Batang Kali (state constituency)

Batang Kali
Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Muhammad Muhaimin Harith Abdullah Sani; PN
;
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	86,282

Batang Kali is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1974.

The state constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution. It returns a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. Since 2023, the State Assemblyman for Batang Kali is Muhammad Muhaimin Harith Abdullah Sani from Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Demographics[edit]

Ethnic breakdown of Batang Kali's electorate as of 2023^[2]

Malay (68.93%)

Indian (14.10%)

Chinese (12.80%)

Other ethnicities (4.17%)

History[edit]

Polling districts[edit]

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Batang Kali constituency is divided into 19 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Batang Kali（N07）	Bukit Rasa	094/07/01	SK Rasa
	Batang Kali	094/07/02	SK Batang Kali
	Hulu Kali	094/07/03	SMK Bandar Baru Batang Kali
	Kampung Padang	094/07/04	SRA Hulu Yam Baharu
	Hulu Yam Baru 1	094/07/05	SK Ulu Yam Bharu
	Hulu Yam Baru 2	094/07/06	SJK (C) Kampung Gurney Hulu Yam Baharu
	Serendah	094/07/07	SRA Serendah
	Sungai Choh	094/07/08	SK Sungai Choh
	Sungai Gapi	094/07/09	SK Antara Gapi
	Taman Bukit Teratai	094/07/10	SJK (T) Sungai Choh Taman Bukit Teratai
	Sungai Buaya	094/07/11	SK Sungai Buaya
	Bukit Beruntung	094/07/12	SK Bukit Beruntung
	Bandar Sungai Buaya	094/07/13	SMK Bandar Sungai Buaya
	Bukit Sentosa 1 Hingga 5	094/07/14	SMK Bukit Sentosa
	Bukit Sentosa 6 Hingga 12	094/07/15	SK Bukit Sentosa
	Taman Bunga Raya	094/07/16	SRA Taman Bunga Raya
	Kampung Baharu Serendah	094/07/17	SJK (C) Serendah
	Taman Bunga Raya 2	094/07/18	SK Taman Bunga Raya (1)
	Seri Serendah	094/07/19	SK Serendah

Representation history[edit]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Batang Kali
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kuala Kubu
4th	1974-1978	Rosedin Yaacob	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982	Rosedin Yaacob
6th	1982-1986	Muhammad Muhammad Taib
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004	Zainal Abidin Sakom
11th	2004-2008	Zainal Abidin Sakom
12th	2008-2013	Mohd Isa Abu Kasim
13th	2013-2018	Mat Nadzari Ahmad Dahlan
14th	2018-2020	Harumaini Omar	PH (BERSATU)
	2020–2023	Harumaini Omar	PEJUANG
	2023	Vacant^{[N 1]}
15th	2023–present	Muhammad Muhaimin Harith Abdullah Sani	PN (BERSATU)

Election results[edit]

Selangor state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Muhammad Muhaimin Harith Abdullah Sani	32,285	52.11	52.11
	BN	Mohd Isa Abu Kasim	29,307	47.89	16.54
Total valid votes			61,592	100.00
Total rejected ballots			348
Unreturned ballots			59
Turnout			61,999	71.86	15.60
Registered electors			86,282
Majority			2,978	4.22	15.51
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pakatan Harapan (2018)	Harumaini Omar	21,536	51.08	9.73
	BN	Mat Nadzari Ahmad Dahlan	13,221	31.35	24.13
	PAS	Mohd Hasnizan Harun	7,408	17.57	17.57
Total valid votes			42,165	100.00
Total rejected ballots			492
Unreturned ballots			200
Turnout			42,857	87.46	9.59
Registered electors			49,000
Majority			8,315	19.73	9.49
	Pakatan Harapan (2018) gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) ^[4]^[5]

Selangor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mat Nadzari Ahmad Dahlan	21,189	55.48	0.36
	PKR	Ramachandran Kandasamy	15,791	41.35	3.53
	Independent	Mustapa Kamal Sapingi	734	1.92	1.92
	Independent	Mustaf Talib	476	1.25	1.25
Total valid votes			38,190	100.00
Total rejected ballots			545
Unreturned ballots			89
Turnout			38,824	89.09	11.22
Registered electors			43,578
Majority			5,398	14.13	3.89
	BN hold		Swing
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2016. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

Selangor state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Isa Abu Kasim	11,724	55.12	20.89
	PKR	Mohd. Nashruddin Abd. Aziz	9,545	44.88	20.89
Total valid votes			21,269	100.00
Total rejected ballots			404
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			21,673	77.87	1.05
Registered electors			27,832
Majority			2,179	10.24	41.78
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[5]

Selangor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainal Abidin Sakom	12,898	76.01	7.41
	PKR	Halili Rahmat	4,070	23.99	7.41
Total valid votes			16,968	100.00
Total rejected ballots			412
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			17,386	76.82	3.91
Registered electors			22,632
Majority			8,828	52.02	14.82
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) ^[5]

Selangor state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainal Abidin Sakom	9,048	68.60	68.60
	PKR	Shariffuddin Budin	4,141	31.40	31.40
Total valid votes			13,189	100.00
Total rejected ballots			446
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			13,648	72.91
Registered electors			18,718
Majority			4,907	37.20
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Muhammad Muhammad Taib won uncontested.
	BN	Muhammad Muhammad Taib
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Muhammad Taib	8,575	71.70	71.70
	DAP	Sinniah Periannan	3,385	28.30	28.30
Total valid votes			11,960	100.00
Total rejected ballots			522
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,482	75.82
Registered electors			16,462
Majority			5,190	43.40
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Muhammad Muhammad Taib won uncontested.
	BN	Muhammad Muhammad Taib
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Muhammad Taib	6,939	71.42	8.35
	DAP	Hong Chin Toh	2,777	28.58	1.25
Total valid votes			9,716	100.00
Total rejected ballots			504
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			10,220	79.00
Registered electors			12,936
Majority			4,162	42.84	7.10
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rosedin Yaacob	5,032	63.07	7.48
	DAP	Law See Lam	2,181	27.33	2.12
	PAS	Yusof Ahmad	703	8.81	8.81
	PEKEMAS	Ali Rahman	63	0.79	0.79
Total valid votes			7,979	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			10,842
Majority			2,851	35.74	5.36
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Rosedin Yaacob	4,425	70.55
	DAP	Hamdan Husin	1,847	29.45
Total valid votes			6,272	100.00
Total rejected ballots			93
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			6,365	72.26
Registered electors			8,808
Majority			2,578	41.10
This was a new constituency created.

Notes[edit]

^ Vacant from 16 February 2023 until the 2023 Selangor state election due to the incumbent was vacated from his seat in an announcement by the Selangor State Assembly Speaker due to prolonged absenteeism without notice from the Assembly sitting since 28 July 2022.

References[edit]

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 16 April 2018. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ "15th Selangor State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com.my. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Selangor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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[4] Vacant from 16 February 2023 until the 2023 Selangor state election due to the incumbent was vacated from his seat in an announcement by the Selangor State Assembly Speaker due to prolonged absenteeism without notice from the Assembly sitting since 28 July 2022.

[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 16 April 2018. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[2] "15th Selangor State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com.my. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[3] "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}

[star-5] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Selangor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 12 May 2018.

[undi-6] "unknown". {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

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