Balakong (state constituency)

Balakong
Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Wong Siew Ki; PH
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Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2018

Balakong is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1995.

The state constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Baharu Balakong, Bandar Damai Perdana, Perimbun, Batu 11 Cheras, Cheras Perdana, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, Simpang Balak, Taming Jaya, Desa Baiduri, Impian Ehsan, Cheras Jaya, Taman Bukit Belimbing, Taman Suria Jaya, Taman Sri Bahagia, Balakong Jaya.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampung Baharu Balakong, Bandar Damai Perdana, Perimbun, Batu 11 Cheras, Cheras Perdana, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, Simpang Balak, Taming Jaya, Desa Baiduri, Impian Ehsan, Cheras Jaya, Taman Bukit Belimbing, Taman Suria Jaya, Taman Sri Bahagia, Balakong Jaya.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Balakong
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
9th	1995-1999	Hoh Hee Lee	BN
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Yap Lum Chin	DAP
13th	2013-2018	Eddie Ng Tien Chee	DAP
14th	2018	Eddie Ng Tien Chee	PH
14th	2018-	Wong Siew Ki	PH

Results

Selangor state by-election, 8 September 2018
Upon the death of incumbent, Eddie Ng Tien Chee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PH	Wong Siew Ki	22,508	84.99	+ 7.46
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	MCA	Tan Chee Teong	3,975	15.01	+ 4.11
Total valid votes			26,483	100.00
Total rejected ballots			227	0.86	+ 0.33
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			26,734	42.97	- 45.21
Registered electors			62,219
Majority			18,533	69.98	+ 4.01
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		PH
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the State Legislative Assembly of N.27 Balakong for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 498/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of N.27 Balakong [P.U. (B) 522/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

Selangor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PH (2018)	Eddie Ng Tien Chee	41,768	77.53	+ 10.28
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Mohamad Ibrahim Ghazali	6,230	11.56	N/A
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Lim Chin Wah	5,874	10.90	- 20.10
Total valid votes			53,872	100.00
Total rejected ballots			286	0.53	- 0.91
Unreturned ballots			226
Turnout			54,384	88.20	- 0.54
Registered electors			61,659
Majority			35,538	65.97	+ 29.72
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|PH]]		Swing		DAP

Selangor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Eddie Ng Tien Chee	25,126	67.25	+ 6.29
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Lai Kwong Choy	11,584	31.00	- 8.04
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Lee Ah Seng	653	1.75	N/A
Total valid votes			37,363	100.00
Total rejected ballots			548	1.44
Unreturned ballots			94
Turnout			38,005	88.74
Registered electors			42,829
Majority			13,542	36.25
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		DAP
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Selangor state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Yap Lum Chin	13,335	60.96	+ 23.66
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Lai Kwong Choy	8,540	39.04	- 23.66
Total valid votes			21,875	100.00
Total rejected ballots			357
Unreturned ballots			56
Turnout			22,288	77.71
Registered electors			28,682
Majority			4,795
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|DAP]]		Swing		BN

Selangor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Hoh Hee Lee	10,289	62.70	+ 10.58
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Ong Ing Siong	6,121	37.30	- 10.58
Total valid votes			16,410	100.00
Total rejected ballots			327
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			16,764	73.91
Registered electors			22,683
Majority			4,168
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Selangor state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Hoh Hee Lee	10,801	52.12	- 8.93
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Foo Shu Seong	9,924	47.88	+ 8.93
Total valid votes			20,725	100.00
Total rejected ballots			400
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			21,137	77.35
Registered electors			27,325
Majority			877
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Selangor state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Hoh Hee Lee	10,605	61.05
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Teong Shyan Chyuan	6,767	38.95
Total valid votes			17,372	100.00
Total rejected ballots			506
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			17,898	77.43
Registered electors			23,114
Majority			3,838
New constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

^ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[1] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

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