Kota Melaka (federal constituency)

Kota Melaka

Malacca constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Sim Tong Him DAP
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2013

Kota Melaka is a federal constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Bakar Batu, Kesidang Indah, Limbongan, Kampung Padang, Kampung Enam, Tengkera Pantai, Tengkera, Tun Perak, Kenanga Seksyen 1, Pengkalan Rama Pantai, Kampung Morten, Kubu, Taman Kota Laksamana, Kampung Hulu, Kampung Belanda, Kenanga Seksyen 2, Pengkalan Rama, Kenanga Seksyen 3, Pengkalan Rama Tengah, Bukit Gedong, Semabok, Seri Duyong, Durian Daun, Perigi Hang Tuah, Kg. Padang Semabok, Bunga Raya, Bukit China, Bandar Kaba, Bandar Hilir Tengah, Melaka Raya, Kg. Bandar Hilir, Ujong Pasir Pantai, Lorong Panjang, Perkampungan Portugis, Ujong Pasir Darat, Padang Temu, Alai, Kg. Telok Mas, Pernu, Kampung Ujong Pasir.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kota Melaka
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Lim Kit Siang	DAP
5th	1978-1982	Chan Teck Chan
6th	1982-1986	Lim Kit Siang
7th	1986-1990	Lim Guan Eng
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004	Kerk Kim Hock
11th	2004-2008	Wong Nai Chee	BN
12th	2008-2013	Sim Tong Him	DAP
13th	2013-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Sim Tong Him	49,521	63.25
	BN	Yee Kok Wah	28,775	36.75
Total valid votes			78,296	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,168
Unreturned ballots			187
Turnout			79,651	86.28
Registered electors			92,322
Majority			20,746
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Sim Tong Him	38,640	58.64
	BN	Wong Nai Chee	27,250	41.36
Total valid votes			65,890	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,448
Unreturned ballots			141
Turnout			67,479	79.57
Registered electors			84,805
Majority			11,390
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong Nai Chee	31,217	50.18
	DAP	Kerk Kim Hock	30,998	49.82
Total valid votes			62,215	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,959
Unreturned ballots			217
Turnout			64,391	77.78
Registered electors
Majority			219
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Kerk Kim Hock	33,472	58.16
	BN	Lim Swee Kiang	24,083	41.84
Total valid votes			57,555	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,277
Unreturned ballots			89
Turnout			58,921	77.15
Registered electors
Majority			9,389
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Guan Eng	29,647	54.57
	BN	Soon Tian Szu	24,683	45.43
Total valid votes			54,330	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,231
Unreturned ballots			191
Turnout			56,752
Registered electors
Majority			4,964
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Guan Eng	33,993	63.52
	BN	Soon Tian Szu	19,525	36.48
Total valid votes			53,518	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,227
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			54,745	76.45
Registered electors
Majority			14,468
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Guan Eng	34,573	67.08
	BN	Soh Chin Aun	16,967	32.92
Total valid votes			51,540	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,300
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			52,840	76.54
Registered electors			69,034
Majority			17,606
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chan Teck Chan
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.