Tangga Batu (P136)
Malacca constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]198,033
Electors (2022)[2]115,998
Area (km²)[3]121
Pop. density (per km²)1,636.6

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 2022[4]

  Malay (71.9%)
  Chinese (22.3%)
  Indian (3.7%)
  Other ethnicities (2.1%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tangga Batu constituency has a total of 24 polling districts.[5]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Sungai Udang(N11) Bukit Terendak 136/11/01
  • SJK (C) Sungai Udang
  • SMK Sungai Udang
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
  • SMK Paya Rumput
Krubong 136/13/02
  • SK Krubong
  • SMK Krubong
  • Dewan Komuniti PPR 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 Tanjung Minyak 2
  • SRA JAIM Tanjung Minyak 2
Kelebang (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 No YearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Batu Berendam
11th P136 2004–2008Idris Haron (إدريس هارون‎)BN (UMNO)
12th2008–2013
13th2013–2018Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah (ابو بكر محمد ديه)
14th2018–2022Rusnah Aluai (روسنه ألواي)PH (PKR)
15th2022–presentBakri Jamaluddin (بكري جمال الدين)PN (PAS)

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State 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
N14 Kelebang Lim Ban Hong BN (MCA)

Local governments

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

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022: Tangga Batu
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PNBakri Jamaluddin37,40640.65Increase 40.65
PHRusnah Aluai28,55731.03Decrease 15.86
BNLim Ban Hong25,09527.27Decrease 12.88
Homeland Fighters' PartyGhazali Abu7020.76Increase 0.76
IndependentShahril Mahmood2670.29Increase 0.29
Total valid votes 92,027 100.00
Total rejected ballots 719
Unreturned ballots 270
Turnout 93,01680.19Decrease 4.48
Registered electors 115,998
Majority 8,8499.62Increase 2.88
PN gain from PH Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 2018: Tangga Batu
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PHRusnah Aluai32,42046.89Increase 46.89
BNZali Mat Yasin27,76140.15Decrease 22.20
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyZulkifli Ismail8,96112.96Increase 12.96
Total valid votes 69,142 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,145
Unreturned ballots 166
Turnout 70,45384.67Decrease 3.25
Registered electors 83,213
Majority 4,6596.74Decrease 17.96
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Malaysian general election, 2013: Tangga Batu
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAbu Bakar Mohamad Diah39,46862.35Decrease 3.27
PKRRahim Ali23,83537.65Increase 3.27
Total valid votes 63,303 100.00
Total rejected ballots 985
Unreturned ballots 138
Turnout 64,42687.92Increase 5.39
Registered electors 73,282
Majority 15,63324.70Decrease 6.54
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2008: Tangga Batu
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNIdris Haron30,46065.62Decrease 13.74
PKRZainon Jaafar15,96034.38Increase 13.74
Total valid votes 46,420 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,283
Unreturned ballots 1,972
Turnout 49,67582.53Decrease 1.91
Registered electors 60,188
Majority 14,50031.24Decrease 27.48
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004: Tangga Batu
Party Candidate Votes %
BNIdris Haron33,03979.36
PKRShamsul Iskandar @ Yusre Mohd Akin8,59520.64
Total valid votes 41,634 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,321
Unreturned ballots 10
Turnout 42,96580.62
Registered electors 53,293
Majority 24,44458.72
This was a new constituency created.

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