Semambu (state constituency)

Semambu is a state constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly since 2004.

Semambu

Pahang constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Pahang State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Lee Chean Chung PH
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2018

The state constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Pahang State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of RTP Bukit Goh, Kampung Padang, Bukit Istana, Semambu, Bukit Sekilau, Indera Mahkota 1, Bukit Ubi, Bukit Setongkol, Taman LKNP, Chenderawasih, Indera Mahkota 2.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampung Padang, RTP Bukit Goh, Bukit Istana, Semambu, Bukit Sekilau, Indera Mahkota 1, Bukit Ubi, Bukit Setongkol, Taman LKNP, Chenderawasih, Indera Mahkota 2.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Semambu
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
11th	2004–2008	Pang Tsu Ming	BN
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018	Lee Chean Chung[2]	PKR
14th	2018–present

Election results

Pahang state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Lee Chean Chung	14,991	47.15	- 7.11
	PAS	Mohd Yusof Hashin	9,480	29.82	+ 29.82
	BN	Quek Tai Seong	7,323	23.03	- 19.46
Total valid votes			31,794	100.00
Total rejected ballots			307
Unreturned ballots			114
Turnout			32,215	83.70
Registered electors			38.487
Majority			5,511	17.33
	PKR hold		Swing

Pahang state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Lee Chean Chung	14,753	54.26	+ 10.04
	BN	Pang Tsu Ming	11,553	42.49	- 13.29
	Independent	Mohd Shukri Mohd Ramli	885	3.25	+ 3.25
Total valid votes			27,191	100.00
Total rejected ballots			327
Unreturned ballots			106
Turnout			27,624	84.91
Registered electors			32,534
Majority			3,200
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 191/2013]" (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 Pahang [P.U. (B) 232/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Pahang state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Pang Tsu Ming	10,300	55.78	- 11.61
	PKR	Nancy Khong Saw Gek	8,164	44.22	+ 11.61
Total valid votes			18,464	100.00
Total rejected ballots			619
Unreturned ballots			167
Turnout			19,250	75.71
Registered electors			25,427
Majority			2,136
	BN hold		Swing

Pahang state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Pang Tsu Ming	11,110	67.39
	KEADILAN	Mohd Zukri Aksah	5,375	32.61
Total valid votes			16,485	100.00
Total rejected ballots			337
Unreturned ballots			352
Turnout			17,174	77.63
Registered electors			22,124
Majority			5,735
This was a new constituency created.

References

1. "Federal Government Gazette – Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
2. "Pahang 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.