Repah
Political subdivision in Malaysia
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Repah is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.[1]
 Negeri Sembilan constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 1984 | ||
| First contested | 1986 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2023) | 27,284 | ||
The state constituency was first contested in 1986 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 24 March 2018, the Repah constituency has a total of 8 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repah (N36) | Repah | 133/36/01 | SMA Repah |
| Kampong Bahru Tampin | 133/36/02 | SJK (C) Kg Baru Tampin | |
| Pekan Tampin | 133/36/03 | SJK (T) Tampin | |
| Kampong Batu Belang | 133/36/04 | SMK Taman Indah | |
| Keru | 133/36/05 | SK Keru | |
| Tebong | 136/36/06 | SK Tunku Syed Syaaban | |
| Kampong Asahan | 136/36/07 | Maahad Ahmadi Gemencheh | |
| Taman Indah | 133/36/08 | SK Tengku Zainun |
Representation history
| Member of the Legislative for Repah | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Name | Party |
| Constituency created from Gemencheh | |||
| 7th | 1986-1990 | Lay Chun Tai @ Loy Chee Tai | BN (MCA) |
| 8th | 1990-1995 | ||
| 9th | 1995-1997 | ||
| 1997-1999 | Gan Chin Yap | ||
| 10th | 1999-2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004-2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008-2013 | Veerapan Superamaniam | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | 2013-2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018-2023 | PH (DAP) | |
| 15th | 2023–present | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Veerapan Superamaniam | 11,507 | 67.43 |  8.83 | ||
| PN | Yong Li Yi | 5,557 | 32.57 | 32.57 | ||
| Total valid votes | 17,064 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 193 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 20 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,277 | 63.32 |  20.67 | |||
| Registered electors | 27,284 | |||||
| Majority | 5,950 | 34.86 | 5.74 | |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Veerapan Superamaniam | 9,568 | 58.57 | 58.57 | ||
| BN | Koh Kim Swee | 4,810 | 29.45 | 10.15 | ||
| PAS | Abdul Razakek Abdul Rahim | 1,957 | 11.98 | 11.98 | ||
| Total valid votes | 16,335 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 189 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 56 | |||||
| Turnout | 16,580 | 83.98 | 1.68 | |||
| Registered electors | 19,742 | |||||
| Majority | 4,758 | 29.12 | 16.99 | |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Veerapan Superamaniam | 8,293 | 51.73 | 0.70 | ||
| BN | Yap Seong Fook | 6,349 | 39.60 | 7.97 | ||
| Independent | Fadzil A. Bakar | 1,390 | 8.67 | 8.67 | ||
| Total valid votes | 16,032 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 291 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 44 | |||||
| Turnout | 16,367 | 85.66 | 10.80 | |||
| Registered electors | 19,107 | |||||
| Majority | 1,944 | 12.13 | 7.27 | |||
| DAP hold | Swing | |||||
