Chennah (state constituency)

Chennah
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
;
First contested	1995
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	12,119

Chennah 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 1995 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, the State Assemblyman for Chennah is Anthony Loke Siew Fook from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan.[2][3]

Definition

The Chennah constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Sungai Buloh, Durian Tipus, Simpang Durian, Kampong Chennah, Pekan Titi, Sungai Muntoh, Kampong Seperi, Petaling and Kampong Gagu.[4]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Chennah's electorate as of 2018[5]

Malay (44.83%)

Chinese (47.63%)

Indian (2.44%)

East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.16%)

Orang Asli (4.65%)

Other ethnicities (0.29%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Kampong Sungai Buloh	663
Durian Tipus	603
Simpang Durian	1,461
Kampong Chennah	1,107
Pekan Titi	3,463
Sungai Muntoh	1,272
Kampong Seperi	285
Petaling	1,842
Kampong Gagu	380
Total	11,049
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[6]

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Chennah
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
9th	1995-1999	Lim Yong @ Lim Chen	BN (MCA)
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Siow Chen Pin
13th	2013-2018	Anthony Loke Siew Fook	PR (DAP)
14th	2018–present	Anthony Loke Siew Fook	PH (DAP)

Election results

The electoral results for the Chennah state constituency in 2004, 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PH	Anthony Loke Siew Fook	5,031	50.91
	BN	Seet Tee Gee	3,876	39.22
	PAS	Jamalus Mansor	975	9.87
Total valid votes			9,882	100.00
Total rejected ballots			166
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			10,051	82.94
Registered electors			12,119
Majority			1,155
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) [5]

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Anthony Loke Siew Fook	5,128	55.99
	BN	Siow Foo Wen	4,030	44.01
Total valid votes			9,158	100.00
Total rejected ballots			189
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,347	83.75
Registered electors			11,160
Majority			1,098
	DAP gain		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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Siow Chen Pin	4,091	59.43
	DAP	How Wee Shiong	2,793	40.57
Total valid votes			6,884	100.00
Total rejected ballots			231
Unreturned ballots			88
Turnout			7,203	72.77
Registered electors			9,898
Majority			1,298
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [2]

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Lim Yong @ Lim Chen	4,104	61.46
	DAP	Ean Yong Tin Kin	2,573	38.54
Total valid votes			6,677	100.00
Total rejected ballots			293
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,970	70.16
Registered electors			9,935
Majority			1,531
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [2]

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References

"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.
https://undi.info/negeri-sembilan/r18/n1
https://dapmalaysia.org/parti/wakil-rakyat/ahli-dewan-undangan-negeri/negeri-sembilan/
"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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negeri Sembilan". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
"Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.

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[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.

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[3] ttps://dapmalaysia.org/parti/wakil-rakyat/ahli-dewan-undangan-negeri/negeri-sembilan/

[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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[star-5] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negeri Sembilan". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[2018report-6] "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.