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

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, 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).

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

History

Election results

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

Malacca state election, 2021

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail Othman	4,812	52.34	11.78
	PH	Hasmorni Tamby	3,440	37.42	37.42
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail Othman	5,521	64.12	0.08
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ismail Othman	4,468	64.20	15.86
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	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]

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.