Tangga Batu

Tangga Batu (P136)

Malacca constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Bakri Jamaluddin PN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1]	198,033
Electors (2022) [2]	115,998
Area (km²) [3]	121
Pop. density (per km²)	1,636.6

Tangga Batu is a federal constituency in Central Melaka District, Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Tangga Batu's electorate as of 2022 ^[4]

1. Malay (71.9%)
2. Chinese (22.3%)
3. Indian (3.70%)
4. Other ethnicities (2.10%)

Age breakdown of Tangga Batu's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (7.27%)
2. 21-29 (24.9%)
3. 30-39 (24.1%)
4. 40-49 (17.1%)
5. 50-59 (12.4%)
6. 60-69 (8.79%)
7. 70-79 (4.05%)
8. 80-89 (1.22%)
9. above 90 (0.19%)

Gender breakdown of Tangga Batu's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (51.3%)
2. Female (48.7%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tangga Batu constituency has a total of 24 polling districts. ^[5]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Sungai Udang（N11）	Bukit Terendak	136/11/01	SJK (C) Sungai Udang SMK Sungai Udang
	Pekan Sungai Udang	136/11/02	SK Sungai Udang
	Paya Rumput Jaya	136/11/03	SRA (JAIM) An-Nuriah
	Bertam Hulu	136/11/04	SK Bertam Hulu
Pantai Kundor (N12)	Ayer Salak	136/12/01	SJK (C) St. Mary
	Paya Luboh	136/12/02	SK Tangga Batu
	Pantai Puteri	136/12/03	SK Pantai Kundor
	Kampung Gelam	136/12/04	SK Kampong Gelam
	Pengkalan Peringi	136/12/05	SRA Islam Pengkalan Peringi
	Pengkalan Lanjut	136/12/06	SJK (C) Ek Te
	Sungai Lereh	136/12/07	SK Lereh
Paya Rumput (N13)	Hujong Padang	136/13/01	SK Paya Rumput SMK Paya Rumput
	Krubong	136/13/02	SK Krubong SMK Krubong Dewan Komuniti PPR Krubong
	Pantai Cheng	136/13/03	SK Cheng
	Cheng Perdana	136/13/04	SK Tanjung Minyak
	Cheng	136/13/05	SMK Tun Haji Abdul Malek
	Tanjung Minyak	136/13/06	SK Tanjung Minyak 2 SRA JAIM Tanjung Minyak 2
Kelebang (N14)	Seberang Gajah	136/14/01	SK Taman Bukit Rambai
	Bukit Rambai	136/14/02	SK Bukit Rambai
	Kampung Pinang	136/14/03	SMK Klebang Besar
	Klebang Besar	136/14/04	Balai Raya Balik Buluh
	Pulau Gadong	136/14/05	SRA (JAIM) Klebang Besar (Khatib Hj Abd Hamid)
	Pekan Klebang Besar	136/14/06	SK Klebang Besar
	Klebang Kechil	136/14/07	SJK (C) Lih Jen

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Tangga Batu
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Batu Berendam and Kota Melaka
11th	P136	2004–2008	Idris Haron (إدريس هارون‎)	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018	Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah (ابو بكر محمد ديه)
14th		2018–2022	Rusnah Aluai (روسنه ألواي)	PH (PKR)
15th		2022–present	Bakri Jamaluddin (بكري جمال الدين)	PN (PAS)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Tangga Batu						Kelebang
						Pantai Kundor
						Paya Rumput
						Sungai Udang

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N11	Sungai Udang	Mohd Aleef Yusof	PN (BERSATU)
N12	Pantai Kundor	Tuminah Kadi @ Mohd Hasim	BN (UMNO)
N13	Paya Rumput	Rais Yasin
N14	Kelebang	Lim Ban Hong	BN (MCA)

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N11	Sungai Udang	Malacca City Council	75200, 75250, 75260, 76450 Melaka 76100 Durian Tunggal 76200 Kem Terendak 76300 Sungai Udang 76400 Tanjong Kling
N12	Pantai Kundor
N13	Paya Rumput
N14	Kelebang

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022 : Tangga Batu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Bakri Jamaluddin	37,406	40.65	40.65
	PH	Rusnah Aluai	28,557	31.03	15.86
	BN	Lim Ban Hong	25,095	27.27	12.88
	GTA	Ghazali Abu	702	0.76	0.76
	Independent	Shahril Mahmood	267	0.29	0.29
Total valid votes			92,027	100.00
Total rejected ballots			719
Unreturned ballots			270
Turnout			93,016	80.19	4.48
Registered electors			115,998
Majority			8,849	9.62	2.88
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753258/PUB%20616%20PARLIMEN%20MELAKA.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018 : Tangga Batu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Rusnah Aluai	32,420	46.89	46.89
	BN	Zali Mat Yasin	27,761	40.15	22.20
	PAS	Zulkifli Ismail	8,961	12.96	12.96
Total valid votes			69,142	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,145
Unreturned ballots			166
Turnout			70,453	84.67	3.25
Registered electors			83,213
Majority			4,659	6.74	17.96
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 243/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ permanent dead link ] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 317/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013 : Tangga Batu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah	39,468	62.35	3.27
	PKR	Rahim Ali	23,835	37.65	3.27
Total valid votes			63,303	100.00
Total rejected ballots			985
Unreturned ballots			138
Turnout			64,426	87.92	5.39
Registered electors			73,282
Majority			15,633	24.70	6.54
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 180/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.[ permanent dead link ] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 221/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.[ permanent dead link ]

Malaysian general election, 2008 : Tangga Batu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Idris Haron	30,460	65.62	13.74
	PKR	Zainon Jaafar	15,960	34.38	13.74
Total valid votes			46,420	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,283
Unreturned ballots			1,972
Turnout			49,675	82.53	1.91
Registered electors			60,188
Majority			14,500	31.24	27.48
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004 : Tangga Batu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Idris Haron	33,039	79.36
	PKR	Shamsul Iskandar @ Yusre Mohd Akin	8,595	20.64
Total valid votes			41,634	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,321
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			42,965	80.62
Registered electors			53,293
Majority			24,444	58.72
This was a new constituency created.

References

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