Pangkor (state constituency)

Pangkor
Perak constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Norhaslida Zakaria
PN
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)[1]30,554
Area (km²)[2]221

Pangkor is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly.[3]

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perak State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Definition

The Pangkor constituency boasts area of Manjung district that famous for tourism industry including township of Lumut, Marina Island, Teluk Batik, Damai Laut and Pangkor Island. The largest demographic voters for the constituency comes from naval base of TLDM. It contains the polling districts of Damar Laut, Lumut, Teluk Muroh, Pengkalan TLDM, Sungai Pinang Besar, Sungai Pinang Kechil, Pasir Bogak, Pekan Pangkor, and Telok Gedong.[4]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Pangkor's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (67.01%)
  Chinese (23.69%)
  Indian (5.72%)
  Other ethnicities (3.58%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Damar Laut 1,186
Lumut 1,011
Telok Muroh 1,561
Pengkalan TLDM 14,067
Sungai Pinang Besar 1,652
Sungai Pinang Kechil 2,072
Pasir Bogak 1,582
Pekan Pangkor 1,795
Telok Gedong 1,240
Total 26,166
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[5]

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pangkor constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.[6]

State constituency Polling District Code Location
Pangkor(N52) Damar Laut 074/52/01 SK Nakhoda Muhammad Taib
Lumut 074/52/02 SK Methodist (ACS)
Telok Muroh 074/52/03 SK Dato' Ishak
Pengkalan TLDM 074/52/04 SMK Dindings
Sungai Pinang Besar 074/52/05 SJK (C) Hwa Lian (2)
Sungai Pinang Kechil 074/52/06 SJK (T) Pangkor
Pasir Bogak 074/52/07 SMK Pangkor
Pekan Pangkor 074/52/08 SK Seri Pangkor
Telok Gedong 074/52/09 SM Tahfiz Darul Ridzuan Daerah Manjung, Pulau Pangkor

Representation History

Perak State Legislative Assemblyman for Pangkor
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Lumut
4th 1974–1978 Phung Ah See @ Phung Teik Hua DAP
5th 1978–1982 Peter Tang Ah Lik BN (MCA)
6th 1982–1986 Ting Chek Ming DAP
7th 1986–1990 Rajasegaran Samy Nathan BN (MIC)
8th 1990–1995 Mohamad Wajdi Ishak BN (UMNO)
9th 1995–1999
10th 1999–2004
11th 2004–2008 Zambry Abdul Kadir
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018 – 2022
15th 2022 – present Norhaslinda Zakaria PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Perak state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Norhaslinda Zakaria 8,507 38.65 Increase 38.65
BN Norazman Man 7,496 34.06 Decrease 8.80
PH Ahmad Razak Nazri 5,654 25.69 Decrease 8.85
GTA Mohd Azlan Suhaimi 181 0.82 Increase 0.82
Sabah Heritage Party Yahaya Ahmad 170 0.77 Increase 0.77
Total valid votes 22,008 100.00
Total rejected ballots 412
Unreturned ballots 302
Turnout 22,722 74.37 Decrease 4.60
Registered electors 30,554
Majority 1,011 4.59 Decrease 4.00
PN gain from BN Swing ?


Perak state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Zambry Abdul Kadir 8,378 44.28 Decrease 18.72
PH Nordin Ahmad Ismail 6,752 35.69 Increase 35.69
PAS Zainal Abidin Saad 3,638 19.23 Increase 18.61
Total valid votes 18,919 96.79
Total rejected ballots 628 3.21
Unreturned ballots 202 1.03
Turnout 19,547 78.97 Decrease 4.33
Registered electors 24,755
Majority 1,219 8.59 Decrease 17.67
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".
Perak state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Zambry Abdul Kadir 12,291 63.00 Decrease 5.05
PKR Mohd. Saifullah Mohd. Zulkifli 7,167 36.74 Increase 4.79
Independent Bernard Parenpa 51 0.26 Increase 0.26
Total valid votes 19,509 98.33
Total rejected ballots 254 1.28
Unreturned ballots 77 0.39
Turnout 19,840 83.30 Decrease 1.30
Registered electors 23,814
Majority 5,124 26.26 Decrease 9.84
BN hold Swing
Perak state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Zambry Abdul Kadir 10,906 68.05 Decrease 6.86
PKR Pakhrazi Musa 5,121 31.95 Increase 7.91
Total valid votes 16,027 83.92
Total rejected ballots 1,340 7.02
Unreturned ballots 1,730 9.06
Turnout 19,097 84.60 Increase 4.45
Registered electors 22,574
Majority 5,785 36.10 Decrease 14.77
BN hold Swing
Perak state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Zambry Abdul Kadir 8,349 74.91 Increase 19.47
PKR Suwardi Sapuan 2,680 24.04 Decrease 20.56
Independent Mohd Ishak Mohd Som 117 1.05 Increase 1.05
Total valid votes 11,146 66.69
Total rejected ballots 458 2.74
Unreturned ballots 5,108 30.56
Turnout 16,712 80.15 Decrease 2.10
Registered electors 20,852
Majority 5,669 50.87 Increase 39.99
BN hold Swing
Perak state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mohamad Wajdi Ishak 7,112 55.44 Decrease 26.23
PKR Mohd Nor Mohd Ali 5,716 44.56 Increase 44.56
Total valid votes 12,828 61.59
Total rejected ballots 396 1.90
Unreturned ballots 7,603 36.51
Turnout 20,827 82.25 Increase 3.71
Registered electors 25,323
Majority 1,396 10.88 Decrease 52.46
BN hold Swing
Perak state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mohamad Wajdi Ishak 10,024 81.67
S46 Che'Su Mat Yusof 2,250 18.33
Total valid votes 12,274 77.47
Total rejected ballots 358 2.26
Unreturned ballots 3,212 20.27
Turnout 15,844 78.54
Registered electors 20,173
Majority 7,774 63.34
BN hold Swing

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