Pangkor (state constituency)
Political subdivision in Malaysia
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Pangkor is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly.[3]
 Perak constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Perak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PN | ||
| Constituency created | 1974 | ||
| First contested | 1974 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2022)[1] | 30,554 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 221 | ||
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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PN | Norhaslinda Zakaria | 8,507 | 38.65 |  38.65 | |
| BN | Norzaman Man | 7,496 | 34.06 |  8.80 | |
| PH | Abdul Razak Nazri | 5,654 | 25.69 | 8.85 | |
| GTA | Mohd Azlan Suhaimi | 181 | 0.82 | 0.82 | |
| Heritage | Yahaya Ahmad | 170 | 0.77 | 0.77 | |
| Total valid votes | 22,008 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 412 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 302 | ||||
| Turnout | 22,722 | 74.37 | 4.60 | ||
| Registered electors | 30,554 | ||||
| Majority | 1,011 | 4.59 | 4.00 | ||
| PN gain from BN | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Zambry Abdul Kadir | 8,378 | 44.28 | 18.72 | ||
| PH | Nordin Ahmad Ismail | 6,752 | 35.69 | 35.69 | ||
| PAS | Zainal Abidin Saad | 3,638 | 19.23 | 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 | 4.33 | |||
| Registered electors | 24,755 | |||||
| Majority | 1,219 | 8.59 | 17.67 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Zambry Abdul Kadir | 12,291 | 63.00 | 5.05 | ||
| PKR | Mohd. Saifullah Mohd. Zulkifli | 7,167 | 36.74 | 4.79 | ||
| Independent | Bernard Parenpa | 51 | 0.26 | 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 | 1.30 | |||
| Registered electors | 23,814 | |||||
| Majority | 5,124 | 26.26 | 9.84 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". Archived from the original on 2013-05-08. Retrieved 2022-03-31. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Zambry Abdul Kadir | 10,906 | 68.05 | 6.86 | ||
| PKR | Pakhrazi Musa | 5,121 | 31.95 | 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 | 4.45 | |||
| Registered electors | 22,574 | |||||
| Majority | 5,785 | 36.10 | 14.77 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Zambry Abdul Kadir | 8,349 | 74.91 | 19.47 | ||
| PKR | Suwardi Sapuan | 2,680 | 24.04 | 20.56 | ||
| Independent | Mohd Ishak Mohd Som | 117 | 1.05 | 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 | 2.10 | |||
| Registered electors | 20,852 | |||||
| Majority | 5,669 | 50.87 | 39.99 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohamad Wajdi Ishak | 7,112 | 55.44 | 26.23 | ||
| PKR | Mohd Nor Mohd Ali | 5,716 | 44.56 | 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 | 3.71 | |||
| Registered electors | 25,323 | |||||
| Majority | 1,396 | 10.88 | 52.46 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
See also
- Constituencies of Perak