Tangga Batu (federal constituency)

Tangga Batu (P136)
Malacca constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Rusnah Aluai; PH
;
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2021)	85,284
Area (km²)	121

Tangga Batu is a federal constituency in Central Melaka District, Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics[]

Ethnic breakdown of Tangga Batu's electorate as of 2018^[3]

Malay (70.98%)

Chinese (22.09%)

Indian (3.53%)

Other ethnicities (3.4%)

History[]

Polling districts[]

According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Tangga Batu constituency has a total of 24 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Sungai Udang（N11）	Bukit Terendak	136/11/01	SK Asahan
	Pekan Sungai Udang	136/11/02	SK Sungai Udang
	Paya Rumput Jaya	136/11/03	SRA (JAIM) An-Nuriah
	Bertam Hulu	136/11/04	SK Bertam Hulu
Pantai Kundor (N12)	Ayer Salak	136/12/01	SJK (C) St. Mary
	Paya Luboh	136/12/02	SK Tangga Batu
	Pantai Puteri	136/12/03	SK Pantai Kundor
	Kampung Gelam	136/12/04	SK Kampong Gelam
	Pengkalan Peringi	136/12/05	SRA Islam Pengkalan Peringi
	Pengkalan Lanjut	136/12/06	SJK (C) Ek Te
	Sungai Lereh	136/12/07	SK Lereh
Paya Rumput (N13)	Hujong Padang	136/13/01	SK Paya Rumput
	Krubong	136/13/02	SK Krubong
	Pantai Cheng	136/13/03	SK Cheng
	Cheng Perdana	136/13/04	SK Tanjung Minyak
	Cheng	136/13/05	SMK Tun Haji Abdul Malek
	Tanjung Minyak	136/13/06	SK Nyatoh
Klebang (N14)	Seberang Gajah	136/14/01	SK Taman Bukit Rambai
	Bukit Rambai	136/14/02	SK Bukit Rambai
	Kampung Pinang	136/14/03	SMK Klebang Besar
	Klebang Besar	136/14/04	Balai Raya Balik Buluh
	Pulau Gadong	136/14/05	SRA (JAIM) Klebang Besar (Khatib Hj Abd Hamid)
	Pekan Klebang Besar	136/14/06	SK Klebang Besar
	Klebang Kechil	136/14/07	SJK (C) Lih Jen

Representation history[]

Members of Parliament for Tangga Batu
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Batu Berendam
11th	2004-2008	Idris Haron	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008-2013	Idris Haron
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018–present	Rusnah Aluai	PH (PKR)

State constituency[]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Tangga Batu						Kelebang
						Pantai Kundor
						Paya Rumput
						Sungai Udang

Current state assembly members[]

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N11	Sungai Udang	Mohd Aleef Yusof	PN (BERSATU)
N12	Pantai Kundor	Tuminah Kadi @ Mohd Hasim	BN (UMNO)
N13	Paya Rumput	Rais Yasin	BN (UMNO)
N14	Kelebang	Lim Ban Hong	BN (MCA)

Local governments[]


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N11	Sungai Udang	Malacca City Council
N12	Pantai Kundor	Malacca City Council
N13	Paya Rumput	Malacca City Council
N14	Kelebang	Malacca City Council

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Rusnah Aluai	32,420	46.89	+46.89
	BN	Zali Mat Yasin	27,761	40.15	- 22.20
	PAS	Zulkifli Ismail	8,961	12.96	+ 12.96
Total valid votes			69,142	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,145
Unreturned ballots			166
Turnout			70,453	84.67
Registered electors			83,213
Majority			4,659	6.74
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 243/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 317/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah	39,468	62.35	- 3.27
	PKR	Rahim Ali	23,835	37.65	+ 3.27
Total valid votes			63,303	100.00
Total rejected ballots			985
Unreturned ballots			138
Turnout			64,426	87.92
Registered electors			73,282
Majority			15,633	24.70
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 180/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 221/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Idris Haron	30,460	65.62	- 13.74
	PKR	Zainon Jaafar	15,960	34.38	+ 13.74
Total valid votes			46,420	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,283
Unreturned ballots			1,972
Turnout			49,675	82.53
Registered electors			60,188
Majority			14,500	31.24
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Idris Haron	33,039	79.36
	KEADILAN	Shamsul Iskandar @ Yusre Mohd Akin	8,595	20.64
Total valid votes			41,634	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,321
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			42,965	80.62
Registered electors			53,293
Majority			24,444	58.72
This was a new constituency created.

References[]

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
^ 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. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[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. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[3] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[4] "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.^{[permanent dead link]}

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