Kota Melaka (federal constituency)

Kota Melaka is a federal constituency in Central Melaka District, Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

Kota Melaka (P138)

Malacca constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Khoo Poay Tiong PH
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	126,848
Area (km²)[2]	66

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 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 Kota Melaka's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Chinese (57.11%)

  Malay (37.41%)

  Indian (4.01%)

  Other ethnicities (1.47%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Bakar Batu, Kesidang Indah, Limbongan, Kampung Padang, Kampung Enam, Tengkera Pantai, Tengkera, Tun Perak, Kenanga Seksyen 1, Pengkalan Rama Pantai, Kampung Morten, Kubu, Taman Kota Laksamana, Kampung Hulu, Kampung Belanda, Kenanga Seksyen 2, Pengkalan Rama, Kenanga Seksyen 3, Pengkalan Rama Tengah, Bukit Gedong, Semabok, Seri Duyong, Durian Daun, Perigi Hang Tuah, Kg. Padang Semabok, Bunga Raya, Bukit China, Bandar Kaba, Bandar Hilir Tengah, Melaka Raya, Kg. Bandar Hilir, Ujong Pasir Pantai, Lorong Panjang, Perkampungan Portugis, Ujong Pasir Darat, Padang Temu, Alai, Kg. Telok Mas, Pernu, Kampung Ujong Pasir.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Bakar Batu, Kesidang Indah, Limbongan, Kampung Padang, Kampung Enam, Tengkera Pantai, Tengkera, Tun Perak, Kenanga Seksyen 1, Pengkalan Rama Pantai, Kampung Morten, Kubu, Taman Kota Laksamana, Kampung Hulu, Kampung Belanda, Kenanga Seksyen 2, Pengkalan Rama, Kenanga Seksyen 3, Pengkalan Rama Tengah, Bukit Gedong, Semabok, Seri Duyong, Durian Daun, Perigi Hang Tuah, Kg Padang Semabok, Bunga Raya, Bukit China, Bandar Kaba, Bandar Hilir Tengah, Melaka Raya, Kg Bandar Hilir, Ujong Pasir Pantai, Lorong Panjang, Perkampungan Portugis, Ujong Pasir Darat, Padang Temu, Alai, Kg Telok Mas, Pernu, Kampung Ujong Pasir.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kota Melaka
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Bandar Malacca
4th	1974-1978	Lim Kit Siang (林吉祥)	DAP
5th	1978-1982	Chan Teck Chan (陈德泉)
6th	1982-1986	Lim Kit Siang (林吉祥)
7th	1986-1990	Lim Guan Eng (林冠英)
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
	1999	Vacant	VAC
10th	1999-2004	Kerk Kim Hock (郭金福)	DAP
11th	2004-2008	Wong Nai Chee (王乃志)	BN (MCA)
12th	2008-2013	Sim Tong Him (沈同钦)	DAP
13th	2013-2017
	2017-2018		Independent
14th	2018-present	Khoo Poay Tiong (邱培栋)	PH (DAP)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Kota Melaka					Alai
			Bandar Hilir
			Durian Daun
					Duyong
						Kesidang
						Kota Laksamana
			Kubu
			Peringgit
						Telok Mas
					Tengkera
			Tranquerah

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Khoo Poay Tiong	76,518	72.69	+72.69
	BN	Choo Wei Sern	27,343	25.97	- 10.78
	Independent	Goh Leong San	1,415	1.34	+ 1.34
Total valid votes			105,276	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,432
Unreturned ballots			377
Turnout			107,085	84.42
Registered electors			126,848
Majority			49,175	46.72
	PH hold		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. "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. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Sim Tong Him	49,521	63.25	+ 4.61
	BN	Yee Kok Wah	28,775	36.75	- 4.61
Total valid votes			78,296	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,168
Unreturned ballots			187
Turnout			79,651	86.28
Registered electors			92,322
Majority			20,746
	DAP 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. "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.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Sim Tong Him	38,640	58.64	+ 8.82
	BN	Wong Nai Chee	27,250	41.36	- 8.82
Total valid votes			65,890	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,448
Unreturned ballots			141
Turnout			67,479	79.57
Registered electors			84,805
Majority			11,390
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong Nai Chee	31,217	50.18	+ 8.34
	DAP	Kerk Kim Hock	30,998	49.82	- 8.34
Total valid votes			62,215	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,959
Unreturned ballots			217
Turnout			64,391	77.78
Registered electors
Majority			219
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Kerk Kim Hock	33,472	58.16	+ 3.59
	BN	Lim Swee Kiang	24,083	41.84	- 3.59
Total valid votes			57,555	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,277
Unreturned ballots			89
Turnout			58,921	77.15
Registered electors
Majority			9,389
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Guan Eng	29,647	54.57	- 8.95
	BN	Soon Tian Szu	24,683	45.43	+ 8.95
Total valid votes			54,330	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,231
Unreturned ballots			191
Turnout			56,752
Registered electors
Majority			4,964
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Guan Eng	33,993	63.52	- 3.56
	BN	Soon Tian Szu	19,525	36.48	+ 3.56
Total valid votes			53,518	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,227
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			54,745	76.45
Registered electors
Majority			14,468
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Guan Eng	34,573	67.08
	BN	Soh Chin Aun	16,967	32.92
Total valid votes			51,540	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,300
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			52,840	76.54
Registered electors			69,034
Majority			17,606
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang	29,310	54.51
	BN	Chan Teck Chan	24,459	45.49
Total valid votes			53,769	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,145
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			54,914	78.56
Registered electors			69,900
Majority			4,851
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chan Teck Chan	28,044	61.11
	BN	Chew Hock Thye	17,844	38.89
Total valid votes			45,888	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			60,086
Majority			10,200
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang	17,664	51.93
	BN	Loh Kee Peng	13,460	39.57
	PSRM	Thum Kim Kui	2,165	6.36
	PEKEMAS	Lee Kou Ming	726	2.13
Total valid votes			34,015	100.00
Total rejected ballots			723
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			34,738	78.29
Registered electors			44,370
Majority			4,204
This was a new constituency created.

References

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