Indera Kayangan (state constituency)

Indera Kayangan is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly since 1986.

Indera Kayangan
Perlis constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Gan Ay Ling
PH
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]12,303

The state constituency was created in 1984. It was first contested in 1986 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Indera Kayangan is Gan Ay Ling from Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Definition

The constituency contains the polling districts of the polling districts of Padang Katong, Derma, Pekan Lama Kangar, Pengkalan Assam, Pekan Baru Kangar, Seberang Bakau and Behor Gandin.[2]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Indera Kayangan's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malays (50.62%)
  Other Bumiputeras (0.14%)
  Chinese (43.94%)
  Indians (3.79%)
  Other Ethnicities (1.51%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Padang Katong 1,058
Derma 876
Pekan Lama Kangar 1,101
Pengkalan Assam 1,000
Pekan Baru Kangar 1,656
Seberang Bakau 2,469
Behor Gandin 1,869
Total 10,029
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4]

History
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Indera Kayangan
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
7th1986-1990Lee Kim ChengBN (MCA)
8th1990-1995Khor Liang Tee
9th1995-1999
10th1999-2002
2002-2004Oui Ah Lan
11th2004-2008
12th2008-2013Por Choo Chor
13th2013-2018Chan Ming KaiPR (PKR)
14th2018–presentGan Ay LingPH (PKR)

Election results
Perlis state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%
PHGan Ay Ling5,02357.71
BNChuah Tian Hee1,84621.21
PASWan Hassan Ismail1,83521.08
Total valid votes 8,704 100.00
Total rejected ballots 114
Unreturned ballots 39
Turnout 8,85780.39
Registered electors 11,018
Majority 3,177
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
[3]
Perlis state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PKRChan Ming Kai4,26354.39+ 14.63
BNPor Choo Chor @ Por Choo Chuan3,17140.46- 19.78
IndependentAmeir Hassan4045.15+ 5.15
Total valid votes 7,838 100.00
Total rejected ballots 144
Unreturned ballots 25
Turnout 8,00781.90
Registered electors 9,776
Majority 1,092
PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 185/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 226/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
Perlis state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNPor Choo Chor @ Por Choo Chuan3,71460.24- 15.50
PKRPoziyah Hamzah2,45139.76+ 15.50
Total valid votes 6,165 100.00
Total rejected ballots 129
Unreturned ballots 28
Turnout 6,32274.23
Registered electors 8,517
Majority 1,263
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNOui Ah Lan @ Ng Ah Lan5,24375.74
KEADILANKhoo Yang Chong1,67924.26
Total valid votes 6,922 100.00
Total rejected ballots 304
Unreturned ballots 35
Turnout 7,26177.96
Registered electors 9,314
Majority 3,564
BN hold Swing

Perlis state by-election, 19 January 2002
Upon the death of incumbent, Khor Liang Tee
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNOui Ah Lan @ Ng Ah Lan4,27971.72
KEADILANKhoo Yang Chong1,68728.28
Total valid votes 5,966 100.00
Total rejected ballots 81
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 6,04775.81
Registered electors 7,976
Majority 2,592
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNKhor Liang Tee @ Khor Lian Tee3,82567.39- 13.04
KEADILANKo Chu Liang1,85132.61+ 32.61
Total valid votes 5,676 100.00
Total rejected ballots 154
Unreturned ballots 196
Turnout 6,02675.54
Registered electors 7,977
Majority 1,974
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNKhor Liang Tee @ Khor Lian Tee4,40580.43+ 11.33
S46Tengku Yaakob Tengku Mohamad1,07219.57+ 19.57
Total valid votes 5,477 100.00
Total rejected ballots 118
Unreturned ballots 1
Turnout 5,59671.52
Registered electors 7,824
Majority 3,333
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNKhor Liang Tee @ Khor Lian Tee4,01669.10- 5.25
IndependentRodzi Ramli1,66028.56+ 28.56
IndependentLim Teng Hock1362.34+ 2.34
Total valid votes 5,812 100.00
Total rejected ballots 201
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 6,01372.09
Registered electors 8,341
Majority 2,356
BN hold Swing
Perlis state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNLee Kim Cheng4,01874.35
PASHamid Mohamood @ Abd. Razak Mohamood1,38625.65
Total valid votes 5,404 100.00
Total rejected ballots 141
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 5,54569.91
Registered electors 7,932
Majority 2,632
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References
  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. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. "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. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  3. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perlis". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
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