Lukut (state constituency)

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

Lukut

Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Choo Ken Hwa PH
Constituency created	1959
Constituency abolished	1974
Constituency re-created	1995
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]	26,806

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]

1. Chinese (49.21%)
2. Indian (26.17%)
3. Malay (22.95%)
4. 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
	1969-1971	Assembly was dissolved
3rd	1971-1974	Chin Chan Sung	DAP
Constituency renamed to Jimmah
Constituency recreated from Linggi
9th	1995-1999	Yeow Chai Thiam	BN (MCA)
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Ean Yong Tin Sin	PR (DAP)
13th	2013-2015
	2015-2018		PH (DAP)
14th	2018–2023	Choo Ken Hwa
15th	2023–present

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
	PH hold		Swing
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
	DAP 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	%	∆%
	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
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) [5]