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Seputeh (P122)
the Federal Territories of Malaysia constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]86,256
Area (km²)[2]31

Seputeh is a federal constituency in the Federal Territories, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Seputeh's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Chinese (82.03%)
  Malay (9.04%)
  Indian (7.87%)
  Other ethnicities (1.06%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Penghulu Mat, Seputeh, Taman Desa, Salak Selatan, Kuchai, Taman Happy Tengah, Salak Tempatan Changkat, Salak Tempatan Dalam, Salak Tempatan Bukit, Taman Sri Petaling Timur, Petaling Utara, Taman Happy Utara, Taman Salak South, Taman Happy Selatan, Taman Yarl, Taman Overseas Union Utara, Taman Sri Petaling, Bandar Sri Petaling, Taman Overseas Union Selatan, Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park.

2016–pre-delineation:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Penghulu Mat, Seputeh, Taman Desa, Salak Selatan, Taman Sungai Besi, Salak Tempatan Dalam, Salak Tempatan Changkat, Salak Tempatan Bukit, Kuchai, Taman United, Taman Happy Utara, Taman Happy Tengah, Taman Happy Selatan, Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park, Taman Salak South Utara, Taman Salak South, Taman Sri Petaling Timur, Taman Sri Petaling, Bandar Sri Petaling, Taman Overseas Union Utara, Taman Overseas Union Selatan, Taman Yarl, PPR Muhibbah.

2018 (post-redelineation)-present,[5] the polling districts are: (1) Kampong Penghulu Mat 3,595 (2) Seputeh 3,110 (3) Taman Desa 5,897 (4) Kuchai 1,850 (5) Taman United 7,103 (6) Taman Happy Utara 6,427 (7) Taman Happy Tengah 2,031 (8) Taman Happy Selatan 3,180 (9) Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park 3,100 (10) Taman Salak South Utara 2,308 (11) Taman Salak South 4,171 (12) Taman Sri Petaling Timur 3,298 (13) Taman Sri Petaling 5,279 (14) Bandar Sri Petaling 5,326 (15) Taman Overseas Union Selatan 3,939 (16) Taman Overseas Union Utara 5,227 (17) Taman Yarl 3,921 (18) Kampong Bahagia 3,678 (19) Kampong Bohol 1,154 (20) PPR Muhibbah 1,313 (21) Bukit Jalil 2,065 (22) Kampong Sungai Besi 3,318. Total: 81,290.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Seputeh
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created from Damansara
7th 1986-1990 Liew Ah Kim (廖金华) DAP
8th 1990-1995
9th 1995-1999
10th 1999-2004 Teresa Kok Suh Sim (郭素沁)
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018
14th 2018–present PH (DAP)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PH (2018) Teresa Kok Suh Sim 63,094 89.97 +89.97
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Chan Quin Er 7,035 10.03 - 3.89
Total valid votes 70,129
Total rejected ballots 294
Unreturned ballots 160
Turnout 70,583 81.83
Registered electors 86,256
Majority 56,059 79.94
[[|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 Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 240/2018]" (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 Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 314/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Malaysian general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] DAP Teresa Kok Suh Sim 61,500 86.08 + 4.60
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Nicole Wong Siaw Ting 9,948 13.92 - 4.60
Total valid votes 71,448 100.00
Total rejected ballots 302
Unreturned ballots 109
Turnout 71,859 83.58
Registered electors 85,976
Majority 51,552
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing DAP
Malaysian general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] DAP Teresa Kok Suh Sim 47,230 81.48 + 19.43
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Chew Chee Lin 10,738 18.52 - 19.43
Total valid votes 57,968 100.00
Total rejected ballots 174
Unreturned ballots 65
Turnout 58,207 75.70
Registered electors 76,891
Majority 36,492
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing DAP
Source(s)
Malaysian general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] DAP Teresa Kok Suh Sim 33,197 62.05 + 7.68
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Chin Yen Foo 20,302 37.95 - 6.56
Total valid votes 53,499 100.00
Total rejected ballots 187
Unreturned ballots 32
Turnout 53,718 71.91
Registered electors
Majority 12,895
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing DAP
Source(s)
Malaysian general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] DAP Teresa Kok Suh Sim 28,657 54.37 - 1.31
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Sua Chong Keh 23,457 44.51 + 0.62
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] MDP Liew Ah Kim 457 0.87 + 0.87
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BEBAS M. Thurai 134 0.25 + 0.25
Total valid votes 52,705 100.00
Total rejected ballots 249
Unreturned ballots 41
Turnout 52,995 73.58
Registered electors
Majority 5,200
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing DAP


Malaysian general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] DAP Liew Ah Kim 26,518 55.68 - 14.91
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Ooi Saw Choo 20,903 43.89 + 14.48
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BEBAS Liew Choon Teck 203 0.43 + 0.43
Total valid votes 47,624 100.00
Total rejected ballots 261
Unreturned ballots 90
Turnout 47,975 70.73
Registered electors
Majority 5,615
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing DAP


Malaysian general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] DAP Liew Ah Kim 39,445 70.59 + 0.62
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Fu Ah Kiow 16,437 29.41 - 0.62
Total valid votes 55,882 100.00
Total rejected ballots 500
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 56,382 69.06
Registered electors
Majority 23,008
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing DAP


Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] DAP Liew Ah Kim 36,782 69.97
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN David Chua Kok Tee 15,789 30.03
Total valid votes 52,571 100.00
Total rejected ballots 379
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 52,950 70.46
Registered electors 75,153
Majority 20,993
This was a new constituency created.

References