Pengkalan Batu (state constituency)

Pengkalan Batu is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Melaka State Legislative Assembly.

Pengkalan Batu

Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Kalsom Noordin BN
Constituency created	2018
First contested	2018
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)[1]	20,821
Area (km²)[2]	11

The state constituency was first contested in 2018 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2021^[update], the State Assemblyman for Pengkalan Batu is Kalsom Noordin from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN).

The state constituency was first contested under the name of Bachang but was renamed to Pengkalan Batu for the 2018 election.^[3]

Definition

The Pengkalan Batu constituency contains the polling districts of Bachang Baru, Pasir Puteh, Pengkalan Batu, Rumpun Bahagia, Peringgit, Peringgit Jaya, Bukit Palah, Seri Siantan and Bukit Piatu.^[4]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Pengkalan Batu's electorate as of 2021^[5]

1. Malay (65.6%)
2. Chinese (28.1%)
3. Indian (5.31%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.92%)

History

Polling districts

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

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Pengkalan Batu（N15）	Bachang Baru	137/15/01	Kompleks JAPERUN DUN Bachang
	Pasir Puteh	137/15/02	SJK (C) Yu Hwa
	Pengkalan Batu	137/15/03	SMA Sultan Muhammad
	Rumpun Bahagia	137/15/04	Balai Raya Taman Rumpun Bahagia
	Peringgit	137/15/05	SK Peringgit
	Peringgit Jaya	137/15/06	SRA (JAIM) Taman Peringgit Jaya
	Bukit Palah	137/15/07	SRA (JAIM) Peringgit
	Seri Siantan	137/15/08	SRA (JAIM) Solok Musai
	Bukit Piatu	137/15/09	SM Teknik Melaka

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pengkalan Batu
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Bachang
14th	2018 - 2020	Norhizam Hassan Baktee	PH (DAP)
	2020 - 2021		Independent
15th	2021–present	Kalsom Noordin	BN (UMNO)

Election results

The electoral results for the Pengkalan Batu state constituency in 2018 are as follows.

Malacca state election, 2021

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Kalsom Noordin	4,839	35.77	0.32
	PH	Muhamad Danish Zainudin	4,708	34.80	16.67
	PN	Muhammad Azrudin Mat Idris	2,681	19.82	19.82
	Independent	Norhizam Hassan Baktee	1,218	9.06	9.06
	PUTRA	Mohd Aluwi Sari	82	0.61	0.61
Total valid votes			13,528
Total rejected ballots			261
Unreturned ballots			55
Turnout			13,844	66.49	19.77
Registered electors			20,821
Majority			131	0.97	14.41
	BN gain		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf

Malacca state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PH	Norhizam Hassan Baktee	9,227	51.47
	BN	Chua Lian Chye	6,471	36.09
	PAS	Ramli Dalip	2,230	12.44
Total valid votes			17,928	100.00
Total rejected ballots			274
Unreturned ballots			70
Turnout			18,272	86.26
Registered electors			21,182
Majority			2,756	15.38
This was a new constituency created
Source(s) [5][7]