Kelebang (state constituency)

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Kelebang
Flag of Malacca.svg Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Lim Ban Hong
BN
Constituency created2004
First contested2004
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Electors (2021) [1] 19,976

Kelebang is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Malacca State Legislative Assembly.

Contents

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Definition

The Kelebang constituency contains the polling districts of Seberang Gajah, Bukit Rambai, Kampung Pinang, Kelebang Besar, Pulau Gadong, Pekan Kelebang Besar and Kelebang Kechil. [2]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kelebang's electorate as of 2021 [3]
  1. Malay (67.13%)
  2. Chinese (29.8%)
  3. Indian (2.14%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.93%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kelebang constituency has a total of 7 polling districts. [4]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Klebang (N14)Seberang Gajah136/14/01SK Taman Bukit Rambai
Bukit Rambai136/14/02SK Bukit Rambai
Kampung Pinang136/14/03SMK Klebang Besar
Klebang Besar136/14/04Balai Raya Balik Buluh
Pulau Gadong136/14/05SRA (JAIM) Klebang Besar (Khatib Hj Abd Hamid)
Pekan Klebang Besar136/14/06SK Klebang Besar
Klebang Kechil136/14/07SJK (C) Lih Jen

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kelebang
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Tangga Batu and Paya Rumput
11th 2004 – 2008Seet Har CheowBN (MCA)
12th 2008 – 2013
13th 2013 – 2018 Lim Ban Hong
14th 2018 – 2021 Gue Teck PH (PKR)
15th2021 – present Lim Ban Hong BN (MCA)

Election results

Malacca state election, 2021
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Lim Ban Hong 5,02838.49Decrease2.svg 2.39
PH Gue Teck 4,15231.78Decrease2.svg 13.80
PN Bakri Jamaluddin 3,88429.73Increase2.svg 29.73
Total valid votes13,064
Total rejected ballots140
Unreturned ballots43
Turnout13,24766.31Decrease2.svg 18.28
Registered electors19,976
Majority8766.71Increase2.svg 2.01
BN gain from PH Swing ?
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf
Malacca state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Gue Teck 7,64845.58Increase2.svg 45.58
BN Lim Ban Hong 6,85940.88Decrease2.svg 15.57
PAS Mohd Syafiq Ismail2,27213.54Increase2.svg 13.54
Total valid votes16,779100.00
Total rejected ballots233
Unreturned ballots47
Turnout17,05984.59Decrease2.svg 2.57
Registered electors20,166
Majority7894.70Decrease2.svg 8.20
PH gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[3] [5]
Malacca state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Lim Ban Hong 9,17156.45Increase2.svg 0.94
DAP Liou Chen Kuang 7,07443.55Decrease2.svg 0.94
Total valid votes16,245100.00
Total rejected ballots384
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout16,62987.16Increase2.svg 9.23
Registered electors19,078
Majority2,09712.90Increase2.svg 1.94
BN 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 2019-12-29. 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 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Malacca state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Seet Har Cheow6,59155.48Decrease2.svg 13.17
DAP Koh Sze Choon5,28844.52Increase2.svg 44.52
Total valid votes11,879100.00
Total rejected ballots700
Unreturned ballots62
Turnout12,64177.93Increase2.svg 0.25
Registered electors16,222
Majority1,30310.96Decrease2.svg 26.34
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[5]
Malacca state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Seet Har Cheow7,68868.65
DAP Koh Sze Choon3,51131.35
Total valid votes11,199100.00
Total rejected ballots760
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout11,95977.68
Registered electors15,396
Majority4,17737.30
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
[5]

References

  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. ↑ "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 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  3. 1 2 "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. ↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Undi.info - Kelebang (P136-N14)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
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