Lukut (state constituency)

Lukut
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Choo Ken Hwa; PH
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Constituency created	1959
Constituency abolished	1974
Constituency re-created	1995
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	26,806

Lukut is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.^[2]

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 Lukut's electorate as of 2023^[3]

Chinese (49.21%)

Indian (26.17%)

Malay (22.95%)

Other ethnicities (1.64%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Lukut constituency has a total of 7 polling districts.^[4]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Lukut (N30）	Kampung Jimah Baru	132/30/01	SK Jimah Baru
	Bandar Spring Hill	132/30/02	SJK (T) Bandar Springhill
	Taman Indah Jaya	132/30/03	SK Lukut
	Kuala Lukut	132/30/04	SMK Raja Jumaat
	Lukut	132/30/05	SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Salak
	Sri Parit	132/30/06	SJK (C) Chung Hua Lukut
	Tanjong Gemok	132/30/07	SJK (C) Bradwall

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Lukut
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	Chin See Yin	Alliance (MCA)
2nd	1964-1969	Lee Tee Siong	Alliance (MCA)
	1969-1971	Assembly was dissolved
3rd	1971-1974	Chin Chan Sung	DAP
Constituency renamed to Jimmah
Constituency recreated from Linggi
9th	1995-2004	Yeow Chai Thiam	BN (MCA)
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Ean Yong Tin Sin	PR (DAP)
13th	2013-2018	Ean Yong Tin Sin	PR (DAP)
14th	2018–2023	Choo Ken Hwa	PH (DAP)
15th	2023–present	Choo Ken Hwa	PH (DAP)

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Choo Ken Hwa	13,696	78.63	0.37
	PN	Ragoo Subramaniam	3,561	20.44	20.44
Total valid votes			17,257	100.00
Total rejected ballots			155
Unreturned ballots			16
Turnout			17,418	64.98	19.94
Registered electors			26,806
Majority			10,135	58.19	0.19
	PH hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Choo Ken Hwa	11,449	79.00	79.00
	BN	Yeong Kun You	3,044	21.00	11.70
Total valid votes			14,493	100.00
Total rejected ballots			167
Unreturned ballots			29
Turnout			14,689	84.92	1.61
Registered electors			17,298
Majority			8,405	58.00	23.40
	Lukut hold		Swing		PH (2018)
Source(s) ^[2]

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ean Yong Tin Sin	7,692	67.30	3.47
	BN	Yeong Seng Wong	3,738	32.70	3.47
Total valid votes			11,430	100.00
Total rejected ballots			190
Unreturned ballots			30
Turnout			11,650	86.53	7.40
Registered electors			13,463
Majority			3,954	34.60	6.94
	Lukut hold		Swing		DAP
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 193/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 234/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ean Yong Tin Sin	5,579	63.83	23.94
	BN	Cheok Leong Huat	3,161	36.17	23.94
Total valid votes			8,740	100.00
Total rejected ballots			180
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			8,923	79.13	3.71
Registered electors			11,276
Majority			2,418	27.66	7.44
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) ^[5]

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Yeow Chai Thiam	4,471	60.11
	DAP	Wong Hong Chuan	2,967	39.89
Total valid votes			7,438	100.00
Total rejected ballots			201
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,639	75.42
Registered electors			10,128
Majority			1,504	20.22
	Lukut hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) ^[5]

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
^ ^a ^b "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
^ "15th Negeri Sembilan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
^ Federal Gazette ^{[dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b "Undi.info - Lukut (P132-N30)". Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-05-15.

[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[star-2] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2023-03-05.

[3] "15th Negeri Sembilan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.

[4] Federal Gazette ^{[dead link‍]}

[undi-5] "Undi.info - Lukut (P132-N30)". Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-05-15.

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