Bachang (state constituency)
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Defunct state constituency | |
Legislature | Malacca State Legislative Assembly |
Constituency created | 1994 |
Constituency abolished | 2018 |
First contested | 1995 |
Last contested | 2013 |
Bachang was a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.
The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
History
[edit]Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pengkalan Batu | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Ayer Molek | |||
Bachang | |||
9th | 1995 – 1999 | Chua Peng Song | BN (MCA) |
10th | 1999 – 2004 | Lim Jak Wong | BA (DAP) |
11th | 2004 – 2008 | Chua Peng Song | BN (Gerakan) |
12th | 2008 – 2013 | Lim Jak Wong | PR (DAP) |
13th | 2013 – 2017 | ||
2017 - 2018 | Independent[1] | ||
Constituency renamed to Pengkalan Batu[2] |
Results
[edit]The electoral results for the Bachang state constituency in 2004, 2008 and 2013 are as follows.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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DAP | Lim Jak Wong | 13,688 | 55.41 | |||
BN | Chua Lian Chye | 11,016 | 44.59 | |||
Total valid votes | 24,704 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 352 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 25,056 | 88.33 | ||||
Registered electors | 28,367 | |||||
Majority | 2,672 | |||||
DAP hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-21."undi.info N15 Bachang". |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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DAP | Lim Jak Wong | 9,237 | 51.44 | |||
BN | Wendy Ngo Kim Hua | 8,720 | 48.56 | |||
Total valid votes | 17,957 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 498 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 379 | |||||
Turnout | 18,834 | 81.35 | ||||
Registered electors | 23,153 | |||||
Majority | 517 | |||||
DAP gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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BN | Chua Peng Song | 9,901 | 62.67 | |||
DAP | Goh Leong Cheong | 5,897 | 37.33 | |||
Total valid votes | 15,798 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 539 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 16,337 | 78.92 | ||||
Registered electors | 20,702 | |||||
Majority | 4,004 | |||||
BN gain from DAP | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Kota Melaka MP, three assemblymen quit DAP". The Star Online. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Cadang pinda nama 41 Parlimen, DUN | Berita Harian". www.bharian.com.my. Retrieved 2021-02-16.