Kota Raja (federal constituency)
 Selangor constituency | |
|---|---|
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2003 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2018 |
Kota Raja is a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.
The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History
2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Seksyen 34 Shah Alam, Sungai Kandis, Teluk Menegun, LLN Connought Bridge, Kampung Pandan, Kampung Jawa, Kota Raja, Taman Seri Andalas 1, Taman Seri Andalas 2, Taman Klang Jaya 1, Sentosa Dato Yusof Shahbuddin, Bukit Jati, Taman Seri Andalas 3, Taman Desawan, Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 1, Sentosa Dato Dagang, Jalan Raya Timur, Taman Klang Jaya 2, Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 2, Taman Maznah, Shah Alam S27, Shah Alam S28, Sri Muda 1, Sri Muda 2 Utara, Bukit Kemuning, Jalan Kebun, Johan Setia, Batu 4 Jalan Kebun, Bandar Puteri Klang, Kampung Baru Hicom, Putra Height, Sri Muda 2 Selatan, Seri Gambut, Kota Kemuning, Bukit Rimau, Kampung Bukit Naga, Haji Husin Jalan Kebun, Shah Alam S27 B.
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Seksyen 34 Shah Alam, Sungai Kandis, Teluk Menegun, LLN Connought Bridge, Kampung Pandan, Kampung Jawa, Kota Raja, Taman Seri Andalas 1, Taman Seri Andalas 2, Taman Klang Jaya 1, Sentosa Dato Yusof Shahbuddin, Bukit Jati, Taman Seri Andalas 3, Taman Desawan, Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 1, Sentosa Dato Dagang, Jalan Raya Timur, Taman Klang Jaya 2, Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 2, Taman Maznah, Taman Menara Maju, Shah Alam S 27 A, Shah Alam S 28, Sri Muda 1, Sri Muda 2 Utara, Bukit Kemuning, Jalan Kebun, Johan Setia, Batu 4 Jalan Kebun, Bandar Puteri Klang, Kampung Baru Hicom, Putra Height, Sri Muda 2 Selatan, Seri Gambut, Kota Kemuning Jalan 31/1 - 31/80, Bukit Rimau, Kampung Bukit Naga, Haji Husin Jalan Kebun, Shah Alam S 27 B, Apartment S 28, Taman Berjaya, Kota Kemuning Jalan 31/81 - 31/170, Bandar Botanic and Bandar Bukit Tinggi.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Kota Raja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created | ||||
| 11th | 2004-2008 | S. Vigneswaran M. Sanasee | BN | |
| 12th | 2008-2013 | Siti Mariah Mahmud | PAS | |
| 13th | 2013-2015 | |||
| 2015-2018 | Amanah | |||
| 14th | 2018-present | Mohamad Sabu | PH (Amanah) | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PH (2018) | Mohamad Sabu | 90,697 | 70.79 | + 70.79 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Mohamed Diah Baharun | 19,555 | 15.26 | - 49.36 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | V. Gunalan | 17,874 | 13.95 | - 18.53 | |
| Total valid votes | 128,126 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 966 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 320 | |||||
| Turnout | 129,412 | 86.84 | ||||
| Registered electors | 149,021 | |||||
| Majority | 71,142 | 55.53 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PH]] | Swing | PAS | ||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 239/2018]" (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 State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 313/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Siti Mariah Mahmud | 59,106 | 64.62 | - 3.71 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Murugesan Sinnandavar | 29,711 | 32.48 | + 0.84 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Uthayakumar Ponnusamy | 2,364 | 2.58 | + 2.58 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Azman Idrus | 280 | 0.31 | + 0.31 | |
| Total valid votes | 91,461 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,102 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 116 | |||||
| Turnout | 92,729 | 87.56 | ||||
| Registered electors | 105,909 | |||||
| Majority | 29,395 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | PAS | ||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 176/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-08. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 217/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-08. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Siti Mariah Mahmud | 38,630 | 68.36 | + 31.79 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | S. Vigneswaran M. Sanasee | 17,879 | 31.64 | - 23.61 | |
| Total valid votes | 56,509 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 814 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 57,323 | 79.75 | ||||
| Registered electors | 71,887 | |||||
| Majority | 20,751 | |||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PAS]] | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | S. Vigneswaran M. Sanasee | 24,376 | 55.25 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Siti Mariah Mahmud | 16,137 | 36.57 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Krisnasamy Thevarayan | 3,608 | 8.18 | ||
| Total valid votes | 44,121 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 627 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 10 | |||||
| Turnout | 44,758 | 76.67 | ||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | 8,239 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "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 2016-07-08.
