Lukut (state constituency)

Lukut
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Choo Ken Hwa; PH
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Constituency created	1959
Constituency abolished	1974
Constituency re-created	1995
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	17,298

Lukut 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 Lukut is Choo Ken Hwa from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan.^[2]^[3]

Definition[]

The Lukut constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Jimah Baru, Bandar Spring Hill, Taman Indah Jaya, Kuala Lukut, Lukut, Sri Parit and Tanjong Gemok.^[4]

Demographics[]

Ethnic breakdown of Lukut's electorate as of 2018^[5]

Malay (21.19%)

Chinese (53.96%)

Indian (24.24%)

East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.18%)

Other ethnicities (0.42%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Kampong Jimah Baru	800
Bandar Spring Hill	2,186
Taman Indah Jaya	1,647
Kuala Lukut	3,459
Lukut	2,728
Sri Parit	2,730
Tanjong Gemok	2,223
Total	15,773
Source: Malaysian Election Commission^[6]

Representation history[]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Lukut
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	Chin See Yin	Alliance (MCA)
2nd	1964-1969	Lee Tee Siong	Alliance (MCA)
	1969-1971	Assembly was dissolved
3rd	1971-1974	Chin Chan Sung	DAP
Constituency renamed to Jimmah
Constituency recreated from Linggi
	1995-2004	Yeow Chai Thiam	BN (MCA)
	1999-2004
	2004-2008
	2008-2013	Ean Yong Tin Sin	PR(DAP)
	2013-2018	Ean Yong Tin Sin	PR(DAP)
	2018–present	Choo Ken Hwa	PH (DAP)

Election results[]

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

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018 hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PH	Choo Ken Hwa	11,449	79.00
	BN	Yeong Kun You	3,044	21.00
Total valid votes			14,493	100.00
Total rejected ballots			167
Unreturned ballots			29
Turnout			14,689	84.92
Registered electors			17,298
Majority			8,405
	PH hold		Swing
show Source(s) ^[5]

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Ean Yong Tin Sin	7,692	67.30
	BN	Yeong Seng Wong	3,738	32.70
Total valid votes			11,430	100.00
Total rejected ballots			190
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			11,620	86.31
Registered electors			13,463
Majority			3,954
	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. "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.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Ean Yong Tin Sin	5,579	63.83
	BN	Cheok Leong Huat	3,161	36.17
Total valid votes			8,740	100.00
Total rejected ballots			180
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			8,923	79.13
Registered electors			11,276
Majority			2,418
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
show Source(s) ^[2]

hide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Yeow Chai Thiam	4,471	60.11
	DAP	Wong Hong Chuan	2,967	39.89
Total valid votes			7,438	100.00
Total rejected ballots			201
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,639	75.42
Registered electors			10,128
Majority			1,504
	BN hold		Swing
show Source(s) ^[2]

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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c https://undi.info/negeri-sembilan/r18/n30
^ 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. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "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.

[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.

[undi-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c https://undi.info/negeri-sembilan/r18/n30

[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. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[star-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "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.

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