Rahang (state constituency)

Rahang
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureNegeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Desmond Siau Meow Kong
PH
Constituency created1959
First contested1959
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)20,182

Rahang 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 1959 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 Rahang's electorate as of 2023[2]
  1. Chinese (44.89%)
  2. Malay (29.2%)
  3. Indian (22.59%)
  4. Other ethnicities (3.32%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Rahang constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.[3]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Rahang (N22) Rahang 130/22/01 Pejabat RISDA Daerah (Rahang)
Rahang Timor 130/22/02 SK Rahang
Pekan Rahang 130/22/03 Balai Raya Kg. Semarak
Pekan Rasah 130/22/04 SMK King George V
Kampong Bahru Rasah 130/22/05 SJK (C) Ma Hwa Kg. Baru Rasah
Taman Bukit Chedang 130/22/06
  • Pusat Komuniti Taman Bukit Chedang
  • Balai Raya Taman Bukit Chedang
Kampong Pondok 130/22/07 Balai Raya Kg. Baru Rasah
Jalan Tok Ungku 130/22/08 SMK Bukit Mewah
Kampong Datok Mansor 130/22/09 SK Dato' Bandar Rasah

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Rahang
Assembly Years Name Party
Constituency created
1st 1959-1964 Han Hiu Fong Alliance (MCA)
2nd 1964-1965
1965-1966 Chen Man Hin IND
1966-1969 DAP
1969-1971 Assembly was dissolved
3rd 1971-1974 Chen Man Hin DAP
4th 1974-1978
5th 1978-1982
6th 1982-1986 Hu Sepang
7th 1986-1990 Lee Yuen Fong
8th 1990-1995
9th 1995-1999 Goh Siow Huat BN (MCA)
10th 1999-2004 Yip Chee Kiong
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013 M.K. Arumugam PR (DAP)
13th 2013-2018 Mary Josephine Pritam Singh
14th 2018-2023 PH (DAP)
15th 2023–present Desmond Siau Meow Kong

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Siau Meow Kong 9,868 74.17 0.19
PN Lee Boon Shian 3,436 25.83 25.83
Total valid votes 13,304 100.00
Total rejected ballots 152
Unreturned ballots 20
Turnout 13,476 66.77 14.13
Registered electors 20,182
Majority 6,432 48.34 9.12
PH hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Mary Josephine Pritam Singh 10,018 73.98 73.98
BN Yap Sui Moi 3,458 25.54 16.52
People's Alternative Party Saraswathy Paragazum 66 0.49 0.49
Total valid votes 13,542 100.00
Total rejected ballots 264
Unreturned ballots 15
Turnout 13,821 80.90 2.30
Registered electors 17,084
Majority 6,560 57.46 41.58
PH hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Mary Josephine Pritam Singh 7,166 57.94 2.82
BN Julia Wong Pik Min 5,202 42.06 2.82
Total valid votes 12,368 100.00
Total rejected ballots 195
Unreturned ballots 37
Turnout 12,600 83.20 6.09
Registered electors 15,144
Majority 1,964 15.88 5.64
DAP hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Arumugam Karuppan 5,868 55.12
BN Yip Chee Kiong 4,777 44.88
Total valid votes 10,645 100.00
Total rejected ballots 290
Unreturned ballots 62
Turnout 10,997 77.11
Registered electors 14,262
Majority 1,091 10.24
DAP gain from BN Swing ?

References

  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. 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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