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Putrajaya (P125)
the Federal Territories of Malaysia constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]27,306
Area (km²)[2]49

Putrajaya is a federal constituency in the Federal Territories, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

The federal constituency was created from parts of the Sepang constituency in the 2003 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 Putrajaya's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (94.17%)
  Chinese (0.89%)
  Indian (3.18%)
  Other ethnicities (1.78%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Saujana Hijau, Taman Metropolitan, Taman Puncak Puteri, Taman Warisan.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Saujana Hijau, Taman Rimba Desa, Taman Wawasan, Taman Warisan.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Putrajaya
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created from Sepang
11th 2004-2008 Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor BN (UMNO)
12th 2008-2013
13th 2013-2018
14th 2018–present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor 12,148 49.47 -19.84
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PH (2018) Samsu Adabi Mamat 8,776 35.74 +35.74
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Zainal Abidin Kidam 3,634 14.80 - 15.89
Total valid votes 24,558 100.00
Total rejected ballots 146
Unreturned ballots 177
Turnout 24,881 91.12
Registered electors 27,306
Majority 3,372 13.73
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Putrajaya [P.U. (B) 241/2018]" (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 Putrajaya [P.U. (B) 315/2018]" (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.]] BN Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor 9,943 69.31 Decrease 6.28
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Husam Musa 4,402 30.69 Increase 6.28
Total valid votes 14,345 100.00
Total rejected ballots 73
Unreturned ballots 47
Turnout 14,465 91.60
Registered electors 15,791
Majority 5,541 38.62
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN
Malaysian general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor 4,038 75.59 Decrease 12.74
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PAS Mohamad Noor Mohamad 1,304 24.41 N/A
Total valid votes 5,342 100.00
Total rejected ballots 38
Unreturned ballots 36
Turnout 5,416 81.96
Registered electors 6,608
Majority 2,734 51.18
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN


Malaysian general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor 4,086 88.33
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] KEADILAN Abdul Rahman Othman 540 11.67
Total valid votes 4,626 100.00
Total rejected ballots 28
Unreturned ballots 8
Turnout 4,662 91.79
Registered electors 5,078
Majority 3,546 76.66
This was a new constituency created out of Sepang which went to BN in the previous election.

References