Bahau (state constituency)

Bahau is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.^[3]

Bahau

Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Teo Kok Seong PH
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]	25,769
Area (km²)[2]	48

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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bahau's electorate as of 2023^[4]

1. Chinese (58.9%)
2. Malay (29.55%)
3. Indian (10.59%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.96%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 17 July 2023, the Bahau constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.^[5]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Bahau (N08)	Kampong Bukit Perah	127/08/01	Dewan Orang Ramai Batu Kikir
	Kampong Batu Kikir	127/08/02	SMK Batu Kikir
	Kampong Lonek	127/08/03	Balai Raya Kampong Lonek
	Kuala Jempol	127/08/04	SK Jempol
	Kuala Kampung Kepis	127/08/05	SK Kuala Kepis
	Kampung Jambu Lapan	127/08/06	SMK Datuk Mansor
	Taman ACBE	127/08/07	SJK (C) Bahau
	Pekan Bahau	127/08/08	SK St Aidan
	Kampong Indah	127/08/09	SJK (C) Chi Wen
	Kampong Bakar Batu	127/08/10	SMK Bahau SMK Chi Wen

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bahau
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	Thong Hiang Kim	Alliance (MCA)
2nd	1964-1969
	1969-1971	Assembly was dissolved
3rd	1971-1974	Thong Hiang Kim	Alliance (MCA)
4th	1974-1978		BN (MCA)
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986	Chew Hock Thye
7th	1986-1990	Loh Ming Chai	DAP
8th	1990-1995	Wong Zee Nyok
9th	1995-1999	See Ah Kow	BN (MCA)
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Lim Fui Ming	DAP
12th	2008-2013	Teo Kok Seong (张聒翔)	PR (DAP)
13th	2013-2018	Chew Seh Yong (周世扬)
14th	2018–2023	Teo Kok Seong (张聒翔)	PH (DAP)
15th	2023–present

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Teo Kok Seong	11,939	76.52	11.78
	PN	Kumar S Paramasivam	3,531	22.82	22.82
Total valid votes			15,602	100.00
Total rejected ballots			132
Unreturned ballots			15
Turnout			15,602	60.55	20.56
Registered electors			25,769
Majority			8,408	53.70	14.52
	PH hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Teo Kok Seong	10,094	64.74	64.74
	BN	Chong Wan Yu	3,985	25.56	7.16
	PAS	Mustafar Bakri Abdul Aziz	1,512	9.70	9.70
Total valid votes			15,591	100.00
Total rejected ballots			200
Unreturned ballots			40
Turnout			15,831	81.11	1.02
Registered electors			19,469
Majority			6,109	39.18	4.62
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) [6][7]

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chew Seh Yong	9,998	67.28	13.65
	BN	Yee Mee Faa	4,862	32.72	32.72
Total valid votes			14,860	100.00
Total rejected ballots			288
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,148	82.13	9.29
Registered electors			18,444
Majority			5,136	34.56	27.30
	DAP hold		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.[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]

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008

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	7.26
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) [7]