Kesidang
 Malacca constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Malacca State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2018)[1] | 37,355 | ||
Kesidang is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.
The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018[update], the State Assemblyman for Kesidang is Seah Shoo Chin from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[2]
Definition
The Kesidang constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Merdeka, Batu Berendam, Taman Melaka Baru, Malim Jaya, Bertam, Taman Asean, Kampung Padang, Bakar Batu and Limbongan.[3]
History
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kesidang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | Koh Nai Kwong | BN (MCA) |
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | Goh Leong San | DAP |
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | Chin Choong Seong | |
| 14th | 2018 – | Seah Shoo Chin | PH (DAP) |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PH (2018) | Seah Shoo Chin | 22,880 | 72.64 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Ng Choon Koon | 8,268 | 26.25 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | IND | Goh Leong San | 349 | 1.11 | ||
| Total valid votes | 31,497 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 380 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 93 | |||||
| Turnout | 31,970 | 85.58 | ||||
| Registered electors | 37,355 | |||||
| Majority | 14,612 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | PH (2018) | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Chin Choong Seong | 9,443 | 62.67 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Lim Eng Teck | 5,625 | 37.33 | ||
| Total valid votes | 15,068 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 156 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,224 | 86.51 | ||||
| Registered electors | 17,597 | |||||
| Majority | 3,818 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | DAP | ||||
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. 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. Retrieved 2016-05-21. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Goh Leong San | 7,241 | 55.35 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Koh Nai Kwong | 5,842 | 44.65 | ||
| Total valid votes | 13,083 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 221 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 21 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,325 | 80.89 | ||||
| Registered electors | 16,472 | |||||
| Majority | 1,399 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|DAP]] | Swing | BN | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Koh Nai Kwong | 6,846 | 57.09 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Lim Jak Wong | 5,145 | 42.91 | ||
| Total valid votes | 11,991 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 240 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 12,231 | 78.90 | ||||
| Registered electors | 15,502 | |||||
| Majority | 1,701 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||
References
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
- ^ http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2018/05/15/malacca-urged-put-disposing-documents-avoid-misunderstanding
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ a b c https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n19
