Mentakab (state constituency)

Mentakab (N30)
Pahang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePahang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Woo Chee Wan
PH
Constituency created1959
Constituency abolished1984
Constituency re-created2003
First contested1959
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)[1]37,269

Mentakab is a state constituency in Pahang, Malaysia. The current state assemblyman is Woo Chee Wan from DAP.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Mentakab's electorate as of 2022[2]
  1. Malay (46.8%)
  2. Chinese (39.3%)
  3. Indian (11.4%)
  4. Other ethnicities (2.53%)

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Mentakab constituency is divided into 12 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling district Code Location
Mentakab (N30) Taman Rimba 088/30/01 Kawasan Lapang Jalan Bendera Puteri Taman Bukit Bendera Mentakab
Bukit Bendera 088/30/02 SMJK Hwa Lian
Bandar Mentakab 088/30/03 SJK (T) Mentakab
Sungai Semantan 088/30/04 Dewan Seri Mentakab
Tanjung Kerayong 088/30/05 SK Abu Bakar
Kampung Baharu 088/30/06 SJK (C) Mentakab 1
Kampung Sungai Ara 088/30/07 SK Bandar Mentakab
Mentakab Tengah 088/30/08 SJK (C) Mentakab 2
Taman Ksm 088/30/09 SMK Mentakab
Kampung Chatin 088/30/10 SMK Bukit Cermin
Sri Kemuning 088/30/11 SK Tanjong Lalang
Temerloh Jaya 088/30/12 SK Temerloh Jaya

History

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Mentakab
Assembly No Years Name Party
Constituency created
Mentekab
1st N08 1959-1964 Salehuddin Awang Pekan Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969 Syed Abdullah Syed Ali
1969-1971 Assembly dissolved
3rd N08 1971-1973 Syed Abdullah Syed Ali Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974 BN (UMNO)
4th N29 1974-1978 Annuar Mohd Seh
5th 1978-1982 Idris Long
6th 1982-1986 Abdul Aziz Rahman
Constituency split into Lancang and Sanggang
Constituency recreated from Sanggang and Lanchang
Mentakab
11th N30 2004-2008 Chuah Boon Seong (蔡文祥) BN (MCA)
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018 Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji PR (DAP)
14th 2018-2022 Woo Chee Wan (胡智云) PH (DAP)
15th 2022–present

Election results

Pahang state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PHWoo Chee Wan12,90544.97Increase 44.97
PNMohd Yusoff Abdullah9,24832.22Increase 33.22
BNWong Tze Shiang5,99620.89Decrease 1.01
PEJUANGAbdul Wahab Kadir2871.00Increase 1.00
Total valid votes 28,699 100.00
Total rejected ballots 182
Unreturned ballots 81
Turnout 28,96276.97Decrease 4.71
Registered electors 37,269
Majority 3,65712.75Decrease 15.32
PH hold Swing
Pahang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PKRWoo Chee Wan10,54750.78Increase 50.78
PASAbirerah Awang Chik4,71822.71Increase 22.71
BNWong Tat Chee @ Wong Tai Chee4,54821.90Decrease 22.63
IndependentChuah Boon Seong9584.61Increase 4.61
Total valid votes 20,771100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 20,77181.68Decrease 3.25
Registered electors 25,431
Majority 5,82928.07Increase 17.13
PKR hold Swing
Pahang state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPTengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji7,88255.47Increase 20.49
BNChuah Boon Seong6,32844.53Decrease 12.43
Total valid votes 14,210100.00
Total rejected ballots 220
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 14,43084.93Increase 9.23
Registered electors 16,991
Majority 1,55410.94Decrease 11.04
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Pahang state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNChuah Boon Seong6,32156.96Decrease 11.57
DAPNg Kwi Ling3,88234.98Increase 3.51
IndependentMohd Shokri Mahmood8637.78Increase 7.78
Total valid votes 11,097100.00
Total rejected ballots 366
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 11,46375.70Increase 0.75
Registered electors 15,143
Majority 2,43921.98Decrease 15.08
BN hold Swing
Pahang state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNChuah Boon Seong7,31668.53Increase 68.53
DAPNg Kwi Ling3,36031.47Increase 31.47
Total valid votes 10,676100.00
Total rejected ballots 611
Unreturned ballots 33
Turnout 11,32074.95
Registered electors 15,103
Majority 3,95637.06
BN hold Swing
Pahang state election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceSyed Abdullah Syed Ali3,41657.00Increase 4.65
Parti Rakyat MalaysiaMohamed Ya'akub1,59726.65Increase 26.65
PMIPAhmad Hussin98016.35Increase 16.35
Total valid votes 5,993100.00
Total rejected ballots 136
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 6,12967.83Decrease 8.19
Registered electors 9,036
Majority 1,81930.35Increase 12.62
Alliance hold Swing
Pahang state election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceSyed Abdullah Syed Ali2,99952.35Increase 3.55
Socialist FrontLim Ong Hang1,98334.61Increase 34.61
IndependentMeriam binti Mohamad61610.75Increase 10.75
IndependentAbdul Wahab Mohamed Zabidin1312.29Increase 2.29
Total valid votes 5,729100.00
Total rejected ballots 440
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 6,16976.02Decrease 2.68
Registered electors 8,115
Majority 1,01617.73Decrease 0.55
Alliance hold Swing
Pahang state election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%
AllianceSallehuddin Awang Pekan2,33048.80
Socialist FrontMat Yaacob1,45730.51
PMIPMohd. Said Ibrahim98820.69
Total valid votes 4,775100.00
Total rejected ballots 66
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 4,84178.70
Registered electors 6,151
Majority 87318.28
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. ↑ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview".
  3. ↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.