Pangkor (state constituency)

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Pangkor
Perak constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 

BN
First contested1974
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]24,755
Area (km²)[2]221

Pangkor is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly.[3]

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perak State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Pangkor is from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), which is part of the Barisan National coalition,(BN); who is a former Menteri Besar.

Definition[]

The Pangkor constituency boasts area of Manjung district that famous for tourism industry including township of Lumut, Marina Island, Teluk Batik, Damai Laut and Pangkor Island. The largest demographic voters for the constituency comes from naval base of TLDM. It contains the polling districts of Damar Laut, Lumut, Teluk Muroh, Pengkalan TLDM, Sungai Pinang Besar, Sungai Pinang Kechil, Pasir Bogak, Pekan Pangkor, and Telok Gedong.[4]

Demographics[]

Ethnic breakdown of Pangkor's electorate as of 2018[5]

  Malay (67.41%)
  Chinese (24.46%)
  Indian (5.43%)
  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (2.30%)
  Other ethnicities (0.40%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Damar Laut 1,186
Lumut 1,011
Telok Muroh 1,561
Pengkalan TLDM 14,067
Sungai Pinang Besar 1,652
Sungai Pinang Kechil 2,072
Pasir Bogak 1,582
Pekan Pangkor 1,795
Telok Gedong 1,240
Total 26,166
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

History[]

Perak State Legislative Assemblyman for Pangkor
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1995 – 1999 Mohamad Wajdi Ishak BN (UMNO)
1999 – 2004
2004 – 2008 Zambry Abdul Kadir
2008 – 2013
2013 – 2018
14th 2018 –

Election results[]

The electoral results for the Pangkor state constituency in , and 2018 are as follows.

Perak state election, 2018 hide
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Zambry Abdul Kadir 8,378 44.2
PH Nordin Ahmad Ismail 6,752 35.6
PAS Zainal Abidin Saad 3,638 19.2
Total valid votes 18,919 100.0
Total rejected ballots 628
Unreturned ballots 202
Turnout 19,547 78.9
Registered electors 24,755
Majority 1,219
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

See also[]

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. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/29723/BERITA/Politik/Mohon-maaf-atau-tindakan-undang-undang. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
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