Palong 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 1986 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 Palong's electorate as of 2023
[2] - Malay (92.1%)
- Indian (5.84%)
- Chinese (1.63%)
- Other ethnicities (0.43%)
History
Polling Districts
According to the Gazette issued on 17 July 2023, the Palong constituency has a total of 9 polling districts.[3]
| State Constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Palong (N06) | Palong 14, 15 & 16 | 127/06/01 | SK Palong 14 |
| Palong 8 | 127/06/02 | SK Palong 8 (FELDA) |
| Palong 12 & 13 | 127/06/03 | SK (FELDA) Palong 12 |
| Palong 7 | 127/06/04 | SK (FELDA) Palong 7 |
| Palong 9, 10 & 11 | 126/02/05 | - SMK Palong 11
- SK (FELDA) Palong 9
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| Palong 6 | 127/06/06 | SMK Seri Perpatih |
| Palong 5 | 127/06/07 | SK (FELDA) Palong 5 |
| Palong 4 | 127/06/08 | SK (FELDA) Palong 4 |
| Palong 3 | 127/06/09 | SK (FELDA) Palong 3 |
Representation History
| Members of Assembly for Palong |
| Assembly | Years | Name | Party |
| Constituency created from Jempol |
| 7th | 1986-1990 | Baharudin Hassan | BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | 1990-1995 |
| 9th | 1995-1999 | Kamaruddin Mohd Din |
| 10th | 1999-2004 |
| 11th | 2004-2008 | Aziz Shamsudin |
| 12th | 2008-2013 |
| 13th | 2013-2018 | Lilah Yasin |
| 14th | 2018-2023 | Mustapha Nagoor |
| 15th | 2023–present |
Election results
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| | BN | Mustapha Nagoor | 9,575 | 66.15 | 14.66 |
| | PH | Nor Arzemi Nordin | 3,329 | 23.00 | 23.00 |
| | PAS | Masdi Musa | 1,571 | 10.85 | 10.85 |
| Total valid votes | 14,475 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 246 |
| Unreturned ballots | 86 |
| Turnout | 14,807 | 81.49 | 5.70 |
| Registered electors | 18,170 |
| Majority | 6,246 | 43.15 | 18.47 |
| | BN hold | Swing | |
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Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| | BN | Lilah Yasin | 11,090 | 80.81 | |
| | PKR | Rebin Birham | 2,634 | 19.19 | |
| Total valid votes | 13,724 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | 209 |
| Unreturned ballots | 55 |
| Turnout | 13,988 | 87.19 |
| Registered electors | 16,044 |
| Majority | 8,456 | 61.62 |
| | BN hold | Swing | |
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