Linggi (state constituency)

Political subdivision in Malaysia

Malaysian electoral constituency

Linggi
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mohd Faizal Ramli BN
Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	20,696

Linggi 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

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Ethnic breakdown of Linggi's electorate as of 2018^[2]

Malay 60.92 (60.9%)
Indian 17.62 (17.6%)
Chinese 17.24 (17.2%)
Other ethnicities 4.23 (4.23%)

History

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Polling Districts

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According to the Gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Linggi constituency has a total of 8 polling districts.^[3]

State Constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Linggi (N32)	Ayer Kuning	132/32/01	Balai Raya Kampung Barisan
	Linggi	132/32/02	SK Linggi
	Kampung Pengkalan Durian	132/32/03	Pusat Pemulihan Dalam Komuniti Cahaya Ikhsan Linggi
	Pengkalan Kempas	132/32/04	SJK (C) Yik Hwa
	Ladang Sengkang	132/32/05	SJK (T) Ladang Sengkang
	Kampong Sungai Raya	132/32/06	SK Tanjong Agas
	Pasir Panjang	132/32/07	SJK (C) Chung Hua Pasir Panjang Balai Raya Kampung Orang Asli
	Bandar Baru Sunggala	132/32/08	SK Intan Perdana SMK Intan Perdana

Representation History

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Member of the Legislative Assembly for Linggi
Parlimen	Tahun	Nama	Parti
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	Mohamed Said Muhammad	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964-1969	Mohamed Said Muhammad	Alliance (UMNO)
1969-1971	Assembly was dissolved
3rd	1971-1974	Soorian Arjunan	DAP
4th	1974-1978	Samad Said	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982	Mohd Isa Abdul Samad
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Ismail Taib
12th	2008-2013	Ismail Taib
13th	2013-2018	Abdul Rahman Mohd Redza
14th	2018-2023	Abdul Rahman Mohd Redza
15th	2023–present	Mohd Faizal Ramli

Election results

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Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
BN	Mohd Faizal Ramli	7,832	55.14	Increase 6.61
PN	Zambri Mat Said	6,371	44.86	Increase 44.86
Total valid votes			14,203	100.00
Total rejected ballots			98
Unreturned ballots			250
Turnout			14,551	70.31	Decrease 12.18
Registered electors			20,696
Majority			1,461	10.28	Increase 5.30
BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
BN	Abdul Rahman Mohd Redza	6,072	48.53	Decrease 14.55
PH	Rusli Abdullah	5,449	43.55	Increase 43.55
PAS	Rizal Ishak	992	7.93	Increase 7.93
Total valid votes			12,513	100.00
Total rejected ballots			298
Unreturned ballots			47
Turnout			12,858	82.49	Decrease 2.96
Registered electors			15,588
Majority			623	4.98	Decrease 21.18
BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
BN	Abdul Rahman Mohd Redza	7,859	63.08	Increase 4.74
PKR	Rosman Jonet	5,449	36.92	Decrease 4.74
Total valid votes			12,458	100.00
Total rejected ballots			263
Unreturned ballots			33
Turnout			12,754	85.45	Increase 8.25
Registered electors			14,926
Majority			3,260	26.16	Increase 9.48
BN hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
BN	Ismail Taib	5,510	58.34
PKR	Ramlan Roes	3,935	41.66
Total valid votes			9,445	100.00
Total rejected ballots			296
Unreturned ballots			72
Turnout			9,813	77.20
Registered electors			12,711
Majority			1,575	16.68
BN hold		Swing