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Kota Raja (federal constituency)

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Kota Raja (P111)
Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Mohamad Sabu
PH
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]523,094
Electors (2023)[2]250,821
Area (km²)[3]141
Pop. density (per km²)3,709.9

Kota Raja is a federal constituency in Klang District and Petaling District, 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.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Kota Raja's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (40%)
  Chinese (30%)
  Indian (27%)
  Other ethnicities (3%)

Age breakdown of Kota Raja's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (9.09%)
  21-29 (25.9%)
  30-39 (21.2%)
  40-49 (17.86%)
  50-59 (13.82%)
  60-69 (8.29%)
  70-79 (3.07%)
  80-89 (0.66%)
  above 90 (0.11%)

Gender breakdown of Kota Raja's electorate as of 2022

  Male (49.38%)
  Female (50.62%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Kota Raja constituency is divided into 46 polling districts.[4]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Sentosa (N48） Taman Klang Jaya 1 111/48/01 SMK Raja Mahadi Taman Klang Jaya
Sentosa Dato Yusof Shahbuddin 111/48/02 SMK Shah Bandaraya
Taman Desawan 111/48/03 SK Taman Klang Jaya
Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 1 111/48/04 SRA Taman Klang Jaya
Sentosa Dato Dagang 111/48/05 SJK (T) Taman Sentosa Klang
Taman Klang Jaya 2 111/48/06 SMK Raja Mahadi Taman Klang Jaya
Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 2 111/48/07 Taman Bimbingan Kanak-Kanak (KEMAS) Cawangan Taman Sentosa
Bandar Bukit Tinggi 1 111/48/08
  • SK Bukit Tinggi
  • SMK Batu Unjur
Taman Maznah 111/48/09 SMJK Chung Hwa Seksyen 36 Shah Alam
Batu 4 Jalan Kebun 111/48/10 SJK (T) Batu Ampat Jalan Kota Raja
Taman Menara Maju 111/48/11 SK Kampung Jawa (2)
Bandar Bukit Tinggi 2 111/48/12 SMK Bukit Tinggi Klang
Bandar Botanic 111/48/13 SJK (T) Ladang Highlands
Sungai Kandis (N49） Seksyen 34 Shah Alam 111/49/01 Dewan Pusat Latihan Teknologi Tinggi (ADTEC) Seksyen 34 Shah Alam
Sungai Kandis 111/49/02 SRA Sungai Kandis Klang
Teluk Menegun 111/49/03 SK Telok Menegon Klang
LLN Connught Bridge 111/49/04 SRA Hajah Fatimah Kampong Datok Dagang Kelang
Kampung Pandan 111/49/05 SA Rakyat (KAFA Integrasi) Kampung Pandan
Kampung Jawa 111/49/06 Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah Klang
Kota Raja 111/49/07 SMA Tinggi Sultan Hishamuddin
Taman Seri Andalas 1 111/49/08 SK Taman Sri Andalas Klang
Taman Seri Andalas 2 111/49/09 SMK Seri Andalas Klang
Bukit Jati 111/49/10 SRA Kampung Jawa
Taman Seri Andalas 3 111/49/11 SJK (T) Simpang Lima
Jalan Raya Timur 111/49/12 SM (Psdn) Chung Hua
Bandar Puteri Klang 111/49/13 Dewan Serbaguna Klang Jaya
Jalan Kebun 111/49/14 SK Jalan Kebun
Johan Setia 111/49/15 SK Kampung Johan Setia Klang
Seri Gambut 111/49/16 SRA Bukit Naga Batu 6 Klang
Kampung Bukit Naga 111/49/17 SK Bukit Naga Batu 6
Haji Husin Jalan Kebun 111/49/18 SRA Jalan Kebun
Taman Berjaya 111/49/19 SMK Jalan Kebun
Kota Kemuning（N50） Shah Alam S 27 A 111/50/01 SK Hicom Seksyen 27 Shah Alam
Shah Alam S 28 111/50/02 SK Taman Alam Megah
Sri Muda 1 111/50/03 SK Taman Sri Muda
Sri Muda 2 Utara 111/50/04 SK Taman Sri Muda (2)
Bukit Kemuning 111/50/05 SJK (C) Khe Beng Batu 8
Kampung Baru Hicom 111/50/06 Dewan Blok A, Pangsapuri PPR Hicom
Putra Heights 111/50/07
  • SK Alam Megah (3) Shah Alam
  • SK Putra Height 2
  • SJK (C) Tun Tan Siew Sin
Sri Muda 2 Selatan 111/50/08 SMK Taman Sri Muda
Kota Kemuning Jalan 31/1 - 31/80 111/50/09 SK Bukit Kemuning
Bukit Rimau 111/50/10 SK Bukit Rimau
Shah Alam S 27 B 111/50/11 SK Seksyen 27 (1) Shah Alam
Apartment S 28 111/50/12 SMK Alam Megah 2
Kota Kemuning Jalan 31/81 - 31/170 111/50/13 SK Bukit Kemuning 2
Shah Alam S 26 111/50/14 SMA Al-Hikmah Shah Alam

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Kota Raja
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Shah Alam and Klang
11th P111 2004–2008 S. Vigneswaran M. Sanasee
(ச. விக்னேஸ்வரன்)		 BN (MIC)
12th 2008–2013 Siti Mariah Mahmud
(سيتي مارية محمود)		 PR (PAS)
13th 2013–2015
2015–2018 AMANAH
14th 2018–2022 Mohamad Sabu
(محمد سابو)		 PH (AMANAH)
15th 2022–present

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kota Raja Kota Kemuning
Sentosa
Seri Andalas
Sri Muda
Sungai Kandis

Current state assembly members

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No. State Constituency Member Coalition (Party)
N48 Sentosa Gunarajah George PH (PKR)
N49 Sungai Kandis Wan Dzahanurin Ahmad PN (BERSATU)
N50 Kota Kemuning Preakas Sampunathan PH (DAP)

Local governments & postcodes

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No. State Constituency Local Government Postcode
N48 Sentosa
  • Shah Alam City Council (Taman Maznah area)
  • Klang City Council
  • 40400, 40460, 40470 Shah Alam
  • 41000, 41200, Klang
  • 47650 Putra Heights
N49 Sungai Kandis
  • Shah Alam City Council (Sungai Kandis and Seksyen 34 areas)
  • Klang City Council
N50 Kota Kemuning
  • Shah Alam City Council
  • Subang Jaya City Council (Putra Heights area)

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Mohamad Sabu 123,306 62.36 Decrease 8.22
PN Mohamed Diah Baharun 49,308 24.94 Increase 24.94
BN Kajendran Doraisamy 22,225 11.24 Decrease 2.71
GTA Fahmi Bazlan Muda 2,063 1.04 Increase 1.04
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Che Sara Afiqah Zainul Arif 360 0.18 Increase 0.18
Independent P Raveentharan Periasamy 209 0.11 Increase 0.11
Independent Kumar Karananedi 163 0.08 Increase0.08
Independent Surendhar Selvaraju 106 0.05 Increase0.05
Total valid votes 197,740 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,586
Unreturned ballots 552
Turnout 199,878 80.81 Decrease 6.03
Registered electors 244,712
Majority 73,998 37.42 Decrease 18.11
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753283/PUB612.pdf
Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Mohamad Sabu 90,697 70.79 Increase 70.79
PAS Mohamed Diah Baharun 19,555 15.26 Decrease 49.36
BN V. Gunalan 17,874 13.95 Decrease 18.53
Total valid votes 128,126 100.00
Total rejected ballots 966
Unreturned ballots 320
Turnout 129,412 86.84 Decrease 0.72
Registered electors 149,021
Majority 71,142 55.53 Increase 23.39
PH gain from PAS Swing ?
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Malaysian general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Siti Mariah Mahmud 59,106 64.62 Decrease 3.71
BN Murugesan Sinnandavar 29,711 32.48 Increase 0.84
Independent Uthayakumar Ponnusamy 2,364 2.58 Increase 2.58
Independent Azman Idrus 280 0.31 Increase 0.31
Total valid votes 91,461 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,102
Unreturned ballots 116
Turnout 92,729 87.56 Increase 7.81
Registered electors 105,909
Majority 29,395 32.14 Decrease 4.58
PAS hold Swing
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
Malaysian general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PAS Siti Mariah Mahmud 38,630 68.36 Increase 31.79
BN S. Vigneswaran M. Sanasee 17,879 31.64 Decrease 23.61
Total valid votes 56,509 100.00
Total rejected ballots 814
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 57,323 79.75 Increase 3.08
Registered electors 71,887
Majority 20,751 36.72 Increase 18.04
PAS gain from BN Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
BN S. Vigneswaran M. Sanasee 24,376 55.25
PAS Siti Mariah Mahmud 16,137 36.57
Independent 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 58,374
Majority 8,239 18.68
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  1. ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A) Polling Hours For the General Eelection of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Selangor" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 15 July 2023.
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