Lobak (state constituency)

Lobak
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureNegeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Chew Seh Yong
PH
Constituency created1995
First contested1995
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)23,193

Lobak is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Lobak's electorate as of 2023[2]
  1. Chinese (72.09%)
  2. Indian (21.54%)
  3. Malay (4.27%)
  4. Other ethnicities (2.11%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Lobak constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.[3]

State Constituency Polling District Code Location
Lobak (N11) Kg Lobak 128/11/01 SJK (C) Pei Hua
Ulu Temiang 128/11/02 SJK (C) Chi Hwa
Jalan Manickavasagam 128/11/03 SJK (T) Lobak
Lobak 128/11/04 SJK (C) Chung Hua
Taman Templer 128/11/05 SJK (C) Chan Wa
Kampong Nee Yan 128/11/06 SJK (C) Kuo Min

Representation History

Members of Assembly for Lobak
Assembly Years Name Party
Constituency created from Sungai Ujong
9th 1995-1999 Khoo Seng Hock DAP
10th 1999-2004 BN (MCA)
11th 2004-2008 Anthony Loke Siew Fook
(陆兆福) 		DAP
12th 2008-2013 PR (DAP)
13th 2013-2018 Siow Kim Leong
14th 2018-2023 Chew Seh Yong
(周世扬) 		PH (DAP)
15th 2023–present

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Chew Seh Yong 14,357 94.39 6.93
PN Ng Soon Lean 853 5.61 5.61
Total valid votes 15,210 100.00
Total rejected ballots 99
Unreturned ballots 12
Turnout 15,321 66.06 16.64
Registered electors 23,193
Majority 13,504 88.78 13.27
PH hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Chew Seh Yong 13,647 87.46 87.46
BN Lim Kok Kian 1,865 11.95 11.36
People's Alternative Party Balamurugan Sanmugam 92 0.59 0.59
Total valid votes 15,604 100.00
Total rejected ballots 152
Unreturned ballots 39
Turnout 15,795 82.70 1.54
Registered electors 19,101
Majority 11,782 75.51 22.13
PH hold Swing


Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Siow Kim Leong 11,880 76.69 3.31
BN How Kok Yew @ Ho Kok Yew 3,610 23.31 3.31
Total valid votes 15,490 100.00
Total rejected ballots 207
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 15,697 84.24 6.98
Registered electors 18,634
Majority 8,270 53.38 6.62
DAP hold Swing


Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Loke Siew Fook 9,244 80.00 20.92
BN Siow Koi Voon 2,316 20.00 20.92
Total valid votes 11,560 100.00
Total rejected ballots 143
Unreturned ballots 11
Turnout 11,714 77.26 6.39
Registered electors 15,162
Majority 6,928 60.00 41.90
DAP hold Swing


Negeri Sembilan state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Loke Siew Fook 5,991 59.08 13.80
BN Khoo Seng Hock 4,149 40.98 11.15
Total valid votes 10,140 100.00
Total rejected ballots 180
Unreturned ballots 18
Turnout 10,338 70.87 0.45
Registered electors 14,588
Majority 1,842 18.10 11.25
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Negeri Sembilan state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Khoo Seng Hock 5,983 52.13 4.62
DAP Wong Zee Nyok 5,196 45.28 7.21
MDP Wong Bee Kar 297 2.59 2.59
Total valid votes 11,476 100.00
Total rejected ballots 242
Unreturned ballots 168
Turnout 11,886 70.42 2.63
Registered electors 16,879
Majority 787 6.85 1.87
BN gain from DAP Swing ?
Negeri Sembilan state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Khoo Seng Hock 6,127 52.49
BN Wong Bee Kar 5,545 47.51
Total valid votes 11,672 93.71
Total rejected ballots 267
Unreturned ballots 516
Turnout 12,455 73.05
Registered electors 17,051
Majority 582 4.98
This is a new created constituency

References

  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  1. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negri Sembilan".
  2. ^ "15th Negeri Sembilan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  3. ^ Federal Gazette


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