Ketari (state constituency)

Ketari (N34)

Pahang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Pahang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Thomas Su Keong Siong PH
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	30,758

Ketari is a state constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that is represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly.

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Ketari constituency is divided into 13 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling district	Code	Location
Ketari (N34)	FELDA Mempaga 2	089/34/01	SK LKTP Mempaga 2
	FELDA Mempaga 3	089/34/02	SA Rakyat Mempaga 3
	FELDA Mempaga 1	089/34/03	SK LKTP Mempaga 1
	Sungai Dua	089/34/04	SK Sungai Dua
	Janda Baik	089/34/05	SK Janda Baik
	Bukit Tinggi	089/34/06	SJK (C) Bukit Tinggi
	Sri Layang	089/34/07	SK Sri Layang
	Genting Highlands	089/34/08	Genting Centre of Excellence Residential Staff Complex 8
	Benus	089/34/09	SMK Bentong
	Ketari	089/34/10	SMK Ketari
	Perting	089/34/11	SJK (C) Perting
	Kampung Baharu	089/34/12	SK Tuanku Fatimah
	Sungai Marong	089/34/13	SJK (C) Ketari

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Ketari
Assembly	No	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created from Karak
9th	N29	1995-1999	Loke Koon Kam (陆官金)	BN (GERAKAN)
10th		1999-2002
		2002-2004	Yum Ah Ha @ Yim Ah Ha (厌雅厦)
11th	N34	2004-2008	Ng Keong Chye (黃恭才)
12th		2008-2013
13th		2013-2015	Lee Chin Chen (李政贤)	PR (DAP)
		2015-2018		PH (DAP)
14th		2018-2022	Young Syefura Othman
15th		2022–present	Thomas Su Keong Siong (苏建祥)

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Ketari's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (51.6%)
2. Chinese (39.5%)
3. Indian (4.73%)
4. Other ethnicities (4.25%)

Election results

Pahang state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Thomas Su Keong Siong	9,722	41.17	41.17
	BN	Amizar Abu Adam	9,602	40.66	8.72
	PN	William Tan Wei Leong	4,290	18.17	18.17
Total valid votes			23,614	100.00
Total rejected ballots			242
Unreturned ballots			46
Turnout			23,902	77.71	6.13
Registered electors			30,758
Majority			120	0.51	18.72
	PH hold		Swing

Pahang state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Young Syefura Othman	9,873	51.17	51.17
	BN	Lau Hoi Keong	6,163	31.94	31.94
	PAS	Roslan Md Esa	3,260	16.89	16.89
Total valid votes			19,296	100.00
Total rejected ballots			236
Unreturned ballots			174
Turnout			19,706	83.83	0.65
Registered electors			23,506
Majority			3,710	19.23	7.31
	PKR hold		Swing

Pahang state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lee Chin Chen	10,050	55.96	9.41
	BN	Woong Choo Yak	7,910	44.04	44.04
Total valid votes			17,960	100.00
Total rejected ballots			316
Unreturned ballots			40
Turnout			18,316	84.48	13.33
Registered electors			21,681
Majority			2,140	11.92	5.02
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		-

Pahang state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ng Keong Chye	6,835	53.45	8.81
	DAP	Lee Kok Yeep	5,953	46.55	8.81
Total valid votes			12,788	100.00
Total rejected ballots			261
Unreturned ballots			32
Turnout			13,081	71.15	2.80
Registered electors			18,384
Majority			882	6.90	17.63
	BN hold		Swing

Pahang state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ng Keong Chye	8,079	62.26	3.16
	DAP	Kam Hah @ Cheong Koon Kam	4,897	37.74	3.16
Total valid votes			12,976	100.00
Total rejected ballots			257
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			13,256	73.95	2.47
Registered electors			17,925
Majority			3,182	24.52	6.31
	BN hold		Swing

Pahang state by-election, 1 April 2002
upon the death of incumbent Loke Koon Kam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yum Ah Ha	7,153	58.39	8.10
	DAP	Choong Siew Onn	4,949	40.40	8.10
Total valid votes			12,102	98.78
Total rejected ballots			149	1.22
Unreturned ballots			4
Turnout			12,255	71.48	0.75
Registered electors			17,144
Majority			2,204	18.21	16.21
	BN hold		Swing

Pahang state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loke Koon Kam	5,874	51.00	8.74
	DAP	Choong Siew Onn	5,643	49.00	15.40
Total valid votes			11,517	100.00
Total rejected ballots			303
Unreturned ballots			50
Turnout			11,870	72.23	0.28
Registered electors			16,434
Majority			231	2.01	24.14
	BN hold		Swing

Pahang state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Loke Koon Kam	6,627	59.75
	DAP	Choong Siew Onn	3,727	33.60
	Independent	Mohd Shah Ijah	738	6.65
Total valid votes			11,092	100.00
Total rejected ballots			268
Unreturned ballots			67
Turnout			11,427	72.51
Registered electors			15,759
Majority			2,900	26.14
This was a new constituency created.