Dengkil (state constituency)

Dengkil
Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Jamil Salleh; PN
;
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	93,931

Dengkil is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1959. It has been represented by Jamil Salleh of Perikatan Nasional (PN) since 2023.

The state constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Dengkil's electorate as of 2023^[1]

Malay (68.93%)

Chinese (14.59%)

Indian (10.67%)

Other ethnicities (5.81%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Dengkil constituency is divided into 23 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Dengkil (N55）	Sungai Lempit	113/55/01	SK Olak Lempit
	Bukit Canggang	113/55/02	SK Bukit Changgang
	Labuhan Dagang	113/55/03	SK Labohan Dagang
	Ampar Tenang	113/55/04	Dewan Orang Ramai Taman Gemilang
	Kampung Baharu Dengkil	113/55/05	SJK (C) Dengkil
	Kampung Dengkil	113/55/06	SK Dengkil
	Pulau Meranti	113/55/07	SK Pulau Meranti
	Sungai Merab Utara	113/55/08	SRA Dato' Abu Bakar Baginda
	Kampung Dato Abu Bakar Baginda	113/55/09	SK Dato' Abu Bakar Baginda
	Sungai Merab	113/55/10	SK Sungai Merab Luar
	Desa Putra	113/55/11	SK Desa Putra
	Jenderam Hilir	113/55/12	SK Jenderam Hilir
	Sungai Buah	113/55/13	SRA Sungai Buah
	Rtb Datok Harun	113/55/14	SK Rancangan Tanah Belia Bukit Changgang
	Ladang Ampar Tenang	113/55/15	SJK (T) Ampar Tenang
	Kampung Melot	113/55/16	SK Sungai Melut (A) Dengkil
	Bandar Putra Perdana	113/55/17	SK Taman Putra Perdana SK Taman Putra Perdana 2
	Taman Permata Dengkil	113/55/18	SJK (T) Taman Permata
	Desa Air Hitam	113/55/19	SJK (C) Sin Ming
	Cyberjaya	113/55/20	SK Cyberjaya
	Selangor Dredging	113/55/21	Balai Raya Kampung Selangor Dredging
	Desa Pinggiran Putra	113/56/22	SK Desa Pinggiran Putra
	Kota Warisan	113/56/23	SK Kota Warisan

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Dengkil
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	Abu Bakar Baginda	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964-1969	Raja Nong Chik Raja Ishak	Alliance (UMNO)
	1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1971-1973	Suhaimi Kamaruddin	Alliance (UMNO)
3rd	1973-1974	Suhaimi Kamaruddin	BN (UMNO)
4th	1974-1978	Ahmad Razali Mohamad Ali
5th	1978-1982	Ahmad Razali Mohamad Ali
6th	1982-1986	T. M. Thurai	BN (MIC)
7th	1986-1990	T. M. Thurai
8th	1990-1995	M. Sellathevan
9th	1995-1999	Mohd Sharif Jajang	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999-2004	Mohd Sharif Jajang
11th	2004-2008	Suhaimi Ghazali
12th	2008-2013	Marsum Paing
13th	2013-2018	Shahrum Mohd Sharif
14th	2018-2020	Adhif Syan Abdullah	PH (BERSATU)
14th	2020-2023	Adhif Syan Abdullah	PN (BERSATU)
15th	2023–present	Jamil Salleh	PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Selangor state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Jamil Salleh	33,565	48.51	48.51
	BN	Noorazli Said	33,154	47.95	15.47
	Parti Sosialis Malaysia	Darren Ong Chung Lee	1,782	2.58	2.58
	Parti Utama Rakyat	Mohd Daud Leong	668	0.97	0.97
Total valid votes			69,199	100.00
Total rejected ballots			437
Unreturned ballots			95
Turnout			69,731	74.24	13.79
Registered electors			93,931
Majority			381	0.56	15.26
	PN gain from PH		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Adhif Syan Abdullah	21,172	48.30	48.30
	BN	Shahrum Mohd Sharif	14,238	32.48	20.68
	PAS	Yusmi Haniff Ariffin	8,422	19.21	19.21
Total valid votes			43,832	100.00
Total rejected ballots			465
Unreturned ballots			126
Turnout			44,423	88.03	0.60
Registered electors			50,466
Majority			6,934	15.82	8.90
	PH gain from BN		Swing		.

Selangor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shahrum Mohd Sharif	17,801	53.16	5.13
	PKR	Borhan Aman Shah	15,484	46.24	4.53
	KITA	Azmi Othman	203	0.61	0.61
Total valid votes			33,488	100.00
Total rejected ballots			459
Unreturned ballots			85
Turnout			34,032	88.63	9.75
Registered electors			38,400
Majority			2,317	6.92	9.66
	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 2019-12-29. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Selangor state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Marsum Paing	11,838	58.29	13.03
	PKR	Ishammudin Ismail	8,471	41.71	36.32
Total valid votes			20,309	100.00
Total rejected ballots			417
Unreturned ballots			37
Turnout			20,763	78.88	4.05
Registered electors			26,322
Majority			3,367	16.58	31.45
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Suhaimi Mohd Ghazali	12,336	71.32	13.69
	PAS	Mohd Haslin Hassan	4,028	23.29	23.29
	PKR	Husin Dahlan	932	5.39	36.98
Total valid votes			17,296	100.00
Total rejected ballots			421
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			17,730	74.83	0.18
Registered electors			23,695
Majority			8,308	48.03	32.70
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Sharif Jajang	7,449	57.63	22.19
	PKR	Mohammad Sahar Mat Din	5,477	42.37	42.37
Total valid votes			12,926	100.00
Total rejected ballots			425
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			13,363	74.65	0.75
Registered electors			17,901
Majority			1,972	15.26	44.38
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Sharif Jajang	9,766	79.82	16.51
	PAS	Mohsinon Tahir	2,469	20.18	16.51
Total valid votes			12,235	100.00
Total rejected ballots			424
Unreturned ballots			40
Turnout			12,699	73.90	3.07
Registered electors			17,184
Majority			7,297	59.64	33.02
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	M. Sellathevan	8,859	63.31	3.99
	PAS	Mohd Fauzi Shaffie	5,133	36.69	3.99
Total valid votes			13,992	100.00
Total rejected ballots			447
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			14,439	76.97	6.28
Registered electors			18,760
Majority			3,726	26.62	7.98
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	T. M. Thurai	6,326	67.30	14.64
	PAS	Abdul Halim Mohd Amin	3,074	32.70	23.95
Total valid votes			9,400	100.00
Total rejected ballots			176
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,576	70.69	6.73
Registered electors			13,546
Majority			3,252	34.60	38.03
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	T. M. Thurai	7,996	81.94	6.54
	DAP	Yap Poh Soo	908	9.31	9.31
	PAS	Amat Sulaiman	854	8.75	8,75
Total valid votes			9,758	100.00
Total rejected ballots			167
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,925	77.42
Registered electors			12,819
Majority			7,088	72.63	4.33
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Razali Mohamad Ali	6,151	88.48	7.08
	Independent	Zainal Abidin Karim	801	11.52	11.52
Total valid votes			6,952	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			9,544
Majority			5,350	76.96	14.16
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Razali Mohamad Ali	4,408	81.40	81.40
	PEKEMAS	Zainuddin Karim	1,007	18.60	18.60
Total valid votes			5,415	100.00
Total rejected ballots			397
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,812	80.63
Registered electors			7,208
Majority			3,401	62.80
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Suhaimi Kamaruddin won uncontested.
	Alliance	Suhaimi Kamaruddin
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			10,647
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Raja Nong Chik Raja Ishak	4,876	65.42	16.04
	Socialist Front	Hew Kon Fah	2,577	34.58	34.58
Total valid votes			7,453	100.00
Total rejected ballots			484
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			7,937	81.40	9.09
Registered electors			9,751
Majority			2,299	30.84	37.34
	Alliance hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Abu Bakar Baginda	3,809	81.46
	PMIP	Omar Bujang	621	13.28
	Independent	Lee Siok Yew	246	5.26
Total valid votes			4,676	100.00
Total rejected ballots			208
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,884	72.31
Registered electors			6,754
Majority			3,188	68.18
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

^ "15th Selangor State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com.my. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
^ "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. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] "15th Selangor State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com.my. Retrieved 2023-08-11.

[2] "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. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.^{[permanent dead link]}

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