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

Kesidang 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, 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
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Tengkera
11th 2004 – 2008 Koh Nai Kwong (古乃光) BN (MCA)
12th 2008 – 2013 Goh Leong San (吴良山) PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2018 Chin Choong Seong (陈仲祥)
14th 2018 – 2021 Allex Seah Shoo Chin (谢守钦) PH (DAP)
15th 2021–present

Election results

Malacca state election, 2021: Kesidang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Allex Seah Shoo Chin 14,769 65.86 Decrease 6.78
BN Leong Hui Ying 4,532 20.21 Decrease 6.04
PN Patrick Ng Chin Kae 3,124 13.93 Increase 13.93
Total valid votes 22,425
Total rejected ballots 269
Unreturned ballots 93
Turnout 22,787 61.08 Decrease 24.50
Registered electors 37,304
Majority 10,237 45.65 Decrease 0.74
PH hold Swing
Malacca state election, 2018: Kesidang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Allex Seah Shoo Chin 22,880 72.64 Increase 72.64
BN Ng Choon Koon 8,268 26.25 Decrease 11.08
Independent Goh Leong San 349 1.11 Increase 1.11
Total valid votes 31,497 100.00
Total rejected ballots 380
Unreturned ballots 93
Turnout 31,970 85.58 Decrease 0.93
Registered electors 37,355
Majority 14,612 46.39 Increase 21.05
Pakatan Harapan (2018) hold Swing
Source(s)
Malacca state election, 2013: Kesidang
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Chin Choong Seong 9,443 62.67 Increase 7.32
BN Lim Eng Teck 5,625 37.33 Decrease 7.32
Total valid votes 15,068 100.00
Total rejected ballots 156
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 15,224 86.51 Increase 5.62
Registered electors 17,597
Majority 3,818 25.34 Increase 14.64
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 % ∆%
DAP Goh Leong San 7,241 55.35 Increase 12.44
BN Koh Nai Kwong 5,842 44.65 Decrease 12.44
Total valid votes 13,083 100.00
Total rejected ballots 221
Unreturned ballots 21
Turnout 13,325 80.89 Increase 1.99
Registered electors 16,472
Majority 1,399 10.70 Decrease 3.48
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
Malacca state election, 2004: Kesidang
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Koh Nai Kwong 6,846 57.09
DAP Lim Jak Wong 5,145 42.91
Total valid votes 11,991 100.00
Total rejected ballots 240
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 12,231 78.90
Registered electors 15,502
Majority 1,701 14.18
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

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