Kesidang (state constituency)

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

Kesidang

Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Seah Shoo Chin PH
First contested	2004
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	37,355

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 Seah Shoo Chin from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[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]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kesidang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
11th	2004 – 2008	Koh Nai Kwong	BN (MCA)
12th	2008 – 2013	Goh Leong San	DAP
13th	2013 – 2018	Chin Choong Seong
14th	2018 –	Seah Shoo Chin	PH (DAP)

Election results

Malacca state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PH	Seah Shoo Chin	22,880	72.64
	BN	Ng Choon Koon	8,268	26.25
	Independent	Goh Leong San	349	1.11
Total valid votes			31,497	100.00
Total rejected ballots			380
Unreturned ballots			93
Turnout			31,970	85.58
Registered electors			37,355
Majority			14,612
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) [4][5]

Malacca state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Chin Choong Seong	9,443	62.67
	BN	Lim Eng Teck	5,625	37.33
Total valid votes			15,068	100.00
Total rejected ballots			156
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,224	86.51
Registered electors			17,597
Majority			3,818
	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. 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. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Malacca state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Goh Leong San	7,241	55.35
	BN	Koh Nai Kwong	5,842	44.65
Total valid votes			13,083	100.00
Total rejected ballots			221
Unreturned ballots			21
Turnout			13,325	80.89
Registered electors			16,472
Majority			1,399
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) [5]

Malacca state election, 2004

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
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) [5]

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. http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2018/05/15/malacca-urged-put-disposing-documents-avoid-misunderstanding
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. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
4. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
5. https://undi.info/melaka/r18/n19