Chuah (state constituency)

Chuah (N29)

Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Yew Boon Lye PH
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	15,095

Chuah is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.

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

Ethnic breakdown of Chuah's electorate as of 2023

  Chinese (54.08%)

  Malay (23.70%)

  Indian (21.42%)

  Other ethnicities (0.79%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Chuah constituency has a total of 5 polling districts.

State Constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Chuah（N29）	Tanah Merah	132/29/01	SJK (T) Ladang Tanah Merah SJK (C) Kampung Baru Tanah Merah Site A SMK Tanah Merah
	Kampung Pachitan	132/29/02	SK Kg Sawah
	Bukit Pelandok	132/29/03	SJK (C) Yik Chiao
	Sungai Nipah	132/29/04	SJK (C) Kg Baru Sg Nipah
	Chuah	132/29/05	SK Chuah

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Chuah
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Lukut
11th	2004-2008	Foo Ming Chee	BN (MCA)
12th	2008-2013	Chai Tong Chai	PR (PKR)
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018–2023	Yek Diew Ching	PH (PKR)
15th	2023–present	Yew Boon Lye

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Yew Boon Lye	8,172	81.35	15.54
	PN	Tang Jay Son	1,874	18.65	18.65
Total valid votes			10,046	100.00
Total rejected ballots			101
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			10,159	67.30	17.99
Registered electors			15,095
Majority			6,298	62.70	31.08
	PH hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Yek Diew Ching	6,661	65.81	65.81
	BN	Lim Chin Fui	3,460	34.19	2.30
Total valid votes			10,121	100.00
Total rejected ballots			165
Unreturned ballots			19
Turnout			10,305	85.29	0.44
Registered electors			12,083
Majority			3,201	31.62	4.60
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s)

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Chai Tong Chai	5,957	63.51	4.69
	BN	Lim Chin Fui	3,423	36.49	4.69
Total valid votes			9,380	100.00
Total rejected ballots			150
Unreturned ballots			9
Turnout			9,539	85.73	10.12
Registered electors			11,127
Majority			2,534	27.02	9.38
	PKR hold		Swing
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	%	∆%
	PKR	Chai Tong Chai	4,415	58.82	29.92
	BN	Foo Ming Chee	3,091	41.18	29.92
Total valid votes			7,506	100.00
Total rejected ballots			164
Unreturned ballots			113
Turnout			7,681	75.61	0.19
Registered electors			10,159
Majority			1,324	17.64	25.56
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s)

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Foo Ming Chee	5,276	72.10
	PKR	AP Manam Sahardin	2,042	28.90
Total valid votes			7,318	100.00
Total rejected ballots			197
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			7,515	75.42
Registered electors			10,402
Majority			3,234	43.20
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

References

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