Pangkor
Perak constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Norhaslida Zakaria
PN
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)[1]30,554
Area (km²)[2]221

Pangkor is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly.[3]

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

Ethnic breakdown of Pangkor's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (67.01%)
  Chinese (23.69%)
  Indian (5.72%)
  Other ethnicities (3.58%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
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

Perak state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PNNorhaslinda Zakaria8,50738.65Increase 38.65
BNNorazman Man7,49634.06Decrease 8.80
PHAhmad Razak Nazri5,65425.69Decrease 8.85
Homeland Fighters' PartyMohd Azlan Suhaimi1810.82Increase 0.82
Sabah Heritage PartyYahaya Ahmad1700.77Increase 0.77
Total valid votes 22,008 100.00
Total rejected ballots 412
Unreturned ballots 302
Turnout 22,72274.37Decrease 4.60
Registered electors 30,554
Majority 1,0114.59Decrease 4.00
PN gain from BN Swing ?
Perak state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNZambry Abdul Kadir8,37844.28Decrease 18.72
PHNordin Ahmad Ismail6,75235.69Increase 35.69
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyZainal Abidin Saad3,63819.23Increase 18.61
Total valid votes 18,91996.79
Total rejected ballots 6283.21
Unreturned ballots 2021.03
Turnout 19,54778.97Decrease 4.33
Registered electors 24,755
Majority 1,2198.59Decrease 17.67
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".
Perak state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNZambry Abdul Kadir12,29163.00Decrease 5.05
PKRMohd. Saifullah Mohd. Zulkifli7,16736.74Increase 4.79
IndependentBernard Parenpa510.26Increase 0.26
Total valid votes 19,50998.33
Total rejected ballots 2541.28
Unreturned ballots 770.39
Turnout 19,84083.30Decrease 1.30
Registered electors 23,814
Majority 5,12426.26Decrease 9.84
BN hold Swing
Perak state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNZambry Abdul Kadir10,90668.05Decrease 6.86
PKRPakhrazi Musa5,12131.95Increase 7.91
Total valid votes 16,02783.92
Total rejected ballots 1,3407.02
Unreturned ballots 1,7309.06
Turnout 19,09784.60Increase 4.45
Registered electors 22,574
Majority 5,78536.10Decrease 14.77
BN hold Swing
Perak state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNZambry Abdul Kadir8,34974.91Increase 19.47
PKRSuwardi Sapuan2,68024.04Decrease 20.56
IndependentMohd Ishak Mohd Som1171.05Increase 1.05
Total valid votes 11,14666.69
Total rejected ballots 4582.74
Unreturned ballots 5,10830.56
Turnout 16,71280.15Decrease 2.10
Registered electors 20,852
Majority 5,66950.87Increase 39.99
BN hold Swing
Perak state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNMohamad Wajdi Ishak7,11255.44Decrease 26.23
PKRMohd Nor Mohd Ali5,71644.56Increase 44.56
Total valid votes 12,82861.59
Total rejected ballots 3961.90
Unreturned ballots 7,60336.51
Turnout 20,82782.25Increase 3.71
Registered electors 25,323
Majority 1,39610.88Decrease 52.46
BN hold Swing
Perak state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNMohamad Wajdi Ishak10,02481.67
S46Che'Su Mat Yusof2,25018.33
Total valid votes 12,27477.47
Total rejected ballots 3582.26
Unreturned ballots 3,21220.27
Turnout 15,84478.54
Registered electors 20,173
Majority 7,77463.34
This was a new constituency created.

See also

  • Constituencies of Perak

References

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