Dato' Lilah bin Yasin (born 26 March 1957) is a Malaysian politician. He was the member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Palong (2013-2018), Serting (1995-2008) and Batu Kikir (1986-1995). From 2008 to 2013 he was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Jempol constituency in Negeri Sembilan. He is a member of the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) party in the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.

Lilah Yassin
ليلى ياسين
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Jempol
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byMohd Isa Abdul Samad
(BNUMNO)
Succeeded byMohd Isa Abdul Samad
(BNUMNO)
Majority12,320 (2008)
Personal details
Born
Lilah bin Yasin

(1957-03-26) 26 March 1957 (age 67)
Negeri Sembilan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
OccupationPolitician

In addition, Lilah used to be a member of the State Executive Council of Negeri Sembilan,[1] and held the State Assembly seat of Serting until 2008.[2] He was elected to federal Parliament in the 2008 election, winning the seat of Jempol.[2] In 2013 he returned to the Negeri Sembilan State Assembly, winning the seat of Palong, while the former Negeri Sembilan Chief Minister Mohd Isa Abdul Samad assumed UMNO's nomination for Jempol.[3]

Election results

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Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly[4][5][6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1986 N06 Batu Kikir Lilah Yasin (UMNO) 3,783 85.03% Azarai Omar (PAS) 666 14.97% 4,622 3,117 69.44%
1990 Lilah Yasin (UMNO) 3,077 62.67% Rais Yatim (S46) 1,833 37.33% 5,144 1,244 74.80%
1995 N05 Serting Lilah Yasin (UMNO)
1999 Lilah Yasin (UMNO) 6,066 64.89% Ramli Abu Bakar (PAS) 2,936 31.41% 9,600 3,130 76.07%
Md Zin Udin (IND) 346 3.70%
2004 Lilah Yasin (UMNO) 7,787 75.29% Ramli Abu Bakar (PAS) 2,556 24.71% 10,538 5,231 75.19%
2013 N06 Palong Lilah Yasin (UMNO) 11,090 80.81% Rebin Birham (PKR) 2,634 19.19% 13,933 8,456 86.84%
Parliament of Malaysia[2]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 P127 Jempol Lilah Yasin (UMNO) 25,294 66.10% Siti Meriam Naam (PAS) 12,974 33.90% 39,322 12,320 73.53%

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Loafing: Parents are also to be blamed". New Straits Times. 17 June 1994. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2010. Includes results from the 2004 election. Results from earlier elections are not available.
  3. ^ "PRU13: Isa tiada tandingan untuk kerusi Parlimen Jempol". Bernama (in Malay). Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  5. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  6. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.