Lobak (state constituency)

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Lobak
Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Chew Seh Yong
PH
Constituency created1995
First contested1995
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)23,193

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

Contents

The state constituency was first contested in 1995 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 Lobak's electorate as of 2023 [2]

   Chinese (72.09%)
   Indian (21.54%)
   Malay (4.27%)
  Other ethnicities (2.11%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Lobak constituency has a total of 6 polling districts. [3]

State ConstituencyPolling DistrictCodeLocation
Lobak (N11)Kg Lobak128/11/01SJK (C) Pei Hua
Ulu Temiang128/11/02SJK (C) Chi Hwa
Jalan Manickavasagam128/11/03SJK (T) Lobak
Lobak128/11/04SJK (C) Chung Hua
Taman Templer128/11/05SJK (C) Chan Wa
Kampong Nee Yan128/11/06SJK (C) Kuo Min

Representation History

Members of Assembly for Lobak
AssemblyYearsNameParty
Constituency created from Sungai Ujong
9th1995-1999Khoo Seng Hock DAP
10th1999-2004BN (MCA)
11th2004-2008 Anthony Loke Siew Fook (陆兆福) DAP
12th2008-2013PR (DAP)
13th2013-2018Siow Kim Leong
14th2018-2023 Chew Seh Yong (周世扬)PH (DAP)
15th2023–present

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Chew Seh Yong 14,35794.39Increase2.svg 6.93
PN Ng Soon Lean8535.61Increase2.svg 5.61
Total valid votes15,210 100.00
Total rejected ballots99
Unreturned ballots12
Turnout15,32166.06Decrease2.svg 16.64
Registered electors23,193
Majority13,50488.78Increase2.svg 13.27
PH hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Chew Seh Yong 13,64787.46Increase2.svg 10.77
BN Lim Kok Kian1,86511.95Decrease2.svg 11.36
[[PAP|People's Alternative Party]]Balamurugan Sanmugam920.59Increase2.svg 0.59
Total valid votes15,604100.00
Total rejected ballots152
Unreturned ballots39
Turnout15,79582.70Decrease2.svg 1.54
Registered electors19,101
Majority11,78275.51Increase2.svg 22.13
Lobak hold Swing PH (2018)
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Siow Kim Leong11,88076.69Decrease2.svg 3.31
BN How Kok Yew @ Ho Kok Yew3,61023.31Increase2.svg 3.31
Total valid votes15,490100.00
Total rejected ballots207
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout15,69784.24Increase2.svg 6.98
Registered electors18,634
Majority8,27053.38Decrease2.svg 6.62
Lobak hold Swing DAP
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Loke Siew Fook 9,24480.00Increase2.svg 20.92
BN Siow Koi Voon2,31620.00Decrease2.svg 20.92
Total valid votes11,560100.00
Total rejected ballots143
Unreturned ballots11
Turnout11,71477.26Increase2.svg 6.39
Registered electors15,162
Majority6,92860.00Increase2.svg 41.90
Lobak hold Swing DAP
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Loke Siew Fook 5,99159.08Increase2.svg 13.80
BN Khoo Seng Hock4,14940.98Decrease2.svg 11.15
Total valid votes10,140100.00
Total rejected ballots180
Unreturned ballots18
Turnout10,33870.87Increase2.svg 0.45
Registered electors14,588
Majority1,84218.10Increase2.svg 11.25
Lobak gain from DAP Swing BN
Negeri Sembilan state election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Khoo Seng Hock5,98352.13Increase2.svg 4.62
DAP Wong Zee Nyok5,19645.28Decrease2.svg 7.21
MDP Wong Bee Kar2972.59Increase2.svg 2.59
Total valid votes11,476100.00
Total rejected ballots242
Unreturned ballots168
Turnout11,88670.42Decrease2.svg 2.63
Registered electors16,879
Majority7876.85Increase2.svg 1.87
Lobak gain from BN Swing DAP
Negeri Sembilan state election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Khoo Seng Hock6,12752.49
BN Wong Bee Kar5,54547.51
Total valid votes11,67293.71
Total rejected ballots267
Unreturned ballots516
Turnout12,45573.05
Registered electors17,051
Majority5824.98
This is a new created constituency

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