Kuala Linggi

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Kuala Linggi
Flag of Malacca.svg Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Rosli Abdullah
BN
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Electors (2021) [1] 10,928

Kuala Linggi is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Malacca State Legislative Assembly. The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2021, the State Assemblyman for Kuala Linggi is Rosli Abdullah from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN).

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Definition

The Kuala Linggi constituency contains the polling districts of Tanjung Dahan, Sungai Baru Hilir, Kampung Tengah, Permatang, Kuala Sungai Baru, Paya Mengkuang and Telok Gong. [2]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kuala Linggi's electorate as of 2021 [3]
  1. Malays (74.3%)
  2. Chinese (21.9%)
  3. Other Ethnicities (2.28%)
  4. Indians (1.54%)

History

Polling districts

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

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Kuala Linggi（N01）Tanjung Dahan134/01/01SK Kuala Linggi
Sungai Baru Hilir134/01/02SK Ayer Jerneh
Kampung Tengah134/01/03SK Kampung Tengah
Permatang134/01/04SK Othman Shawal
Kuala Sungai Baru134/01/05SJK (C) Yok Sin
Paya Mengkuang134/02/06SK Sungai Tuang
Telok Gong134/01/07SMK Rahmat

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Linggi
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Sungei Bahru and Masjid Tanah
7th 1986 – 1990Bahari HasanBN (UMNO)
8th 1990 – 1995 Ibrahim Durum
9th 1995 – 1999
10th 1999 – 2004
11th 2004 – 2008Abdul Rahman Palit
12th 2008 – 2013 Ismail Othman
13th 2013 – 2018
14th2018 – 2021
15th2021 – presentRosli Abdullah

Election results

The electoral results for the Kuala Linggi state constituency in 2004, 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Malacca state election, 2021 : Kuala Linggi
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Rosli Abdullah3,55451.07Decrease2.svg 1.27
PH Julasapiah Kasim1,71824.70Decrease2.svg 12.72
PN Aziah Mohd Sa'ad1,64523.64Increase2.svg 23.64
Independent Kamisan Palil510.73
Total valid votes6,968
Total rejected ballots162
Unreturned ballots10
Turnout7,14065.34Decrease2.svg 26.37
Registered electors10,928
Majority1,83626.37Increase2.svg 11.45
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf
Malacca state election, 2018 : Kuala Linggi
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Ismail Othman 4,81252.34Decrease2.svg 11.78
PH Hasmorni Tamby3,44037.42Increase2.svg 37.42
PAS Azmi Sambul94110.24Decrease2.svg 25.64
Total valid votes9,193 100.00
Total rejected ballots126
Unreturned ballots18
Turnout 9,33784.54Decrease2.svg 2.59
Registered electors11,045
Majority1,37214.92Decrease2.svg 13.32
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[5] [6]
Malacca state election, 2013 : Kuala Linggi
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Ismail Othman 5,52164.12Decrease2.svg 0.08
PAS Julasapiyah Kassim3,09035.88Increase2.svg 0.08
Total valid votes8,611 100.00
Total rejected ballots131
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout8,74287.13Increase2.svg 7.69
Registered electors10,033
Majority2,43128.24Decrease2.svg 0.16
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 : Kuala Linggi
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Ismail Othman 4,46864.20Decrease2.svg 15.86
PAS Julasapiyah Kassim2,49135.80Increase2.svg 15.86
Total valid votes6,959100.00
Total rejected ballots137
Unreturned ballots9
Turnout7,10579.44Decrease2.svg 0.31
Registered electors8,933
Majority1,97728.40Decrease2.svg 31.72
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[6]
Malacca state election, 2004 : Kuala Linggi
PartyCandidateVotes%
BN Ismail Othman 5,36480.06
PAS Julasapiyah Kassim1,33619.94
Total valid votes6,700100.00
Total rejected ballots127
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout6,82779.75
Registered electors8,561
Majority4,02860.12
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Dashboard SPR" (in Malay). Presumably, some part of the Malaysian Government. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  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. ↑ https://mkse.chinapress.com.my.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  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. ↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  6. 1 2 3 "Undi.info - Kuala Linggi (P134-N1)". Archived from the original on 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
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