Pilah
Political subdivision in Malaysia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pilah is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.[1]
| State constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
BN | ||
| Constituency created | 1959 | ||
| First contested | 1959 | ||
| Last contested | 2026 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2020) | 22,181 | ||
| Electors (2026) | 18,034 | ||

The state constituency was first contested in 1959 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
Demographics
History
Polling districts
According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Pilah constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.[3]
| State Constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilah (N18) | Ampang Tinggi | 129/18/01 | SK Ampang Tinggi |
| Kampong Parit | 129/18/02 | SK Kampong Parit | |
| Pekan Lama | 129/18/03 | SK Kuala Pilah | |
| Taman Bunga | 129/18/04 | SM Sains Tuanku Jaafar | |
| Kampong Gemuroh | 129/18/05 | Balai Raya Kampung Melang | |
| Kampong Jawa | 129/18/06 | Instutut Latihan Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (Kejururawatan) Kuala Pilah | |
| Jalam Yam Tuan | 129/18/07 | SMJK Chung Hua | |
| Tengku Besar | 129/18/08 | SJK (C) Chung Hua Kuala Pilah | |
| Bukit Temensu | 129/18/09 | SMK Tuanku Muhamamad | |
| Batang Pilah | 129/18/10 | SJK (C) Chung Hua Senaling | |
| Kampong Gachong | 129/18/11 | SK Tanah Melintang | |
| Seri Pilah | 129/18/12 | SK Seri Pilah |
Representation history
| Members of Assembly for Pilah | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | No | Years | Name | Party |
| Constituency created | ||||
| 1st | N04 | 1959-1964 | Mohd Idris Matsil | Alliance (UMNO) |
| 2nd | 1964-1969 | Ariffin Ali | ||
| 1969-1971 | Assembly dissolved | |||
| 3rd | N04 | 1971-1973 | Mohd Idris Matsil | Alliance (UMNO) |
| 1973-1974 | BN (UMNO) | |||
| 4th | N15 | 1974-1978 | Tengku Kalsom Tengku Muda Chik | |
| 5th | 1978-1982 | |||
| 6th | 1982-1986 | Ramli Ujang | ||
| 7th | 1986-1990 | Abu Zahar Ujang | ||
| 8th | 1990-1995 | |||
| 9th | N16 | 1995-1999 | Napsiah Omar | |
| 10th | 1999-2004 | Norhayati Omar | ||
| 11th | N18 | 2004-2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008-2013 | Adnan Abu Hassan | ||
| 13th | 2013-2018 | Norhayati Omar | ||
| 14th | 2018-2023 | Mohamad Nazaruddin Sabtu | PH (PKR) | |
| 15th | 2023–2026 | Noorzunita Begum Mohd Ibrahim | ||
| 16th | 2026-present | S Leza Md Yasin | BN (UMNO) | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | S Leza Md Yasin | 6,830 | 52.82 | |||
| PH | Noorzunita Begum Mohd Ibrahim | 6,100 | 47.18 | |||
| Total valid votes | 12,930 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 113 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 14 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,057 | 72.40 | ||||
| Registered electors | 18,034 | |||||
| Majority | 730 | 5.65 | ||||
| BN gain from PH | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Noorzunita Begum Mohd Ibrahim | 6,222 | 54.75 | |||
| PN | Rafie Mustafa | 5,143 | 45.25 | |||
| Total valid votes | 11,365 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 103 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 25 | |||||
| Turnout | 11,493 | 64.96 | ||||
| Registered electors | 17,692 | |||||
| Majority | 1,079 | 9.50 | ||||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Mohamad Nazaruddin Sabtu | 5,643 | 51.80 | |||
| BN | Norhayati Omar | 3,837 | 35.22 | |||
| PAS | Ahmad Fadzil Othman | 1,413 | 12.97 | |||
| Total valid votes | 10,893 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 194 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 54 | |||||
| Turnout | 11,141 | 81.99 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,589 | |||||
| Majority | 1,806 | 16.58 | ||||
| PKR gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Norhayati Omar | 5,039 | 50.57 | |||
| PKR | Mohamad Nazaruddin Sabtu | 4,926 | 49.43 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,965 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 169 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 38 | |||||
| Turnout | 10,172 | 83.49 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,184 | |||||
| Majority | 113 | 1.14 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Adnan Abu Hassan | 4,359 | 58.43 | |||
| PKR | Asmaon Basir | 3,101 | 41.57 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,460 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 182 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 38 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,680 | 73.05 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,513 | |||||
| Majority | 1,258 | 16.86 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Norhayati binti Omar | 4,714 | 65.08 | |||
| PKR | Asmaon Basir | 2,529 | 34.92 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,243 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 172 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 40 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,455 | 70.79 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,531 | |||||
| Majority | 2,185 | 30.17 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Norhayati binti Omar | 3,758 | 52.17 | |||
| PKR | Nordin Ismail | 3,446 | 47.83 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,204 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 171 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 44 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,419 | 69.54 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,668 | |||||
| Majority | 312 | 4.33 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Napsiah binti Omar | 5,727 | 82.94 | |||
| S46 | Azizuddin Ishak | 1,178 | 17.06 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,905 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 191 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 33 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,129 | 67.88 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,502 | |||||
| Majority | 4,549 | 65.88 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abu Zahar Dato' Nika Ujang | 6,135 | 67.49 | |||
| PAS | Abu Samah Katas | 2,955 | 32.51 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,090 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 281 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 27 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,398 | 73.55 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,778 | |||||
| Majority | 3,180 | 34.98 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abu Zahar Dato' Nika Ujang | 4,824 | 63.61 | |||
| DAP | Tong Jin Chong | 2,316 | 30.54 | |||
| PAS | Khairudin Daud | 444 | 5.85 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,584 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 235 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,819 | 70.58 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,078 | |||||
| Majority | 2,508 | 33.07 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ramli Ujang | 5,860 | 69.23 | |||
| DAP | Abdul Razak Ilong | 2,014 | 23.79 | |||
| PAS | Mohamed Noh Muharam | 590 | 6.97 | |||
| Total valid votes | 8,464 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 264 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,728 | 74.62 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,696 | |||||
| Majority | 3,846 | 45.44 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Tengku Kelsom binti Tuanku Muda Chik | 4,287 | 54.82 | |||
| DAP | Yusof Bador | 2,335 | 29.86 | |||
| PAS | Noordin Abdul Samad | 1,198 | 15.32 | |||
| Total valid votes | 7,820 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 343 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,163 | 78.09 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,453 | |||||
| Majority | 1,952 | 24.96 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Tengku Kelsom binti Tuanku Muda Chik | 3,444 | 52.05 | |||
| Independent | Suhaime Shamsudin | 3,173 | 47.95 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,617 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 160 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,777 | 78.10 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,677 | |||||
| Majority | 271 | 4.10 | ||||
| BN gain from Alliance | Swing | - | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Mohd Idris Mat Sil | 1,912 | 37.52 | |||
| DAP | Chai Tak Han | 1,906 | 37.40 | |||
| Independent | Md. Zainol Yatim | 818 | 16.05 | |||
| PMIP | Mustapha Mohamad | 460 | 9.03 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,096 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 358 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,454 | 77.74 | ||||
| Registered electors | 7,016 | |||||
| Majority | 6 | 0.12 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Ariffin Ali | 3,206 | 61.81 | |||
| UDP | Chai Tak Han | 1,620 | 31.23 | |||
| PMIP | Noordin Abdul Samad | 361 | 6.96 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,187 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 201 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,388 | 81.34 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,624 | |||||
| Majority | 1,586 | 30.58 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Mohd Idris Mat Sil | 2,328 | 54.30 | |||
| Independent | Kok Leong Yin | 1,260 | 29.39 | |||
| PMIP | Abd. Majid Abd. Wahab | 699 | 16.31 | |||
| Total valid votes | 4,287 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 59 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 4,346 | 80.60 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,392 | |||||
| Majority | 1,068 | 24.91 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||