Kelebang (state constituency)

Kelebang
Malacca constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Malacca State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Lim Ban Hong; BN
;
Constituency created	2004
First contested	2004
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)	19,976

Kelebang is a state constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Malacca 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.

Definition

The Kelebang constituency contains the polling districts of Seberang Gajah, Bukit Rambai, Kampung Pinang, Kelebang Besar, Pulau Gadong, Pekan Kelebang Besar and Kelebang Kechil.^[2]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kelebang's electorate as of 2021^[3]

Malay (67.13%)

Chinese (29.80%)

Indian (2.14%)

Other ethnicities (0.93%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kelebang constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Klebang (N14)	Seberang Gajah	136/14/01	SK Taman Bukit Rambai
	Bukit Rambai	136/14/02	SK Bukit Rambai
	Kampung Pinang	136/14/03	SMK Klebang Besar
	Klebang Besar	136/14/04	Balai Raya Balik Buluh
	Pulau Gadong	136/14/05	SRA (JAIM) Klebang Besar (Khatib Hj Abd Hamid)
	Pekan Klebang Besar	136/14/06	SK Klebang Besar
	Klebang Kechil	136/14/07	SJK (C) Lih Jen

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kelebang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Tangga Batu and Paya Rumput
11th	2004 – 2008	Seet Har Cheow	BN (MCA)
12th	2008 – 2013	Seet Har Cheow
13th	2013 – 2018	Lim Ban Hong
14th	2018 – 2021	Gue Teck	PH (PKR)
15th	2021 – present	Lim Ban Hong	BN (MCA)

Election results

Malacca state election, 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Ban Hong	5,028	38.49	2.39
	PH	Gue Teck	4,152	31.78	13.80
	PN	Bakri Jamaluddin	3,884	29.73	29.73
Total valid votes			13,064
Total rejected ballots			140
Unreturned ballots			43
Turnout			13,247	66.31	18.28
Registered electors			19,976
Majority			876	6.71	2.01
	BN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1715764/PUB%20583.pdf

Malacca state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Gue Teck	7,648	45.58	45.58
	BN	Lim Ban Hong	6,859	40.88	15.57
	PAS	Mohd Syafiq Ismail	2,272	13.54	13.54
Total valid votes			16,779	100.00
Total rejected ballots			233
Unreturned ballots			47
Turnout			17,059	84.59	2.57
Registered electors			20,166
Majority			789	4.70	8.20
	Pakatan Harapan (2018) gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) ^[3]^[5]

Malacca state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Ban Hong	9,171	56.45	0.94
	DAP	Liou Chen Kuang	7,074	43.55	0.94
Total valid votes			16,245	100.00
Total rejected ballots			384
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			16,629	87.16	9.23
Registered electors			19,078
Majority			2,097	12.90	1.94
	BN 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Malacca state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Seet Har Cheow	6,591	55.48	13.17
	DAP	Koh Sze Choon	5,288	44.52	44.52
Total valid votes			11,879	100.00
Total rejected ballots			700
Unreturned ballots			62
Turnout			12,641	77.93	0.25
Registered electors			16,222
Majority			1,303	10.96	26.34
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[5]

Malacca state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Seet Har Cheow	7,688	68.65
	DAP	Koh Sze Choon	3,511	31.35
Total valid votes			11,199	100.00
Total rejected ballots			760
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			11,959	77.68
Registered electors			15,396
Majority			4,177	37.30
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) ^[5]

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
^ ^a ^b "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Undi.info - Kelebang (P136-N14)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

[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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[star-3] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[4] "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

[undi-5] "Undi.info - Kelebang (P136-N14)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

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