Rantau (state constituency)

Rantau is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.

Rantau

Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohamad Hasan BN
First contested	1959
Last contested	2019
Demographics
Electors (2019)[1]	20,926

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. Since 2004, the State Assemblyman for Rantau is Mohamad Hasan from the Barisan Nasional (BN). In the 2018 elections, Mohamad Hasan won the seat uncontested.[2] However, the Election Court has on the 16 November 2018, passed a ruling that Mohamad Hasan had not been duly elected.[3][4] A fresh elections was called to be held after Mohamad Hasan's appeal was dismissed by the Federal Court on 18 February 2019.[5]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Rantau's electorate as of 2019[1]

  Malay (54%)

  Chinese (19%)

  Indian (28%)

  East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0%)

  Other ethnicities (0%)

Total electors by polling district in 2019

Polling district	Electors
Kampong Sendayan	757
Sendayan	2,784
Taman Kelab Tuanku	1,569
Kampong Mambau	543
Kampong Bemban	547
Kuala Sawah	2,577
Kampong Sri Lalang	1,308
Kampong Sega	1,171
Pekan Sagga	677
Rantau	2,652
Linsum	1,350
Kampong Siliau	1,200
Angsa Emas	1,633
Bandar Ekar	2,158
Total	20,926
Source: Barisan Nasional campaign center[1]

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Rantau
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	Gurnam Singh Gill	Socialist Front (Lab)
2nd	1964-1969	Ayakannu Vallisamy	Alliance (MIC)
3rd	1969-1974	S. V. Veloo
4th	1974-1978	Sheikh Mohamed Hamid Mohamed Said	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986	Ismail Lebai Kamat
7th	1986-1990	Muthu Palaniappan	BN (MIC)
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999	Hamdan Mohamad	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999-2004	Ab. Ghani Hassan
11th	2004-2008	Mohamad Hasan
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-2019
	2019-

Election results

The electoral results for the Rantau state constituency in 2008, 2013 and 2018 are as follows.

Negeri Sembilan state by-election, 2019
Upon the nullification of the incumbent, Mohamad Hasan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Hasan	10,397	63.22	-1.53
	PH	Streram Sinnasamy	5,887	35.80	+0.55
	Independent	Malar Rajaram	83	0.50	+0.50
	Independent	Mohd Nor Yassin	79	0.48	+0.48
Total valid votes			16,446
Total rejected ballots			146
Unreturned ballots			4
Turnout			16,596	79.31
Registered electors			20,926
Majority			4,510
	BN hold		Swing		-1.04

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Mohamad Hasan won uncontested.[6]
	BN	Mohamad Hasan
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		N/A

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Hasan	10,126	64.75	-1,42
	PKR	Aisah Lamsah	5,513	35.25	+1.42
Total valid votes			15,639	100.00
Total rejected ballots			239
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,878	87.09
Registered electors			18,232
Majority			4,613
	BN hold		Swing		-1.42
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 193/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 234/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Hasan	7,739	66.17
	PKR	Aisah Lamsah	3,956	33.83
Total valid votes			11,695	100.00
Total rejected ballots			271
Unreturned ballots			250
Turnout			12,216	80.77
Registered electors			15,124
Majority			3,783
	BN hold		Swing		N/A
Source(s) [7]

References

1. "【晏斗補選】印裔票及游離票左右選情". 東方日報 (in Chinese). 2019-04-08.
2. "Mohamad Hasan returned unopposed". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
3. "Court orders fresh election for Rantau seat".
4. "Rantau by-election on after court invalidates BN win - Nation - The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
5. "Mohamad Hasan's appeal dismissed; Rantau by-election to go on". The Star Online. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
6. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negeri Sembilan". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
7. "undi.info - Rantau (P131-N27) - Malaysiakini". undi.info - Rantau (P131-N27).