Kesidang

Kesidang

Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Allex Seah Shoo Chin PH
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)[1]	37,304

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 Allex Seah Shoo Chin from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) which is a component parfy of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.^[2]

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]

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kesidang constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.^[5]

Malacca state election, 2021: Kesidang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Allex Seah Shoo Chin	14,769	65.86	6.78
	BN	Leong Hui Ying	4,532	20.21	6.04
	PN	Patrick Ng Chin Kae	3,124	13.93	13.93
Total valid votes			22,425
Total rejected ballots			269
Unreturned ballots			93
Turnout			22,787	61.08	24.50
Registered electors			37,304
Majority			10,237	45.65	0.74
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf

Malacca state election, 2018: Kesidang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Allex Seah Shoo Chin	22,880	72.64	72.64
	BN	Ng Choon Koon	8,268	26.25	11.08
	Independent	Goh Leong San	349	1.11	1.11
Total valid votes			31,497	100.00
Total rejected ballots			380
Unreturned ballots			93
Turnout			31,970	85.58	0.93
Registered electors			37,355
Majority			14,612	46.39	21.05
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) [6][7]

Malacca state election, 2013: Kesidang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chin Choong Seong	9,443	62.67	7.32
	BN	Lim Eng Teck	5,625	37.33	7.32
Total valid votes			15,068	100.00
Total rejected ballots			156
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,224	86.51	5.62
Registered electors			17,597
Majority			3,818	25.34	14.64
	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 2019-12-29. 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 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Malacca state election, 2008: Kesidang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Goh Leong San	7,241	55.35	12.44
	BN	Koh Nai Kwong	5,842	44.65	12.44
Total valid votes			13,083	100.00
Total rejected ballots			221
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			13,325	80.89	1.99
Registered electors			16,472
Majority			1,399	10.70	3.48
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) [7]