Bachang (state constituency)

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Bachang
Flag of Malacca.svg Malacca constituency
Defunct state constituency
Legislature Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created1994
Constituency abolished2018
First contested1995
Last contested2013

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

Contents

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
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Ayer Molek
Bachang
9th 1995 – 1999Chua Peng Song BN (MCA)
10th 1999 – 2004Lim Jak Wong BA (DAP)
11th 2004 – 2008Chua Peng Song BN (Gerakan)
12th 2008 – 2013Lim Jak WongPR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2017
2017 - 2018Independent [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
PartyCandidateVotes %
DAP Lim Jak Wong13,68855.41
BN Chua Lian Chye11,01644.59
Total valid votes24,704100.00
Total rejected ballots352
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout25,05688.33
Registered electors28,367
Majority2,672
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
PartyCandidateVotes %
DAP Lim Jak Wong9,23751.44
BN Wendy Ngo Kim Hua8,72048.56
Total valid votes17,957100.00
Total rejected ballots498
Unreturned ballots379
Turnout18,83481.35
Registered electors23,153
Majority517
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
"undi.info N15 BACHANG".
Malacca state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Chua Peng Song9,90162.67
DAP Goh Leong Cheong5,89737.33
Total valid votes15,798100.00
Total rejected ballots539
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout16,33778.92
Registered electors20,702
Majority4,004
BN gain from DAP Swing ?
Source(s)
"undi.info N15 BACHANG".

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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.
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