Bahau (state constituency)

Bahau
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Teo Kok Seong; PH
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Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	19,469
Area (km²)	48

Bahau 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 1959 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 Bahau is Teo Kok Seong from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).^[3]

Definition[]

The Bahau constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Bukit Perah, Kampong Batu Kikir, Kampong Lonek, Kuala Jempol, Kampung Kuala Kepis, Kampung Jambu Lapan, Taman ACBE, Pekan Bahau, Kampong Indah and Kampong Bakar Batu.^[4]

Representation history[]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bahau
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
	1959-1964	Thong Hiang Kim	Alliance (MCA)
	1964-1969	Thong Hiang Kim	Alliance (MCA)
	1969-1971	Assembly was dissolved
	1971-1974	Thong Hiang Kim	Alliance (MCA)
	1974-1978		BN (MCA)
	1978-1982
	1982-1986	Chew Hock Thye
	1986-1990	Loh Ming Chai	DAP
	1990-1995	Wong Zee Nyok	GR (DAP)
	1995-1999	See Ah Kow	BN (MCA)
	1999-2004	See Ah Kow	BN (MCA)
	2004-2008	Lim Fui Ming	DAP
	2008-2013	Teo Kok Seong	PR (DAP)
	2013-2018	Chew Seh Yong	PR (DAP)
	2018–present	Teo Kok Seong	PH (DAP)

Election results[]

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

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PH	Teo Kok Seong	10,094	64.74
	BN	Chong Wan Yu	3,985	25.56
	PAS	Mustafar Bakri Abdul Aziz	1,512	9.70
Total valid votes			15,591	100.00
Total rejected ballots			200
Unreturned ballots			40
Turnout			15,831	81.11
Registered electors			19,469
Majority			6,109
	PH hold		Swing
show Source(s) ^[5]^[6]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Chew Seh Yong	9,998	67.28
	BN	Yee Mee Faa	4,862	32.72
Total valid votes			14,860	100.00
Total rejected ballots			288
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,148	82.13
Registered electors			18,444
Majority			5,136
	DAP hold		Swing
show 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.^{[permanent dead link]} "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.^{[permanent dead link]}

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Teo Kok Seong	6,188	53.63
	BN	Lim Fui Ming	5,351	46.37
Total valid votes			11,539	100.00
Total rejected ballots			307
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			11,846	72.84
Registered electors			16,264
Majority			837
	DAP hold		Swing
show Source(s) ^[6]

References[]

^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
^ http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/wilayah/negeri-sembilan/pelantikan-exco-negeri-sembilan-ikut-formula-5-3-2-1.678091
^ "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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b https://undi.info/negeri-sembilan/r18/n8

[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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[3] ttp://www.utusan.com.my/berita/wilayah/negeri-sembilan/pelantikan-exco-negeri-sembilan-ikut-formula-5-3-2-1.678091

[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.

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

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