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Semambu

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Semambu
Pahang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePahang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Chan Chun Kuang
PH
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)61,179

Semambu is a state constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly since 2004.

The state constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Pahang State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Semambu's electorate as of 2022[1]

  Malay (60.88%)
  Chinese (29.59%)
  Indian (8.30%)
  Other ethnicities (1.24%)

History

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2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of RTP Bukit Goh, Kampung Padang, Bukit Istana, Semambu, Bukit Sekilau, Indera Mahkota 1, Bukit Ubi, Bukit Setongkol, Taman LKNP, Chenderawasih, Indera Mahkota 2.

2016–present:[2] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampung Padang, RTP Bukit Goh, Bukit Istana, Semambu, Bukit Sekilau, Indera Mahkota 1, Bukit Ubi, Bukit Setongkol, Taman LKNP, Chenderawasih, Indera Mahkota 2.

Polling districts

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According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Semambu constituency is divided into 11 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Semambu (N13) Kampung Padang 082/13/01 SK Kampong Padang
Rtp Bukit Goh 082/13/02 SK Rtp Bukit Goh
Bukit Istana 082/13/03 SK Sungai Talam
Semambu 082/13/04 SK Semambu
Bukit Sekilau 082/13/05
  • SK Bukit Sekilau
  • Kolej Universiti Yayasan Pahang
  • Tabika KEMAS kAMPUNG Bukit Sekilau
Indera Mahkota 1 082/13/06 SMK Cenderawasih
Bukit Ubi 082/13/07 Dewan Kelab Sukan Komuniti DUN Semambu
Bukit Setongkol 082/13/08 SK Bukit Setongkol
Taman LKNP 082/13/09 SJK (C) Chung Ching 2
Chenderawasih 082/13/10
  • SK Cenderawasih
  • SA Rakyat (KAFA) Baitul Huda Cenderawasih
Indera Mahkota 2 082/13/11
  • SMK Tengku Panglima Tengku Muhamad
  • SK Indera Mahkota

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Semambu
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Indera Mahkota
11th 2004–2008 Pang Tsu Ming BN (MCA)
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018 Lee Chean Chung PR (PKR)
14th 2018–2022 PH (PKR)
15th 2022–present Chan Chun Kuang

Election results

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Pahang state election, 2022: Semambu
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Chan Chun Kuang 18,902 40.01 Decrease 7.14
PN Zulfadli Zakariah 17,098 36.19 Increase 36.19
BN Mohd Khairul Hisham Omar 10,422 22.06 Decrease 0.97
GTA Rashidah Abdul Rahman 820 1.74 Increase 1.75
Total valid votes 47,242 100.00
Total rejected ballots 405
Unreturned ballots 76
Turnout 47,723 78.01 Decrease 5.69
Registered electors 61,179
Majority 1,804 3.82 Decrease 13.51
PH hold Swing


Pahang state election, 2018: Semambu
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Lee Chean Chung 14,991 47.15 Increase 47.15
PAS Mohd Yusof Hashin 9,480 29.82 Increase 29.82
BN Quek Tai Seong 7,323 23.03 Decrease 19.46
Total valid votes 31,794 100.00
Total rejected ballots 307
Unreturned ballots 114
Turnout 32,215 83.70 Decrease 1.21
Registered electors 38.487
Majority 5,511 17.33 Increase 5.56
PH hold Swing


Pahang state election, 2013: Semambu
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PKR Lee Chean Chung 14,753 54.26 Increase 10.04
BN Pang Tsu Ming 11,553 42.49 Decrease 13.29
Independent Mohd Shukri Mohd Ramli 885 3.25 Increase 3.25
Total valid votes 27,191 100.00
Total rejected ballots 327
Unreturned ballots 106
Turnout 27,624 84.91 Increase 9.20
Registered electors 32,534
Majority 3,200 11.77 Increase 0.21
PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 191/2013]" (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 Pahang [P.U. (B) 232/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Pahang state election, 2008: Semambu
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Pang Tsu Ming 10,300 55.78 Decrease 11.61
PKR Nancy Khong Saw Gek 8,164 44.22 Increase 11.61
Total valid votes 18,464 100.00
Total rejected ballots 619
Unreturned ballots 167
Turnout 19,250 75.71 Decrease 1.92
Registered electors 25,427
Majority 2,136 11.56 Decrease 23.20
BN hold Swing


Pahang state election, 2004: Semambu
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Pang Tsu Ming 11,110 67.39
PKR Mohd Zukri Aksah 5,375 32.61
Total valid votes 16,485 100.00
Total rejected ballots 337
Unreturned ballots 352
Turnout 17,174 77.63
Registered electors 22,124
Majority 5,735 34.78
This was a new constituency created.

References

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