Seremban (federal constituency)
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Federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
MP | |
Constituency created | 1955 |
Constituency abolished | 1959 |
Constituency re-created | 1974 |
First contested | 1955 |
Last contested | 2022 |
Demographics | |
Population (2020)[1] | 272,520 |
Electors (2023)[2] | 159,167 |
Area (km²)[3] | 493 |
Pop. density (per km²) | 552.8 |
Seremban is a federal constituency in Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1955 to 1959 and 1974 to present.
The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. This seat contains the most state constituencies in Malaysia, with six state constituencies.
Demographics
[edit]Age breakdown of Seremban's electorate as of 2022
Gender breakdown of Seremban's electorate as of 2022
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Seremban constituency is divided into 41 polling districts.[5]
State constituency | Polling district | Code | Location |
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Lenggeng (N09) | Pekan Broga | 128/09/01 | SJK (C) Kg Baru Broga |
Ulu Beranang | 128/09/02 | SK Ulu Beranang | |
Kampong Daching | 128/09/03 | SK Kampong Daching | |
Kampong Rawa Ulu | 128/09/04 | SK Mendum | |
Lenggeng | 128/09/05 | SK Dato' Klana Putra | |
Machang | 128/09/06 | SK Sungai Jai | |
Desa Sri Pantai | 128/09/07 | SK Pantai | |
Pantai | 128/09/08 | Gitamara Seremban | |
Panchor | 128/09/09 |
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Nilai (N10) | Nilai | 128/10/01 |
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Batang Benar | 128/10/02 | SK Batang Benar | |
Pekan Pajam | 128/10/03 | SJK (C) Kg Baru Pajam | |
Kampung Gebok | 128/10/04 |
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Batu Sebelas | 128/10/05 | SK Mantin | |
Kampong Bahru Mantin | 128/10/06 | SMK Mantin | |
Pekan Mantin | 128/10/07 |
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Kg Attap | 128/10/08 |
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Mantin Dalam | 128/10/09 | Tabika Kemas Kampung Mantin Dalam | |
Bandar Baru Nilai | 128/10/10 |
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Lobak (N11) | Kg Lobak | 128/11/01 | SJK (C) Pei Hua |
Ulu Temiang | 128/11/02 | SJK (C) Chi Hwa | |
Jalan Manickavasagam | 128/11/03 | SJK (T) Lobak | |
Lobak | 128/11/04 | SJK (C) Chung Hua Seremban | |
Taman Templer | 128/11/05 | SJK (C) Chan Wa | |
Kampong Nee Yan | 128/11/06 | SJK (C) Kuo Min | |
Temiang (N12) | Taman Temiang Jaya | 128/12/01 | SMA Sheikh Haji Mohd Said |
Temiang | 128/12/02 | SMJK Chan Wa | |
Limbok | 128/12/03 | SK Temiang | |
Jalan Yazid Ahmad | 128/12/04 | Sekolah Sri Seremban | |
Jalan Han Hui Foong | 128/12/05 | SK Dato Klana Maamor | |
Sikamat (N13) | Taman Paroi Jaya | 128/13/01 |
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Sikamat | 128/13/02 |
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Taman Jujur | 128/13/03 | SK Sikamat | |
Jalan Sikamat | 128/13/04 | SMK Dato Sheikh Ahmad | |
Taman Desa Rhu | 128/13/05 |
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Ampangan (N14) | Medan Rahang | 128/14/01 | Kolej Mara Seremban |
Ampangan | 128/14/02 | SK K.G.V Seremban | |
Kampong Gedong Lalang | 128/14/03 | Kolej Vokesional Ampangan | |
Taman Dato Shahbandar | 128/14/04 |
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Dusun Nyior | 128/14/05 | SK Taman Dusun Nyior | |
Kampong Jiboi | 128/14/06 |
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Representation history
[edit]Members of Parliament for Seremban | ||||
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Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
Federal Legislative Council | ||||
1st | 1955–1959 | Lim Kee Siong (林纪祥) |
Alliance (MCA) | |
Constituency abolished, split into Seremban Barat and Seremban Timor | ||||
Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
Constituency created, renamed from Seremban Timor | ||||
4th | P091 | 1974–1978 | Chen Man Hin (曾敏兴) |
DAP |
5th | 1978–1982 | |||
6th | 1982–1983 | Lee San Choon (李三春) |
BN (MCA) | |
1983–1986 | Chen Man Hin (曾敏兴) |
DAP | ||
7th | P107 | 1986–1990 | ||
8th | 1990–1995 | Yim Chee Chong (严慈忠) |
BN (MCA) | |
9th | P117 | 1995–1999 | Hon Choon Kim (韩春锦) | |
10th | 1999–2004 | |||
11th | P128 | 2004–2008 | ||
12th | 2008–2013 | John Fernandez (ஜொஹ்ன் பெர்னாண்டஸ்) |
PR (DAP) | |
13th | 2013–2018 | Anthony Loke Siew Fook (陆兆福) | ||
14th | 2018–2022 | PH (DAP) | ||
15th | 2022–present |
State constituency
[edit]Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Seremban | Ampangan | ||||||
Labu | |||||||
Lenggeng | Lenggeng | ||||||
Lobak | |||||||
Nilai | |||||||
Rahang | |||||||
Rantau | |||||||
Rasah | |||||||
Senawang | |||||||
Seremban | |||||||
Sikamat | |||||||
Sungai Ujong | |||||||
Sungei Ujong | |||||||
Temiang | |||||||
Terentang |
Current state assembly members
[edit]No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
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N9 | Lenggeng | Mohd Asna Amin | BN (UMNO) |
N10 | Nilai | Arul Kumar Jambunathan | PH (DAP) |
N11 | Lobak | Chew Seh Yong | |
N12 | Temiang | Ng Chin Tsai | |
N13 | Sikamat | Aminuddin Harun | PH (PKR) |
N14 | Ampangan | Tengku Zamrah Tengku Sulaiman |
Local governments
[edit]No. | State Constituency | Local Government |
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N9 | Lenggeng | Seremban City Council |
N10 | Nilai | |
N11 | Lobak | |
N12 | Temiang | |
N13 | Sikamat | |
N14 | Ampangan |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Loke Siew Fook | 63,920 | 51.85 | ![]() | ||
PN | Mohd Fadli Che Me | 33,076 | 26.83 | ![]() | ||
BN | Wong Yin Ting | 24,584 | 19.94 | ![]() | ||
GTA | Mohamad Jani Ismail | 1,336 | 1.08 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Izat Lesly | 373 | 0.30 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 123,289 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,109 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 331 | |||||
Turnout | 124,729 | 79.32 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 157,244 | |||||
Majority | 30,844 | 25.02 | ![]() | |||
PH hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Loke Siew Fook | 55,503 | 60.45 | ![]() | ||
BN | Chong Sin Woon | 24,809 | 27.02 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Shariffuddin Ahmad | 11,506 | 12.53 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 91,818 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,052 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 384 | |||||
Turnout | 93,254 | 84.65 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 110,168 | |||||
Majority | 30,694 | 33.43 | ![]() | |||
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] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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DAP | Loke Siew Fook | 45,628 | 53.12 | ![]() | ||
BN | Yeow Chai Thiam | 33,075 | 38.52 | ![]() | ||
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front | Abdul Halim Abdullah | 6,866 | 8.00 | ![]() | ||
Independent | John Fernandez | 221 | 0.26 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Bujang Abu | 83 | 0.10 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 85,873 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,486 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 258 | |||||
Turnout | 87,617 | 85.64 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 102,305 | |||||
Majority | 12,553 | 14.60 | ![]() | |||
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] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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DAP | John Fernandez | 32,970 | 53.18 | ![]() | |
BN | Yu Chok Tow | 29,022 | 46.82 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 61,992 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 2,248 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 197 | ||||
Turnout | 64,437 | 76.10 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 84,675 | ||||
Majority | 3,948 | 6.36 | ![]() | ||
DAP gain from BN | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Hon Choon Kim | 36,542 | 64.28 | ![]() | |
DAP | Choon Yen Loong | 20,306 | 35.72 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 56,848 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 2,190 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 134 | ||||
Turnout | 59,172 | 72.42 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Majority | 16,236 | 28.56 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Hon Choon Kim | 33,155 | 58.09 | ![]() | |
DAP | Lee Peng Fee | 23,919 | 41.91 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 57,074 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,841 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 1,093 | ||||
Turnout | 60,008 | 74.62 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Majority | 9,236 | 16.18 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Hon Choon Kim | 33,452 | 64.07 | ![]() | |
DAP | Lee Yuen Fong | 15,217 | 29.15 | ![]() | |
PAS | Ishak Mat Aris | 3,542 | 6.78 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 52,211 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,632 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 549 | ||||
Turnout | 54,392 | 73.81 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Majority | 18,235 | 34.92 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Yim Chee Chong | 26,874 | 50.07 | ![]() | |
DAP | Chen Man Hin | 26,797 | 49.93 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 53,671 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,452 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 55,123 | 72.93 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 74,579 | ||||
Majority | 77 | 0.14 | ![]() | ||
BN gain from DAP | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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DAP | Chen Man Hin | 23,577 | 51.15 | ![]() | |
BN | Yim Chee Chong | 22,513 | 48.85 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 46,090 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 776 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 46,866 | 71.47 | |||
Registered electors | 65,571 | ||||
Majority | 1,064 | 2.30 | ![]() | ||
DAP hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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DAP | Chen Man Hin | 23,897 | 57.72 | ![]() | |
BN | Rosie Teh | 17,504 | 42.28 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 41,401 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | |||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | 60,899 | ||||
Majority | 6,393 | 15.44 | ![]() | ||
DAP gain from BN | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Lee San Choon | 23,258 | 50.93 | ![]() | |
DAP | Chen Man Hin | 22,413 | 49.07 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 45,671 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,232 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 46,903 | 77.22 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 60,739 | ||||
Majority | 845 | 1.86 | ![]() | ||
BN gain from DAP | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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DAP | Chen Man Hin | 23,057 | 60.61 | ![]() | |
BN | Gan Kong Seng | 14,984 | 39.39 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 38,041 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 2,447 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 40,488 | 76.46 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 52,924 | ||||
Majority | 8,073 | 21.22 | ![]() | ||
DAP hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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DAP | Chen Man Hin | 16,280 | 55.71 | ||
BN | Wong Seng Chow | 12,941 | 44.29 | ||
Total valid votes | 29,221 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,751 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 30,972 | 74.33 | |||
Registered electors | 41,671 | ||||
Majority | 3,339 | 11.42 | |||
DAP hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Alliance | Lim Kee Siong | 8,402 | 78.46 | |||
[[Negara|National Party]] | B. H. Tan | 2,306 | 21.53 | |||
Total valid votes | 10,708 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 10,708 | 83.60 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,809 | |||||
Majority | 6,069 | 56.93 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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