Mambau (state constituency)

Mambau

Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Yap Yew Weng PH
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	28,952

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

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 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 Mambau's electorate as of 2023 ^[2]

   Chinese (58.71%)

   Indian (25.70%)

   Malay (13.54%)

  Other ethncities (2.06%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Mambau constituency has a total of 5 polling districts. ^[3]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Mambau (N23)	Desa Seri Mambau	130/23/01	Balai Raya Kg. Batu 3
	Taman Sungai Ujong	130/23/02	SMK Seremban 3
	Pekan Mambau	130/23/03	Balai Raya Kg. Mambau
	Rasah Jaya	130/23/04	SK Taman Rasah Jaya UITM Cawangan Negeri Sembilan
	Bukit Blossom	130/23/05	SJK (C) Sin Hua SJK (C0 Kelpin

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Mambau
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created from Rasah
7th	1986-1990	Hu Sepang	DAP
8th	1990-1995	Chan Kok Wah
9th	1995-1999	Lee Chee Keong	BN (MCA)
10th	1999-2004	Yu Chok Tow
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Wong May May	PR (DAP)
13th	2013-2018	Yap Yew Weng
14th	2018-2023		PH (DAP)
15th	2023–present

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Yap Yew Weng	17,039	88.28	3.24
	PN	Satesh Kumar Nillamiam	2,099	10.88	10.88
	Independent	Kumaravel Ramiah	163	0.84	0.84
Total valid votes			19,301	100.00
Total rejected ballots			135
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			19,456	67.20	18.27
Registered electors			28,952
Majority			14,940	77.40	6.74
	PH hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pakatan Harapan (2018)	Yap Yew Weng	14,911	85.04	85.04
	BN	Hoi Choi Sin	2,522	14.38	9.07
	[[PAP|People's Alternative Party]]	T. Parimala Devi	101	0.58	0.58
Total valid votes			17,534	100.00
Total rejected ballots			156
Unreturned ballots			62
Turnout			17,752	85.47	1.75
Registered electors			20,771
Majority			12,389	70.66	17.56
	Pakatan Harapan (2018) hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Yap Yew Weng	13,518	76.55	3.26
	BN	Hoi Choi Sin	4,141	23.45	3.26
Total valid votes			17,659	100.00
Total rejected ballots			204
Unreturned ballots			52
Turnout			17,915	87.22	5.91
Registered electors			20,541
Majority			9,377	53.10	6.52
	DAP hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong May May	9,580	73.29
	BN	Goh Siow Huat	3,491	26.71
Total valid votes			13,071	100.00
Total rejected ballots			169
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			13,252	81.31
Registered electors			16,298
Majority			6,089	46.58
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia . Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

1. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
2. "15th Negeri Sembilan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
3. Federal Gazette ^{[ dead link ]}