Semambu

Semambu is a state constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly since 2004.

The state constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Pahang State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Malay (60.9%)
Chinese (29.6%)
Indian (8.30%)
Other ethnicities (1.24%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of RTP Bukit Goh, Kampung Padang, Bukit Istana, Semambu, Bukit Sekilau, Indera Mahkota 1, Bukit Ubi, Bukit Setongkol, Taman LKNP, Chenderawasih, Indera Mahkota 2.

2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampung Padang, RTP Bukit Goh, Bukit Istana, Semambu, Bukit Sekilau, Indera Mahkota 1, Bukit Ubi, Bukit Setongkol, Taman LKNP, Chenderawasih, Indera Mahkota 2.

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Semambu constituency is divided into 11 polling districts.

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Semambu (N13)	Kampung Padang	082/13/01	SK Kampong Padang
Rtp Bukit Goh	082/13/02	SK Rtp Bukit Goh
Bukit Istana	082/13/03	SK Sungai Talam
Semambu	082/13/04	SK Semambu
Bukit Sekilau	082/13/05	SK Bukit Sekilau Kolej Universiti Yayasan Pahang Tabika KEMAS kAMPUNG Bukit Sekilau
Indera Mahkota 1	082/13/06	SMK Cenderawasih
Bukit Ubi	082/13/07	Dewan Kelab Sukan Komuniti DUN Semambu
Bukit Setongkol	082/13/08	SK Bukit Setongkol
Taman LKNP	082/13/09	SJK (C) Chung Ching 2
Chenderawasih	082/13/10	SK Cenderawasih SA Rakyat (KAFA) Baitul Huda Cenderawasih
Indera Mahkota 2	082/13/11	SMK Tengku Panglima Tengku Muhamad SK Indera Mahkota

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Semambu
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Indera Mahkota and Beserah
11th	2004–2008	Pang Tsu Ming (彭子明)	BN (MCA)
12th	2008–2013
13th	2013–2018	Lee Chean Chung (李健聰)	PR (PKR)
14th	2018–2022	PH (PKR)
15th	2022–present	Chan Chun Kuang (陳俊廣)

Election results

Pahang state election, 2022: Semambu
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Chan Chun Kuang	18,902	40.01	7.14
	PN	Zulfadli Zakariah	17,098	36.19	36.19
	BN	Mohd Khairul Hisham Omar	10,422	22.06	0.97
	GTA	Rashidah Abdul Rahman	820	1.74	1.75
Total valid votes	47,242	100.00
Total rejected ballots	405
Unreturned ballots	76
Turnout	47,723	78.01	5.69
Registered electors	61,179
Majority	1,804	3.82	13.51
	PH hold	Swing

Pahang state election, 2018: Semambu
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Lee Chean Chung	14,991	47.15	47.15
	PAS	Mohd Yusof Hashin	9,480	29.82	29.82
	BN	Quek Tai Seong	7,323	23.03	19.46
Total valid votes	31,794	100.00
Total rejected ballots	307
Unreturned ballots	114
Turnout	32,215	83.70	1.21
Registered electors	38.487
Majority	5,511	17.33	5.56
	PH hold	Swing

Pahang state election, 2013: Semambu
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Lee Chean Chung	14,753	54.26	10.04
	BN	Pang Tsu Ming	11,553	42.49	13.29
	Independent	Mohd Shukri Mohd Ramli	885	3.25	3.25
Total valid votes	27,191	100.00
Total rejected ballots	327
Unreturned ballots	106
Turnout	27,624	84.91	9.20
Registered electors	32,534
Majority	3,200	11.77	0.21
	PKR gain from BN	Swing	?
Source(s)(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013.

Pahang state election, 2008: Semambu
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Pang Tsu Ming	10,300	55.78	11.61
	PKR	Nancy Khong Saw Gek	8,164	44.22	11.61
Total valid votes	18,464	100.00
Total rejected ballots	619
Unreturned ballots	167
Turnout	19,250	75.71	1.92
Registered electors	25,427
Majority	2,136	11.56	23.20
	BN hold	Swing

Pahang state election, 2004: Semambu
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Pang Tsu Ming	11,110	67.39
	PKR	Mohd Zukri Aksah	5,375	32.61
Total valid votes	16,485	100.00
Total rejected ballots	337
Unreturned ballots	352
Turnout	17,174	77.63
Registered electors	22,124
Majority	5,735	34.78
This was a new constituency created.