Lukut (state constituency)
 Negeri Sembilan constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 1959 | ||
| Constituency abolished | 1974 | ||
| Constituency re-created | 1995 | ||
| First contested | 1959 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2023)[1] | 26,806 | ||
Lukut is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.[2]
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
[edit]History
[edit]Polling Districts
[edit]According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Lukut constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.[4]
| State Constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukut (N30） | Kampung Jimah Baru | 132/30/01 | SK Jimah Baru |
| Bandar Spring Hill | 132/30/02 | SJK (T) Bandar Springhill | |
| Taman Indah Jaya | 132/30/03 | SK Lukut | |
| Kuala Lukut | 132/30/04 | SMK Raja Jumaat | |
| Lukut | 132/30/05 | SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Salak | |
| Sri Parit | 132/30/06 | SJK (C) Chung Hua Lukut | |
| Tanjong Gemok | 132/30/07 | SJK (C) Bradwall |
Representation History
[edit]| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Lukut | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 1st | 1959-1964 | Chin See Yin | Alliance (MCA) |
| 2nd | 1964-1969 | Lee Tee Siong | |
| 1969-1971 | Assembly was dissolved | ||
| 3rd | 1971-1974 | Chin Chan Sung | DAP |
| Constituency renamed to Jimmah | |||
| Constituency recreated from Linggi | |||
| 9th | 1995-2004 | Yeow Chai Thiam | BN (MCA) |
| 10th | 1999-2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004-2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008-2013 | Ean Yong Tin Sin | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | 2013-2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018–2023 | Choo Ken Hwa | PH (DAP) |
| 15th | 2023–present | ||
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Choo Ken Hwa | 13,696 | 78.63 |  0.37
| ||
| PN | Ragoo Subramaniam | 3,561 | 20.44 |  20.44
| ||
| Total valid votes | 17,257 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 155 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 16 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,418 | 64.98 | 19.94
| |||
| Registered electors | 26,806 | |||||
| Majority | 10,135 | 58.19 | 0.19
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Choo Ken Hwa | 11,449 | 79.00 | 79.00
| ||
| BN | Yeong Kun You | 3,044 | 21.00 | 11.70
| ||
| Total valid votes | 14,493 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 167 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 29 | |||||
| Turnout | 14,689 | 84.92 | 1.61
| |||
| Registered electors | 17,298 | |||||
| Majority | 8,405 | 58.00 | 23.40
| |||
| Lukut hold | Swing | PH (2018) | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Ean Yong Tin Sin | 7,692 | 67.30 | 3.47
| ||
| BN | Yeong Seng Wong | 3,738 | 32.70 | 3.47
| ||
| Total valid votes | 11,430 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 190 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 30 | |||||
| Turnout | 11,650 | 86.53 | 7.40
| |||
| Registered electors | 13,463 | |||||
| Majority | 3,954 | 34.60 | 6.94
| |||
| Lukut hold | Swing | DAP | ||||
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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Ean Yong Tin Sin | 5,579 | 63.83 | 23.94
| ||
| BN | Cheok Leong Huat | 3,161 | 36.17 | 23.94
| ||
| Total valid votes | 8,740 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 180 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 3 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,923 | 79.13 | 3.71
| |||
| Registered electors | 11,276 | |||||
| Majority | 2,418 | 27.66 | 7.44
| |||
| DAP gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Yeow Chai Thiam | 4,471 | 60.11 | |||
| DAP | Wong Hong Chuan | 2,967 | 39.89 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,438 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 201 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,639 | 75.42 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,128 | |||||
| Majority | 1,504 | 20.22 | ||||
| Lukut hold | Swing | BN | ||||
Source(s) | ||||||
References
[edit]- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "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 "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ^ "15th Negeri Sembilan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ Federal Gazette [dead link]
- ^ a b "Undi.info - Lukut (P132-N30)". Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
