Indera Kayangan (state constituency) 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.[2]
State constituency
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Polling Districts
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Code
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Location
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Indera Kayangan (N08)
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Padang Katong
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002/08/01
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SK Putra
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Derma
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002/08/02
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SMK Syed Hassan
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Pekan Lama Kangar
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002/08/03
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SMK Derma
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Pengkalan Assam
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002/08/04
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SMK Putra
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Pekan Baru Kangar
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002/08/05
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SK Seri Perlis
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Seberang Bakau
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002/08/06
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SJK (C) Khoon Aik
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Behor Gandin
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002/08/07
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SK Jalan Raja Syed Alwi
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Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Indera Kayangan's electorate as of 2022[3]
Other Ethnicities (2.94%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district
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Electors
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Padang Katong
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1,058
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Derma
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876
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Pekan Lama Kangar
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1,101
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Pengkalan Assam
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1,000
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Pekan Baru Kangar
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1,656
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Seberang Bakau
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2,469
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Behor Gandin
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1,869
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Total
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10,029
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Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4]
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History
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Indera Kayangan
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Assembly |
Years |
Member |
Party
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Constituency created from Bandar Kangar
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7th |
1986–1990 |
Lee Kim Cheng |
BN (MCA)
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8th |
1990–1995 |
Khor Liang Tee
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9th |
1995–1999
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10th |
1999–2002
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2002–2004 |
Oui Ah Lan
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11th |
2004–2008
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12th |
2008–2013 |
Por Choo Chor
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13th |
2013–2018 |
Chan Ming Kai |
PR (PKR)
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14th |
2018–2022 |
Gan Ay Ling |
PH (PKR)
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15th |
2022–present
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Election results
Perlis state election, 2018
Party
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Candidate
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Votes |
% |
∆%
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PH |
Gan Ay Ling |
5,023 |
57.71 |
57.71
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BN |
Chuah Tian Hee |
1,846 |
21.21 |
19.25
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PAS |
Wan Hassan Ismail |
1,835 |
21.08 |
21.08
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Total valid votes
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8,704 |
100.00
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Total rejected ballots
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114
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Unreturned ballots
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39
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Turnout
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8,857 |
80.39 |
1.51
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Registered electors
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11,018
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Majority
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3,177
|
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PH hold
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Swing
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Perlis state election, 2013
Party
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Candidate
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Votes |
% |
∆%
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PKR |
Chan Ming Kai |
4,263 |
54.39 |
14.63
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BN |
Por Choo Chor @ Por Choo Chuan |
3,171 |
40.46 |
19.78
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Independent |
Ameir Hassan |
404 |
5.15 |
5.15
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Total valid votes
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7,838 |
100.00
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Total rejected ballots
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144
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Unreturned ballots
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25
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Turnout
|
8,007 |
81.90 |
7.67
|
Registered electors
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9,776
|
Majority
|
1,092
|
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PKR gain from BN
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Swing
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?
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Perlis state election, 1986
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
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BN |
Lee Kim Cheng |
4,018 |
74.35
|
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PAS |
Hamid Mohamood @ Abd. Razak Mohamood |
1,386 |
25.65
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Total valid votes
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5,404 |
100.00
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Total rejected ballots
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141
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Unreturned ballots
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|
Turnout
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5,545 |
69.91
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Registered electors
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7,932
|
Majority
|
2,632
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This was a new constituency created.
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References
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Perlis State Legislative Assembly |
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| Kedah State Legislative Assembly |
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| Kelantan State Legislative Assembly |
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| Terengganu State Legislative Assembly |
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| Penang State Legislative Assembly |
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| Perak State Legislative Assembly |
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| Pahang State Legislative Assembly |
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| Selangor State Legislative Assembly |
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| Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly |
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| Malacca State Legislative Assembly |
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| Johor State Legislative Assembly |
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| Sabah State Legislative Assembly |
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| Sarawak State Legislative Assembly |
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