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

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

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

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

Malacca state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %
DAPLim Jak Wong13,68855.41
BNChua Lian Chye11,01644.59
Total valid votes 24,704100.00
Total rejected ballots 352
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 25,05688.33
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 %
DAPLim Jak Wong9,23751.44
BNWendy Ngo Kim Hua8,72048.56
Total valid votes 17,957100.00
Total rejected ballots 498
Unreturned ballots 379
Turnout 18,83481.35
Registered electors 23,153
Majority 517
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Malacca state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
BNChua Peng Song9,90162.67
DAPGoh Leong Cheong5,89737.33
Total valid votes 15,798100.00
Total rejected ballots 539
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 16,33778.92
Registered electors 20,702
Majority 4,004
BN gain from DAP Swing ?

References

  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.
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