Klawang

Klawang
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Bakri Sawir; PH
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Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	13,163

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

The state constituency was first contested in 1986 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 Klawang's electorate as of 2023^[2]

Malay (65.37%)

Chinese (28.04%)

Indian (3.86%)

Other ethnicities (2.73%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 17 July 2023, the Klawang constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.^[3]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Klawang (N04)	Peradong	126/04/01	SK Peradong
	Ladang Jelebu	126/04/02	MRSM Kuala Klawang
	Kampong Kampai	126/04/03	SK Kampai
	Kampung Kuala Klawang	126/04/04	SK Kuala Klawang
	Pekan Kuala Klawang	126/04/05	SK Undang Jelebu
	Kampong Kemin	126/04/06	Dewan Orang Ramai Kampung Batu Serampai
	Kampung Amar Penghulu	126/04/07	SK Amar Penghulu

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Klawang
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created from Kuala Klawang
7th	1986-1990	Shamsul Bahari @ Ramli Mat	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Jalaluddin Alias
12th	2008-2013	Yunus Rahmat
13th	2013-2018	Yunus Rahmat
14th	2018-2023	Bakri Sawir	PH (AMANAH)
15th	2023–present	Bakri Sawir	PH (AMANAH)

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023: Klawang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Bakri Sawir	4,598	51.19	0.20
	PN	Danni Rais	4,021	44.76	44.76
	Independent	Saiful Bahri Jaaman @ Sharman	364	4.05	4.05
Total valid votes			8,983	100.00
Total rejected ballots			80
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			9,073	68.93	14.19
Registered electors			13,163
Majority			577	6.43	5.25
	PH hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018: Klawang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Bakri Sawir	4,296	51.39	51.39
	BN	Baharudin Jali	3,320	39.71	12.07
	PAS	Mazly Yasin	744	8.90	39.32
Total valid votes			8,360	100.00
Total rejected ballots			97
Unreturned ballots			74
Turnout			8,531	83.12	1.94
Registered electors			10,264
Majority			976	11.68	8.12
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013: Klawang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yunus Rahmat	4,104	51.78	5.33
	PAS	Rosli Yaakop	3,822	48.22	5.33
Total valid votes			7,926	100.00
Total rejected ballots			122
Unreturned ballots			28
Turnout			8,076	85.06	10.73
Registered electors			9,494
Majority			282	3.56	10.64
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008: Klawang
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Yunus Rahmat	3,379	57.11
	PAS	Saiful Bahri Jaaman	2,538	42.89
Total valid votes			5,917	100.00
Total rejected ballots			189
Unreturned ballots			173
Turnout			6,279	74.33
Registered electors			8,448
Majority			841	14.22
	BN hold		Swing

References

^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negri Sembilan".
^ "15th Negeri Sembilan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
^ Federal Gazette gov.my 17 July 2023 Retrieved 18 August 2023

Sources

"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negeri Sembilan". election.thestar.com.my.

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[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 gov.my 17 July 2023 Retrieved 18 August 2023

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