Kota Melaka (federal constituency)
 Malacca constituency | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1974 |
| First contested | 1974 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 215,409 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 164,140 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 66 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 3,263.8 |
Kota Melaka is a federal constituency in Melaka Tengah District, Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.
The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
Age breakdown of Kota Melaka's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (5.43%)
21-29 (18.77%)
30-39 (19.92%)
40-49 (17.14%)
50-59 (15.12%)
60-69 (13.27%)
70-79 (7.29%)
80-89 (2.54%)
above 90 (0.52%)
Gender breakdown of Kota Melaka's electorate as of 2022
Male (48.65%)
Female (51.35%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kota Melaka constituency has a total of 46 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kesidang (N19) | Taman Merdeka | 138/19/01 |
|
| Batu Berendam | 138/19/02 | SK Batu Berendam | |
| Taman Melaka Baru | 138/19/03 | SK Batu Berendam 2 | |
| Malim Jaya | 138/19/04 | SMK Malim | |
| Bertam | 138/19/05 | SK Malim | |
| Taman Asean | 138/19/06 | SJK (C) Malim | |
| Kampung Padang | 138/19/07 | SRA (JAIM) Kampung Padang | |
| Bakar Batu | 138/19/08 | SK Bachang | |
| Limbongan | 138/19/09 | SK Tengkera 1 | |
| Kota Laksamana (N20) | Kesidang Indah | 138/20/01 | SMK Tun Tuah |
| Tun Perak | 138/20/02 | SMK Tinggi Cina Melaka | |
| Kampung Enam | 138/20/03 | SMK Notre Dame Convent | |
| Pengkalan Rama Pantai | 138/20/04 | SJK (C) Ping Ming | |
| Kenanga Seksyen 1 | 138/20/05 | SRA (JAIM) Tengkera | |
| Kenanga Seksyen 2 | 138/20/06 | SMJK Katholik | |
| Kenanga Seksyen 3 | 138/20/07 | SJK (C) Notre Dome | |
| Tengkera Pantai | 138/20/08 | SMK (P) Methodist | |
| Tengkera | 138/20/09 | SMK Gajah Berang | |
| Kubu | 138/20/10 | Sekolah Tinggi Pay Fong Melaka | |
| Kampung Morten | 138/20/11 | SRA (JAIM) Kg. Morten | |
| Pengkalan Rama | 138/20/12 | SJK (C) Ping Ming | |
| Kampung Hulu | 138/20/13 | SJK (C) Pay Teck | |
| Kampung Belanda | 138/20/14 | SJK (T) Kubu | |
| Taman Kota Laksamana | 138/20/15 | SK Kubu | |
| Duyong (N21) | Pengkalan Rama Tengah | 138/21/01 | SMK Tun Tijah |
| Durian Daun | 138/21/02 | SK (P) Durian Daun | |
| Kg Padang Semabok | 138/21/03 | SK Pendidikan Khas Melaka | |
| Semabok | 138/21/04 | SK Semabok | |
| Perigi Hang Tuah | 138/21/05 | SK Duyong | |
| Seri Duyong | 138/21/06 |
| |
| Bandar Hilir (N22) | Bunga Raya | 138/22/01 | SMK Tinggi Perempuan Melaka |
| Bukit China | 138/22/02 | SK Bukit China | |
| Bukit Gedong | 138/22/03 | SK Seri Bandar | |
| Bandar Kaba | 138/22/04 | SMK St. Francis | |
| Bandar Hilir Tengah | 138/22/05 | SMK Infant Jesus Convent | |
| Lorong Panjang | 138/22/06 | SJK (C) Pay Fong 2 | |
| Kg Bandar Hilir | 138/22/07 | SK Convent Infant Jesus 1 | |
| Melaka Raya | 138/22/08 | SK Convent Infant Jesus 2 | |
| Perkampungan Portugis | 138/22/09 | SMK Canossa Convent | |
| Ujong Pasir Pantai | 138/22/10 | SMK Canossa Convent | |
| Telok Mas (N23) | Ujong Pasir Darat | 138/23/01 | SK Ujong Pasir |
| Kampung Ujong Pasir | 138/23/02 | SRA (JAIM) Ujung Pasir | |
| Padang Temu | 138/23/03 | SK Padang Temu | |
| Alai | 138/23/04 | SK Alai | |
| Kg Telok Mas | 138/23/05 | SMK Telok Mas | |
| Pernu | 138/23/06 | SK Pernu |
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Kota Melaka | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Bandar Malacca | ||||
| 4th | P098 | 1974–1978 | Lim Kit Siang (林吉祥) |
DAP |
| 5th | 1978–1982 | Chan Teck Chan (陈德泉) | ||
| 6th | 1982–1986 | Lim Kit Siang (林吉祥) | ||
| 7th | P113 | 1986–1990 | Lim Guan Eng (林冠英) | |
| 8th | 1990–1995 | GR (DAP) | ||
| 9th | P123 | 1995–1999 | ||
| 1999 | Vacant | |||
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Kerk Kim Hock (郭金福) |
BA (DAP) | |
| 11th | P138 | 2004–2008 | Wong Nai Chee (王乃志) |
BN (MCA) |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Sim Tong Him (沈同钦) |
PR (DAP) | |
| 13th | 2013–2018 | |||
| 2018 | Independent | |||
| 14th | 2018–2022 | Khoo Poay Tiong (邱培栋) |
PH (DAP) | |
| 15th | 2022–present | |||
State constituency
| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Kota Melaka | Alai | ||||||
| Bandar Hilir | |||||||
| Durian Daun | |||||||
| Duyong | |||||||
| Kesidang | |||||||
| Kota Laksamana | |||||||
| Kubu | |||||||
| Peringgit | |||||||
| Telok Mas | |||||||
| Tengkera | |||||||
| Tranquerah | |||||||
Current state assembly members
| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N19 | Kesidang | Seah Shoo Chin | PH (DAP) |
| N20 | Kota Laksamana | Low Chee Leong | |
| N21 | Duyong | Mohd Noor Helmy Abdul Halem | BN (UMNO) |
| N22 | Bandar Hilir | Leng Chau Yen | PH (DAP) |
| N23 | Telok Mas | Abdul Razak Abdul Rahman | BN (UMNO) |
Local governments & postcodes
| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N19 | Kesidang |
|
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| N20 | Kota Laksamana | Malacca City Council | |
| N21 | Duyong | ||
| N22 | Bandar Hilir | ||
| N23 | Telok Mas |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Khoo Poay Tiong | 73,995 | 60.07 |  12.62
| ||
| PN | Suhaime Borhan | 27,575 | 22.39 |  22.39
| ||
| BN | Kon Qi Yao | 20,686 | 16.79 | 8.18
| ||
| Independent | Norazlanshah Hazali | 925 | 0.75 | 0.75
| ||
| Total valid votes | 123,181 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,338 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 297 | |||||
| Turnout | 124,816 | 76.04 | 8.38
| |||
| Registered electors | 164,140 | |||||
| Majority | 46,420 | 37.68 | 9.04
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Khoo Poay Tiong | 76,518 | 72.69 | 72.69
| ||
| BN | Choo Wei Sern | 27,343 | 25.97 | 10.78
| ||
| Independent | Goh Leong San | 1,415 | 1.34 | 1.34
| ||
| Total valid votes | 105,276 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,432 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 377 | |||||
| Turnout | 107,085 | 84.42 | 1.86
| |||
| Registered electors | 126,848 | |||||
| Majority | 49,175 | 46.72 | 20.22
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 243/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 317/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Sim Tong Him | 49,521 | 63.25 | 4.61
| ||
| BN | Yee Kok Wah | 28,775 | 36.75 | 4.61
| ||
| Total valid votes | 78,296 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,168 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 187 | |||||
| Turnout | 79,651 | 86.28 | 6.71
| |||
| Registered electors | 92,322 | |||||
| Majority | 20,746 | 26.50 | 9.22
| |||
| DAP hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 180/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Malacca [P.U. (B) 221/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Sim Tong Him | 38,640 | 58.64 | 8.82
| |
| BN | Wong Nai Chee | 27,250 | 41.36 | 8.82
| |
| Total valid votes | 65,890 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,448 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 141 | ||||
| Turnout | 67,479 | 79.57 | 1.79
| ||
| Registered electors | 84,805 | ||||
| Majority | 11,390 | 17.28 | 16.92
| ||
| DAP gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Wong Nai Chee | 31,217 | 50.18 | 8.34
| |
| DAP | Kerk Kim Hock | 30,998 | 49.82 | 8.34
| |
| Total valid votes | 62,215 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,959 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 217 | ||||
| Turnout | 64,391 | 77.78 | 0.63
| ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 219 | 0.36 | 15.96
| ||
| BN gain from DAP | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Kerk Kim Hock | 33,472 | 58.16 | 3.59
| |
| BN | Lim Swee Kiang | 24,083 | 41.84 | 3.59
| |
| Total valid votes | 57,555 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,277 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 89 | ||||
| Turnout | 58,921 | 77.15 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 9,389 | 16.32 | 7.18
| ||
| DAP hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Lim Guan Eng | 29,647 | 54.57 | 8.95
| |
| BN | Soon Tian Szu | 24,683 | 45.43 | 8.95
| |
| Total valid votes | 54,330 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 2,231 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 191 | ||||
| Turnout | 56,752 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 4,964 | 9.14 | 17.90
| ||
| DAP hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Lim Guan Eng | 33,993 | 63.52 | 3.56
| |
| BN | Soon Tian Szu | 19,525 | 36.48 | 3.56
| |
| Total valid votes | 53,518 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,227 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 54,745 | 76.45 | 0.09
| ||
| Registered electors | 71,608 | ||||
| Majority | 14,468 | 27.04 | 7.12
| ||
| DAP hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Lim Guan Eng | 34,573 | 67.08 | 12.57
| |
| BN | Soh Chin Aun | 16,967 | 32.92 | 12.57
| |
| Total valid votes | 51,540 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,300 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 52,840 | 76.54 | 2.02
| ||
| Registered electors | 69,034 | ||||
| Majority | 17,606 | 34.16 | 25.14
| ||
| DAP hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Lim Kit Siang | 29,310 | 54.51 | 6.60
| |
| BN | Chan Teck Chan | 24,459 | 45.49 | 6.60
| |
| Total valid votes | 53,769 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,145 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 54,914 | 78.56 | 0.28
| ||
| Registered electors | 69,900 | ||||
| Majority | 4,851 | 9.02 | 13.20
| ||
| DAP hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Chan Teck Chan | 28,044 | 61.11 | 9.18
| |
| BN | Chew Hock Thye | 17,844 | 38.89 | 0.68
| |
| Total valid votes | 45,888 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,486 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 47,374 | 78.84 | 0.55
| ||
| Registered electors | 60,086 | ||||
| Majority | 10,200 | 22.22 | 9.86
| ||
| DAP hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Lim Kit Siang | 17,664 | 51.93 | |||
| BN | Loh Kee Peng | 13,460 | 39.57 | |||
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Thum Kim Kui | 2,165 | 6.36 | |||
| PEKEMAS | Lee Kou Ming | 726 | 2.13 | |||
| Total valid votes | 34,015 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 723 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 34,738 | 78.29 | ||||
| Registered electors | 44,370 | |||||
| Majority | 4,204 | 12.36 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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