Rasah (federal constituency)

Rasah (P130)
Negeri Sembilan constituency

Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Cha Kee Chin PH
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)^[1]	256,585
Electors (2023)^[2]	158,131
Area (km²)^[3]	234
Pop. density (per km²)	1,096.5

Rasah is a federal constituency in Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Rasah's electorate as of 2022^[4]

Chinese (34.4%)
Malay (40.9%)
Indian (22.3%)
Other ethnicities (2.40%)

As of 2020, Rasah has a population of 256,585 people.^[5]

Age breakdown of Rasah's electorate as of 2022

18-20 7.01 (6.65%)
21-29 22.13 (21.0%)
30-39 20.39 (19.3%)
40-49 16.85 (16.0%)
50-59 15.23 (14.4%)
60-69 13.36 (12.7%)
70-79 6.48 (6.15%)
80-89 3.32 (3.15%)
above 90 0.68 (0.64%)

Gender breakdown of Rasah's electorate as of 2022

Male (49.4%)
Female (50.6%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Rasah constituency is divided into 35 polling districts.^[6]

State constituency	Polling district	Code	Location
Labu (N20)	Jijan	130/20/01	SJK (T) Ladang Kubang SK Desa Cempaka SJK (T) Desa Cempaka SK Kompleks KLIA SMK Bandar Enstek
	Kampung Kondok	130/20/02	SK Dato' Ahmad Syah Bandar Abu Bakar Labu Hilir
	Tiroi	130/20/03	SJK (C) Kampung Baru Batu 8 Labu SK Labu Ulu
	Labu	130/20/04	SK Labu SJK (C) Min Shing
	Labu Jaya	130/20/05	SK L.B Johnson Seremban
	Kampong Gadong Jaya	130/20/06	SK Gadong Jaya Labu
Bukit Kepayang (N21)	Bukit Kepayang	130/21/01	SJK (C) Hillside SMJK Chan Wa II
	Taman Permai	130/21/02	SMK Puteri Seremban Kompleks Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara SK Puteri
	Jalan Kong Sang	130/21/03	SJK (C) San Min Jalan Lee Sam Seremban
	Jalan Dato Bandar Tunggal	130/21/04	SMK Methodist (A.C.S) Seremban
	Jalan Yam Tuan	130/21/05	SJK (T) Lorong Jawa Seremban
	Jalan Lee Sam	130/21/06	SK Methodist (ACS) Seremban
	Jalan Tuanku Munawir	130/21/07	SJK (C) Sino English
	Bukit Tembok	130/21/08	Sekolah Methodist Wesley Seremban
	Taman Bukit Kaya	130/21/09	SK St Paul Seremban
	Seremban 2	130/21/10	SK Seremban 2A SK Seremban 2B SJK (C) Tung Hua SMK Bukit Kepayang Dewan Komuniti Mantau
Rahang (N22)	Rahang	130/22/01	Pejabat RISDA Daerah (Rahang)
	Rahang Timor	130/22/02	SK Rahang
	Pekan Rahang	130/22/03	Balai Raya Kg. Semarak
	Pekan Rasah	130/22/04	SMK King George V
	Kampong Bahru Rasah	130/22/05	SJK (C) Ma Hwa Kg. Baru Rasah
	Taman Bukit Chedang	130/22/06	Dewan Badminton, Kompleks Sukan Tan Sri Dato' Dr Hj Mohd Said, Seremban 2
	Kampong Pondok	130/22/07	Balai Raya Kg. Baru Rasah
	Jalan Tok Ungku	130/22/08	SMK Bukit Mewah
	Kampong Datok Mansor	130/22/09	SK Dato' Bandar Rasah
Mambau (N23)	Desa Seri Mambau	130/23/01	SJK (C) Kg Baru Mambau
	Taman Sungai Ujong	130/23/02	SMK Seremban 3
	Pekan Mambau	130/23/03	Balai Raya Kg. Mambau
	Rasah Jaya	130/23/04	SK Taman Rasah Jaya UITM Cawangan Negeri Sembilan
	Bukit Blossom	130/23/05	SJK (C) Sin Hua SJK (C) Kelpin
Seremban Jaya (N24)	Taman Rahang	130/24/01	Kolej Tingkatan Enam Forest Heights
	Taman Seremban	130/24/02	SJK (C) Forest Heights
	Kampong Bahru Rahang	130/24/03	SJK (C) Kg Baru Rahang
	Senawang	130/24/04	SK Taman Sri Mawar
	Taman Seremban Jaya	130/24/05	SK Seremban Jaya SMK Seremban Jaya SJK (C) Sungai Salak SK Seremban Jaya 2

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Rasah
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party	Vote Share
Constituency recreated from Telok Kemang, Mantin and Seremban
7th	P108	1986–1990	Hu Sepang (胡雪邦)	DAP	21,139 51.80%
8th	P108	1990–1995	Wong See Wah (黄思华)	BN (MCA)	25,872 53.12%
9th	P118	1995–1999	Wong See Wah (黄思华)		30,946 59.83%
10th	P118	1999–2004	Goh Siow Huat (吴绍阀)		28,641 51.24%
11th	P130	2004–2008	Goh Siow Huat (吴绍阀)		25,009 55.02%
12th		2008–2013	Anthony Loke Siew Fook (陆兆福)	PR (DAP)	34,721 61.87%
13th		2013–2015	Teo Kok Seong (张聒翔)	PR (DAP)	48,964 65.77%
13th		2015–2018	Teo Kok Seong (张聒翔)	PH (DAP)	48,964 65.77%
14th		2018–2022	Cha Kee Chin (谢琪清)		61,806 72.45%
15th		2022–present	Cha Kee Chin (谢琪清)		81,434 68.04%

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Rasah						Bukit Kepayang
				Jimah
				Labu
				Mambau
					Rahang
				Rantau
						Senawang
							Seremban Jaya
					Temiang

Historical boundaries

State Constituency	Area
State Constituency	1984	1994	2003	2018
Bukit Kepayang			Bandar Ainsdale Bukit Tembok Kampung Orang Asli Sebair Seremban 2 Taman Rimbun Kiara	Bandar Ainsdale Bukit Tembok Kampung Orang Asli Sebair Rasah Kemayan Seremban 2
Jimah	Bukit Pelanduk Chuah Jimah Lukut Sungai Nipah
Labu	Bandar Ainsdale Enstek Gadong Kota Sieramas Labu	Enstek Gadong Kampung Tekir Kota Sieramas Labu
Mambu	Lobak Mambau Rasah Seremban 2 Seremban 3	Mambau Rasah Kemayan Seremban 3 Taman Bukit Emas Taman Rasah Jaya	Mambau Rasah Kemayan Seremban 3 Taman Patin Indah Taman Rasah Jaya	Mambau Seremban 3 Taman Nuri Indah Taman Patin Indah Taman Rasah Jaya
Rahang		Kampung Baru Rasah Kampung Dato' Mansur Kampung Pasir Rahang Taman Happy	Kampung Datuk Mansor Kampung Pasir Rahang Taman Bukit Chedang Taman Happy
Rantau	Kampung Kanchong Pinggiran Senawang Rantau Silau Sungai Gadut	Kampung Kanchong Nusari Bayu Rantau Sendayan Silau
Senawang			Kampung Baru Rahang Seremban Jaya Taman Bidara Taman Bukit Emas Taman Seremban
Seremban Jaya				Forest Heights Kampung Baru Rahang Seremban Jaya Taman Bidara Taman Bukit Emas
Temiang		Bandar Ainsdale Kampung Orang Asli Belihoi Lobak Temiang Seremban 2

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member
N20	Labu	Vacant
N21	Bukit Kepayang
N22	Rahang
N23	Mambau
N24	Seremban Jaya

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N20	Labu	Seremban City Council	70000, 70100, 70200, 70300, 70450, 70500, 70502, 70506, 71450 Seremban 71760 Bandar Enstek 71800 Nilai 71900 Labu
N21	Bukit Kepayang
N22	Rahang
N23	Mambau
N24	Seremban Jaya

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Cha Kee Chin	81,434	68.04	68.04
	BN	Ng Kian Nam	19,447	16.25	1.26
	PN	David Chong Vee Hing	18,810	15.72	15.72
Total valid votes			119,691	100.00
Total rejected ballots			903
Unreturned ballots			334
Turnout			120,928	76.78	7.48
Registered electors			155,896
Majority			61,987	51.79	3.15
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753263/PUB615%20PARLIMEN%20NEGERI%20SEMBILAN.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Cha Kee Chin	61,806	72.45	72.45
	BN	Ng Kian Nam	14,939	17.51	16.72
	PAS	Khairil Annuar Wafa	8,260	9.68	9.68
	People's Alternative Party	David Dass	302	0.36	0.36
Total valid votes			85,307	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,045
Unreturned ballots			303
Turnout			86,655	84.26	1.55
Registered electors			102,838
Majority			46,867	54.94	23.40
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 242/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 316/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Teo Kok Seong	48,964	65.77	3.90
	BN	Teo Eng Kian	25,479	34.23	3.90
Total valid votes			74,443	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,208
Unreturned ballots			209
Turnout			75,860	85.81	7.25
Registered electors			88,403
Majority			23,485	31.54	7.80
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 179/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-12. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 220/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Loke Siew Fook	34,271	61.87	16.89
	BN	Yeow Chai Thiam	21,120	38.13	16.89
Total valid votes			55,391	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,261
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			56,654	78.56	4.80
Registered electors			72,115
Majority			13,151	23.74	13.70
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Goh Siow Huat	25,009	55.02	3.78
	DAP	Chan Su Sann	20,446	44.98	3.78
Total valid votes			45,455	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,294
Unreturned ballots			1,306
Turnout			48,055	73.76	0.32
Registered electors			65,152
Majority			4,563	10.04	7.56
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Goh Siow Huat	28,641	51.24	8.59
	DAP	Chen Man Hin	27,255	48.76	8.59
Total valid votes			55,896	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,825
Unreturned ballots			638
Turnout			58,359	73.44	0.09
Registered electors			79,464
Majority			1,386	2.48	17.18
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong See Wah	30,946	59.83	6.71
	DAP	Chen Man Hin	20,775	40.17	6.71
Total valid votes			51,721	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,525
Unreturned ballots			486
Turnout			53,732	73.53	1.78
Registered electors			73,076
Majority			10,171	19.66	13.42
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wong See Wah	25,872	53.12	4.92
	DAP	Hu Sepang	22,836	46.88	4.92
Total valid votes			48,708	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,489
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			50,197	75.31	1.02
Registered electors			66,654
Majority			3,036	6.24	2.64
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Hu Sepang	21,139	51.80
	BN	Wong Seng Chow	19,668	48.20
Total valid votes			40,807	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,184
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			41,991	74.29
Registered electors			56,521
Majority			1,471	3.60
This was a new constituency created.

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