Telok Kemang (federal constituency)

Telok Kemang
Negeri Sembilan constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created	1974
Constituency abolished	2018
First contested	1974
Last contested	2013

Telok Kemang was a federal constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 2018. It was replaced by Port Dickson parliamentary constituency following the 2018 redelineation exercise.[1]

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 2018 when it was redistributed.

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Tanah Merah, Kampong Pachitan, Bukit Pelandok, Sungai Nipah, Chuah, Kampong Jimah Baru, Bandar Spring Hill, Taman Indah Jaya, Kuala Lukut, Lukut, Sri Parit, Ladang Atherton, Pekan Siliau, Ladang Bradwall, Sua Betong, Sunggala, Kampong Bagan Pinang, Si Rusa, Telok Kemang, Ayer Kuning, Linggi, Kampong Pengkalan Durian, Pengkalan Kempas, Ladang Sengkang, Kampong Sungai Raya, Pasir Panjang, Bandar Baru Sunggala, Kampong Paya, Kampong Arab, Kampong Chokra, Pekan Port Dickson, Tanjong Gemok.

2016:[2] The constituency contains the polling districts of Tanah Merah, Kampong Pachitan, Bukit Pelandok, Sungai Nipah, Chuah, Kampong Jimah Baru, Bandar Spring Hill, Taman Indah Jaya, Kuala Lukut, Lukut, Sri Parit, Ladang Atherton, Pekan Siliau, Ladang Bradwall, Sua Betong, Sunggala, Kampong Bagan Pinang, Si Rusa, Telok Kemang, Ayer Kuning, Linggi, Kampong Pengkalan Durian, Pengkalan Kempas, Ladang Sengkang, Kampong Sungai Raya, Pasir Panjang, Bandar Baru Sunggala, Kampong Paya, Kampong Arab, Kampong Chokra, Pekan Port Dickson, Tanjong Gemok.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Telok Kemang
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Port Dickson
4th	1974-1978	K. Pathmanaban	BN (MIC)
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995	T. Marimuthu
9th	1995-1999	L. Krishnan
10th	1999-2000	S. A. Anpalagan
10th	2000-2004	Sothinathan Sinna Goundar
11th	2004-2008	Sothinathan Sinna Goundar
12th	2008-2013	Kamarul Bahrin Abbas	PKR
13th	2013-2018	Kamarul Bahrin Abbas	PKR
Constituency abolished, renamed to Port Dickson

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Kamarul Bahrin Abbas	29,848	51.01	- 1.47
	BN	Mogan Velayatham	28,269	48.31	+ 2.14
	Independent	Kamarudin Kumaravel Abdullah	394	0.67	+ 0.67
Total valid votes			58,511	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,344
Unreturned ballots			129
Turnout			59,984	85.05
Registered electors			70,524
Majority			1,579
	PKR 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. 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.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Kamarul Bahrin Abbas	23,348	52.48	+ 25.15
	BN	Sothinathan Sinna Goundar	20,544	46.17	- 26.50
	Independent	Mohd Rashid Arshad	601	1.35	+ 1.35
Total valid votes			44,493	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,299
Unreturned ballots			821
Turnout			46,613	77.45
Registered electors			60,186
Majority			2,804
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sothinathan Sinna Goundar	28,494	72.67	+ 15.73
	KEADILAN	Ab Manap Sahardin	10,717	27.33	- 15.73
Total valid votes			39,211	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,489
Unreturned ballots			489
Turnout			41,189	72.95
Registered electors
Majority			17,777
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 10 June 2000
Upon the death of incumbent, S. A. Anpalagan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Sothinathan Sinna Goundar	24,500	56.94	- 4.09
	KEADILAN	Ruslan Kasim	18,528	43.06	+ 43.06
Total valid votes			43,028	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,051
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			44,079	66.14
Registered electors			66,646
Majority			5,972
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	S. A. Anpalagan	26,815	61.03	- 12.81
	DAP	N. Gobalakrishnan	17,121	38.97	+ 12.81
Total valid votes			43,936	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,857
Unreturned ballots			2,770
Turnout			48,563	72.28
Registered electors
Majority			9,694
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Krishnan Letchumanan	32,543	73.84	+ 2.28
	DAP	Thangasamy Periasamy	11,528	26.16	- 2.28
Total valid votes			44,071	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,224
Unreturned ballots			1,336
Turnout			47,651	72.92
Registered electors
Majority			21,015
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	T. Marimuthu	22,367	71.56	- 3.39
	DAP	N. Mahadevan	8,888	28.44	+ 3.39
Total valid votes			31,255	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,266
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,521	72.63
Registered electors
Majority			13,479
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	K. Pathmanaban	19,193	74.95
	DAP	Khoo Seng Hock	6,414	25.05
Total valid votes			25,607	100.00
Total rejected ballots			834
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			26,441	68.16
Registered electors			38,790
Majority			12,779
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	K. Pathmanaban	18,937	65.62
	DAP	A. V. Kathiah	9,922	34.38
Total valid votes			28,859	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,025
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			29,884	76.67
Registered electors			38,975
Majority			9,015
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	K. Pathmanaban	14,521	56.23
	DAP	A. V. Kathiah	9,397	36.39
	PAS	Azhari Hamzah	1,904	7.37
Total valid votes			25,822	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			33,512
Majority			5,124
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	K. Pathmanaban	13,996	66.80
	DAP	Tang Kai Tong	5,417	25.86
	IPP	J. Nadchathiram	1,356	6.47
	PEKEMAS	S. A. Lingam	182	0.87
Total valid votes			20,951	100.00
Total rejected ballots			689
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			21,640	75.06
Registered electors			28,831
Majority			8,579
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References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

"Gelang Patah, PJ Utara among 40 seats renamed under EC proposal". Free Malaysia Today. 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
"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 2016-07-08.

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[1] "Gelang Patah, PJ Utara among 40 seats renamed under EC proposal". Free Malaysia Today. 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-06-08.

[2] "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 2016-07-08.