Kota
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
LegislatureNegeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Suhaimi Aini
BN
Constituency created1959
First contested1959
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)16,510

Kota 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 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

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

  Malay (85.98%)
  Chinese (6.69%)
  Indian (5.17%)
  Other ethnicities (2.16%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kota constituency has a total of 15 polling districts.[3]

State Constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Kota (N28) Kampong Batu 131/28/01 SK Kampong Batu
Selemak 131/28/02 SK Salak Nama
Kampong Bongek 131/28/03 SK Bongek
Kampong Chengkau Ulu 131/28/04 Balai Raya Chengkau Ulu Rantau
Kampong Gadong 131/28/05 SMA Haji Mohd. Yatim
Kampong Kendong 131/28/06 SK Kota
Kota 131/28/07 SMK Dato' Undang Haji Adnan
Semerbok 131/28/08 SK Semerbok
Kampong Sawah Raja 131/28/09 SK Sawah Raja
Titian Bintangor 131/28/10 SK Dato Shah Bandar Rembau
Astana Raja 131/28/11 SK Astana Raja
Legong Ulu 131/28/12 SK Legong Ulu
Pekan Chengkau 131/28/13 SK Chengkau
Kampong Penajis 131/28/14 SK Tun Haji Abdul Malek
Kampong Pulau Mampat 131/28/15 Balai Raya Kampung Pulau Mampat Chengkau

Representation History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kota
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1st1959-1964Mohd. Yusof AbdullahAlliance (UMNO)
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971 Assembly was dissolved
3rd1971-1974Dahalan Amin Alliance (UMNO)
4th1974-1978BN (UMNO)
5th1978-1982
6th1982-1986Ismail Yassin
7th1986-1990Ahmad Apandi Johan
8th1990-1995
9th1995-1999
10th1999-2004Zaharudin Mohd Shariff
11th2004-2008Awaludin Said
12th2008-2013
13th2013-2018
14th2018-2023
15th 2023-present Suhaimi Aini

Election results

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNSuhaimi Aini5,86950.58Decrease 6.81
PNAhmad Shukri Abdul Shukur5,73449.42Increase 49.42
Total valid votes 11,603 100.00
Total rejected ballots 96
Unreturned ballots 24
Turnout 11,72371.01Decrease 11.42
Registered electors 16,510
Majority 1351.16Decrease 25.65
BN hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAwaludin Said6,35657.39Decrease 14.82
PHShahrizal Masrudin3,38730.58Increase 30.58
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyIshak Omar1,33312.04Decrease 15.75
Total valid votes 11,076 100.00
Total rejected ballots 169
Unreturned ballots 71
Turnout 11,31682.43Decrease 4.11
Registered electors 13,564
Majority 2,96926.81Decrease 17.61
BN hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAwaludin Said8,13172.21Increase 2.01
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyGhazali Mohd Shom3,12927.79Decrease 2.01
Total valid votes 11,260 100.00
Total rejected ballots 192
Unreturned ballots 41
Turnout 11,49386.54Increase 8.01
Registered electors 13,280
Majority 5,00244.42Increase 4.02
BN hold Swing
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNAwaludin Said6,27870.20
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAzhar Ibrahim2,66529.80
Total valid votes 8,943 100.00
Total rejected ballots 244
Unreturned ballots 12
Turnout 9,19978.53
Registered electors 11,715
Majority 3,61340.40
BN hold Swing

References

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

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