Bukit Kepayang (state constituency)

Bukit Kepayang is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.[1]

Bukit Kepayang
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureNegeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Nicole Tan Lee Koon
PH
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)46,229

The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Kepayang's electorate as of 2023[2]

  Chinese (49.25%)
  Malay (26.53%)
  Indian (22.19%)
  Other ethnicities (2.03%)

History

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Polling Districts

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According to the Gazette issued on 17 July 2023, the Bukit Kepayang constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.[3]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Bukit Kepayang (N21) Bukit Kepayang 130/21/01
  • SMJK Chan Wa II
  • SJK (C) Hillside
Taman Permai 130/21/02
  • SMK Puteri Seremban
  • Kompleks Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara
  • SK Puteri
Jalan Kong Sang 130/21/03 SJK (C) San Min
Jalan Dato Bandar Tunggal 130/21/04 SMK Methodist (A.C.S)
Jalan Yam Tuan 130/21/05 SJK (T) Lorong Jawa
Jalan Lee Sam 130/21/06 SK Methodist (A.C.S) Seremban
Jalan Tuanku Munawir 130/21/07 SJK (C) Sino English
Bukit Tembok 130/21/08 Sekolah Methodist Wesley Seremban
Taman Bukit Kaya 130/21/09 SK St Paul
Seremban 2 130/21/10
  • SK Wawasan
  • SK Seremban 2A
  • SK Seremban 2B
  • SJK (C) Tung Hua
  • SMK Bukit Kepayang
  • Dewan Komuniti Mantau

Representation History

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Kepayang
Assembly Years Name Party
Constituency created from Mambau and Rahang
11th 2004-2008 Chan Khee Voon BN (GERAKAN)
12th 2008-2013 Cha Kee Chin (谢琪清) PR (DAP)
13th 2013-2018
14th 2018-2023 Nicole Tan Lee Koon (陳麗群) PH (DAP)
15th 2023–present

Election results

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Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Nicole Tan Lee Koon 24,626 80.77   2.52
PN Subramaniam Purusuthoma 4,942 16.21   16.21
Independent Ahmad Zamali Mohamad 921 3.02   3.02
Total valid votes 30,489 100.00
Total rejected ballots 107
Unreturned ballots 68
Turnout 30,664 66.33   18.92
Registered electors 46,229
Majority 19,684 64.56   2.02
PH hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Nicole Tan Lee Koon 18,668 83.29   83.29
BN Mah Kah Keong 3,744 16.71   7.36
Total valid votes 22,412 100.00
Total rejected ballots 196
Unreturned ballots 77
Turnout 22,685 85.25   1.16
Registered electors 26,610
Majority 14,924 66.58   16.26
PH hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Cha Kee Chin 13,981 74.39   2.41
BN Wong Oi Foon 4,524 24.07   3.95
Independent Vijaiyan Sivanathan 130 0.69   0.69
Total valid votes 18,635 100.00
Total rejected ballots 160
Unreturned ballots 42
Turnout 18,837 86.41   6.71
Registered electors 21,799
Majority 9,457 50.32   6.36
DAP hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Cha Kee Chin 9,333 71.98
BN Chan Khee Voon 3,633 28.02
Total valid votes 12,966 100.00
Total rejected ballots 187
Unreturned ballots 1
Turnout 13,154 79.70
Registered electors 16,510
Majority 5,700 43.96
DAP gain from BN Swing ?


References

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  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  1. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negri Sembilan".
  2. ^ "15th Negeri Sembilan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  3. ^ Federal Gazette gov.my 17 July 2023 Retrieved 18 August 2023