Pertang (state constituency)

Pertang is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.[1] It has been represented by Senior Member of the State Executive Council (EXCO) Jalaluddin Alias since 2023 and from 2013 to 2018.

Pertang (N02)
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureNegeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Jalaluddin Alias
BN
Constituency created1959
First contested1959
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)12,897

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.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Pertang's electorate as of 2023[2]

  Malay (65.50%)
  Chinese (19.96%)
  Other ethnicities (7.87%)
  Indian (6.68%)

History

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Polling Districts

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According to the Gazette issued on 17 July 2023, the Pertang constituency has a total of 8 polling districts.[3]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Pertang (N02) Jerang 126/02/01 Balai Raya Kampung Jerang
Kampong Lakal 126/02/02 SK Putra
Pasoh 4 126/02/03 SK (FELDA) Pasoh 4
Pasoh 1 126/02/04 SK Pasoh Satu
Simpang Pertang 126/02/05 SJK (C) Simpang Pertang
Kampong Petaseh 126/02/06 SK Petaseh
Pertang 126/02/07 SJK (C) Kg. Baru Pertang
Kampong Gelang 126/02/08 SK Gelang Terusan

Representation History

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Members of Assembly for Pertang
Assembly Years Name Party
Constituency created
1st 1959-1964 Aminuddin Abdul Manap Independent
2nd 1964-1969 Alliance (UMNO)
1969-1971 Assembly was dissolved
3rd 1971-1974 Aminuddin Abdul Manap Alliance (UMNO)
4th 1974-1978 BN (UMNO)
5th 1978-1982 Rais Yatim
6th 1982-1986 Abdul Kadir Kassim
7th 1986-1990
8th 1990-1995 Sharif Wahid
9th 1995-1999 Razak Mansor
10th 1999-2004
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018 Jalaluddin Alias
14th 2018-2023 Noor Azmi Yusuf
15th 2023–present Jalaluddin Alias

Election results

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Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Jalaluddin Alias 5,634 66.45   17.45
PN Amiruddin Hassan 2,844 33.55   33.55
Total valid votes 8,478 100.00
Total rejected ballots 83
Unreturned ballots 11
Turnout 8,572 66.47   14.22
Registered electors 12,897
Majority 2,790 32.90   27.83
BN hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Noor Azmi Yusof 4,008 49.00   14.49
PH Osman Mohd Dusa 3,593 43.93   43.93
PAS Hamran Abu Hassan 578 7.07   7.07
Total valid votes 8,179 100.00
Total rejected ballots 176
Unreturned ballots 37
Turnout 8,392 80.69   2.71
Registered electors 10,400
Majority 415 5.07   21.91
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Jalaluddin Alias 5,090 63.49   3.77
PKR Muhamad Syamwill Mertadza 2,927 36.51   3.77
Total valid votes 8,017 100.00
Total rejected ballots 123
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 8,140 83.40   5.62
Registered electors 9,760
Majority 2,163 26.98   7.54
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abdul Razak Mansor 3,887 67.26   28.71
PKR Halim A Aziz 1,892 32.74   28.71
Total valid votes 5,779 100.00
Total rejected ballots 198
Unreturned ballots 53
Turnout 6,030 77.78   5.16
Registered electors 8,173
Majority 1,995 34.52   2.58
BN hold Swing


Negeri Sembilan state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abdul Razak Mansor 3,874 68.55
PKR Mohd Shahrir Zakaria 1,780 31.45
Total valid votes 5,654 100.00
Total rejected ballots 172
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 5,826 72.62
Registered electors 8,023
Majority 2,094 37.10
BN hold Swing


References

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  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.