Pangkor (state constituency)

Pangkor
Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Zambry Abdul Kadir; BN
;
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	24,755
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. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Pangkor is Zambry Abdul Kadir from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), which is part of the Barisan National coalition,(BN); who is a former Menteri Besar.

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 2018[5]

Malay (67.41%)

Chinese (24.46%)

Indian (5.43%)

East Malaysian Bumiputeras (2.30%)

Other ethnicities (0.40%)

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[6]

History

Perak State Legislative Assemblyman for Pangkor
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
9th	1995 – 1999	Mohamad Wajdi Ishak	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999 – 2004	Mohamad Wajdi Ishak
11th	2004 – 2008	Zambry Abdul Kadir
12th	2008 – 2013
13th	2013 – 2018
14th	2018 – present

Election results

Perak state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zambry Abdul Kadir	8,378	42.86	-19.06
	PH	Nordin Ahmad Ismail	6,752	34.54	-1.58
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Zainal Abidin Saad	3,638	18.61	+18.61
Total valid votes			18,919	96.79
Total rejected ballots			628	3.21
Unreturned ballots			202	1.03
Turnout			19,547	78.97
Registered electors			24,755
Majority			1,219
	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	%	∆%
	BN	Zambry Abdul Kadir	12,291	61.92	+4.81
	PKR	Mohd. Saifullah Mohd. Zulkifli	7,167	36.12	+9.80
	Independent	Bernard Parenpa	51	0.26	+0.26
Total valid votes			19,509	98.33
Total rejected ballots			254	1.28
Unreturned ballots			77	0.39
Turnout			19,840	83.30
Registered electors			23,814
Majority			5,124
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Perak state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zambry Abdul Kadir	10,906	57.11	+7.15
	PKR	Pakhrazi Musa	5,121	26.82	+10.78
Total valid votes			16,027	83.92
Total rejected ballots			1,340	7.02
Unreturned ballots			1,730	9.06
Turnout			19,097	84.60
Registered electors			22,574
Majority			5,785
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Perak state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zambry Abdul Kadir	8,349	49.96	+15.81
	PKR	Suwardi Sapuan	2,680	16.04	-11.41
	Independent	Mohd Ishak Mohd Som	117	0.70
Total valid votes			11,146	66.69
Total rejected ballots			458	2.74
Unreturned ballots			5,108	30.56
Turnout			16,712	80.15
Registered electors			20,852
Majority			5,669
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Perak state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Wajdi Ishak	7,112	34.15	-29.12
	PKR	Mohd Nor Mohd Ali	5,716	27.45	+27.45
Total valid votes			12,828	61.59
Total rejected ballots			396	1.90
Unreturned ballots			7,603	36.51
Turnout			20,827	82.25
Registered electors			25,323
Majority			1,396
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Perak state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Wajdi Ishak	10,024	63.27	+63.27
	S46	Che'Su Mat Yusof	2,250	14.20	+14.20
Total valid votes			12,274	77.47
Total rejected ballots			358	2.26
Unreturned ballots			3,212	20.27
Turnout			15,844	78.54
Registered electors			20,173
Majority			7,774
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".

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.
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"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.
"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 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
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[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] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[3] "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24.

[4] "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 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

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[2018report-6] "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-07-17.