Rantau (state constituency)

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Rantau
Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg Negeri Sembilan constituency
Rantau DUN, Rembau.svg
State constituency
Legislature Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Mohamad Hasan
BN
Constituency created1959
First contested1959
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Electors (2023) [1] 32,890

Rantau is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly. [2]

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 Rantau's electorate as of 2023 [3]

   Malay (55.08%)
   Indian (27.42%)
   Chinese (15.73%)
  Other ethnicities (1.78%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Rantau constituency has a total of 14 polling districts. [4]

State ConstituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Rantau (N27)Kampong Sendayan131/27/01SMK (FELDA) Seri Sendayan
Sendayan131/27/02SJK (T) Bandar Sri Sendayan
Taman Kelab Tuanku131/27/03Dewan Orang Ramai Taman Kelab Tuanku Mambau
Kampong Mambau131/27/04SK Mambau
Kampong Bemban131/27/05SJK (T) Ladang Shanghai Seremban
Kuala Sawah131/27/06SK Nyatoh
Kampong Sri Lalang131/27/07SK Datuk Akhir Zaman
Kampong Sega131/27/08SK Sega
Pekan Sagga131/27/09SJK (T) Ldg Sagga
Rantau131/27/10SJK (C) Chung Hua Rantau
Linsum131/27/11SK Dato' Raja Melana
Kampong Siliau131/27/12SK Seliau
Angsa Emas131/27/13Dewan Orang Ramai Taman Angsamas
Bandar Ekar132/27/14SJK (T) Rantau

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Rantau
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1st 1959-1964Gurnam Singh Gill Socialist Front ( Lab )
2nd 1964-1969Ayakannu VallisamyAlliance (MIC)
1969-1971Assembly was dissolved
3rd 1971-1974S. V. VelooAlliance (MIC)
4th 1974-1978Sheikh Mohamed Hamid Mohamed SaidBN (UMNO)
5th 1978-1982
6th 1982-1986Ismail Lebai Kamat
7th 1986-1990Muthu PalaniappanBN (MIC)
8th 1990-1995
9th 1995-1999Hamdan MohamadBN (UMNO)
10th 1999-2004Ab. Ghani Hassan
11th 2004-2008 Mohamad Hasan
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018
14th 2018-2023
15th2023–present

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohamad Hasan 16,95771.75Increase2.svg 8.53
PN Rozmal Malakan6,67728.25Increase2.svg 28.25
Total valid votes23,634 100.00
Total rejected ballots161
Unreturned ballots39
Turnout23,83472.47Decrease2.svg 6.84
Registered electors32,890
Majority10,28043.50Increase2.svg 16.08
BN hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state by-election, 2019
Upon the nullification of the incumbent, Mohamad Hasan
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohamad Hasan 10,39763.22Increase2.svg 63.22
PH Streram Sinnasamy5,88735.80Increase2.svg 35.80
Independent Malar Rajaram830.50Increase2.svg 0.50
Independent Mohd Nor Yassin790.48Increase2.svg 0.48
Total valid votes16,446
Total rejected ballots146
Unreturned ballots4
Turnout16,59679.31
Registered electors20,926
Majority4,51027.42
BN hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
On Nomination Day, Mohamad Hasan won uncontested. [5]
BN Mohamad Hasan
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors20,472
Majority
BN hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohamad Hasan 10,12664.75Decrease2.svg 1.42
PKR Aisah Lamsah5,51335.25Increase2.svg 1.42
Total valid votes15,639100.00
Total rejected ballots239
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout15,87887.09Increase2.svg 6.32
Registered electors18,232
Majority4,61329.50Decrease2.svg 2.84
BN hold Swing
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.

"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.
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohamad Hasan 7,73966.17
PKR Aisah Lamsah3,95633.83
Total valid votes11,695100.00
Total rejected ballots271
Unreturned ballots250
Turnout12,21680.77
Registered electors15,124
Majority3,78332.34
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[6]

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