Sri Tanjung (state constituency)

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Sri Tanjung (N33)
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureNegeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Rajasekaran Gunnasekaran
PH
Constituency created2018
First contested2018
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)19,431

Sri Tanjung is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.[1]

The state constituency was first contested in 2018 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 Sri Tanjung's electorate as of 2023[2]

  Malay (37.40%)
  Chinese (31.40%)
  Indian (28.08%)
  Other ethnicities (3.12%)

History

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Polling Districts

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According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Sri Tanjung constituency has a total of 4 polling districts.

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Sri Tanjong(N33) Kampung Paya 132/33/01
  • KV Port Dickson
  • SRA Taman Desa Permai
Kampung Arab 132/33/02 SK Kampong Gelam
Kampung Chokra 132/33/03 SJK (T) Port Dickson
Pekan Port Dickson 132/33/04
  • SK Port Dickson
  • SMK Datuk Haji Abdul Samad

Representation History

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sri Tanjung
Assembly Years Name Party
Constituency created from Port Dickson
14th 2018-2023 Ravi Munusamy PH (PKR)
15th 2023–present Rajasekaran Gunnasekaran

Election results

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Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Rajasekaran Gunnasekaran 8,239 66.01 Increase 3.39
PN Zabidi Ariffin 4,243 34.99 Increase 34.99
Total valid votes 12,482 100.00
Total rejected ballots 98
Unreturned ballots 19
Turnout 12,599 64.84 Decrease 18.03
Registered electors 19,431
Majority 3,996 31.02 Decrease 3.24
PH hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
PH Ravi Munusamy 7,366 62.62
BN Thinalan T Rajagopalu 3,336 28.36
PAS Kamarul Ridzuan Mohd Zain 1,061 9.02
Total valid votes 11,763 100.00
Total rejected ballots 159
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 11,952 82.87
Registered electors 14,422
Majority 4,030 34.26
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  1. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Negri Sembilan".
  2. ^ "15th Negeri Sembilan State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.