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Damansara (P106)
Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
Constituency re-created2018
First contested1959
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]164,322
Area (km²)[2]65

Damansara is a federal constituency in Petaling District and Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974 and from 2018 to present.

The federal constituency was created in the 2018 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. The incumbent MP for the seat, Tony Pua won with a majority of 106,903 in the 2018 general election, the largest ever majority in Malaysian electoral history.[3]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Damansara's electorate as of 2018[4]

  Chinese (69.53%)
  Malay (19.67%)
  Indian (9.42%)
  Other ethnicities (1.38%)

History

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed but re-created in 2018 redelineation exercise.

2016–present:[5]The constituency contains the polling districts of Seksyen 21 Timur, Seksyen 20 Utara, Seksyen 20 Selatan, Seksyen 22, Kampung Tunku Utara, Kampung Tunku Selatan, SS 3 Utara, SS 3 Barat, SS 3 Timur, Sungai Way Utara, Sungai Way Tengah Dua, Sungai Way Tengah Satu, Sungai Way Selatan Dua, Sungai Way Selatan Satu, SS 2 Utara, SS 2 Tengah, SS 2 Selatan, Seksyen 21 Barat, SS 21 Utara, SS 20, Damansara Jaya Utara, SS 23, SS 24, SS 26, Kampung Chempaka, SS 25, SS 4, SS 21 Selatan, Damansara Jaya Selatan, Bandar Utama BU 1 & BU 2, Sungai Kayu Ara Utara, Bandar Utama BU 3 - BU 10, Bandar Utama BU 11 & BU 12, Sungai Kayu Ara Selatan, Kayu Ara Indah, Sunway Damansara PJU 3, Desa Jaya Jalan 1 - Jalan 19, Sri Damansara Jalan SD 1 - SD 5, Sri Damansara Jalan SD 7 - SD 9, Bukit Lanjan, Desa Jaya Jalan 20 - Jalan 38, Desa Jaya Jalan 39 - Jalan 56, Damansara Damai PJU 10, Sri Damansara Jalan SD 10, Sri Damansara Jalan SD 12, Saujana Damansara PJU 10, Taman Ehsan Jalan 5, Taman Ehsan Jalan 2, Desa Aman Puri, Taman Ehsan Jalan 4, Sungai Buloh, Selayang Utama, Kepong Utara, Selayang Jaya, Taman Daya, Taman Indah Perdana, Taman Bidara

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Damansara
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created in the state of Selangor
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st 1959-1963 Karam Singh Veriah Socialist
Parliament of Malaysia
1st 1963-1964 Karam Singh Veriah Socialist
2nd 1964-1969 Michael Chen Wing Sum (曾永森) Alliance (MCA)
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[6][7]
3rd 1971-1974 Hor Cheok Foon (何卓欢) DAP
Constituency abolished, split into Petaling and Shah Alam
Constituency re-created, renamed from Petaling Jaya Utara
14th 2018–present Tony Pua Kiam Wee (潘俭伟) PH (DAP)

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Damansara Bandar Utama
Bukit Lanjan
Bukit Raja
Kampung Tunku
Serdang

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PH (2018) Tony Pua Kiam Wee 121,283 89.00 +7.16
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Ryan Ho Kwok Sheng 14,380 10.55 -7.61
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PRM Dato' Wong Mun Kheong 617 0.45 +0.45
Total valid votes 136,280 100.00
Total rejected ballots 867
Unreturned ballots 492
Turnout 137,639 83.76
Registered electors 164,322
Majority 106,903 78.44
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing PH (2018)
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 239/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 313/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

"Damansara parliamentary seat records biggest majority - Nation". The Star Online. 10 May 2018.
Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] DAP Hor Cheok Foon 15,567 56.29
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] Alliance Michael Chen Wing Sum 12,089 43.71
Total valid votes 27,656 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,002
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 28,658 69.34
Registered electors 41,331
Majority 3,478
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|DAP]] Swing Alliance


Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] Alliance Michael Chen Wing Sum 9,148 43.68
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] Socialist Front Tan Kai Hee 8,602 41.08
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAP Lam Khuan Kit 3,191 15.24
Total valid votes 20,941 100.00
Total rejected ballots 856
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 21,797 72.52
Registered electors 30,056
Majority 546
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|Alliance]] Swing Socialist Front


Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] Socialist Front Karam Singh Veriah 9,026 61.49
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] Alliance Lee Eng Teh 5,653 38.51
Total valid votes 14,679 100.00
Total rejected ballots 192
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 14,871 75.40
Registered electors 19,722
Majority 3,373
This was a new constituency created.

References