Mentakab (state constituency)

Mentakab is a state constituency in Pahang, Malaysia. The current state assemblyman is Woo Chee Wan from DAP.

Mentakab (C30)
Pahang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePahang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Woo Chee Wan
PH
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1984
Constituency re-created2003
First contested1974
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)[1]37,269

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Mentakab's electorate as of 2022[2]

  Malay (46.80%)
  Chinese (39.26%)
  Indian (11.41%)
  Other ethnicities (2.53%)

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Mentakab constituency is divided into 12 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling district Code Location
Mentakab (N30） Taman Rimba 088/30/01 Kawasan Lapang Jalan Bendera Puteri Taman Bukit Bendera Mentakab
Bukit Bendera 088/30/02 SMJK Hwa Lian
Bandar Mentakab 088/30/03 SJK (T) Mentakab
Sungai Semantan 088/30/04 Dewan Seri Mentakab
Tanjung Kerayong 088/30/05 SK Abu Bakar
Kampung Baharu 088/30/06 SJK (C) Mentakab 1
Kampung Sungai Ara 088/30/07 SK Bandar Mentakab
Mentakab Tengah 088/30/08 SJK (C) Mentakab 2
Taman Ksm 088/30/09 SMK Mentakab
Kampung Chatin 088/30/10 SMK Bukit Cermin
Sri Kemuning 088/30/11 SK Tanjong Lalang
Temerloh Jaya 088/30/12 SK Temerloh Jaya

Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Mentakab
Assembly Years Name Party
Mentekab
Constituency created from Sanggang
4th 1974-1978 Annuar Mohd Seh BN (UMNO)
5th 1978-1982 Idris Long
6th 1982-1986 Abdul Aziz Rahman
Constituency split into Lanchang and Sanggang
Constituency renamed from Sanggang
Mentakab
11th 2003-2008 Chuah Boon Seong BN (MCA)
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018 Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji DAP
14th 2018-2022 Woo Chee Wan PH (DAP)
15th 2022-

Election results
Pahang state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PHWoo Chee Wan12,90544.97
PNMohd Yusoff Abdullah9,24832.22
BNWong Tze Shiang5,99620.89
Homeland Fighters' PartyAbdul Wahab Kadir2871.00
Total valid votes 28,699 100.00
Total rejected ballots 182
Unreturned ballots 81
Turnout 28,962
Registered electors 37,269
Majority 3,657
PH hold Swing
2018 Pahang state election: N30 Mentakab
Party Candidates Votes  %
PH Woo Chee Wan 10,547 50.78
GS Abirerah bin Awang Chik 4,718 22.71
BN Wong Tat Chee @ Wong Tai Chee 4,548 21.90
BEBAS Chuah Boon Seong 958 4.61
Total valid votes 20,771 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 20,771 81.68
Registered electors 25,431
Majority 5,829
DAP hold Swing
Pahang State Election 2013: N30 Mentakab
Party Candidate Votes  %
DAP Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji 7,882 55.47
BN Chuah Boon Seong 6,328 44.53
Total valid votes 14,210 100.00
Total rejected ballots 220
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 14,430 84.93
Registered electors 16,991
Majority 1,554
DAP gain from BN Swing
Pahang State Election, 2008: Mentakab
Party Candidate Votes  %
BN Chuah Boon Seong 6,321 56.96
DAP Ng Kwi Ling 3,882 34.98
BEBAS Mohd Shokri Mahmood 863 7.78
Total valid votes 11,097 100.00
Total rejected ballots 366
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 11,463 75.70
Registered electors 15,143
Majority 2,439
BN hold Swing
Pahang State Election, 2003: N30 Mentakab
Party Candidate Votes  %
BN Chuah Boon Seong 7,316 68.53
DAP Ng Kwi Ling 3,360 31.47
Total valid votes 10,676 100.00
Total rejected ballots 611
Unreturned ballots 33
Turnout 11,320 74.95
Registered electors 15,103
Majority 3,956
BN hold Swing

References
  1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview".
  3. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

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