Bukit Kepayang (state constituency)

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Bukit Kepayang
Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Nicole Tan Lee Koon
PH
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)46,229

Bukit Kepayang is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly. [1]

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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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Kepayang's electorate as of 2023 [2]
  1. Chinese (49.2%)
  2. Malay (26.5%)
  3. Indian (22.2%)
  4. Other ethnicities (2.03%)

History

Polling districts

According to the Gazette issued on 17 July 2023, the Bukit Kepayang constituency has a total of 10 polling districts. [3]

State ConstituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Bukit Kepayang (N21)Bukit Kepayang130/21/01
  • SMJK Chan Wa II
  • SJK (C) Hillside
Taman Permai130/21/02
  • SMK Puteri Seremban
  • Kompleks Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara
  • SK Puteri
Jalan Kong Sang130/21/03SJK (C) San Min
Jalan Dato Bandar Tunggal130/21/04SMK Methodist (A.C.S)
Jalan Yam Tuan130/21/05SJK (T) Lorong Jawa
Jalan Lee Sam130/21/06SK Methodist (A.C.S) Seremban
Jalan Tuanku Munawir130/21/07SJK (C) Sino English
Bukit Tembok130/21/08Sekolah Methodist Wesley Seremban
Taman Bukit Kaya130/21/09SK St Paul
Seremban 2130/21/10
  • SK Wawasan
  • SK Seremban 2A
  • SK Seremban 2B
  • SJK (C) Tung Hua
  • SMK Bukit Kepayang
  • Dewan Komuniti Mantau

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Kepayang
AssemblyYearsNameParty
Constituency created from Temiang, Labu, Lobak, Mambau and Rahang
11th2004-2008Chan Khee VoonBN (GERAKAN)
12th2008-2013 Cha Kee Chin (谢琪清)PR (DAP)
13th2013-2015
2015-2018PH (DAP)
14th2018-2023 Nicole Tan Lee Koon (陈丽群)
15th2023–present

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
PH Nicole Tan Lee Koon 24,62680.77Decrease2.svg 2.52
PN Subramaniam Purusuthoma4,94216.21Increase2.svg 16.21
Independent Ahmad Zamali Mohamad9213.02Increase2.svg 3.02
Total valid votes30,489 100.00
Total rejected ballots107
Unreturned ballots68
Turnout30,66466.33Decrease2.svg 18.92
Registered electors46,229
Majority19,68464.56Decrease2.svg 2.02
PH hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
PH Nicole Tan Lee Koon 18,66883.29Increase2.svg 83.29
BN Mak Kah Keong 3,74416.71Decrease2.svg 7.36
Total valid votes22,412100.00
Total rejected ballots196
Unreturned ballots77
Turnout22,68585.25Decrease2.svg 1.16
Registered electors26,610
Majority14,92466.58Increase2.svg 16.26
PH hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
DAP Cha Kee Chin 13,98174.39Increase2.svg 2.41
BN Wong Oi Foon4,52424.07Decrease2.svg 3.95
Independent Vijaiyan Sivanathan1300.69Increase2.svg 0.69
Total valid votes18,635 100.00
Total rejected ballots160
Unreturned ballots42
Turnout18,83786.41Increase2.svg 6.71
Registered electors21,799
Majority9,45750.32Increase2.svg 6.36
DAP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
DAP Cha Kee Chin 9,33371.98
BN Chan Khee Voon3,63328.02
Total valid votes12,966 100.00
Total rejected ballots187
Unreturned ballots1
Turnout13,15479.70
Registered electors16,510
Majority5,70043.96
DAP gain from BN Swing ?

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