Pengkalan Batu (state constituency)

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Pengkalan Batu
Malacca constituency
State constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Norhizam Hassan Baktee
Independent
Constituency created2018
First contested2018
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]21,182
Area (km²)[2]11

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

The state constituency was first contested in 2018 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 politician from Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), 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
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Bachang
14th 2018 – 2020 Norhizam Hassan Baktee PH (DAP)
2020 – 2021 IND
2021 – present PN (PAS)

Election results[]

The electoral results for the Pengkalan Batu state constituency in 2018 are as follows.

Malacca state election, 2018 hide
Party Candidate Votes %
PH Norhizam Hassan Baktee 9,227 51.47
BN Chua Lian Chye 6,471 36.09
PAS Ramli Dalip 2,230 12.44
Total valid votes 17,928 100.00
Total rejected ballots 274
Unreturned ballots 70
Turnout 18,272 86.26
Registered electors 21,182
Majority 2,756
This was a new constituency created
Source(s)


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. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  7. ^ https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n15
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