Bahau
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureNegeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Teo Kok Seong
PH
Constituency created1958
First contested1959
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]25,769
Area (km²)[2]48

Bahau is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.[3]

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 Bahau's electorate as of 2023[4]

  Chinese (58.90%)
  Malay (29.55%)
  Indian (10.59%)
  Other ethnicities (0.96%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 17 July 2023, the Bahau constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.[5]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Bahau (N08) Kampong Bukit Perah 127/08/01 Dewan Orang Ramai Batu Kikir
Kampong Batu Kikir 127/08/02 SMK Batu Kikir
Kampong Lonek 127/08/03 Balai Raya Kampong Lonek
Kuala Jempol 127/08/04 SK Jempol
Kuala Kampung Kepis 127/08/05 SK Kuala Kepis
Kampung Jambu Lapan 127/08/06 SMK Datuk Mansor
Taman ACBE 127/08/07 SJK (C) Bahau
Pekan Bahau 127/08/08 SK St Aidan
Kampong Indah 127/08/09 SJK (C) Chi Wen
Kampong Bakar Batu 127/08/10
  • SMK Bahau
  • SMK Chi Wen

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bahau
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1959-1964 Thong Hiang Kim Alliance (MCA)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971 Assembly was dissolved
3rd 1971-1974 Thong Hiang Kim Alliance (MCA)
4th 1974-1978 BN (MCA)
5th 1978-1982
6th 1982-1986 Chew Hock Thye
7th 1986-1990 Loh Ming Chai DAP
8th 1990-1995 Wong Zee Nyok
9th 1995-1999 See Ah Kow BN (MCA)
10th 1999-2004
11th 2004-2008 Lim Fui Ming DAP
12th 2008-2013 Teo Kok Seong (张聒翔) PR (DAP)
13th 2013-2018 Chew Seh Yong (周世扬)
14th 2018–2023 Teo Kok Seong (张聒翔) PH (DAP)
15th 2023–present

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Teo Kok Seong 11,939 86.45 Increase 11.71
PN Kumar S Paramasivam 3,531 22.82 Increase 22.82
Total valid votes 15,602 100.00
Total rejected ballots 132
Unreturned ballots 15
Turnout 15,602 60.55 Decrease 20.56
Registered electors 25,769
Majority 8,408 63.63 Increase 24.45
PH hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Teo Kok Seong 10,094 64.74 Increase 34.74
BN Chong Wan Yu 3,985 25.56 Decrease 7.16
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Mustafar Bakri Abdul Aziz 1,512 9.70 Increase 9.70
Total valid votes 15,591 100.00
Total rejected ballots 200
Unreturned ballots 40
Turnout 15,831 81.11 Decrease 1.02
Registered electors 19,469
Majority 6,109 39.18 Increase 4.62
Bahau hold Swing PH (2018)
Source(s)
[6][7]
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Chew Seh Yong 9,998 67.28 Increase 13.65
BN Yee Mee Faa 4,862 32.72 Decrease 32.72
Total valid votes 14,860 100.00
Total rejected ballots 288
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 15,148 82.13 Increase 9.29
Registered electors 18,444
Majority 5,136 34.56 Increase 27.30
Bahau hold Swing DAP
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.[permanent dead link]

"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.[permanent dead link]
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
DAP Teo Kok Seong 6,188 53.63
BN Lim Fui Ming 5,351 46.37
Total valid votes 11,539 100.00
Total rejected ballots 307
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 11,846 72.84
Registered electors 16,264
Majority 837 7.26
Bahau hold Swing DAP
Source(s)
[7]

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negri Sembilan".
  4. ^ "15th Negeri Sembilan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  5. ^ Federal Gazette gov.my 17 July 2023 Retrieved 18 August 2023
  6. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negeri Sembilan". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  7. ^ a b https://undi.info/negeri-sembilan/r18/n8[dead link]
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