Rantau (state constituency)

Rantau
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Mohamad Hasan
BN
First contested 1959
Last contested 2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1] 20,472

Rantau is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.

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. Since 2004, the State Assemblyman for Rantau is Mohamad Hasan from the BN. In the 2018 elections, Mohamad Hasan won the seat uncontested.[2]

Definition

The Rantau constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Sendayan, Sendayan, Taman Kelab Tuanku, Kampong Mambau, Kampong Bemban, Kuala Sawah, Kampong Sri Lalang, Kampong Sega, Pekan Sagga, Rantau, Linsum and Kampong Siliau. [3]

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Rantau
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1st1959-1964Gurnam Singh GillSocialist Front (Lab)
2nd1964-1969Ayakannu VallisamyAlliance (MIC)
3rd1969-1974S. V. Veloo
4th1974-1978Sheikh Mohamed Hamid Mohamed SaidBN (UMNO)
5th1978-1982
6th1982-1986Ismail Lebai Kamat
7th1986-1990Muthu PalaniappanBN (MIC)
8th1990-1995
9th1995-1999Hamdan MohamadBN (UMNO)
10th1999-2004Ab. Ghani Hassan
11th2004-2008Mohamad Hasan
12th2008-2013
13th2013-2018
14th2018-present

Election results

The electoral results for the Rantau state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
On the nomination day, Mohamad Hasan won uncontested.
BNMohamad Hasan
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[4]
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%
BNMohamad Hasan10,12664.75
PKRAisah Lamsah5,51335.25
Total valid votes 15,639100.00
Total rejected ballots 239
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 15,87887.09
Registered electors 18,232
Majority 4,613
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 193/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. 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 Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 234/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%
BNMohamad Hasan7,73966.17
PKRAisah Lamsah3,95633.83
Total valid votes 11,695100.00
Total rejected ballots 271
Unreturned ballots 250
Turnout 12,21680.77
Registered electors 15,124
Majority 3,783
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[5]

References

  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. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ↑ "Mohamad Hasan returned unopposed". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  3. ↑ "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. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  4. ↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negeri Sembilan". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  5. ↑ https://undi.info/negeri-sembilan/r18/n27
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