Bukit Kepayang (state constituency)
{{short description|Political subdivision in Malaysia}}
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Bukit Kepayang is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.{{cite web | url=https://election.thestar.com.my/ge14/negerisembilan.html | title=14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negri Sembilan }}
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
{{Pie graph|thumb=left|value1=49.25|value2=26.53|value4=2.03|value3=22.19|color4=yellow|color3=orange|color2=green|color1=red|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Kepayang's electorate as of 2023{{Cite web|title=15th Negeri Sembilan State Election - Results Overview|url=https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/2023election/Sembilan|access-date=2023-08-21|website=live.chinapress.com}}|label1=Chinese|label2=Malay|label3=Indian|label4=Other ethnicities}}
History
= Polling Districts =
According to the Gazette issued on 17 July 2023, the Bukit Kepayang constituency has a total of 10 polling districts.[https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1837478/PUB271_2023.pdf Federal Gazette] gov.my 17 July 2023 Retrieved 18 August 2023
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!State Constituency !Polling Districts !Code !Location |
| rowspan="10" |Bukit Kepayang (N21)
|Bukit Kepayang |130/21/01 |
|
| Taman Permai
|130/21/02 |
|
| 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 |
|
= Representation History =
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Kepayang |
| Assembly
!Years !Name !Party |
|---|
| colspan="4" |Constituency created from Mambau and Rahang |
| 11th
|2004-2008 |Chan Khee Voon |bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (GERAKAN)}} |
| 12th
|2008-2013 | rowspan=3|Cha Kee Chin (谢琪清) | rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Rakyat|PR}}" | {{Font color|white| PR (DAP)}} |
| rowspan=2|13th
|2013-2015 |
| 2015-2018
| rowspan=3 bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan|PH}}" | {{Font color|white| PH (DAP)}} |
| 14th
|2018-2023 | rowspan="2" |Nicole Tan Lee Koon (陈丽群) |
| 15th
|2023–present |
Election results
{{MASelec/top|Negeri Sembilan|2023|Bukit Kepayang (state constituency)|Bukit Kepayang|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Nicole Tan Lee Koon|24,626|80.77|{{decrease}} 2.52}}
{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Subramaniam Purusuthoma|4,942|16.21|{{increase}} 16.21}}
{{MASelec|Independent politician|Ahmad Zamali Mohamad|921|3.02|{{increase}} 3.02}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|30,489| 100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|107|}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|68|}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|30,664|66.33|{{decrease}} 18.92}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|46,229|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|19,684|64.56|{{decrease}} 2.02}}
{{MASelec/hold|Pakatan Harapan|}}
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{{MASelec/top|Negeri Sembilan|2018|Bukit Kepayang (state constituency)|Bukit Kepayang|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Nicole Tan Lee Koon|18,668|83.29|{{increase}} 83.29}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Mak Kah Keong|3,744|16.71|{{decrease}} 7.36}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|22,412|100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|196|}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|77|}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|22,685|85.25|{{decrease}} 1.16}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|26,610|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|14,924|66.58|{{increase}} 16.26}}
{{MASelec/hold|Pakatan Harapan|}}
{{end}}
{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2013|Bukit Kepayang (state constituency)|Bukit Kepayang|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Cha Kee Chin|13,981|74.39|{{increase}} 2.41}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Wong Oi Foon|4,524|24.07|{{decrease}} 3.95}}
{{MASelec|Independent politician|Vijaiyan Sivanathan|130|0.69|{{increase}} 0.69}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|18,635| 100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|160|}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|42|}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|18,837|86.41|{{increase}} 6.71}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|21,799|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|9,457|50.32|{{increase}} 6.36}}
{{MASelec/hold|Democratic Action Party|}}
{{end}}
{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2008|Bukit Kepayang (state constituency)|Bukit Kepayang|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Cha Kee Chin|9,333|71.98|}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Chan Khee Voon|3,633|28.02|}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|12,966| 100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|187|}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|1|}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|13,154|79.70}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|16,510|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|5,700|43.96}}
{{MASelec/gain|Democratic Action Party|Barisan Nasional|?}}
{{end}}
References
- {{cite web |url=http://www.spr.gov.my/index.php/component/content/article?layout=edit&id=74= |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya |work=Election Commission of Malaysia |access-date=2016-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424120924/http://www.spr.gov.my/index.php/component/content/article?layout=edit&id=74= |archive-date=2016-04-24 |url-status=dead }}
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