Rahang (state constituency)

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

Rahang

Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Desmond Siau Meow Kong PH
Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	20,182

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 Rahang's electorate as of 2023^[2]

  Chinese (44.89%)

  Malay (29.20%)

  Indian (22.59%)

  Other ethnicities (3.32%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Rahang constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.^[3]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Rahang (N22)	Rahang	130/22/01	Pejabat RISDA Daerah (Rahang)
	Rahang Timor	130/22/02	SK Rahang
	Pekan Rahang	130/22/03	Balai Raya Kg. Semarak
	Pekan Rasah	130/22/04	SMK King George V
	Kampong Bahru Rasah	130/22/05	SJK (C) Ma Hwa Kg. Baru Rasah
	Taman Bukit Chedang	130/22/06	Pusat Komuniti Taman Bukit Chedang Balai Raya Taman Bukit Chedang
	Kampong Pondok	130/22/07	Balai Raya Kg. Baru Rasah
	Jalan Tok Ungku	130/22/08	SMK Bukit Mewah
	Kampong Datok Mansor	130/22/09	SK Dato' Bandar Rasah

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Rahang
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	Han Hiu Fong	Alliance (MCA)
2nd	1964-1965
	1965-1969	Chen Man Hin	IND
			DAP
	1969-1971	Assembly was dissolved
3rd	1971-1974	Chen Man Hin	DAP
4th	1974-1978
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986	Hu Sepang
7th	1986-1990	Lee Yuen Fong
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999	Goh Siow Huat	BN (MCA)
10th	1999-2004	Yip Chee Kiong
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	M.K. Arumugam	PR (DAP)
13th	2013-2018	Mary Josephine Pritam Singh
14th	2018-2023		PH (DAP)
15th	2023–present	Desmond Siau Meow Kong

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Siau Meow Kong	9,868	74.17	0.19
	PN	Lee Boon Shian	3,436	25.83	25.83
Total valid votes			13,304	100.00
Total rejected ballots			152
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			13,476	66.77	14.13
Registered electors			20,182
Majority			6,432	48.34	9.12
	PH hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Mary Josephine Pritam Singh	10,018	73.98	73.98
	BN	Yap Sui Moi	3,458	25.54	16.52
	[[PAP|People's Alternative Party]]	Saraswathy Paragazum	66	0.49	0.49
Total valid votes			13,542	100.00
Total rejected ballots			264
Unreturned ballots			15
Turnout			13,821	80.90	2.30
Registered electors			17,084
Majority			6,560	57.46	41.58
	PH hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Mary Josephine Pritam Singh	7,166	57.94	2.82
	BN	Julia Wong Pik Min	5,202	42.06	2.82
Total valid votes			12,368	100.00
Total rejected ballots			195
Unreturned ballots			37
Turnout			12,600	83.20	6.09
Registered electors			15,144
Majority			1,964	15.88	5.64
	DAP hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Arumugam Karuppan	5,868	55.12
	BN	Yip Chee Kiong	4,777	44.88
Total valid votes			10,645	100.00
Total rejected ballots			290
Unreturned ballots			62
Turnout			10,997	77.11
Registered electors			14,262
Majority			1,091	10.24
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. 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 ^{[dead link]}