Bukit Gasing (state constituency)
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Selangor constituency | |||
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State constituency | |||
Legislature | Selangor State Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
PH | ||
Constituency created | 1984 | ||
First contested | 1986 | ||
Last contested | 2023 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2023) | 54,238 |
Bukit Gasing is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1986. It has been represented by Rajiv Rishyakaran of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions since May 2013.
The state constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Bukit Gasing constituency is divided into 20 polling districts.[2]
State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
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Bukit Gasing(N34) | Seksyen 17 Utara | 105/34/01 | SK Sri Damai |
Seksyen 17 Barat | 105/34/02 | SK Sri Damai | |
Seksyen 17 Tengah | 105/34/03 | SK Sri Damai | |
Seksyen 17 Selatan | 105/34/04 | Dewan Al-Malik Faisal (Pusat Asasi UIAM) | |
Seksyen 16 | 105/34/05 | SMK Sultan Abdul Samad | |
Jalan Bukit | 105/34/06 |
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Jalan Semangat | 105/34/07 | SMK (Laki-Laki) Bukit Bintang Jalan Utara | |
Seksyen 5 Utara | 105/34/08 | SMK La Salle PJ | |
Taman Jaya | 105/34/09 | SMJK Katholik | |
Kawasan Assunta Convent | 105/34/10 | SMK Assunta | |
Kawasan Bandar Baharu | 105/34/11 | SK La Salle PJ | |
Jalan Sungai Jernih | 106/35/12 |
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Seksyen Satu Petaling Jaya | 105/34/13 |
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Kawasan Bangunan K.K.P.L | 105/34/14 | SMK (P) Taman Petaling | |
Seksyen 5 Selatan | 105/34/15 | SMK (P) Taman Petaling | |
Seksyen 17 A | 105/34/16 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa Damansara | |
Seksyen 19 | 105/34/17 | SK Taman Sea | |
Seksyen 14 Utara | 105/34/18 | SK Sri Petaling | |
Seksyen 14 Selatan | 105/34/19 | SMK Sri Utama | |
Seksyen 2 Petaling Jaya | 105/34/20 | SJK (C) Chen Moh |
Representation history
[edit]Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Gasing | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Petaling Jaya | |||
7th | 1986-1990 | Tai Sin Piaw | DAP |
8th | 1990-1995 | Teong Shyan Chyuan | |
9th | 1995-1999 | Teng Chang Khim | |
10th | 1999-2004 | Lim Thuang Seng | BN (GERAKAN) |
11th | 2004-2008 | ||
12th | 2008-2011 | Edward Lee Poh Lin | PR (DAP) |
2011-2013 | Vacant[N 1] | ||
13th | 2013-2018 | Rajiv Rishyakaran | PR (DAP) |
14th | 2018–2023 | PH (DAP) | |
15th | 2023–present |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Rajiv Rishyakaran | 28,227 | 83.48 | 3.44 | ||
PN | Nallan Dhanabalan | 3,255 | 9.61 | 9.61 | ||
MUDA | Kalyana Rajasekaran Teagarajan | 1,390 | 4.10 | 4.10 | ||
Total valid votes | 32,872 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 110 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 63 | |||||
Turnout | 33,045 | 60.93 | 17.34 | |||
Registered electors | 54,238 | |||||
Majority | 24,972 | 73.87 | 2.59 | |||
PH hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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PH | Rajiv Rishyakaran | 29,366 | 86.92 | 86.92 | |
BN | Chai Ko Thing | 3,531 | 10.45 | 9.31 | |
PAS | David Sew Kah Heng | 890 | 2.63 | 2.63 | |
Total valid votes | 33,787 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 187 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 106 | ||||
Turnout | 34,080 | 78.27 | 0.44 | ||
Registered electors | 45,539 | ||||
Majority | 25,835 | 76.46 | 17.95 | ||
PH hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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Pakatan Rakyat | Rajiv Rishyakaran | 21,168 | 78.55 | 9.10 | ||
BN | Juan Sei Chang | 5,326 | 19.76 | 10.79 | ||
Independent | Simon Lee Chung Hsin | 287 | 1.06 | 1.06 | ||
Independent | Mak Khuin Weng | 168 | 0.62 | 0.62 | ||
Total valid votes | 26,949 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 229 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 44 | |||||
Turnout | 27,222 | 78.71 | 9.77 | |||
Registered electors | 34,584 | |||||
Majority | 15,842 | 58.79 | 19.89 | |||
Pakatan Rakyat hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-21. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Pakatan Rakyat | Edward Lee Poh Lin | 15,735 | 69.45 | 28.71 | |
BN | Lim Thuang Seng | 6,923 | 30.55 | 28.71 | |
Total valid votes | 22,658 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 214 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 3 | ||||
Turnout | 22,875 | 68.94 | 4.41 | ||
Registered electors | 33,183 | ||||
Majority | 8,812 | 38.90 | 20.38 | ||
Pakatan Rakyat gain from BN | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Lim Thuang Seng | 13,057 | 59.26 | 6.99 | |
DAP | John Chung Yoong Ying | 8,976 | 40.74 | 6.99 | |
Total valid votes | 22,033 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 267 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 23 | ||||
Turnout | 22,323 | 64.53 | 2.39 | ||
Registered electors | 34,593 | ||||
Majority | 4,081 | 18.52 | 13.98 | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Lim Thuang Seng | 11,771 | 52.27 | 5.28 | |
DAP | Hew Kuan Yau | 10,750 | 47.73 | 5.28 | |
Total valid votes | 22,521 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 272 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 86 | ||||
Turnout | 22,879 | 66.92 | 2.34 | ||
Registered electors | 34,189 | ||||
Majority | 1,021 | 4.54 | 1.48 | ||
BN gain from DAP | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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DAP | Teng Chang Khim | 11,348 | 53.01 | 13.56 | |
BN | Lim Thuang Seng | 10,058 | 46.99 | 13.56 | |
Total valid votes | 21,406 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 355 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 128 | ||||
Turnout | 21,889 | 64.58 | 1.36 | ||
Registered electors | 33,894 | ||||
Majority | 1,290 | 6.02 | 27.13 | ||
DAP hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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DAP | Teong Shyan Chyuan | 12,848 | 66.57 | 6.04 | |
BN | Soong Siew Hoong | 6,451 | 33.43 | 4.42 | |
Total valid votes | 19,299 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 301 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 19,600 | 65.94 | 2.08 | ||
Registered electors | 29,726 | ||||
Majority | 6,397 | 33.15 | 10.47 | ||
DAP hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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DAP | Tai Sin Piaw | 12,255 | 60.53 | |||
BN | Soong Siew Hoong | 7,663 | 37.85 | |||
SDP | Au Keng Wah | 327 | 1.62 | |||
Total valid votes | 20,245 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 250 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 20,495 | 68.02 | ||||
Registered electors | 30,129 | |||||
Majority | 4,592 | 22.68 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Vacant from 20 December 2011 until the 2013 Malaysian general election due to the incumbent died in office. No by-election was held due to the next general election was less than a year and half away.
References
[edit]- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "15th Selangor State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com.my. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]