Seremban (federal constituency)

Seremban is a federal constituency in Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1955 to 1959 and 1974 to present.

Seremban (P128)

Negeri Sembilan constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Loke Siew Fook PH
Constituency created	1955
Constituency abolished	1959
Constituency re-created	1974
First contested	1955
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	272,520
Electors (2023)[2]	159,167
Area (km²)[3]	493
Pop. density (per km²)	552.8

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. This seat contains the most state constituencies in Malaysia, with six state constituencies.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Seremban's electorate as of 2022^[4]

1. Malay (51.6%)
2. Chinese (31.7%)
3. Indian (13.8%)
4. Other ethnicities (2.90%)

Age breakdown of Seremban's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (6.67%)
2. 21-29 (21.1%)
3. 30-39 (20.7%)
4. 40-49 (16.8%)
5. 50-59 (14.6%)
6. 60-69 (11.9%)
7. 70-79 (5.76%)
8. 80-89 (2.01%)
9. above 90 (0.45%)

Gender breakdown of Seremban's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (49.6%)
2. Female (50.4%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Seremban constituency is divided into 41 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling district	Code	Location
Lenggeng (N09)	Pekan Broga	128/09/01	SJK (C) Kg Baru Broga
	Ulu Beranang	128/09/02	SK Ulu Beranang
	Kampong Daching	128/09/03	SK Kampong Daching
	Kampong Rawa Ulu	128/09/04	SK Mendum
	Lenggeng	128/09/05	SK Dato' Klana Putra
	Machang	128/09/06	SK Sungai Jai
	Desa Sri Pantai	128/09/07	SK Pantai
	Pantai	128/09/08	Gitamara Seremban
	Panchor	128/09/09	SK Panchor SMK Panchor SJK (C) Kampung Baru Paroi Balai Raya Kampung Panchor
Nilai (N10)	Nilai	128/10/01	SMK Dato' Mohd Said SJK (C) Kuo Min Nilai
	Batang Benar	128/10/02	SK Batang Benar
	Pekan Pajam	128/10/03	SJK (C) Kg Baru Pajam
	Kampung Gebok	128/10/04	Balai Raya Kampung Gebok Pajam Tabika Kemas Kampung Gebok
	Batu Sebelas	128/10/05	SK Mantin
	Kampong Bahru Mantin	128/10/06	SMK Mantin
	Pekan Mantin	128/10/07	Dewan Orang Ramai Kampung Baru Mantin SJK (C) Chung Hua Mantin
	Kg Attap	128/10/08	SJK (C) Chi Chi Mantin Dewan Komuniti Mantin
	Mantin Dalam	128/10/09	Tabika Kemas Kampung Mantin Dalam
	Bandar Baru Nilai	128/10/10	SMK Taman Semarak SK Taman Semarak SJK (C) Putra Nilai
Lobak (N11)	Kg Lobak	128/11/01	SJK (C) Pei Hua
	Ulu Temiang	128/11/02	SJK (C) Chi Hwa
	Jalan Manickavasagam	128/11/03	SJK (T) Lobak
	Lobak	128/11/04	SJK (C) Chung Hua Seremban
	Taman Templer	128/11/05	SJK (C) Chan Wa
	Kampong Nee Yan	128/11/06	SJK (C) Kuo Min
Temiang (N12)	Taman Temiang Jaya	128/12/01	SMA Sheikh Haji Mohd Said
	Temiang	128/12/02	SMJK Chan Wa
	Limbok	128/12/03	SK Temiang
	Jalan Yazid Ahmad	128/12/04	Sekolah Sri Seremban
	Jalan Han Hui Foong	128/12/05	SK Dato Klana Maamor
Sikamat (N13)	Taman Paroi Jaya	128/13/01	SK Taman Paroi Jaya Kompleks Sukan Negeri Paroi
	Sikamat	128/13/02	SJK (C) Kg Seri Sikamat SMK Warisan Puteri
	Taman Jujur	128/13/03	SK Sikamat
	Jalan Sikamat	128/13/04	SMK Dato Sheikh Ahmad
	Taman Desa Rhu	128/13/05	Institut Perguruan Raja Melewar Sikamat Dewan Orang Ramai Sikamat SMK Dato' Haji Mohd Redza
Ampangan (N14)	Medan Rahang	128/14/01	Kolej Mara Seremban
	Ampangan	128/14/02	SK K.G.V Seremban
	Kampong Gedong Lalang	128/14/03	Kolej Vokesional Ampangan
	Taman Dato Shahbandar	128/14/04	SK Ampangan SK Seri Kelana
	Dusun Nyior	128/14/05	SK Taman Dusun Nyior
	Kampong Jiboi	128/14/06	SMA Makmor Ampangan Seremban SA Rakyat Kampung Baru Blok C Ampangan

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Seremban
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Federal Legislative Council
1st		1955–1959	Lim Kee Siong (林纪祥)	Alliance (MCA)
Constituency abolished, split into Seremban Barat and Seremban Timor
Parliament of Malaysia
Constituency created from Seremban Timor, Seremban Barat and Rembau-Tampin
4th	P091	1974–1978	Chen Man Hin (曾敏兴)	DAP
5th		1978–1982
6th		1982–1983	Lee San Choon (李三春)	BN (MCA)
		1983–1986	Chen Man Hin (曾敏兴)	DAP
7th	P107	1986–1990
8th		1990–1995	Yim Chee Chong (严慈忠)	BN (MCA)
9th	P117	1995–1999	Hon Choon Kim (韩春锦)
10th		1999–2004
11th	P128	2004–2008
12th		2008–2013	John Fernandez (ஜொஹ்ன் பெர்னாண்டஸ்)	PR (DAP)
13th		2013–2015	Anthony Loke Siew Fook (陆兆福)
		2015–2018		PH (DAP)
14th		2018–2022
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Seremban				Ampangan
	Labu
	Lenggeng			Lenggeng
					Lobak
					Nilai
			Rahang
	Rantau
			Rasah
					Senawang
	Seremban
						Sikamat
				Sungai Ujong
			Sungei Ujong
						Temiang
			Terentang

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N9	Lenggeng	Mohd Asna Amin	BN (UMNO)
N10	Nilai	Arul Kumar Jambunathan	PH (DAP)
N11	Lobak	Chew Seh Yong
N12	Temiang	Ng Chin Tsai
N13	Sikamat	Aminuddin Harun	PH (PKR)
N14	Ampangan	Tengku Zamrah Tengku Sulaiman

Local governments & postcode

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N9	Lenggeng	Seremban City Council	70000, 70100, 70200, 70400, 70503, 71770 Seremban 71700, 71750 Mantin 71800 Nilai
N10	Nilai
N11	Lobak
N12	Temiang
N13	Sikamat
N14	Ampangan

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Loke Siew Fook	63,920	51.85	8.60
	PN	Mohd Fadli Che Me	33,076	26.83	26.83
	BN	Wong Yin Ting	24,584	19.94	7.08
	GTA	Mohamad Jani Ismail	1,336	1.08	1.08
	Independent	Izat Lesly	373	0.30	0.30
Total valid votes			123,289	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,109
Unreturned ballots			331
Turnout			124,729	79.32	5.33
Registered electors			157,244
Majority			30,844	25.02	8.41
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753263/PUB615%20PARLIMEN%20NEGERI%20SEMBILAN.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Loke Siew Fook	55,503	60.45	60.45
	BN	Chong Sin Woon	24,809	27.02	11.50
	PAS	Shariffuddin Ahmad	11,506	12.53	12.53
Total valid votes			91,818	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,052
Unreturned ballots			384
Turnout			93,254	84.65	0.99
Registered electors			110,168
Majority			30,694	33.43	18.83
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 242/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 316/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Loke Siew Fook	45,628	53.12	0.06
	BN	Yeow Chai Thiam	33,075	38.52	8.30
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front	Abdul Halim Abdullah	6,866	8.00	8.00
	Independent	John Fernandez	221	0.26	0.26
	Independent	Bujang Abu	83	0.10	0.10
Total valid votes			85,873	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,486
Unreturned ballots			258
Turnout			87,617	85.64	9.54
Registered electors			102,305
Majority			12,553	14.60	8.24
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 179/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-12. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 220/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.[permanent dead link]

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	John Fernandez	32,970	53.18	17.46
	BN	Yu Chok Tow	29,022	46.82	17.46
Total valid votes			61,992	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,248
Unreturned ballots			197
Turnout			64,437	76.10	3.68
Registered electors			84,675
Majority			3,948	6.36	22.20
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hon Choon Kim	36,542	64.28	6.19
	DAP	Choon Yen Loong	20,306	35.72	6.19
Total valid votes			56,848	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,190
Unreturned ballots			134
Turnout			59,172	72.42	2.20
Registered electors
Majority			16,236	28.56	26.95
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hon Choon Kim	33,155	58.09	5.98
	DAP	Lee Peng Fee	23,919	41.91	12.75
Total valid votes			57,074	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,841
Unreturned ballots			1,093
Turnout			60,008	74.62	0.81
Registered electors
Majority			9,236	16.18	18.74
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hon Choon Kim	33,452	64.07	14.00
	DAP	Lee Yuen Fong	15,217	29.15	20.78
	PAS	Ishak Mat Aris	3,542	6.78	6.78
Total valid votes			52,211	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,632
Unreturned ballots			549
Turnout			54,392	73.81	0.88
Registered electors
Majority			18,235	34.92	34.78
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yim Chee Chong	26,874	50.07	1.22
	DAP	Chen Man Hin	26,797	49.93	1.22
Total valid votes			53,671	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,452
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			55,123	72.93	1.46
Registered electors			74,579
Majority			77	0.14	2.16
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chen Man Hin	23,577	51.15	6.57
	BN	Yim Chee Chong	22,513	48.85	6.57
Total valid votes			46,090	100.00
Total rejected ballots			776
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			46,866	71.47
Registered electors			65,571
Majority			1,064	2.30	13.14
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 19 November 1983
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Lee San Choon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chen Man Hin	23,897	57.72	6.79
	BN	Rosie Teh	17,504	42.28	6.79
Total valid votes			41,401	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			60,899
Majority			6,393	15.44	13.58
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lee San Choon	23,258	50.93	11.54
	DAP	Chen Man Hin	22,413	49.07	11.54
Total valid votes			45,671	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,232
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			46,903	77.22	0.76
Registered electors			60,739
Majority			845	1.86	19.36
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chen Man Hin	23,057	60.61	4.90
	BN	Gan Kong Seng	14,984	39.39	4.90
Total valid votes			38,041	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,447
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			40,488	76.46	2.13
Registered electors			52,924
Majority			8,073	21.22	9.80
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chen Man Hin	16,280	55.71
	BN	Wong Seng Chow	12,941	44.29
Total valid votes			29,221	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,751
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			30,972	74.33
Registered electors			41,671
Majority			3,339	11.42
	DAP hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1955

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Lim Kee Siong	8,402	78.46
	National Party	B. H. Tan	2,306	21.53
Total valid votes			10,708	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			10,708	83.60
Registered electors			12,809
Majority			6,069	56.93
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) The Straits Times.[6][7]