Labu (state constituency)
{{short description|Political subdivision in Malaysia}}
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Labu 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 }} It has been represented by Leader of the Opposition Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker since 2023.
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
{{Pie chart|thumb=left|value1=74.59|value2=13.88|value3=7.92|value4=3.62|color4=yellow|color3=red|color2=orange|color1=green|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Labu'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=Malay|label2=Indian|label3=Chinese|label4=Other ethnicities}}
History
= Polling Districts =
According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Labu constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.[http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180330_PU%20B%20157.pdf Federal Gazette] {{dead link|date=August 2023}}
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!State Constituency !Polling Districts !Code !Location |
| rowspan="6" |Labu (N20）
|Jijan |130/20/01 |
|
| Kampung Kondok
|130/20/02 |SK Dato' Ahmad Syah Bandar Abu Bakar Labu Hilir |
| Tiroi
|130/20/03 |
|
| Labu
|130/20/04 |
|
| Labu Jaya
|130/20/05 |SK L.B Johnson Seremban |
| Kampong Gadong Jaya
|130/20/06 |SK Gadong Jaya Labu |
= Representation History =
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Members of the Legislative Assembly for Labu |
| Assembly
!Years !Name !Party |
|---|
| colspan="4" align="center" |Constituency created |
| 1st
|1959-1964 |S. Sathappan |bgcolor="{{party color|Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front}}"| Socialist Front (Lab) |
| 2nd
|1964-1969 |Ahmad Abd. Manap |bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Alliance}}" | {{Font color|white| Alliance (UMNO)}} |
| |1969-1971
| colspan="2" |Assembly dissolved |
| 3rd
|1969-1974 |Salleh Kassim |bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance Party (Malaysia)|Alliance}}" | {{Font color|white| Alliance (UMNO)}} |
| 4th
|1974-1978 | rowspan="5" |Shahardin Hashim | rowspan="10" bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (UMNO)}} |
| 5th
|1978-1982 |
| 6th
|1982-1986 |
| 7th
|1986-1990 |
| 8th
|1990-1995 |
| 9th
|1995-1999 | rowspan="3" |Muhamad Sahlan Shaid |
| 10th
|1999-2004 |
| 11th
|2004-2008 |
| 12th
|2008-2013 | rowspan="2" |Hasim Rusdi |
| 13th
|2013-2018 |
| 14th
|2018-2023 |bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan|PH}}" | {{Font color|white| PH (PKR)}} |
| 15th
|2023–present |bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional|PN}}" | {{Font color|white| PN (BERSATU)}} |
Election results
{{MASelec/top|Negeri Sembilan|2023|Labu (state constituency)|Labu|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker|11,661|53.78|{{increase}} 53.78}}
{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Ismail Ahmad|10,021|46.22|{{increase}} 0.50}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|21,682| 100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|159|}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|32|}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|21,873|71.77|{{decrease}} 12.50}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|30,478|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|1,640|7.56|{{increase}} 1.55}}
{{MASelec/gain|Perikatan Nasional|Pakatan Harapan|?}}
{{MASelec/source|||hide=}}
{{end}}
{{MASelec/top|Negeri Sembilan|2018|Labu (state constituency)|Labu|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Ismail Ahmad|6,712|45.72|{{increase}} 45.72}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Hasim Rusdi|5,830|39.71|{{decrease}} 16.26}}
{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Khairil Anuar Mohd Wafa|2,093|14.26|{{Decrease}} 29.77}}
{{MASelec|People's Alternative Party|David Dass Aseerpatham|46|0.31|{{increase}} 0.31}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|14,681| 100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|266|}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|59|}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|15,006|84.27|{{decrease}} 1.26}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|17,808|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|882|6.01|{{decrease}} 5.93}}
{{MASelec/gain|Pakatan Harapan| Barisan Nasional |?}}
{{MASelec/source|||hide=}}
{{end}}
{{MASelec/top|Negeri Sembilan|2013|Labu (state constituency)|Labu|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Hasim Rusdi|7,082|55.97|{{decrease}} 1.43}}
{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Khairil Anuar Mohd Wafa|5,571|44.03|{{increase}} 44.03}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|12,653| 100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|263|}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|48|}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|12,964|85.53|{{increase}} 7.58}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|15,158|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|1,511|11.94|{{decrease}} 2.86}}
{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}
{{MASelec/source|||hide=}}
{{end}}
{{MASelec/top|Negeri Sembilan|2008|Labu (state constituency)|Labu|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Hasim Rusdi|5,451|57.40|}}
{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Mokhtar Ahmad|4,046|42.60|}}
{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|9,497| 100.00}}
{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|204|}}
{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|1|}}
{{MASelec/total|Turnout|9,702|77.95}}
{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|12,447|}}
{{MASelec/total|Majority|1,405|14.80}}
{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}
{{MASelec/source|||hide=}}
{{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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