Pengkalan Batu (state constituency)

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Pengkalan Batu
Flag of Malacca.svg Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Kalsom Noordin
BN
Constituency created2018
First contested 2018
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Electors (2021) [1] 20,821
Area (km²) [2] 11

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

Contents

The state constituency was first contested in 2018 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2021, the State Assemblyman for Pengkalan Batu is Kalsom Noordin from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN).

The state constituency was first contested under the name of Bachang but was renamed to Pengkalan Batu for the 2018 election. [3]

Definition

The Pengkalan Batu constituency contains the polling districts of Bachang Baru, Pasir Puteh, Pengkalan Batu, Rumpun Bahagia, Peringgit, Peringgit Jaya, Bukit Palah, Seri Siantan and Bukit Piatu. [4]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Pengkalan Batu's electorate as of 2021 [5]
  1. Malay (65.6%)
  2. Chinese (28.1%)
  3. Indian (5.31%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.92%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pengkalan Batu constituency is divided into 9 polling districts. [6]

State constituencyPolling DistrictCodeLocation
Pengkalan Batu（N15）Bachang Baru137/15/01Kompleks JAPERUN DUN Bachang
Pasir Puteh137/15/02SJK (C) Yu Hwa
Pengkalan Batu137/15/03SMA Sultan Muhammad
Rumpun Bahagia137/15/04Balai Raya Taman Rumpun Bahagia
Peringgit137/15/05SK Peringgit
Peringgit Jaya137/15/06SRA (JAIM) Taman Peringgit Jaya
Bukit Palah137/15/07SRA (JAIM) Peringgit
Seri Siantan137/15/08SRA (JAIM) Solok Musai
Bukit Piatu137/15/09SM Teknik Melaka

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pengkalan Batu
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Bachang, Duyong, Kota Laksamana and Kesidang
14th2018 - 2020 Norhizam Hassan Baktee PH (DAP)
2020 - 2021 Independent
15th2021–present Kalsom Noordin BN (UMNO)

Election results

The electoral results for the Pengkalan Batu state constituency in 2018 are as follows.

Malacca state election, 2021
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Kalsom Noordin 4,83935.77Decrease2.svg 0.32
PH Muhamad Danish Zainudin4,70834.80Decrease2.svg 16.67
PN Muhammad Azrudin Mat Idris2,68119.82Increase2.svg 19.82
Independent Norhizam Hassan Baktee 1,2189.06Increase2.svg 9.06
PUTRA Mohd Aluwi Sari820.61Increase2.svg 0.61
Total valid votes13,528
Total rejected ballots261
Unreturned ballots55
Turnout13,84466.49Decrease2.svg 19.77
Registered electors20,821
Majority1310.97Decrease2.svg 14.41
BN gain Swing
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf
Malacca state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
PH Norhizam Hassan Baktee 9,22751.47
BN Chua Lian Chye6,47136.09
PAS Ramli Dalip2,23012.44
Total valid votes17,928100.00
Total rejected ballots274
Unreturned ballots70
Turnout18,27286.26
Registered electors21,182
Majority2,75615.38
This was a new constituency created
Source(s)
[5] [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Dashboard SPR" (in Malay). Presumably, some part of the Malaysian Government. 22 November 2021. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.|page=524
  3. ↑ "Names of new parliamentary and seats seats". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "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 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  5. 1 2 "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  6. ↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 2022-10-31.
  7. ↑ "Undi.info - Pengkalan Batu (P137-N15)". Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
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