Lobak (state constituency)

{{short description|Political subdivision in Malaysia}}

{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district|name=Lobak|state=Negeri Sembilan|image=|image_map=|caption=|coordinates=|coordinates_caption=|coordinates_date=|state-rep=Chew Seh Yong|state-rep-link=|state-rep-party=Pakatan Harapan|state-rep-party-link=|state-status=active|state-created=1995|state-abolished=|state-election-first=1995|state-election-last=2023|demo-census-date=|demo-pop=|demo-pop-ref=|demo-electors=23,193|demo-electors-date=2023|demo-electors-ref=|demo-area=|demo-area-ref=|demo-cd=|demo-csd=}}Lobak 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 1995 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|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Lobak'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}}

|label3=Malay|value3=4.27|color3=green|label1=Chinese|value1=72.09|color1=red|label2=Indian|value2=21.54|color2=orange|label4=Other ethnicities|value4=2.11|color4=yellow}}

History

= Polling Districts =

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Lobak 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 District

!Code

!Location

rowspan="6" |Lobak (N11)

|Kg Lobak

|128/11/01

|SJK (C) Pei Hua

Ulu Temiang

|128/11/02

|SJK (C) Chi Hwa

Jalan Manickavasagam

|128/11/03

|SJK (T) Lobak

Lobak

|128/11/04

|SJK (C) Chung Hua

Taman Templer

|128/11/05

|SJK (C) Chan Wa

Kampong Nee Yan

|128/11/06

|SJK (C) Kuo Min

= Representation History =

class="wikitable"

! colspan="4" |Members of Assembly for Lobak

Assembly

!Years

!Name

!Party

colspan="4" |Constituency created from Sungai Ujong
9th

|1995-1999

| rowspan="2" |Khoo Seng Hock

|bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"| DAP

10th

|1999-2004

|bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (MCA)}}

11th

|2004-2008

| rowspan="2" |Anthony Loke Siew Fook
(陆兆福)

| rowspan="1" bgcolor="{{Democratic Action Party/meta/shading}}"| DAP

12th

|2008-2013

|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Rakyat|PR}}" | {{Font color|white| PR (DAP)}}

13th

|2013-2018

|Siow Kim Leong

14th

|2018-2023

| rowspan="2" |Chew Seh Yong
(周世扬)

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan|PH}}" | {{Font color|white| PH (DAP)}}

15th

|2023–present

Election results

{{MASelec/top|Negeri Sembilan|2023|Lobak (state constituency)|Lobak|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Chew Seh Yong|14,357|94.39|{{increase}} 6.93}}

{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Ng Soon Lean|853|5.61|{{increase}} 5.61}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|15,210| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|99|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|12|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|15,321|66.06|{{decrease}} 16.64}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|23,193|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|13,504|88.78|{{increase}} 13.27}}

{{MASelec/hold|Pakatan Harapan|}}

{{MASelec/source|||hide=}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Negeri Sembilan|2018|Lobak (state constituency)|Lobak|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Chew Seh Yong|13,647|87.46|{{increase}} 87.46}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Lim Kok Kian|1,865|11.95|{{decrease}} 11.36}}

{{MASelec|People's Alternative Party|Balamurugan Sanmugam|92|0.59|{{increase}} 0.59}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|15,604|100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|152}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|39}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|15,795|82.70|{{decrease}} 1.54}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|19,101|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|11,782|75.51|{{increase}} 22.13}}

{{MASelec/hold|Pakatan Harapan|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Negeri Sembilan|2013|Lobak (state constituency)|Lobak|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Siow Kim Leong|11,880|76.69|{{decrease}} 3.31}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|How Kok Yew @ Ho Kok Yew|3,610|23.31|{{increase}} 3.31}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|15,490|100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|207}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|15,697|84.24|{{increase}} 6.98}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|18,634|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|8,270|53.38|{{decrease}} 6.62}}

{{MASelec/hold|Democratic Action Party|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Negeri Sembilan|2008|Lobak (state constituency)|Lobak|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Loke Siew Fook|9,244|80.00|{{increase}} 20.92}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Siow Koi Voon|2,316|20.00|{{decrease}} 20.92}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|11,560|100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|143|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|11|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|11,714|77.26|{{increase}} 6.39}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|15,162|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|6,928|60.00|{{increase}} 41.90}}

{{MASelec/hold|Democratic Action Party|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Negeri Sembilan|2004|Lobak (state constituency)|Lobak|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Loke Siew Fook|5,991|59.08|{{increase}} 13.80}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Khoo Seng Hock|4,149|40.98|{{decrease}} 11.15}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|10,140|100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|180|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|18|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|10,338|70.87|{{increase}} 0.45}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|14,588|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|1,842|18.10|{{increase}} 11.25}}

{{MASelec/gain|Democratic Action Party|Barisan Nasional|?}}

{{MASelec/source|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Negeri Sembilan|1999|Lobak (state constituency)|Lobak|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Khoo Seng Hock|5,983|52.13|{{increase}} 4.62}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Wong Zee Nyok|5,196|45.28|{{decrease}} 7.21}}

{{MASelec|Malaysian Democratic Party|Wong Bee Kar|297|2.59|{{increase}} 2.59}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|11,476|100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|242|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|168|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|11,886|70.42|{{decrease}} 2.63}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|16,879|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|787|6.85|{{increase}} 1.87}}

{{MASelec/gain|Barisan Nasional|Democratic Action Party|?}}

{{MASelec/source|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Negeri Sembilan|1995|Lobak (state constituency)|Lobak|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Democratic Action Party|Khoo Seng Hock|6,127|52.49}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Wong Bee Kar|5,545|47.51}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|11,672|93.71}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|267|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|516|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|12,455|73.05}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|17,051|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|582|4.98}}

{{MASelec/note|This is a new created constituency}}

{{MASelec/source|}}

{{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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