PH retains Chuah with 2,529-vote majority in Negeri Sembilan polls

Yew won 6,621 votes, defeating BN candidate Pau Jeou Ching, who garnered 4,092 votes.

By   NATASYA AZHARI
01 Aug 2026 11:17pm
PH retained the Chuah state seat in the 16th Negeri Sembilan State Election after its candidate Yew Boon Lye secured a comfortable victory over BN. - Photo by Bernama
PH retained the Chuah state seat in the 16th Negeri Sembilan State Election after its candidate Yew Boon Lye secured a comfortable victory over BN. - Photo by Bernama

SHAH ALAM – Pakatan Harapan (PH) retained the Chuah state seat in the 16th Negeri Sembilan state election after its candidate Yew Boon Lye secured a comfortable victory over Barisan Nasional (BN).

Yew won 6,621 votes, defeating BN candidate Pau Jeou Ching, who garnered 4,092 votes.

PH won the seat with a majority of 2,529 votes.

The result saw PH maintaining its hold on Chuah, with the coalition securing a clear lead over BN despite a closely contested two-way fight.

The Negeri Sembilan state election involved contests for all 36 state assembly seats, with candidates competing across the state following the completion of the nomination process.

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