Pengkalan Batu (state constituency)

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

Pengkalan Batu
Malacca constituency
State constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Norhizam Hassan Baktee
PPBM
First contested1995
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]21,182
Area (km²)[2]11

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Pengkalan Batu is Norhizam Hassan Baktee. Presently he is an independent politician, which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Perikatan Nasional (PN).[3]

The state constituency was first contested under the name of Bachang but was renamed to Pengkalan Batu for the 2018 election.[4]

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.[5]

History
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pengkalan Batu
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Bachang
9th 1995 – 1999 Chua Peng Song BN (MCA)
10th 1999 – 2004 Lim Jak Wong BA (DAP)
11th 2004 – 2008 Chua Peng Song BN (Gerakan)
12th 2008 – 2013 Lim Jak Wong PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2017
2017 - 2018 Independent[6]
Pengkalan Batu
14th 2018 – 2020
2020
2020-present
Norhizam Hassan Baktee
PH (DAP) Independent (PN) (BERSATU)

Election results

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

Malacca state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%
PHNorhizam Hassan Baktee9,22751.47
BNChua Lian Chye6,47136.09
PASRamli Dalip2,23012.44
Total valid votes 17,928100.00
Total rejected ballots 274
Unreturned ballots 70
Turnout 18,27286.26
Registered electors 21,182
Majority 2,756
PH gain from Independent Swing ?
Source(s)
[7][8]
Malacca state election, 2013: Bachang
Party Candidate Votes%
DAPLim Jak Wong13,68855.41
BNChua Lian Chye11,01644.59
Total valid votes 24,704100.00
Total rejected ballots 352
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 25,05688.33
Registered electors 28,367
Majority 2,672
DAP 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 29 December 2019. 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 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Malacca state election, 2008: Bachang
Party Candidate Votes%
DAPLim Jak Wong9,23751.44
BNWendy Ngo Kim Hua8,72048.56
Total valid votes 17,957100.00
Total rejected ballots 498
Unreturned ballots 379
Turnout 18,83481.35
Registered electors 23,153
Majority 517
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Malacca state election, 2004: Bachang
Party Candidate Votes%
BNChua Peng Song9,90162.67
DAPGoh Leong Cheong5,89737.33
Total valid votes 15,798100.00
Total rejected ballots 539
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 16,33778.92
Registered electors 20,702
Majority 4,004
BN gain from DAP Swing ?

References
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  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.
  3. https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/73642/KHAS/Peralihan-Kerajaan/Idris-Norhizam-antara-10-Exco-Melaka
  4. "Names of new parliamentary and seats seats". Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  5. "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.
  6. "Kota Melaka MP, three assemblymen quit DAP". The Star Online. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  7. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  8. https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n15
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