Bahau (state constituency)

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Bahau
Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Teo Kok Seong
PH
Constituency created1958
First contested1959
Last contested 2023
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]

Contents

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 ConstituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Bahau (N08)Kampong Bukit Perah127/08/01Dewan Orang Ramai Batu Kikir
Kampong Batu Kikir127/08/02SMK Batu Kikir
Kampong Lonek127/08/03Balai Raya Kampong Lonek
Kuala Jempol127/08/04SK Jempol
Kuala Kampung Kepis127/08/05SK Kuala Kepis
Kampung Jambu Lapan127/08/06SMK Datuk Mansor
Taman ACBE127/08/07SJK (C) Bahau
Pekan Bahau127/08/08SK St Aidan
Kampong Indah127/08/09SJK (C) Chi Wen
Kampong Bakar Batu127/08/10
  • SMK Bahau
  • SMK Chi Wen

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bahau
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1st 1959-1964Thong Hiang KimAlliance (MCA)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971Assembly was dissolved
3rd 1971-1974Thong Hiang KimAlliance (MCA)
4th 1974-1978BN (MCA)
5th 1978-1982
6th 1982-1986Chew Hock Thye
7th 1986-1990Loh Ming Chai DAP
8th 1990-1995Wong Zee Nyok
9th 1995-1999See Ah KowBN (MCA)
10th 1999-2004
11th 2004-2008Lim 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)
15th2023–present

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Teo Kok Seong 11,93986.45Increase2.svg 11.71
PN Kumar S Paramasivam3,53122.82Increase2.svg 22.82
Total valid votes15,602100.00
Total rejected ballots132
Unreturned ballots15
Turnout15,60260.55Decrease2.svg 20.56
Registered electors25,769
Majority8,40863.63Increase2.svg 24.45
PH hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Teo Kok Seong 10,09464.74Increase2.svg 34.74
BN Chong Wan Yu3,98525.56Decrease2.svg 7.16
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Mustafar Bakri Abdul Aziz1,5129.70Increase2.svg 9.70
Total valid votes15,591100.00
Total rejected ballots200
Unreturned ballots40
Turnout15,83181.11Decrease2.svg 1.02
Registered electors19,469
Majority6,10939.18Increase2.svg 4.62
Bahau hold Swing PH (2018)
Source(s)
[6] [7]
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Chew Seh Yong 9,99867.28Increase2.svg 13.65
BN Yee Mee Faa4,86232.72Decrease2.svg 32.72
Total valid votes14,860100.00
Total rejected ballots288
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout15,14882.13Increase2.svg 9.29
Registered electors18,444
Majority5,13634.56Increase2.svg 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
PartyCandidateVotes %
DAP Teo Kok Seong 6,18853.63
BN Lim Fui Ming5,35146.37
Total valid votes11,539100.00
Total rejected ballots307
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout11,84672.84
Registered electors16,264
Majority8377.26
Bahau hold Swing DAP
Source(s)
[7]

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