Bachang (state constituency)

Bachang was a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.

Bachang
Malacca constituency
Defunct state constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created1994
Constituency abolished2018
First contested1995
Last contested2013

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

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pengkalan Batu
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

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The electoral results for the Bachang state constituency in 2004, 2008 and 2013 are as follows.

Malacca state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %
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".
Malacca state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
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 ?
Malacca state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
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 ?

References

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  1. ^ "Kota Melaka MP, three assemblymen quit DAP". The Star Online. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Cadang pinda nama 41 Parlimen, DUN | Berita Harian". www.bharian.com.my. Retrieved 2021-02-16.