Petaling Jaya (federal constituency)
 Selangor constituency | |
|---|---|
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1984 |
| Constituency abolished | 1995 |
| Constituency re-created | 2018 |
| First contested | 1986 |
| Last contested | 2018 |
Petaling Jaya is a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 1995 and 2018 to present.
The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History
It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed but re-created in 2018 redelineation exercise.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Petaling Jaya | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created | ||||
| 7th | 1986–1990 | Eng Seng Chai | DAP | |
| 8th | 1990–1995 | Kua Kia Soong | ||
| Constituency abolished, split into Petaling Jaya Utara and Petaling Jaya Selatan | ||||
| Constituency re-created, renamed from Petaling Jaya Selatan | ||||
| 14th | 2018–present | Maria Chin Abdullah | PH | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PH | Maria Chin Abdullah | 78,984 | 68.52 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Chew Hian Tat | 21,847 | 18.95 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Noraini Hussin | 14,448 | 12.53 | ||
| Total valid votes | 115,279 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 968 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 350 | |||||
| Turnout | 116,597 | 82.74 | ||||
| Registered electors | 116,597 | |||||
| Majority | 57,137 | 49.56 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | PH | ||||
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.]] | DAP | Kua Kia Soong | 40,685 | 62.19 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Soh Chee Wen | 24,735 | 37.81 | |
| Total valid votes | 65,420 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,161 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 66,581 | 67.68 | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 15,950 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | DAP
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Eng Seng Chai | 29,929 | 55.88 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Lee Phon Yong | 21,176 | 39.54 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | SDP | Wong Sai Hou | 2,454 | 4.58 | ||
| Total valid votes | 53,559 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 801 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 54,360 | 67.61 | ||||
| Registered electors | 80,403 | |||||
| Majority | 8,753 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
