Wangsa Maju (federal constituency)
 Kuala Lumpur constituency | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1994 |
| First contested | 1995 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 215,600 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 120,323 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 16 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 13,475 |
Wangsa Maju is a federal constituency in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, 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.
With over 13,000 people per km2, Wangsa Maju has the highest population density among all parliamentary constituencies in Malaysia.[4]
Demographics
[edit]Age breakdown of Wangsa Maju's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (5.14%)
21-29 (19.42%)
30-39 (24.06%)
40-49 (17.75%)
50-59 (14.67%)
60-69 (12.48%)
70-79 (4.96%)
80-89 (1.31%)
above 90 (0.21%)
Gender breakdown of Wangsa Maju's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.37%)
Female (50.63%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Wangsa Maju constituency has a total of 21 polling districts.[6]
| Polling District | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Flat Taman Melati | 116/00/01 | SMK Taman Melati |
| Taman Melati | 116/00/02 | SK Taman Melati |
| Rumah Pangsa Dewan Bandaraya | 116/00/03 | SK Setapak Indah |
| Taman Ibu Kota | 116/00/04 | SMK Setapak Indah |
| Taman Setapak | 116/00/05 | SMK Danau Kota |
| Gombak Utara | 116/00/06 | SJK (C) Nan Yik 'Lee Rubber' |
| Changkat | 116/00/07 | SRA Ibnul Jauzi (SEA Daruttarbiah Islamiah) |
| Kampung Padang Balang | 116/00/08 | SRA Saidina Ali (K.W), Kampung Padang Balang |
| Gombak Selatan | 116/00/09 | SMJK Chong Hwa |
| Kampung Puah | 116/00/10 | SRA Bilal Bin Rabah (SRA Kampung Puah) |
| Taman P Ramlee | 116/00/11 | SJK (C) Mun Yee |
| Jalan Gombak | 116/00/12 | SRA Zaid Bin Harithah (SRA Sungai Mulia) |
| Teratai Mewah | 116/00/13 | SK Danau Kota 2 |
| Danau Kota | 116/00/14 | SK Danau Kota |
| Genting Kelang | 116/00/15 | Kolej Universiti Tuanku Abdul Rahman |
| Seksyen 1 Wangsa Maju Utara | 116/00/16 | SK Wangsa Maju Seksyen 1 |
| Seksyen 1 Wangsa Maju Selatan | 116/00/17 |
|
| Taman Desa Setapak | 116/00/18 | SK Desa Setapak |
| Seksyen 2 Wangsa Maju | 116/00/19 | SMK Wangsa Maju 2 |
| Seksyen 4 Wangsa Maju | 116/00/20 | SK Wangsa Jaya |
| Taman Wangsa Melawati | 116/00/21 | SMK Wangsa Melawati |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Wangsa Maju | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Batu | ||||
| 9th | P105 | 1995–1999 | Kamal Mat Salih (كمال مت صالح) |
BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Zulhasnan Rafique (ذوالحسنان رفيق) | ||
| 11th | P116 | 2004–2008 | Yew Teong Look (姚长禄) |
BN (MCA) |
| 12th | 2008–2010 | Wee Choo Keong (黄朱强) |
PR (PKR) | |
| 2010–2013 | Independent | |||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Tan Kee Kwong (陈记光) |
PR (PKR) | |
| 14th | 2018–2022 | Tan Yee Kew (陈仪侨) |
PH (PKR) | |
| 15th | 2022–present | Zahir Hassan (ظاهير حسن) | ||
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|
| P116 | Kuala Lumpur City Hall |
|
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Zahir Hassan | 46,031 | 49.63 |  7.67
| ||
| PN | Nuridah Mohd Salleh | 25,335 | 27.32 |  27.32
| ||
| BN | Mohd Shafei Abdullah | 19,595 | 21.13 | 3.24
| ||
| GTA | Norzaila Arifin | 987 | 1.06 | 1.06
| ||
| Heritage | Wee Choo Keong | 576 | 0.62 | 0.62
| ||
| Independent | Raveentheran Suntheralingam | 216 | 0.23 | 0.23
| ||
| Total valid votes | 92,740 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 498 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 255 | |||||
| Turnout | 93,493 | 77.08 | 7.13
| |||
| Registered electors | 120,323 | |||||
| Majority | 20,696 | 22.31 | 10.62
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Tan Yee Kew | 42,178 | 57.30 | 57.30
| ||
| BN | Yew Teong Look | 17,940 | 24.37 | 20.86
| ||
| PAS | Razali Tumirin | 13,490 | 18.33 | 18.33
| ||
| Total valid votes | 73,608 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 525 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 376 | |||||
| Turnout | 74,509 | 84.21 | 1.80
| |||
| Registered electors | 88,482 | |||||
| Majority | 24,238 | 32.93 | 23.39
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 240/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 314/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Tan Kee Kwong | 31,641 | 54.77 | 4.58
| ||
| BN | Mohd Shafei Abdullah | 26,130 | 45.23 | 4.58
| ||
| Total valid votes | 57,771 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 375 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 145 | |||||
| Turnout | 58,291 | 86.01 | 13.00
| |||
| Registered electors | 67,775 | |||||
| Majority | 5,511 | 9.54 | 9.16
| |||
| PKR hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 177/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-07. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 218/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2016-05-07. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Wee Choo Keong | 19,637 | 50.19 | 14.30
| |
| BN | Yew Teong Lock | 19,487 | 49.81 | 14.30
| |
| Total valid votes | 39,124 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 357 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 317 | ||||
| Turnout | 39,798 | 73.01 | 0.50
| ||
| Registered electors | 54,509 | ||||
| Majority | 150 | 0.38 | 27.84
| ||
| PKR gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Yew Teong Lock | 23,135 | 64.11 | 8.94
| |
| PKR | Sahri Bahari | 12,950 | 35.89 | 8.94
| |
| Total valid votes | 36,085 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 340 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 829 | ||||
| Turnout | 37,254 | 73.51 | 5.87
| ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 10,185 | 28.22 | 17.88
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Zulhasnan Rafique | 29,997 | 55.17 | 26.62
| |
| PKR | Marina Mohd. Yusoff | 24,379 | 44.83 | 44.83
| |
| Total valid votes | 54,376 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 710 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 4,523 | ||||
| Turnout | 59,609 | 79.38 | 4.65
| ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 5,618 | 10.34 | 53.24
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Kamal Mat Salih | 35,884 | 81.79 | |||
| S46 | Aliah @ Nailah Nani | 7,990 | 18.21 | |||
| Total valid votes | 43,874 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,704 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 3,147 | |||||
| Turnout | 48,725 | 74.73 | ||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | 27,894 | 63.58 | ||||
| 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. 26. 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.
- ^ "P.116 WANGSA MAJU". Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
