Kuala Linggi

Kuala Linggi is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Malacca State Legislative Assembly. The state constituency was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2021^[update], the State Assemblyman for Kuala Linggi is Rosli Abdullah from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN).

Kuala Linggi

Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Rosli Abdullah BN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)[1]	10,928

Definition

The Kuala Linggi constituency contains the polling districts of Tanjung Dahan, Sungai Baru Hilir, Kampung Tengah, Permatang, Kuala Sungai Baru, Paya Mengkuang and Telok Gong.^[2]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kuala Linggi's electorate as of 2021^[3]

1. Malays (74.32%)
2. Chinese (21.85%)
3. Other Ethnicities (2.28%)
4. Indians (1.54%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kuala Linggi constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Kuala Linggi（N01）	Tanjung Dahan	134/01/01	SK Kuala Linggi
	Sungai Baru Hilir	134/01/02	SK Ayer Jerneh
	Kampung Tengah	134/01/03	SK Kampung Tengah
	Permatang	134/01/04	SK Othman Shawal
	Kuala Sungai Baru	134/01/05	SJK (C) Yok Sin
	Paya Mengkuang	134/02/06	SK Sungai Tuang
	Telok Gong	134/01/07	SMK Rahmat

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuala Linggi
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Sungei Bahru
7th	1986 – 1990	Bahari Hasan	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990 – 1995	Ibrahim Durum
9th	1995 – 1999
10th	1999 – 2004
11th	2004 – 2008	Abdul Rahman Palit
12th	2008 – 2013	Ismail Othman
13th	2013 – 2018
14th	2018 – 2021
15th	2021 – present	Rosli Abdullah

Election results

The electoral results for the Kuala Linggi state constituency in 2004, 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Malacca state election, 2021: Kuala Linggi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rosli Abdullah	3,554	51.07	1.27
	PH	Julasapiah Kasim	1,718	24.70	12.72
	PN	Aziah Mohd Sa'ad	1,645	23.64	23.64
	Independent	Kamisan Palil	51	0.73
Total valid votes			6,968
Total rejected ballots			162
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			7,140	65.34	26.37
Registered electors			10,928
Majority			1,836	26.37	11.45
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf

Malacca state election, 2018: Kuala Linggi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail Othman	4,812	52.34	11.78
	PH	Hasmorni Tamby	3,440	37.42	37.42
	PAS	Azmi Sambul	941	10.24	25.64
Total valid votes			9,193	100.00
Total rejected ballots			126
Unreturned ballots			18
Turnout			9,337	84.54	2.59
Registered electors			11,045
Majority			1,372	14.92	13.32
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [5][6]

Malacca state election, 2013: Kuala Linggi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail Othman	5,521	64.12	0.08
	PAS	Julasapiyah Kassim	3,090	35.88	0.08
Total valid votes			8,611	100.00
Total rejected ballots			131
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,742	87.13	7.69
Registered electors			10,033
Majority			2,431	28.24	0.16
	BN 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: Kuala Linggi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail Othman	4,468	64.20	15.86
	PAS	Julasapiyah Kassim	2,491	35.80	15.86
Total valid votes			6,959	100.00
Total rejected ballots			137
Unreturned ballots			9
Turnout			7,105	79.44	0.31
Registered electors			8,933
Majority			1,977	28.40	31.72
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [6]

Malacca state election, 2004: Kuala Linggi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ismail Othman	5,364	80.06
	PAS	Julasapiyah Kassim	1,336	19.94
Total valid votes			6,700	100.00
Total rejected ballots			127
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,827	79.75
Registered electors			8,561
Majority			4,028	60.12
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [6]