Ketari (state constituency)
Political subdivision in Malaysia
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Ketari is a state constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that is represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly.[1]
 Pahang constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Pahang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 2003 | ||
| First contested | 2004 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2022) | 30,758 | ||
History
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Ketari constituency is divided into 13 polling districts.[2]
| 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
Election results
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | - | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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. | ||||||
