Mantin (federal constituency)

Mantin

Negeri Sembilan constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created	1974
Constituency abolished	1986
First contested	1974
Last contested	1982

Mantin was a federal constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Mantin
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party	Vote Share
Constituency created from Seremban Barat and Seremban Timor
4th	P090	1974-1978	Lee Boon Peng (李文彬)	BN (MCA)	13,773 72.53%
5th		1978-1982			15,723 60.10%
6th		1982-1986			20,196 65.33%
Constituency abolished, split into Seremban and Rasah

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Mantin			Labu
			Lenggeng
			Pantai
			Rantau

Historical boundaries

State Constituency	Area
	1974
Labu	Enstek Gadong Labu Sendayan Seriemas
Lenggeng	Batang Benar Bukit Puyoh Lenggeng Mantin Pajam
Pantai	Kampung Buit Kubot Kampung Jerlang Kampung Orang Asli Ngoi Ngoi Pantai Sikamat
Rantau	Kampung Kanchong Kampung Silau Nusari Bayu Rantau Taman Angsamas

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lee Boon Peng	20,196	65.33	5.23
	DAP	Hu Sepang	9,177	29.69	0.16
	Independent	Baharum Ibrahim	1,539	4.98	4.98
Total valid votes			30,912	100.00
Total rejected ballots			886
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			31,798	77.10	1.15
Registered electors			41,244
Majority			11,019	35.64	5.07
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lee Boon Peng	15,723	60.10	12.43
	DAP	Hu Sepang	7,726	29.53	15.40
	PAS	Shahari Hassan	2,714	10.37	10.37
Total valid votes			26,163	100.00
Total rejected ballots			952
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			27,115	78.25	3.40
Registered electors			34,650
Majority			7,997	30.57	27.83
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Lee Boon Peng	13,773	72.53
	DAP	Sinnathamby Seevaratnam	2,683	14.13
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Yik Chee Chong @ Yik Kok Kheong	1,451	7.64
	PEKEMAS	Ajus Jais	783	4.12
	Independent	Ahmad Abdul Manaf	300	1.58
Total valid votes			18,990	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,052
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,042	74.85
Registered electors			26,777
Majority			11,090	58.40
This was a new constituency created.