Pilah 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 Pilah's electorate as of 2023
[2] - Malay (65.2%)
- Chinese (24.9%)
- Indian (8.78%)
- Other ethnicities (1.07%)
History
Polling Districts
According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Pilah constituency has a total of 12 polling districts.[3]
State Constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
Pilah (N18) | Ampang Tinggi | 129/18/01 | SK Ampang Tinggi |
Kampong Parit | 129/18/02 | SK Kampong Parit |
Pekan Lama | 129/18/03 | SK Kuala Pilah |
Taman Bunga | 129/18/04 | SM Sains Tuanku Jaafar |
Kampong Gemuroh | 129/18/05 | Balai Raya Kampung Melang |
Kampong Jawa | 129/18/06 | Instutut Latihan Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (Kejururawatan) Kuala Pilah |
Jalam Yam Tuan | 129/18/07 | SMJK Chung Hua |
Tengku Besar | 129/18/08 | SJK (C) Chung Hua Kuala Pilah |
Bukit Temensu | 129/18/09 | SMK Tuanku Muhamamad |
Batang Pilah | 129/18/10 | SJK (C) Chung Hua Senaling |
Kampong Gachong | 129/18/11 | SK Tanah Melintang |
Seri Pilah | 129/18/12 | SK Seri Pilah |
Representation History
Election results
Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013: Pilah Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| BN | Norhayati Omar | 5,039 | 50.57 | 7.86 |
| PKR | Mohamad Nazaruddin Sabtu | 4,926 | 49.43 | 7.86 |
Total valid votes | 9,965 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots | 169 |
Unreturned ballots | 38 |
Turnout | 10,172 | 83.49 | 10.44 |
Registered electors | 12,184 |
Majority | 113 | 1.14 | 15.72 |
| BN hold | Swing | |
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Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008: Pilah Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% |
| BN | Adnan Abu Hassan | 4,359 | 58.43 | |
| PKR | Asmaon Basir | 3,101 | 41.57 | |
Total valid votes | 7,460 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots | 182 |
Unreturned ballots | 38 |
Turnout | 7,680 | 73.05 |
Registered electors | 10,513 |
Majority | 1,258 | 16.86 |
| BN hold | Swing | |
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