Chennah

Chennah (N01)

Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	John Siow Kong Choon BN
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2026
Demographics
Electors (2023)	14,554

N01 Chennah within Negeri Sembilan, as used for the 2023 and 2026 state elections

Chennah 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 1995 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 Chennah's electorate as of the 2026 state election

1. Malay (47.8%)
2. Chinese (42.6%)
3. Others (7.60%)
4. Indian (2.00%)

History

Polling districts

According to the Gazette issued on 23 July 2026, the Chennah constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.

State Constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Chennah (N01)	Kampong Sungai Buloh	126/01/01	SK Sungai Buloh
	Durian Tipus	126/01/02	SK Durian Tipus
	Simpang Durian	126/01/03	SMK Teriang Hilir
	Kampong Chennah	126/01/04	• SK Datuk Undang Abdullah • Balai Raya Kampung Orang Asli Tohor
	Pekan Titi	126/01/05	SJK (C) Chun Yin
	Sungai Muntoh	126/01/06	SJK (C) Kg. Baru Sungai Muntoh
	Kampong Seperi	126/01/07	Balai Raya Kampung Seperi Jelebu
	Petaling	126/01/08	SJK (C) Kg. Baru Petaling
	Kampong Gagu	126/01/09	Balai Raya Kampung Gagu

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Chennah
Assembly	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Peradong, Pertang and Klawang
9th	N01	1995-1999	Lim Yong @ Lim Chen (林岑)	BN (MCA)
10th		1999-2004
11th		2004-2008
12th		2008-2013	Siow Chen Pin (萧進平)
13th		2013-2018	Anthony Loke Siew Fook (陸兆福)	PR (DAP)
14th		2018-2023		PH (DAP)
15th		2023–2026
16th		2026–present	John Siow Kong Choon (萧康骏)	BN (MCA)

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2026: Chennah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Siow Kong Choon	5,726	53.20	53.20
	PH	Anthony Loke Siew Fook	5,038	46.80	14.69
Total valid votes			10,764	100.00
Total rejected ballots			144
Unreturned ballots			11
Turnout			10,919	75.71	8.83
Registered electors			14,422
Majority			688	6.39	16.59
	BN gain from PH		Swing		-

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023: Chennah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Anthony Loke Siew Fook	5,888	61.49	61.49
	PN	Rosmadi Arif	3,688	38.51	38.51
Total valid votes			9,576	100.00
Total rejected ballots			115
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			9,705	66.68	16.26
Registered electors			14,554
Majority			2,200	22.98	11.29
	PH hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018: Chennah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Anthony Loke Siew Fook	5,031	50.91	50.91
	BN	Seet Tee Gee	3,876	39.22	4.79
	PAS	Jamalus Mansor	975	9.87	9.87
Total valid votes			9,882	100.00
Total rejected ballots			166
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			10,051	82.94	0.81
Registered electors			12,119
Majority			1,155	11.69	0.29
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s)

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013: Chennah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Anthony Loke Siew Fook	5,128	55.99	15.42
	BN	Siow Foo Wen	4,030	44.01	15.42
Total valid votes			9,158	100.00
Total rejected ballots			189
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			9,347	83.75	10.98
Registered electors			11,160
Majority			1,098	11.98	6.88
	DAP gain from BN		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: Chennah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Siow Chen Pin	4,091	59.43	2.03
	DAP	How Wee Shiong	2,793	40.57	2.03
Total valid votes			6,884	100.00
Total rejected ballots			231
Unreturned ballots			88
Turnout			7,203	72.77	2.61
Registered electors			9,898
Majority			1,298	18.86	4.06
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2004: Chennah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Yong @ Lim Chen	4,104	61.46	3.57
	DAP	Ean Yong Tin Kin	2,573	38.54	3.57
Total valid votes			6,677	100.00
Total rejected ballots			293
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,970	70.16	2.31
Registered electors			9,935
Majority			1,531	22.92	7.14
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1999: Chennah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Yong	3,942	57.89	2.54
	DAP	Siow Yoke Kim	2,868	42.11	2.54
Total valid votes			6,810	100.00
Total rejected ballots			253
Unreturned ballots			7
Turnout			7,070	72.47	2.17
Registered electors			9,756
Majority			1,074	15.78	5.08
	BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 1995: Chennah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Lim Yong @ Lim Chen	3,818	55.35
	DAP	Siow Chee Chin	3,080	44.65
Total valid votes			6,898	100.00
Total rejected ballots			230
Unreturned ballots			17
Turnout			7,145	74.64
Registered electors			9,573
Majority			738	10.70
This was a new constituency created.

References

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