Rantau (state constituency) explained

Rantau
State:Negeri Sembilan
State-Rep:Mohamad Hasan
State-Rep-Party:Barisan Nasional
State-Status:active
State-Created:1959
State-Election-First:1959
State-Election-Last:2023
Demo-Electors:32,890
Demo-Electors-Date:2023
Demo-Electors-Ref:[1]

Rantau is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.[2]

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.

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Rantau constituency has a total of 14 polling districts.[3]

State ConstituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Rantau (N27)Kampong Sendayan131/27/01SMK (FELDA) Seri Sendayan
Sendayan131/27/02SJK (T) Bandar Sri Sendayan
Taman Kelab Tuanku131/27/03Dewan Orang Ramai Taman Kelab Tuanku Mambau
Kampong Mambau131/27/04SK Mambau
Kampong Bemban131/27/05SJK (T) Ladang Shanghai Seremban
Kuala Sawah131/27/06SK Nyatoh
Kampong Sri Lalang131/27/07SK Datuk Akhir Zaman
Kampong Sega131/27/08SK Sega
Pekan Sagga131/27/09SJK (T) Ldg Sagga
Rantau131/27/10SJK (C) Chung Hua Rantau
Linsum131/27/11SK Dato' Raja Melana
Kampong Siliau131/27/12SK Seliau
Angsa Emas131/27/13Dewan Orang Ramai Taman Angsamas
Bandar Ekar132/27/14SJK (T) Rantau

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Rantau
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1959-1964 Gurnam Singh Gill Socialist Front (Lab)
1964-1969 Ayakannu Vallisamy
1969-1971Assembly was dissolved
1971-1974 S. V. Veloo
1974-1978 Sheikh Mohamed Hamid Mohamed Said
1978-1982
1982-1986 Ismail Lebai Kamat
1986-1990 Muthu Palaniappan
1990-1995
1995-1999 Hamdan Mohamad
1999-2004 Ab. Ghani Hassan
2004-2008 Mohamad Hasan
2008-2013
2013-2018
2018-2023
15th2023–present

Notes and References

  1. News: 【晏斗補選】印裔票及游離票左右選情. 東方日報. zh-my. 2019-04-08.
  2. Web site: 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)Negri Sembilan . thestar.com.my. 18 August 2023.
  3. http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180330_PU%20B%20157.pdf Federal Gazette