Pilah

Political subdivision in Malaysia

Malaysian electoral constituency

Pilah
Negeri Sembilan constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Noorzunita Begum Mohd Ibrahim PH
Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Population (2020)	22,181
Electors (2023)	17,692

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

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

Malay (65.24%)
Chinese (24.91%)
Indian (8.78%)
Other ethnicities (1.07%)

History

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Polling Districts

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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

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Members of Assembly for Pilah
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	Mohd Idris Matsil	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964-1969	Ariffin Ali	Alliance (UMNO)
1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1971-1974	Mohd Idris Matsil	Alliance (UMNO)
4th	1974-1978	Tengku Kalsom Tengku Muda Chik	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982	Tengku Kalsom Tengku Muda Chik
6th	1982-1986	Ramli Ujang
7th	1986-1990	Abu Zahar Ujang
8th	1990-1995	Abu Zahar Ujang
9th	1995-1999	Napsiah Omar
10th	1999-2004	Norhayati Omar
11th	2004-2008	Norhayati Omar
12th	2008-2013	Adnan Abu Hassan
13th	2013-2018	Norhayati Omar
14th	2018-2023	Mohamad Nazaruddin Sabtu	PH (PKR)
15th	2023–present	Noorzunita Begum Mohd Ibrahim	PH (PKR)

Election results

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Negeri Sembilan state election, 2023: Pilah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
PH	Noorzunita Begum Mohd Ibrahim	6,222	54.75	Increase 2.95
PN	Rafie Mustafa	5,143	45.25	Increase 45.25
Total valid votes			11,365	100.00
Total rejected ballots			103
Unreturned ballots			25
Turnout			11,493	64.96	Decrease 17.03
Registered electors			17,692
Majority			1,079	9.50	Decrease 7.08
PH hold		Swing

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2018: Pilah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
PH	Mohamad Nazaruddin Sabtu	5,643	51.80	Increase 51.80
BN	Norhayati Omar	3,837	35.22	Decrease 15.35
PAS	Ahmad Fadzil Othman	1,413	12.97	Increase 12.97
Total valid votes			10,893	100.00
Total rejected ballots			194
Unreturned ballots			54
Turnout			11,141	81.99	Decrease 1.50
Registered electors			13,589
Majority			1,806	16.58	Increase 15.44
PH gain from BN		Swing		?

Negeri Sembilan state election, 2013: Pilah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
BN	Norhayati Omar	5,039	50.57	Decrease 7.86
PKR	Mohamad Nazaruddin Sabtu	4,926	49.43	Increase 7.86
Total valid votes			9,965	100.00
Total rejected ballots			169
Unreturned ballots			38
Turnout			10,172	83.49	Increase 10.44
Registered electors			12,184
Majority			113	1.14	Decrease 15.72
BN hold		Swing

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