Chembong (state constituency)

Chembong is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.^[3]

Chembong

Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Zaifulbahri Idris BN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]	25,625
Area (km²)[2]	193

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 Chembong's electorate as of 2023^[4]

1. Malay (81.2%)
2. Indian (9.99%)
3. Chinese (6.36%)
4. Other ethnicities (2.45%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Chembong constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.^[5]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Chembong (N26)	Ulu Pedas	131/26/01	Dewan Orang Ramai Pedas
	Sepri	131/26/02	SK Sepri
	Kampong Rendah	131/26/03	SK Kayu Ara
	Kampong Senama Ulu	131/26/04	SK Taman Seri Rembau
	Chembong	131/26/05	SK Chembong
	Pekan Pedas	131/26/06	SJK (C) Pei Hwa Pedas
	Kampong Pedas Tengah	131/26/07	SK Pedas
	Pekan Rembau	131/26/08	SMK Undang Rembau SK Undang Rembau
	Batu Hampar	131/26/09	SK Seberang Batu Hampar
	Mampong	131/26/10	Balai Raya Kampung Mampong Rembau
	Pilin	131/26/11	SK Pilin
	Kundor	131/26/12	SK Kundor

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Chembong
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kota
7th	1986-1990	Mahzan Hamzah	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999	Firdaus Muhammad Rom Harun
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Muhammad Rais Zainuddin
12th	2008-2013	Zaifulbahri Idris
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018–2023
15th	2023–present

Election results

The electoral results for the Chembong state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zaifulbahri Idris	11,261	61.92	1.47
	PN	Bakly Baba	6,926	38.08	38.08
Total valid votes			18,187	100.00
Total rejected ballots			163
Unreturned ballots			39
Turnout			18,389	71.76	12.86
Registered electors			25,625
Majority			4,335	23.84	5.64
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zaifulbahri Idris	9,079	60.45	12.98
	PH	Azizan Marzuki	4,652	30.97	30.97
	PAS	Rosmin Adam	1,288	8.58	17.99
Total valid votes			15,019	100.00
Total rejected ballots			213
Unreturned ballots			98
Turnout			15,330	84.62	1.68
Registered electors			18,116
Majority			4,427	29.48	17.38
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [6][7]

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zaifulbahri Idris	10,153	73.43	2.99
	PAS	Kamarol Ridzuan Mohd Zain	3,673	26.57	2.99
Total valid votes			13,826	100.00
Total rejected ballots			230
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			14,056	86.30	8.17
Registered electors			16,287
Majority			6,480	46.86	5.98
	BN 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.[permanent dead link] "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.[permanent dead link]

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zaifulbahri Idris	7,017	70.44
	PAS	Zakaria Dahlan	2,944	29.56
Total valid votes			9,961	100.00
Total rejected ballots			175
Unreturned ballots			19
Turnout			10,155	78.13
Registered electors			12,997
Majority			4,073	40.88
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [7]