Sungai Buloh (federal constituency)

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Sungai Buloh (P107)
Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
 
 		 
Sivarasa Rasiah
PH
Constituency created2018
First contested2018
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]90,707
Area (km²)[2]133

Sungai Buloh is a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2018.

The federal constituency was created from parts of the Subang constituency in the 2018 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Buloh's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (65.33%)
  Chinese (21.64%)
  Indian (10.72%)
  Other ethnicities (2.32%)

History[edit]

2016-present:The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Ehsan Jalan 5, Sungai Buloh, Petempatan Sungai Buloh, Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh Utara, Bukit Rahman Putra, Merbau Sempak, Paya Jaras, Taman Ehsan Jalan 2, Desa Aman Puri, Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh Selatan, Sungai Pelong, Taman Ehsan Jalan 4, Paya Jaras Hilir, Matang Pagar, Kubu Gajah, Kem Sungai Buloh, Kampung Baharu Sungai Buloh Sekolah, RRI Sungai Buloh, Pinggiran Subang, Taman Subang Baru, Kampung Melayu Subang, Subang Perdana, Kota Damansara Seksyen 4 dan 5, LTSSAAS Subang, Kampung Baharu Subang, Ara Damansara, Kota Damansara Seksyen 7, Kampung Baharu Sungai Buloh Dewan, Jalan Merbau Kampung Melayu Subang, Taman Glenmarie, Mutiara Subang, Kota Damansara Seksyen 6, Kota Damansara Seksyen 8 dan 9, Kota Damansara Seksyen 10 dan 11, Taman Saujana Utama.

Members of Parliament for Sungai Buloh
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created, renamed from Subang
14th 2018-present Sivarasa Rasiah PH (PKR)

Election results[edit]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Sivarasa Rasiah 43,631 55.97 +55.97
PAS Nuridah binti Mohd Salleh 16,997 21.80 +21.80
BN Pakas Rao a/l Applanaidoo 16,681 21.40 +21.40
PSM Zainurizzaman bin Moharam 642 0.82 +0.82
Total valid votes 77,951 100.00
Total rejected ballots 686
Unreturned ballots 237
Turnout 78874 86.95
Registered electors 90,707
Majority 26,634 34.17
This was a new constituency created.
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.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 24. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  2. ^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  3. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
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