Chuah (state constituency)

Chuah
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Yek Diew Ching; PH
;
First contested	2004
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	12,083

Chuah is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.

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. Since 2018^[update], the State Assemblyman for Chuah is Yek Diew Ching from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).^[2]^[3]

Definition

The Chuah constituency contains the polling districts of Tanah Merah, Kampong Pachitan, Bukit Pelandok, Sungai Nipah and Chuah. ^[4]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Chuah's electorate as of 2018^[3]

Malay (21.00%)

Chinese (56.14%)

Indian (22.54%)

East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.10%)

Orang Asli (0.02%)

Other ethnicities (0.21%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Tanah Merah	3,225
Kampong Pachitan	1,344
Bukit Pelandok	2,714
Sungai Nipah	836
Chuah	2,737
Total	10,856
Source: Malaysian Election Commission^[5]

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Chuah
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
11th	2004-2008	Foo Ming Chee	BN (MCA)
12th	2008-2013	Chai Tong Chai	PR(PKR)
13th	2013-2018	Chai Tong Chai	PR(PKR)
14th	2018-present	Yek Diew Ching	PH (PKR)

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PH (2018)	Yek Diew Ching	6,661	65.81
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Lim Chin Fui	3,460	34.19
Total valid votes			10,121	100.00
Total rejected ballots			165
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			12,083
Majority			3,201
	Chuah hold		Swing		PH (2018)
Source(s) ^[3]

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Chai Tong Chai	5,957	63.51
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Lim Chin Fui	3,423	36.49
Total valid votes			9,380	100.00
Total rejected ballots			150
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,530	85.65
Registered electors			11,127
Majority			2,534
	Chuah hold		Swing		PKR
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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Chai Tong Chai	4,415	58.82
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Foo Ming Chee	3,091	41.18
Total valid votes			7,506	100.00
Total rejected ballots			164
Unreturned ballots			113
Turnout			7,681	75.61
Registered electors			10,159
Majority			1,324
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|PKR]]		Swing		BN
Source(s) ^[2]

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Foo Ming Chee	5,276	72.10
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	AP Manam Sahardin	2,042	28.90
Total valid votes			7,318	100.00
Total rejected ballots			197
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,515	75.42
Registered electors			10,402
Majority			3,234
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) ^[2]

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c https://undi.info/negeri-sembilan/r18/n30
^ ^a ^b ^c "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negeri Sembilan". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
^ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
^ "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.

[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[undi-2] ttps://undi.info/negeri-sembilan/r18/n30

[star-3] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negeri Sembilan". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[4] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[2018report-5] "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.

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