Chuah (state constituency)

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

Chuah
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureNegeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Yek Diew Ching
PH
First contested2004
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]12,083

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Chuah is Yek Diew Ching from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).[2][3]

Definition

The Chuah constituency contains the polling districts of Tanah Merah, Kampong Pachitan, Bukit Pelandok, Sungai Nipah and Chuah.[4]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Chuah's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (21.00%)
  Chinese (56.14%)
  Indian (22.54%)
  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.10%)
  Orang Asli (0.02%)
  Other ethnicities (0.21%)
Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district Electors
Tanah Merah 3,225
Kampong Pachitan 1,344
Bukit Pelandok 2,714
Sungai Nipah 836
Chuah 2,737
Total 10,856
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[5]

Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Chuah
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
11th2004-2008Foo Ming CheeBN (MCA)
12th2008-2013Chai Tong ChaiPR (PKR)
13th2013-2018
14th2018–presentYek Diew ChingPH (PKR)

Election results
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%
PHYek Diew Ching6,66165.81
BNLim Chin Fui3,46034.19
Total valid votes 10,121100.00
Total rejected ballots 165
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 12,083
Majority 3,201
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
[3]
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%
PKRChai Tong Chai5,95763.51
BNLim Chin Fui3,42336.49
Total valid votes 9,380100.00
Total rejected ballots 150
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 9,53085.65
Registered electors 11,127
Majority 2,534
PKR 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%
PKRChai Tong Chai4,41558.82
BNFoo Ming Chee3,09141.18
Total valid votes 7,506 100.00
Total rejected ballots 164
Unreturned ballots 113
Turnout 7,68175.61
Registered electors 10,159
Majority 1,324
PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[2]
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%
BNFoo Ming Chee5,27672.10
PKRAP Manam Sahardin2,04228.90
Total valid votes 7,318100.00
Total rejected ballots 197
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 7,51575.42
Registered electors 10,402
Majority 3,234
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
[2]

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. https://undi.info/negeri-sembilan/r18/n30
  3. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negeri Sembilan". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. "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.
  5. "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.
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