Palong (state constituency)

Palong
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureNegeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Mustapha Nagoor
BN
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)23,494

Palong 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 1986 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 Palong's electorate as of 2023[2]
  1. Malay (92.1%)
  2. Indian (5.84%)
  3. Chinese (1.63%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.43%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 17 July 2023, the Palong constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.[3]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Palong (N06) Palong 14, 15 & 16 127/06/01 SK Palong 14
Palong 8 127/06/02 SK Palong 8 (FELDA)
Palong 12 & 13 127/06/03 SK (FELDA) Palong 12
Palong 7 127/06/04 SK (FELDA) Palong 7
Palong 9, 10 & 11 126/02/05
  • SMK Palong 11
  • SK (FELDA) Palong 9
Palong 6 127/06/06 SMK Seri Perpatih
Palong 5 127/06/07 SK (FELDA) Palong 5
Palong 4 127/06/08 SK (FELDA) Palong 4
Palong 3 127/06/09 SK (FELDA) Palong 3

Representation History

Members of Assembly for Palong
Assembly Years Name Party
Constituency created from Jempol
7th 1986-1990 Baharudin Hassan BN (UMNO)
8th 1990-1995
9th 1995-1999 Kamaruddin Mohd Din
10th 1999-2004
11th 2004-2008 Aziz Shamsudin
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018 Lilah Yasin
14th 2018-2023 Mustapha Nagoor
15th 2023–present

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mustapha Nagoor 7,940 51.84 14.66
PN Noor Azman Parmin 7,376 48.16 48.16
Total valid votes 15,316 100.00
Total rejected ballots 121
Unreturned ballots 21
Turnout 15,458 65.80 15.69
Registered electors 23,494
Majority 564 3.68 39.47
BN hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mustapha Nagoor 9,575 66.15 14.66
PH Nor Arzemi Nordin 3,329 23.00 23.00
PAS Masdi Musa 1,571 10.85 10.85
Total valid votes 14,475 100.00
Total rejected ballots 246
Unreturned ballots 86
Turnout 14,807 81.49 5.70
Registered electors 18,170
Majority 6,246 43.15 18.47
BN hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Lilah Yasin 11,090 80.81
PKR Rebin Birham 2,634 19.19
Total valid votes 13,724 100.00
Total rejected ballots 209
Unreturned ballots 55
Turnout 13,988 87.19
Registered electors 16,044
Majority 8,456 61.62
BN hold Swing

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 gov.my 17 July 2023 Retrieved 18 August 2023


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