Petaling Jaya Selatan

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Petaling Jaya Selatan
Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2013

Petaling Jaya Selatan is a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.

The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Seksyen 14 Utara, Seksyen 14 Selatan, Seksyen 51, Seksyen 4 Petaling Jaya, Kawasan Melayu, Seksyen 2 Petaling Jaya, PJS 1, Medan Pejasa, Taman Dato Harun 1, Taman Dato Harun 2, PJS 3, PJS 4, Baiduri, Petaling Utama, PJS 2, PJS 2 C / 12, PJS 2 D, Kampung Medan, PJS 2C, Seksyen 17 Utara, Seksyen 17 Barat, Seksyen 17 Tengah, Seksyen 17 Selatan, Seksyen 16, Jalan Bukit, Jalan Semangat, Seksyen 5 Utara, Taman Jaya, Kawasan Assunta Convent, Kawasan Bandar Baharu, Jalan Sungai Jernih, Seksyen Satu Petaling Jaya, Kawasan Bangunan K.K.P.L, Seksyen 5 Selatan.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Petaling Jaya Selatan
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
9th 1995-1999 Donald Lim Siang Chai BN
10th 1999-2004
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013 Hee Loy Sian PKR
13th 2013-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013: Petaling Jaya Selatan
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PKR Hee Loy Sian 41,062 63.80 + 8.26
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Sheah Kok Fah 21,846 33.95 - 10.51
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BEBAS Ibrahim Khatib 1,447 2.25 + 2.25
Total valid votes 64,355 100.00
Total rejected ballots 830
Unreturned ballots 138
Turnout 65,323 82.11
Registered electors 79,558
Majority 19,216
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing PKR
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.
Malaysian general election, 2008: Petaling Jaya Selatan
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PKR Hee Loy Sian 28,598 55.54 + 27.53
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Donald Lim Siang Chai 22,892 44.46 - 27.53
Total valid votes 51,490 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,044
Unreturned ballots 97
Turnout 52,631 71.91
Registered electors 73,192
Majority 5,706
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PKR]] Swing BN


Malaysian general election, 2004: Petaling Jaya Selatan
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Donald Lim Siang Chai 35,054 71.99 + 18.29
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] KEADILAN Sivarasa Rasiah 13,638 28.01 + 28.01
Total valid votes 48,692 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,008
Unreturned ballots 38
Turnout 49,738 67.67
Registered electors
Majority 21,416
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN


Malaysian general election, 1999: Petaling Jaya Selatan
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Donald Lim Siang Chai 24,581 53.70 - 9.03
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PRM Syed Husin Ali 20,736 45.30 + 9.94
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BEBAS Selvanathan Savarimuthu 457 1.00 - 0.91
Total valid votes 45,774 100.00
Total rejected ballots 772
Unreturned ballots 106
Turnout 46,652 68.92
Registered electors
Majority 3,845
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold Swing BN


Malaysian general election, 1995: Petaling Jaya Selatan
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BN Donald Lim Siang Chai 26,646 62.73
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] PRM Syed Husin Ali 15,021 35.36
[[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] BEBAS Selvanathan Savarimuthu 811 1.91
Total valid votes 42,478 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,022
Unreturned ballots 354
Turnout 43,854 65.66
Registered electors
Majority 11,625
This was a new constituency created.

References