Indera Kayangan (state constituency)

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Indera Kayangan
Flag of Perlis.svg Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Gan Ay Ling
PH
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Electors (2022) [1] 14,465

Indera Kayangan is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly since 1986. It has been represented by State Leader of the Opposition Gan Ay Ling of Pakatan Harapan (PH) since 2018. She is also the only Opposition and PH Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly (MLA) after the 2022 Perlis state election.

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The state constituency was created in 1984. It was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Definition

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Indera Kayangan constituency is divided into 7 polling districts. [2]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Indera Kayangan (N08)Padang Katong002/08/01SK Putra
Derma002/08/02SMK Syed Hassan
Pekan Lama Kangar002/08/03SMK Derma
Pengkalan Assam002/08/04SMK Putra
Pekan Baru Kangar002/08/05SK Seri Perlis
Seberang Bakau002/08/06SJK (C) Khoon Aik
Behor Gandin002/08/07SK Jalan Raja Syed Alwi

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Indera Kayangan's electorate as of 2022 [3]

   Malays (53.75%)
   Chinese (39.89%)
   Indians (3.42%)
  Other Ethnicities (2.94%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling districtElectors
Padang Katong1,058
Derma876
Pekan Lama Kangar1,101
Pengkalan Assam1,000
Pekan Baru Kangar1,656
Seberang Bakau2,469
Behor Gandin1,869
Total10,029
Source: Malaysian Election Commission [4]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Indera Kayangan
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Bandar Kangar
7th 1986–1990Lee Kim ChengBN (MCA)
8th 1990–1995Khor Liang Tee
9th 1995–1999
10th 1999–2002
2002–2004Oui Ah Lan
11th 2004–2008
12th 2008–2013Por Choo Chor
13th 2013–2018 Chan Ming Kai PR (PKR)
14th 2018–2022 Gan Ay Ling PH (PKR)
15th 2022–present

Election results

Perlis state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Gan Ay Ling 4,83046.42Decrease2.svg 11.29
PN Pramoot Puan2,95728.42Increase2.svg 28.42
BN Lim Weng Kee1,88218.09Decrease2.svg 3.12
Sabah Heritage Party Atan Jasin7367.07Increase2.svg 7.07
Total valid votes10,405 100.00
Total rejected ballots129
Unreturned ballots16
Turnout10,55072.9Decrease2.svg 7.49
Registered electors14,465
Majority1,873
PH hold Swing
Perlis state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Gan Ay Ling 5,02357.71Increase2.svg 57.71
BN Chuah Tian Hee1,84621.21Decrease2.svg 19.25
PAS Wan Hassan Ismail1,83521.08Increase2.svg 21.08
Total valid votes8,704 100.00
Total rejected ballots114
Unreturned ballots39
Turnout8,85780.39Decrease2.svg 1.51
Registered electors11,018
Majority3,177
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
[3]
Perlis state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PKR Chan Ming Kai4,26354.39Increase2.svg 14.63
BN Por Choo Chor @ Por Choo Chuan3,17140.46Decrease2.svg 19.78
Independent Ameir Hassan4045.15Increase2.svg 5.15
Total valid votes7,838 100.00
Total rejected ballots144
Unreturned ballots25
Turnout8,00781.90Increase2.svg 7.67
Registered electors9,776
Majority1,092
PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 185/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27.[ permanent dead link ]

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 226/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27.[ permanent dead link ]
Perlis state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Por Choo Chor @ Por Choo Chuan3,71460.24Decrease2.svg 15.50
PKR Poziyah Hamzah2,45139.76Increase2.svg 15.50
Total valid votes6,165 100.00
Total rejected ballots129
Unreturned ballots28
Turnout6,32274.23Decrease2.svg 3.73
Registered electors8,517
Majority1,263
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Oui Ah Lan @ Ng Ah Lan5,24375.74Increase2.svg 4.02
PKR Khoo Yang Chong1,67924.26Decrease2.svg 4.02
Total valid votes6,922 100.00
Total rejected ballots304
Unreturned ballots35
Turnout7,26177.96Increase2.svg 2.15
Registered electors9,314
Majority3,564
BN hold Swing

Perlis state by-election, 19 January 2002
Upon the death of incumbent, Khor Liang Tee
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Oui Ah Lan @ Ng Ah Lan4,27971.72Increase2.svg 4.33
PKR Khoo Yang Chong1,68728.28Decrease2.svg 4.33
Total valid votes5,966 100.00
Total rejected ballots81
Unreturned ballots
Turnout6,04775.81Increase2.svg 0.27
Registered electors7,976
Majority2,592
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Khor Liang Tee @ Khor Lian Tee3,82567.39Decrease2.svg 13.04
PKR Ko Chu Liang1,85132.61Increase2.svg 32.61
Total valid votes5,676 100.00
Total rejected ballots154
Unreturned ballots196
Turnout6,02675.54Increase2.svg 4.02
Registered electors7,977
Majority1,974
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Khor Liang Tee @ Khor Lian Tee4,40580.43Increase2.svg 11.33
S46 Tengku Yaakob Tengku Mohamad1,07219.57Increase2.svg 19.57
Total valid votes5,477 100.00
Total rejected ballots118
Unreturned ballots1
Turnout5,59671.52Decrease2.svg 0.57
Registered electors7,824
Majority3,333
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Khor Liang Tee @ Khor Lian Tee4,01669.10Decrease2.svg 5.25
Independent Rodzi Ramli1,66028.56Increase2.svg 28.56
Independent Lim Teng Hock1362.34Increase2.svg 2.34
Total valid votes5,812 100.00
Total rejected ballots201
Unreturned ballots
Turnout6,01372.09Increase2.svg 2.18
Registered electors8,341
Majority2,356
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Lee Kim Cheng4,01874.35
PAS Hamid Mohamood @ Abd. Razak Mohamood1,38625.65
Total valid votes5,404 100.00
Total rejected ballots141
Unreturned ballots
Turnout5,54569.91
Registered electors7,932
Majority2,632
This was a new constituency created.

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