Kota Laksamana

Kota Laksamana
Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Low Chee Leong; PH
;
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)	28,777

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

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^[update], the State Assemblyman for Kota Laksamana is Low Chee Leong from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) which is part of the state's opposition coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).^[2]

Definition

The Kota Laksamana constituency contains the polling districts of Kesidang Indah, Tun Perak, Kampung Enam, Pengkalan Rama Pantai, Kenanga Seksyen 1, Kenanga Seksyen 2, Kenanga Seksyen 3, Tengkera Pantai, Tengkera, Kubu, Kampung Morten, Pengkalan Rama, Kampung Hulu, Kampung Belanda, Kampung Mata Kuching and Taman Kota Laksamana.^[3]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kota Laksamana's electorate as of 2021^[4]

Chinese (78.93%)

Malays (17.28%)

Indians (3.21%)

Other Ethnicities (0.58%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kota Laksamana constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Kota Laksamana (N20)	Kesidang Indah	138/20/01	SMK Tun Tuah
	Tun Perak	138/20/02	SMK Tinggi Cina Melaka
	Kampung Enam	138/20/03	SMK Notre Dame Convent
	Pengkalan Rama Pantai	138/20/04	SJK (C) Ping Ming
	Kenanga Seksyen 1	138/20/05	SRA (JAIM) Tengkera
	Kenanga Seksyen 2	138/20/06	SMJK Katholik
	Kenanga Seksyen 3	138/20/07	SJK (C) Notre Dome
	Tengkera Pantai	138/20/08	SMK (P) Methodist
	Tengkera	138/20/09	SMK Gajah Berang
	Kubu	138/20/10	Sekolah Tinggi Pay Fong Melaka
	Kampung Morten	138/20/11	SRA (JAIM) Kg. Morten
	Pengkalan Rama	138/20/12	SJK (C) Ping Ming
	Kampung Hulu	138/20/13	SJK (C) Pay Teck
	Kampung Belanda	138/20/14	SJK (T) Kubu
	Taman Kota Laksamana	138/20/15	SK Kubu

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kota Laksamana
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Durian Daun
11th	2004–2008	Betty Chew Gek Cheng (周玉清)	DAP
12th	2008–2013	Betty Chew Gek Cheng (周玉清)	PR (DAP)
13th	2013–2018	Lai Keun Ban (賴君萬)	PR (DAP)
14th	2018–2021	Low Chee Leong (劉誌俍)	PH (DAP)
15th	2021–present	Low Chee Leong (劉誌俍)	PH (DAP)

Election results

Malacca state election, 2021: Kota Laksamama
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Low Chee Leong	13,508	80.83	0.86
	BN	Benjamin Low Chin Hong	2,014	12.05	4.17
	PN	Fong Khai Ling	1,190	7.12	7.12
Total valid votes			16,712
Total rejected ballots			163
Unreturned ballots			63
Turnout			16,938	58.86	24.45
Registered electors			28,777
Majority			11,494	68.78	3.31
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf

Malacca state election, 2018: Kota Laksamana
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Low Chee Leong	20,181	81.69	81.69
	BN	Melvin Chua Kew Wei	4,008	16.22	4.54
	Independent	Sim Tong Him	517	2.09	5.36
Total valid votes			24,706	100.00
Total rejected ballots			201
Unreturned ballots			45
Turnout			24,952	83.31	2.30
Registered electors			29,952
Majority			16,173	65.47	14.44
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[6]^[7]

Malacca state election, 2013: Kota Laksamana
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lai Keun Ban	11,969	71.79	2.60
	BN	Chiw Tiang Chai	3,462	20.76	4.85
	Independent	Sim Tong Him	1,242	7.45	7.45
Total valid votes			16,673	100.00
Total rejected ballots			220
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			16,893	85.61	6.08
Registered electors			19,732
Majority			8,507	51.03	2.25
	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: Kota Laksamana
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Betty Chew Gek Cheng	11,043	74.39	11.61
	BN	Lee Kiat Lee	3,801	25.61	11.61
Total valid votes			14,844	100.00
Total rejected ballots			196
Unreturned ballots			15
Turnout			15,055	79.53	0.63
Registered electors			18,930
Majority			7,242	48.78	23.22
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[7]

Malacca state election, 2004: Kota Laksamana
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Betty Chew Gek Cheng	8,944	62.78
	BN	Lim Eng Tack	5,302	37.22
Total valid votes			14,246	100.00
Total rejected ballots			215
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,461	78.90
Registered electors			18,957
Majority			3,642	25.56
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) ^[7]

References

^ "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.
^ "10 Melaka state executive councillors sworn in". nst.com.my. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ "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.
^ https://mkse.chinapress.com.my. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Undi.info - Kota Laksamana (P138-N20)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

[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] "10 Melaka state executive councillors sworn in". nst.com.my. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

[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] ttps://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.

[star-6] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[undi-7] "Undi.info - Kota Laksamana (P138-N20)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

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