Pengkalan Batu
Malacca constituency
State constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Kalsom Noordin
BN
Constituency created2018
First contested2018
Last contested2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)[1]20,821
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 2021, the State Assemblyman for Pengkalan Batu is Kalsom Noordin from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN).

The state constituency was first contested under the name of Bachang but was renamed to Pengkalan Batu for the 2018 election.[3]

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.[4]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Pengkalan Batu's electorate as of 2021[5]

  Malay (65.62%)
  Chinese (28.15%)
  Indian (5.31%)
  Other ethnicities (0.92%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pengkalan Batu constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.[6]

State constituency Polling District Code Location
Pengkalan Batu（N15） Bachang Baru 137/15/01 Kompleks JAPERUN DUN Bachang
Pasir Puteh 137/15/02 SJK (C) Yu Hwa
Pengkalan Batu 137/15/03 SMA Sultan Muhammad
Rumpun Bahagia 137/15/04 Balai Raya Taman Rumpun Bahagia
Peringgit 137/15/05 SK Peringgit
Peringgit Jaya 137/15/06 SRA (JAIM) Taman Peringgit Jaya
Bukit Palah 137/15/07 SRA (JAIM) Peringgit
Seri Siantan 137/15/08 SRA (JAIM) Solok Musai
Bukit Piatu 137/15/09 SM Teknik Melaka

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pengkalan Batu
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Bachang
14th 2018 - 2020 Norhizam Hassan Baktee PH (DAP)
2020 - 2021 Independent
15th 2021 - present Kalsom Noordin BN (UMNO)

Election results

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

Malacca state election, 2021
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNKalsom Noordin4,83935.77Decrease 0.32
PHMuhamad Danish Zainudin4,70834.80Decrease 16.67
PNMuhammad Azrudin Mat Idris2,68119.82Increase 19.82
IndependentNorhizam Hassan Baktee1,2180.61Increase 0.61
PUTRAMohd Aluwi Sari820.61Increase 0.61
Total valid votes 13,528
Total rejected ballots 261
Unreturned ballots 55
Turnout 13,84466.49Decrease 19.77
Registered electors 20,821
Majority 1310.97Decrease 14.41
BN gain Swing
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf
Malacca state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
PHNorhizam Hassan Baktee9,22751.47
BNChua Lian Chye6,47136.09
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyRamli 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 2,75615.38
This was a new constituency created
Source(s)
[5][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Dashboard SPR" (in Malay). Presumably, some part of the Malaysian Government. 22 November 2021. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  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.|page=524
  3. ↑ "Names of new parliamentary and seats seats". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  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. 1 2 "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  6. ↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 2022-10-31.
  7. ↑ "Undi.info - Pengkalan Batu (P137-N15)". Archived from the original on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
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