Pengkalan Batu (state constituency)

Pengkalan Batu
Malacca constituency
State constituency
LegislatureMalacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Kalsom Noordin
BN
Constituency created2018
First contested2018
Last contested2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)[1]20,821
Area (km²)[2]11

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

The state constituency was first contested in 2018 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Melaka State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2021, the State Assemblyman for Pengkalan Batu is Kalsom Noordin from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (BN).

The state constituency was first contested under the name of Bachang but was renamed to Pengkalan Batu for the 2018 election.[3]

  1. ^ "Dashboard SPR" (in Malay). Presumably, some part of the Malaysian Government. 22 November 2021. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  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.|page=524
  3. ^ "Names of new parliamentary and seats seats". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.