Puchong (federal constituency)
 Selangor constituency | |
|---|---|
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1984 |
| First contested | 1986 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 375,181 |
| Electors (2023)[2] | 156,057 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 78 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 4,810 |
Puchong is a federal constituency in Petaling District and Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 1995, from 2004 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.
Demographics
[edit]https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/Selangor
Age breakdown of Puchong's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (7.77%)
21-29 (23.02%)
30-39 (19.58%)
40-49 (19.4%)
50-59 (15.21%)
60-69 (9.61%)
70-79 (4.23%)
80-89 (1.12%)
above 90 (0.13%)
Gender breakdown of Puchong's electorate as of 2022
Male (50.06%)
Female (49.94%)
History
[edit]It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.
Polling districts
[edit]According to the gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Puchong constituency has a total of 35 polling districts.[4]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seri Kembangan (N28) | Serdang Lama | 103/28/01 | SJK (C) Kung Man Serdang |
| Serdang Utama | 103/28/02 | SMK Seri Kembangan | |
| Seri Kembangan 2 | 103/28/03 | SMK Seri Kembangan | |
| Seri Kembangan 1 | 103/28/04 | SMK Seri Kembangan | |
| Seri Kembangan 4 | 103/28/05 | SJK (C) Serdang Baru 1 Seri Kembangan | |
| Seri Kembangan 5 | 103/28/06 | Balai Masyarakat Kawasan 5 Seri Kembangan | |
| Seri Kembangan 9 | 103/28/07 | SJK (C) Serdang Baru 1 Seri Kembangan | |
| Seri Kembangan 11 | 103/28/08 | Dewan Serbaguna Seri Kembangan | |
| Seri Kembangan 8 | 103/28/09 | Dewan Serbaguna Seri Kembangan | |
| Seri Kembangan 10 | 103/28/10 | Dewan Serbaguna Seri Kembangan | |
| Seri Kembangan 12 | 103/28/11 | Dewan Serbaguna Seri Kembangan | |
| Seri Kembangan 7 | 103/28/12 | Balai Masyarakat Jalan SK 7/6, Kawasan 7 Seri Kembangan | |
| Seri Kembangan 6 | 103/28/13 | Dewan Serbaguna Seri Kembangan | |
| Seri Kembangan 3 | 103/28/14 | SJK (C) Serdang Baru 1 Seri Kembangan | |
| Bukit Serdang | 103/28/15 | Pusat Komuniti MBSJ PP2 Bukit Serdang | |
| Taman Universiti Indah | 103/28/16 |
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| Desa Serdang | 103/28/17 | SMK Desa Serdang | |
| Taman Muhibbah | 103/28/18 | Balai Masyarakat Taman Muhibbah | |
| Sungai Besi Indah | 103/28/19 | SK Taman Sungai Besi Indah | |
| Serdang Raya | 103/28/20 | Komplek Kemudahan Kemasyarakatan Serdang Raya | |
| Taman Bukit Belimbing | 103/28/21 | KAFA Integrasi Bukit Belimbing | |
| Seri Serdang (N29) | Serdang Jaya 1 | 103/29/01 | SK Sri Serdang |
| Seri Serdang Utara | 103/29/02 | SMK Seri Indah Taman Sri Serdang | |
| Kawasan UPM | 103/29/03 | SK Serdang | |
| Kampung Sri Aman | 103/29/04 | Dewan Serbaguna MBSJ Kampung Seri Aman | |
| Batu 14 Puchong | 103/29/05 | SMK Puchong Batu 14 | |
| Seri Serdang Selatan 1 | 103/29/06 | SMK Seri Serdang | |
| Bandar Bukit Puchong | 103/29/07 | SJK (C) Han Ming Puchong | |
| Taman Puchong Utama | 103/29/08 | SK Puchong Utama 2 | |
| Taman Pinggiran Putra | 103/29/09 |
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| Serdang Jaya 2 | 103/29/10 | SJK (C) Serdang Baru (2) Seri Kembangan | |
| Puchong Permai | 103/29/11 | SMK Puchong Perdana | |
| Seri Indah | 103/29/12 | Balai Masyarakat Taman Puchong Perdana Jalan Perdana 4/2A | |
| Seri Serdang Selatan 2 | 103/29/13 | KAFA Integrasi Manbul 'Ulum Taman Seri Serdang | |
| Kampung Batu 13 | 103/29/14 | SRA Bt 13 (Kampung Kenangan) Puchong |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Puchong | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Ulu Langat and Petaling | ||||
| 7th | P091 | 1986–1990 | V. David (வே. தேவிட்) |
DAP |
| 8th | 1990–1995 | GR (DAP) | ||
| Constituency abolished, split into Serdang and Petaling Jaya Selatan | ||||
| Constituency re-created from Serdang | ||||
| 11th | P103 | 2004–2008 | Lau Yeng Peng (卢永平) |
BN (GERAKAN) |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Gobind Singh Deo (ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਓ) |
PR (DAP) | |
| 13th | 2013–2018 | |||
| 14th | 2018–2022 | PH (DAP) | ||
| 15th | 2022–present | Yeo Bee Yin (杨美盈) | ||
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Puchong | Bukit Gasing | ||||||
| Kinrara | |||||||
| Lindungan | |||||||
| Serdang | |||||||
| Seri Kembangan | |||||||
| Seri Serdang | |||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N28 | Seri Kembangan | Wong Siew Ki | PH (DAP) |
| N29 | Seri Serdang | Abbas Salimi Azmi | PH (AMANAH) |
Local governments & postcode
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N28 | Seri Kembangan |
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| N29 | Seri Serdang | Subang Jaya City Council |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Yeo Bee Yin | 79,425 | 65.67 |  6.72
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| BN | Syed Ibrahim Kader | 21,468 | 17.75 |  2.42
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| PN | Jimmy Chew Jyh Gang | 18,263 | 15.10 | 15.10
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| Independent | Kuan Chee Heng | 1,793 | 1.48 | 1.48
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| Total valid votes | 120,949 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,222 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 266 | |||||
| Turnout | 122,437 | 79.12 | 8.35
| |||
| Registered electors | 152,861 | |||||
| Majority | 57,957 | 47.92 | 9.14
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| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Gobind Singh Deo | 60,429 | 72.39 | 72.39
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| BN | Ang Chin Tat | 12,794 | 15.33 | 17.05
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| PAS | Mohamad Rosharizan Mohd Rozlan | 10,255 | 12.28 | 12.28
| ||
| Total valid votes | 83,478 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 667 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 212 | |||||
| Turnout | 84,357 | 87.47 | 0.87
| |||
| Registered electors | 96,437 | |||||
| Majority | 47,635 | 57.06 | 21.82
| |||
| PH hold | 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 19 July 2019. 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 19 July 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Gobind Singh Deo | 62,938 | 67.62 | 6.68
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| BN | Kohilan Pillay Appu | 30,136 | 32.38 | 6.68
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| Total valid votes | 93,074 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,261 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 194 | |||||
| Turnout | 94,529 | 88.34 | 9.90
| |||
| Registered electors | 107,010 | |||||
| Majority | 32,802 | 35.24 | 13.36
| |||
| DAP 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 30 September 2018. 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 30 September 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-08. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Gobind Singh Deo | 35,079 | 60.94 | 27.91
| |
| BN | Lau Yeng Peng | 22,486 | 39.06 | 14.32
| |
| Total valid votes | 57,565 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,580 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 172 | ||||
| Turnout | 59,317 | 78.44 | 10.60
| ||
| Registered electors | 75,625 | ||||
| Majority | 12,593 | 21.88 | 7.91
| ||
| DAP gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Lau Yeng Peng | 21,291 | 53.38 | 53.38
| |
| PAS | Azmi Jamion @ Jemingon | 9,409 | 23.59 | 23.59
| |
| DAP | Wong Choong Yun | 9,185 | 23.03 | 23.03
| |
| Total valid votes | 39,885 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 533 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 78 | ||||
| Turnout | 40,496 | 67.84 | |||
| Registered electors | 59,693 | ||||
| Majority | 11,882 | 29.79 | |||
| BN gain from DAP | Swing | ?
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | V. David | 34,967 | 51.69 | 7.03
| |
| BN | Tan Yee Kew | 32,686 | 48.31 | 13.86
| |
| Total valid votes | 67,653 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,031 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 68,684 | 69.57 | 5.80
| ||
| Registered electors | 98,733 | ||||
| Majority | 2,281 | 3.38 | 20.89
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| DAP hold | Swing |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | V. David | 35,145 | 58.72 | |||
| BN | Lui Thai Heng | 20,616 | 34.45 | |||
| PAS | Asri Janang | 2,409 | 4.02 | |||
| SDP | Yeoh Poh San | 1,684 | 2.81 | |||
| Total valid votes | 59,854 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,198 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 61,052 | 75.37 | ||||
| Registered electors | 81,005 | |||||
| Majority | 14,529 | 24.27 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
[edit]- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "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. 23. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
