State constituency in Perlis, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Indera Kayangan is a state constituency in Perlis , Malaysia , that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly since 1986. It has been represented by State Leader of the Opposition Gan Ay Ling of Pakatan Harapan (PH) since 2018. She is also the only Opposition and PH Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly (MLA) after the 2022 Perlis state election .
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 .
Definition
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Indera Kayangan constituency is divided into 7 polling districts.
State constituency
Polling Districts
Code
Location
Indera Kayangan (N08)
Padang Katong
002/08/01
SK Putra
Derma
002/08/02
SMK Syed Hassan
Pekan Lama Kangar
002/08/03
SMK Derma
Pengkalan Assam
002/08/04
SMK Putra
Pekan Baru Kangar
002/08/05
SK Seri Perlis
Seberang Bakau
002/08/06
SJK (C) Khoon Aik
Behor Gandin
002/08/07
SK Jalan Raja Syed Alwi
Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Indera Kayangan's electorate as of 2022
Malays (53.75%) Chinese (39.89%) Indians (3.42%) Other Ethnicities (2.94%)
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
History
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Indera Kayangan
Assembly
Years
Member
Party
Constituency created from Bandar Kangar
7th
1986–1990
Lee Kim Cheng
BN (MCA )
8th
1990–1995
Khor Liang Tee
9th
1995–1999
10th
1999–2002
2002–2004
Oui Ah Lan
11th
2004–2008
12th
2008–2013
Por Choo Chor
13th
2013–2018
Chan Ming Kai
PR (PKR )
14th
2018–2022
Gan Ay Ling
PH (PKR )
15th
2022–present
Election results
Perlis state election, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
PH
Gan Ay Ling
5,023
57.71
57.71
BN
Chuah Tian Hee
1,846
21.21
19.25
PAS
Wan Hassan Ismail
1,835
21.08
21.08
Total valid votes
8,704
100.00
Total rejected ballots
114
Unreturned ballots
39
Turnout
8,857
80.39
1.51
Registered electors
11,018
Majority
3,177
PH hold
Swing
Source(s)
Perlis state election, 1986
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
BN
Lee Kim Cheng
4,018
74.35
PAS
Hamid Mohamood @ Abd. Razak Mohamood
1,386
25.65
Total valid votes
5,404
100.00
Total rejected ballots
141
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
5,545
69.91
Registered electors
7,932
Majority
2,632
This was a new constituency created.
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. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
"Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers . 31 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perlis" . election.thestar.com.my . Retrieved 2018-05-12.
"Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia . 1 . 2018.
Constituencies of the legislatures of the states of Malaysia Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Kedah State Legislative Assembly
Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
Penang State Legislative Assembly
Perak State Legislative Assembly
Pahang State Legislative Assembly
Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Johor State Legislative Assembly
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
See also: List of former Malaysian state electoral districts
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