Kota Laksamana Explained

Kota Laksamana
State:Malacca
State-Rep:Low Chee Leong
State-Rep-Party:Pakatan Harapan
State-Status:active
State-Created:2003
State-Election-First:2004
State-Election-Last:2021
Demo-Electors:28,777
Demo-Electors-Date:2021
Demo-Electors-Ref:[1]

Kota Laksamana 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., the State Assemblyman for Kota Laksamana is Low Chee Leong from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) which is part of the state's opposition coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[2]

Definition

The Kota Laksamana constituency contains the polling districts of Kesidang Indah, Tun Perak, Kampung Enam, Pengkalan Rama Pantai, Kenanga Seksyen 1, Kenanga Seksyen 2, Kenanga Seksyen 3, Tengkera Pantai, Tengkera, Kubu, Kampung Morten, Pengkalan Rama, Kampung Hulu, Kampung Belanda, Kampung Mata Kuching and Taman Kota Laksamana.[3]

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kota Laksamana constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.[4]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Kota Laksamana (N20)Kesidang Indah138/20/01SMK Tun Tuah
Tun Perak138/20/02SMK Tinggi Cina Melaka
Kampung Enam138/20/03SMK Notre Dame Convent
Pengkalan Rama Pantai138/20/04SJK (C) Ping Ming
Kenanga Seksyen 1138/20/05SRA (JAIM) Tengkera
Kenanga Seksyen 2138/20/06SMJK Katholik
Kenanga Seksyen 3138/20/07SJK (C) Notre Dome
Tengkera Pantai138/20/08SMK (P) Methodist
Tengkera138/20/09SMK Gajah Berang
Kubu138/20/10Sekolah Tinggi Pay Fong Melaka
Kampung Morten138/20/11SRA (JAIM) Kg. Morten
Pengkalan Rama138/20/12SJK (C) Ping Ming
Kampung Hulu138/20/13SJK (C) Pay Teck
Kampung Belanda138/20/14SJK (T) Kubu
Taman Kota Laksamana138/20/15SK Kubu

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kota Laksamana
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Durian Daun
11th2004–2008Betty Chew Gek Cheng (周玉清)DAP
12th2008–2013
13th2013–2018Lai Keun Ban (賴君萬)
14th2018–2021 Low Chee Leong (劉誌俍)
15th2021–present

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. 2018-04-25. 12. ms. 2018-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180425183951/http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: 10 Melaka state executive councillors sworn in. nst.com.my. 16 May 2018 . 2018-05-16.
  3. Web site: 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]]. 29 April 2016. Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2016-06-19. 2019-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328131558/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20160429_P.U.(B)197.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election . Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.