Kesidang

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

Kesidang
Malacca constituency
State constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Allex Seah Shoo Chin
PH
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)[1]37,304

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Kesidang is Allex Seah Shoo Chin from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) which is a component parfy of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.[2]

Definition

The Kesidang constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Merdeka, Batu Berendam, Taman Melaka Baru, Malim Jaya, Bertam, Taman Asean, Kampung Padang, Bakar Batu and Limbongan.[3]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kesidang's electorate as of 2021[4]

  Chinese (56.96%)
  Malays (37.38%)
  Indians (4.68%)
  Other Ethnicities (0.98%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kesidang constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.[5]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Kesidang（N19） Taman Merdeka 138/19/01
  • SK Taman Merdeka
  • SRA (JAIM) Taman Datuk Thamby Chik Karim
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

Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kesidang
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Tengkera
11th 2004 – 2008 Koh Nai Kwong BN (MCA)
12th 2008 – 2013 Goh Leong San DAP
13th 2013 – 2018 Chin Choong Seong
14th 2018 – 2021 Allex Seah Shoo Chin PH (DAP)
15th 2021–present

Election results
Malacca state election, 2021: Kesidang
Party Candidate Votes %
PHAllex Seah Shoo Chin14,76965.86
BNLeong Hui Ying4,53220.21
PNPatrick Ng Chin Kae3,12413.93
Total valid votes 22,425
Total rejected ballots 269
Unreturned ballots 93
Turnout 22,78761.08
Registered electors 37,304
Majority 10,237
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf
Malacca state election, 2018: Kesidang
Party Candidate Votes %
PHAllex Seah Shoo Chin22,88072.64
BNNg Choon Koon8,26826.25
IndependentGoh Leong San3491.11
Total valid votes 31,497100.00
Total rejected ballots 380
Unreturned ballots 93
Turnout 31,97085.58
Registered electors 37,355
Majority 14,612
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
[6][7]
Malacca state election, 2013: Kesidang
Party Candidate Votes %
DAPChin Choong Seong9,44362.67
BNLim Eng Teck5,62537.33
Total valid votes 15,068100.00
Total rejected ballots 156
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 15,22486.51
Registered electors 17,597
Majority 3,818
DAP 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: Kesidang
Party Candidate Votes %
DAPGoh Leong San7,24155.35
BNKoh Nai Kwong5,84244.65
Total valid votes 13,083100.00
Total rejected ballots 221
Unreturned ballots 21
Turnout 13,32580.89
Registered electors 16,472
Majority 1,399
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[7]
Malacca state election, 2004: Kesidang
Party Candidate Votes %
BNKoh Nai Kwong6,84657.09
DAPLim Jak Wong5,14542.91
Total valid votes 11,991100.00
Total rejected ballots 240
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 12,23178.90
Registered electors 15,502
Majority 1,701
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
[7]

References
  1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. "Malacca urged to put off disposing of documents to avoid misunderstanding".
  3. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  4. https://mkse.chinapress.com.my. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
  6. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  7. "Undi.info - Kesidang (P138-N19)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
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