Kota Laksamana (state constituency)

Kota Laksamana
Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Low Chee Leong; PH
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First contested	2004
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	29,952

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

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 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 Kota Laksamana is Low Chee Leong from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).^[2]

Definition[]

The Kota Laksamana constituency contains the polling districts of Kesidang Indah, Tun Perak, Kampung Enam, Pengkalan Rama Pantai, Kenanga Seksyen 1, Kenanga Seksyen 2, Kenanga Seksyen 3, Tengkera Pantai, Tengkera, Kubu, Kampung Morten, Pengkalan Rama, Kampung Hulu, Kampung Belanda, Kampung Mata Kuching and Taman Kota Laksamana.^[3]

History[]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kota Laksamana
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Durian Daun
	2004 – 2008	Betty Chew Gek Cheng	DAP
	2008 – 2013	Betty Chew Gek Cheng
	2013 – 2018	Lai Keun Ban
14th	2018 –	Low Chee Leong	PH (DAP)

Election results[]

Malacca state election, 2018 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PH	Low Chee Leong	20,181	81.69
	BN	Melvin Chua Kew Wei	4,008	16.22
	Independent	Sim Tong Him	517	2.09
Total valid votes			24,706	100.00
Total rejected ballots			201
Unreturned ballots			45
Turnout			24,952	83.31
Registered electors			29,952
Majority			16,173
	PH hold		Swing
show Source(s) ^[4]^[5]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Lai Keun Ban	11,969	71.79
	BN	Chiw Tiang Chai	3,462	20.76
	Independent	Sim Tong Him	1,242	7.45
Total valid votes			16,673	100.00
Total rejected ballots			220
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			16,893	85.61
Registered electors			19,732
Majority			8,507
	DAP hold		Swing
show 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.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Betty Chew Gek Cheng	11,043	74.39
	BN	Lee Kiat Lee	3,801	25.61
Total valid votes			14,844	100.00
Total rejected ballots			196
Unreturned ballots			15
Turnout			15,055	79.53
Registered electors			18,930
Majority			7,242
	DAP hold		Swing
show Source(s) ^[5]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Betty Chew Gek Cheng	8,944	62.78
	BN	Lim Eng Tack	5,302	37.22
Total valid votes			14,246	100.00
Total rejected ballots			215
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,461	78.90
Registered electors			18,957
Majority			3,642
This was a new constituency created.
show Source(s) ^[5]

References[]

^ "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.
^ "10 Melaka state executive councillors sworn in". nst.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ "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.
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n20

[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] "10 Melaka state executive councillors sworn in". nst.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

[3] "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.

[star-4] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[undi-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n20

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