Kuala Linggi (state constituency)
 Malacca constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Malacca State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
BN | ||
| First contested | 1986 | ||
| Last contested | 2018 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2018)[1] | 11,045 | ||
Kuala Linggi is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.
The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2008[update], the State Assemblyman for Kuala Linggi is Ismail Othman from Barisan Nasional (BN).
Definition
The Kuala Linggi constituency contains the polling districts of Tanjung Dahan, Sungai Baru Hilir, Kampung Tengah, Permatang, Kuala Sungai Baru, Paya Mengkuang and Telok Gong.[2]
History
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Linggi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 7th | 1986 – 1990 | Bahari Hasan | BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | 1990 – 1995 | Ibrahim Durum | |
| 9th | 1995 – 1999 | ||
| 10th | 1999 – 2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004 – 2008 | Abdul Rahman Palit | |
| 12th | 2008 – 2013 | Ismail Othman | |
| 13th | 2013 – 2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018 – | ||
Election results
The electoral results for the Kuala Linggi state constituency in 2004, 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Ismail Othman | 4,812 | 52.34 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PH (2018) | Hasmorni Tamby | 3,440 | 37.42 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Azmi Sambul | 941 | 10.24 | ||
| Total valid votes | 9,193 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 126 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 18 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,337 | 84.54 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,045 | |||||
| Majority | 1,372 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Ismail Othman | 5,521 | 64.12 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Julasapiyah Kassim | 3,090 | 35.88 | ||
| Total valid votes | 8,611 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 131 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,742 | 87.13 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,033 | |||||
| Majority | 2,431 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN | ||||
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.]] | BN | Ismail Othman | 4,468 | 64.20 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Julasapiyah Kassim | 2,491 | 35.80 | ||
| Total valid votes | 6,959 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 137 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 9 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,105 | 79.44 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,933 | |||||
| Majority | 1,977 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Ismail Othman | 5,364 | 80.06 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Julasapiyah Kassim | 1,336 | 19.94 | ||
| Total valid votes | 6,700 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 127 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,827 | 79.75 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,561 | |||||
| Majority | 4,028 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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/n1
