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Petaling Jaya Utara
Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1994
Constituency abolished2018
First contested1995
Last contested2013

Petaling Jaya Utara was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1995 to 2018.

The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 2018 when it was redistributed.

2004–2016: 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 21 Utara, SS 20, Seksyen 17A, Damansara Jaya Utara, SS 2 Utara, Seksyen 19, SS 2 Tengah, SS 23, SS 24, SS 26, Kampung Chempaka, SS 25, SS 4, SS 2 Selatan, Seksyen 21 Barat, SS 21 Selatan, Damansara Jaya Selatan.

2016:[1] 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 21 Utara, SS 20, Seksyen 17A, Damansara Jaya Utara, SS 2 Utara, Seksyen 19, SS 2 Tengah, SS 23, SS 24, SS 26, Kampung Chempaka, SS 25, SS 4, SS 2 Selatan, Seksyen 21 Barat, SS 21 Selatan, Damansara Jaya Selatan.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Petaling Jaya Utara
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created from Petaling Jaya
9th 1995-1999 Lim Kuo Phau (林国彪) BN (MCA)
10th 1999-2004 Chew Mei Fun (周美芬)
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013 Tony Pua Kiam Wee (潘俭伟) DAP
13th 2013-2018
Constituency abolished, renamed to Damansara

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013: Petaling Jaya Utara
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] DAP Tony Pua Kiam Wee 57,407 81.84 +13.92
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Chew Hoong Ling 12,735 18.16 -13.92
Total valid votes 70,142 100.00
Total rejected ballots 472
Unreturned ballots 113
Turnout 70,727 82.82
Registered electors 85,401
Majority 44,672
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing DAP
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 176/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-08.

"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) 217/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-08.[permanent dead link]
Malaysian general election, 2008: Petaling Jaya Utara
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] DAP Tony Pua Kiam Wee 37,851 67.92 +30.08
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Chew Mei Fun 17,879 32.08 -30.08
Total valid votes 55,730 100.00
Total rejected ballots 527
Unreturned ballots 38
Turnout 56,295 73.47
Registered electors 76,618
Majority 19,972
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|DAP]] Swing BN


Malaysian general election, 2004: Petaling Jaya Utara
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Chew Mei Fun 32,422 62.16 +10.36
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] DAP Ronnie Liu Thian Khiew 19,739 37.84 -8.84
Total valid votes 52,161 100.00
Total rejected ballots 619
Unreturned ballots 40
Turnout 52,460 69.09
Registered electors
Majority 13,043
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN


Malaysian general election, 1999: Petaling Jaya Utara
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Chew Mei Fun 25,603 51.80 +51.80
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] DAP Ronnie Liu Thian Khiew 23,122 46.78 +46.78
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] MDP Wee Chek Aik 706 1.43 +1.43
Total valid votes 49,431 100.00
Total rejected ballots 517
Unreturned ballots 33
Turnout 49,981 70.76
Registered electors
Majority 2,481
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN


Malaysian general election, 1995: Petaling Jaya Utara
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Lim Kuo Phau won uncontested.
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Lim Kuo Phau
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References