are as follows.

Malacca state election, 2013

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. "undi.info N15 Bachang".

Malacca state election, 2008

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		?
Source(s) "undi.info N15 BACHANG".

Malacca state election, 2004

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		?
Source(s) "undi.info N15 BACHANG".

References

1. "Kota Melaka MP, three assemblymen quit DAP". The Star Online. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
2. "Cadang pinda nama 41 Parlimen, DUN | Berita Harian". www.bharian.com.my. Retrieved 2021-02-16.