Rasah (federal constituency)

Rasah (P130)
Negeri Sembilan constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Cha Kee Chin; PH
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	155,896
Area (km²)	234

Rasah is a federal constituency in Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnic breakdown of Rasah's electorate as of 2022^[3]

Chinese (42.7%)

Malay (34.2%)

Indian (22.1%)

Other ethnicities (1%)

History[edit]

Polling districts[edit]

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Rasah constituency is divided into 35 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling district	Code	Location
Labu (N20）	Jijan	130/20/01	SJK (T) Ladang Kubang SK Desa Cempaka SJK (T) Desa Cempaka SK Kompleks KLIA SMK Bandar Enstek
	Kampung Kondok	130/20/02	SK Dato' Ahmad Syah Bandar Abu Bakar Labu Hilir
	Tiroi	130/20/03	SJK (C) Kampung Baru Batu 8 Labu SK Labu Ulu
	Labu	130/20/04	SK Labu SJK (C) Min Shing
	Labu Jaya	130/20/05	SK L.B Johnson Seremban
	Kampong Gadong Jaya	130/20/06	SK Gadong Jaya Labu
Bukit Kepayang (N21）	Bukit Kepayang	130/21/01	SJK (C) Hillside SMJK Chan Wa II
	Taman Permai	130/21/02	SMK Puteri Seremban Kompleks Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara SK Puteri
	Jalan Kong Sang	130/21/03	SJK (C) San Min Jalan Lee Sam Seremban
	Jalan Dato Bandar Tunggal	130/21/04	SMK Methodist (A.C.S) Seremban
	Jalan Yam Tuan	130/21/05	SJK (T) Lorong Jawa Seremban
	Jalan Lee Sam	130/21/06	Wisma Celoynese Negeri Sembilan
	Jalan Tuanku Munawir	130/21/07	SJK (C) Sino English Jalan Lee Sam Seremban
	Bukit Tembok	130/21/08	Methodist Wesley Seremban
	Taman Bukit Kaya	130/21/09	Dewan SK St Paul Seremban
	Seremban 2	130/21/10	SK Seremban 2A SK Seremban 2B SJK (C) Tung Hua SMK Bukit Kepayang Dewan Komuniti Mantau
Rahang (N22)	Rahang	130/22/01	Pejabat RISDA Daerah (Rahang)
	Rahang Timor	130/22/02	SK Rahang
	Pekan Rahang	130/22/03	Balai Raya Kg. Semarak
	Pekan Rasah	130/22/04	SMK King George V
	Kampong Bahru Rasah	130/22/05	SJK (C) Ma Hwa Kg. Baru Rasah
	Taman Bukit Chedang	130/22/06	Pusat Komuniti Taman Bukit Chedang Balai Raya Taman Bukit Chedang
	Kampong Pondok	130/22/07	Balai Raya Kg. Baru Rasah
	Jalan Tok Ungku	130/22/08	SMK Bukit Mewah
	Kampong Datok Mansor	130/22/09	SK Dato' Bandar Rasah
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
Seremban Jaya (N24)	Taman Rahang	130/24/01	SMK Forest Height
	Taman Seremban	130/24/02	SJK (C) Forest Heights
	Kampong Bahru Rahang	130/24/03	SJK (C) Kg Baru Rahang
	Senawang	130/24/04	SK Taman Sri Mawar
	Taman Seremban Jaya	130/24/05	SK Seremban Jaya SMK Seremban Jaya SJK (C) Sungai Salak SK Seremban Jaya 2

Representation history[edit]

Members of Parliament for Rasah
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency recreated from Mantin and Seremban
7th	1986–1990	Hu Sepang (胡雪邦)	DAP
8th	1990–1995	Wong See Wah (黄思华)	BN (MCA)
9th	1995–1999	Wong See Wah (黄思华)
10th	1999–2004	Goh Siow Huat (吴绍阀)
11th	2004–2008	Goh Siow Huat (吴绍阀)
12th	2008–2013	Anthony Loke Siew Fook (陆兆福)	DAP
13th	2013–2018	Teo Kok Seong (张聒翔)	DAP
14th	2018–2022	Cha Kee Chin (谢琪清)	PH (DAP)
15th	2022–present	Cha Kee Chin (谢琪清)	PH (DAP)

State constituency[edit]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Rasah						Bukit Kepayang
				Jimah
				Labu
				Mambau
					Rahang
				Rantau
						Senawang
							Seremban Jaya
					Temiang

Current state assembly members[edit]

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N20	Labu	Ismail Ahmad	PH (PKR)
N21	Bukit Kepayang	Tan Lee Koon	PH (DAP)
N22	Rahang	Mary Josephine Pritam Singh
N23	Mambau	Yap Yew Weng
N24	Seremban Jaya	Gunasekaren Palasamy

Local governments[edit]


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N20	Labu	Seremban City Council
N21	Bukit Kepayang	Seremban City Council
N22	Rahang	Seremban City Council
N23	Mambau	Seremban City Council
N24	Seremban Jaya	Seremban City Council

Election results[edit]

Malaysian general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Cha Kee Chin	81,434	68.04	-4.41
	BN	Ng Kian Nam	19,447	16.25	-1.26
	PN	Choong Vee Hing	18,810	15.72	+15.72
Total valid votes			119,691	100.00
Total rejected ballots			903
Unreturned ballots			334
Turnout			120,928	76.78
Registered electors			155,896
Majority			61,987	51.79
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753263/PUB615%20PARLIMEN%20NEGERI%20SEMBILAN.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Cha Kee Chin	61,806	72.45	+72.45
	BN	Ng Kian Nam	14,939	17.51	- 16.72
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Khairil Annuar Wafa	8,260	9.68	+ 9.68
	PAP	David Dass	302	0.36	+ 0.36
Total valid votes			85,307	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,045
Unreturned ballots			303
Turnout			86,655	84.26
Registered electors			102,838
Majority			46,867	54.94
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 242/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.^{[permanent dead link]} "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 316/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.^{[permanent dead link]}

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Teo Kok Seong	48,964	65.77	+ 3.90
	BN	Teo Eng Kian	25,479	34.23	- 3.90
Total valid votes			74,443	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,208
Unreturned ballots			209
Turnout			75,860	85.81
Registered electors			88,403
Majority			23,485
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 179/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-12. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 220/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.^{[permanent dead link]}

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Loke Siew Fook	34,271	61.87	+ 16.89
	BN	Yeow Chai Thiam	21,120	38.13	- 16.89
Total valid votes			55,391	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,261
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			56,654	78.56
Registered electors			72,115
Majority			13,151
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Goh Siow Huat	25,009	55.02	+ 3.78
	DAP	Chan Su Sann	20,446	44.98	- 3.78
Total valid votes			45,455	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,294
Unreturned ballots			1,306
Turnout			48,055	73.76
Registered electors
Majority			4,563
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Goh Siow Huat	28,641	51.24	- 8.59
	DAP	Chen Man Hin	27,255	48.76	+ 8.59
Total valid votes			55,896	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,825
Unreturned ballots			638
Turnout			58,359	73.44
Registered electors
Majority			1,386
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong See Wah	30,946	59.83	+ 6.71
	DAP	Chen Man Hin	20,775	40.17	- 6.71
Total valid votes			51,721	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,525
Unreturned ballots			486
Turnout			53,732	73.53
Registered electors
Majority			10,171
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong See Wah	25,872	53.12	+ 4.92
	DAP	Hu Sepang	22,836	46.88	- 4.92
Total valid votes			48,708	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,489
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			50,197	75.31
Registered electors
Majority			3,036
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Hu Sepang	21,139	51.80
	BN	Wong Seng Chow	19,668	48.20
Total valid votes			40,807	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,184
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			41,991	74.29
Registered electors			56,521
Majority			1,471
This was a new constituency created.

References[edit]

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 30. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
^ Sembilan/p "15th General Election Malaysia (GE15 / PRU15) - Results Overview". oriantaldaily.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 30. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[2] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[3] Sembilan/p "15th General Election Malaysia (GE15 / PRU15) - Results Overview". oriantaldaily.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

[4] "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

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