Labu (state constituency)

Political subdivision in Malaysia

Malaysian electoral constituency

Labu
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker PN
Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	30,478

Labu is a state constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.^[1] It has been represented by Leader of the Opposition Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker since 2023.

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

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Ethnic breakdown of Labu's electorate as of 2023^[2]

Malay 74.59 (74.6%)
Indian 13.88 (13.9%)
Chinese 7.92 (7.92%)
Other ethnicities 3.62 (3.62%)

History

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Polling Districts

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According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Labu constituency has a total of 6 polling districts.^[3]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	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

Representation History

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Labu
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	S. Sathappan	Socialist Front (Lab )
2nd	1964-1969	Ahmad Abd. Manap	Alliance (UMNO)
1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1969-1974	Salleh Kassim	Alliance (UMNO)
4th	1974-1978	Shahardin Hashim	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999	Muhamad Sahlan Shaid
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Hasim Rusdi
13th	2013-2018	Hasim Rusdi
14th	2018-2023	Ismail Ahmad	PH (PKR)
15th	2023–present	Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker	PN (BERSATU)

Election results

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Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
PN	Mohamad Hanifah Abu Baker	11,661	53.78	Increase 53.78
PH	Ismail Ahmad	10,021	46.22	Increase 0.50
Total valid votes			21,682	100.00
Total rejected ballots			159
Unreturned ballots			32
Turnout			21,873	71.77	Decrease 12.50
Registered electors			30,478
Majority			1,640	7.56	Increase 1.55
PN gain from PH		Swing		?

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
PH	Ismail Ahmad	6,712	45.72	Increase 45.72
BN	Hasim Rusdi	5,830	39.71	Decrease 16.26
PAS	Khairil Anuar Mohd Wafa	2,093	14.26	Decrease 29.77
People's Alternative Party	David Dass Aseerpatham	46	0.31	Increase 0.31
Total valid votes			14,681	100.00
Total rejected ballots			266
Unreturned ballots			59
Turnout			15,006	84.27	Decrease 1.26
Registered electors			17,808
Majority			882	6.01	Decrease 5.93
PH gain from BN		Swing		?

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
BN	Hasim Rusdi	7,082	55.97	Decrease 1.43
PAS	Khairil Anuar Mohd Wafa	5,571	44.03	Increase 44.03
Total valid votes			12,653	100.00
Total rejected ballots			263
Unreturned ballots			48
Turnout			12,964	85.53	Increase 7.58
Registered electors			15,158
Majority			1,511	11.94	Decrease 2.86
BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
BN	Hasim Rusdi	5,451	57.40
PKR	Mokhtar Ahmad	4,046	42.60
Total valid votes			9,497	100.00
Total rejected ballots			204
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			9,702	77.95
Registered electors			12,447
Majority			1,405	14.80
BN hold		Swing