Kota Laksamana
 Malacca constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Malacca State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2018)[1] | 29,952 | ||
Kota Laksamana 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 Kota Laksamana is Low Chee Leong from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[2]
Definition
The Kota Laksamana constituency contains the polling districts of Kesidang Indah, Tun Perak, Kampung Enam, Pengkalan Rama Pantai, Kenanga Seksyen 1, Kenanga Seksyen 2, Kenanga Seksyen 3, Tengkera Pantai,Tengkera, Kubu, Kampung Morten, Pengkalan Rama, Kampung Hulu, Kampung Belanda and Taman Kota Laksamana.[3]
History
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kota Laksamana | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Durian Daun | |||
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | Betty Chew Gek Cheng | DAP |
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | Lai Keun Ban | |
| 14th | 2018 – | Low Chee Leong | PH (DAP) |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PH (2018) | Low Chee Leong | 20,181 | 81.69 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Melvin Chua Kew Wei | 4,008 | 16.22 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | IND | Sim Tong Him | 517 | 2.09 | ||
| Total valid votes | 24,706 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 201 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 45 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,952 | 83.31 | ||||
| Registered electors | 29,952 | |||||
| Majority | 16,173 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | PH (2018) | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Lai Keun Ban | 11,969 | 71.79 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Chiw Tiang Chai | 3,462 | 20.76 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | IND | Sim Tong Him | 1,242 | 7.45 | ||
| Total valid votes | 16,673 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 220 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 16,893 | 85.61 | ||||
| Registered electors | 19,732 | |||||
| Majority | 8,507 | |||||
| [[|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 | Betty Chew Gek Cheng | 11,043 | 74.39 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Lee Keat Lee | 3,801 | 25.61 | ||
| Total valid votes | 14,844 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 196 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 15 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,055 | 79.53 | ||||
| Registered electors | 18,930 | |||||
| Majority | 7,242 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | DAP | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Betty Chew Gek Cheng | 8,944 | 62.78 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Lim Eng Tack | 5,302 | 37.22 | ||
| Total valid votes | 14,246 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 215 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 14,461 | 78.90 | ||||
| Registered electors | 18,957 | |||||
| Majority | 3,642 | |||||
| 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.
- ^ "10 Melaka state executive councillors sworn in". nst.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ "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/n20
