Chew Seh Yong

Summary

Chew Seh Yong (born 3 February 1962) is a DAP politician who has served as the Lobak state assemblyman in Negeri Sembilan since May 2018, having previously represented Bahau from 2013 to 2018. He held a brief appointment as a Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (EXCO) member from February to August 2023 — the shortest such tenure in recent state history. The Negeri Sembilan state assembly is scheduled for dissolution and a fresh election on 1 August 2026.

Biography

Chew Seh Yong (born 3 February 1962) is a Malaysian politician and member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) who has served as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Lobak since May 2018 [1]. He previously served as MLA for Bahau from May 2013 to May 2018, representing the same party under the Pakatan Rakyat coalition [1]. He is a member of DAP, a component party of Pakatan Harapan [1]. In the 2018 general election, Chew contested the Lobak seat for the first time and won with 71.4% of votes and a majority of 11,782 [2]. He successfully defended the Lobak seat in the 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election, obtaining 61.9% of the vote and a majority of 13,504 against a Gerakan candidate from Perikatan Nasional [2]. Between February and August 2023, he served as a member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (EXCO) under Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun, noted as the shortest-serving EXCO member in recent state history at slightly more than six months in office [1]. In the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly, Chew has raised questions on topics including industrial area development, public low-cost housing, and teacher discipline issues [3]. The Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly is next scheduled to go to polls on 1 August 2026 [4].

Known for

Chew Seh Yong is known as a long-serving DAP assemblyman in Negeri Sembilan, having held state seats across two different constituencies — Bahau (2013–2018) and Lobak (2018–present). He served briefly as a Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (EXCO) member in early 2023, becoming the shortest-serving EXCO member in recent state history at just over six months in office [1]. He has used his position in the state assembly to raise constituency-level questions on industrial development, affordable housing, and public education [3].

Political positions

Based on his publicly recorded assembly questions and attendance at community events, Chew Seh Yong has engaged on issues relating to industrial estate upgrading and investment attraction in Negeri Sembilan [3], affordable and low-cost housing for the B40 group [5], and teacher discipline and education accountability [6]. No detailed public policy statements or positions beyond these assembly interventions have been identified in available sources. As a DAP member within the Pakatan Harapan coalition, he operates within that coalition's governance framework in Negeri Sembilan.

Political career

1. May 2013Elected as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Bahau, representing DAP under the Pakatan Rakyat coalition.⛓
2. May 2018Elected as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Lobak, representing DAP under Pakatan Harapan, with 71.4% of votes and a majority of 11,782.⛓
3. February 2023Appointed as a member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (EXCO) under Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun in the Pakatan Harapan state administration.⛓
4. August 2023EXCO tenure ended following the 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election. Wikipedia notes he is the shortest-serving Negeri Sembilan EXCO member in recent state history, having served slightly more than six months.⛓
5. August 2023Re-elected as MLA for Lobak in the 2023 Negeri Sembilan state election with 61.9% of votes and a majority of 13,504, defeating a Gerakan (PN) candidate.⛓

Election history

• 2026Lobak (Negeri Sembilan State)Pending⛓
• 2023Lobak (Negeri Sembilan State)Won61.9%⛓
• 2018Lobak (Negeri Sembilan State)Won71.4%⛓
• 2013Bahau (Negeri Sembilan State)Won⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsChew Seh Yong won the Lobak seat in 2018 with 71.4% of votes (majority 11,782) and again in 2023 with 61.9% of votes (majority 13,504), in both cases defeating Gerakan candidates.⛓
• VerifiedFactsWikipedia describes Chew Seh Yong as the shortest-serving Negeri Sembilan EXCO member in recent state history, having served slightly more than six months from February to August 2023.⛓
• VerifiedFactsGerakan (under Perikatan Nasional) has identified Lobak as one of four target seats in the upcoming 2026 Negeri Sembilan state election, with polling scheduled for 1 August 2026.⛓
• GovernmentAs a DAP assemblyman within the Pakatan Harapan state government coalition, Chew attended community events such as the Negeri Sembilan Ponggal Festival in February 2026 alongside fellow assemblymen and state exco members.⛓