Kuala Linggi (state constituency)

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

Kuala Linggi

Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ismail Othman BN
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	11,045

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2008, the State Assemblyman for Kuala Linggi is Ismail Othman from Barisan Nasional (BN).

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]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Linggi
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
7th	1986 – 1990	Bahari Hasan	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990 – 1995	Ibrahim Durum
9th	1995 – 1999
10th	1999 – 2004
11th	2004 – 2008	Abdul Rahman Palit
12th	2008 – 2013	Ismail Othman
13th	2013 – 2018
14th	2018 –

Election results

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

Malacca state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ismail Othman	4,812	52.34
	PH	Hasmorni Tamby	3,440	37.42
	PAS	Azmi Sambul	941	10.24
Total valid votes			9,193	100.00
Total rejected ballots			126
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			9,337	84.54
Registered electors			11,045
Majority			1,372
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [3][4]

Malacca state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ismail Othman	5,521	64.12
	PAS	Julasapiyah Kassim	3,090	35.88
Total valid votes			8,611	100.00
Total rejected ballots			131
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,742	87.13
Registered electors			10,033
Majority			2,431
	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. 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. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Malacca state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ismail Othman	4,468	64.20
	PAS	Julasapiyah Kassim	2,491	35.80
Total valid votes			6,959	100.00
Total rejected ballots			137
Unreturned ballots			9
Turnout			7,105	79.44
Registered electors			8,933
Majority			1,977
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [4]

Malacca state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ismail Othman	5,364	80.06
	PAS	Julasapiyah Kassim	1,336	19.94
Total valid votes			6,700	100.00
Total rejected ballots			127
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,827	79.75
Registered electors			8,561
Majority			4,028
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [4]

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

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. 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. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
3. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
4. https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n1