Sentosa (state constituency)

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Sentosa
Selangor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Gunarajah George
PH
Constituency created2018
First contested2018
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]90,270

Sentosa is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia.

Sentosa was created in the 2016 redistribution and was first represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly in 2018. The seat was called Kota Alam Shah prior to the 2018 redelineation. Sentosa is represented under the Kota Raja parliamentary constituency. It has been represented by Gunarajah George of Pakatan Harapan (PH) since May 2018.

Sentosa is the first and only Indian majority state constituency in the state of Selangor. It consists of 43% Indian, 38% Chinese, 17% Malay and 1% other voters.[2]

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Sentosa's electorate as of 2023[3]

  Chinese (41.0%)
  Indian (41.0%)
  Malay (15.0%)
  Other ethnicities (2.95%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Sentosa constituency is divided into 13 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 Dewan Sentosa Majlis Perbandaran Klang Jalan Sungai Jati
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 Dewan Orang Ramai Apartment Impian Sentosa
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
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

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sentosa
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency renamed from Kota Alam Shah
14th 2018–2023 Gunarajah George PH (PKR)
15th 2023–present

Election Results

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Selangor state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Gunarajah George 54,601 83.53 Decrease 2.09
PN Parameswaran Ganason 8,252 12.62 Increase 12.62
MUDA Thanusha Ramanieswaran 2,357 3.61 Increase 3.61
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Jeichandran Wadivelu 156 0.24 Increase 0.24
Total valid votes 65,366 100.00
Total rejected ballots 423
Unreturned ballots 84
Turnout 65,873 72.97 Decrease 14.39
Registered electors 90,270
Majority 46,349 70.91 Decrease 4.58
PH hold Swing
Selangor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Gunarajah George 38,106 85.62
BN Subramaniam Retam 4,506 10.12
PAS Rajan Manikesavan 1,722 3.87
Independent Sundarajoo Periasamy 95 0.21
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Telaiamblam Mariappan 79 0.18
Total valid votes 44,508 100.00
Total rejected ballots 344
Unreturned ballots 92
Turnout 44,944 87.36
Registered electors 51,444
Majority 33,600 75.49
This was a new constituency created

References

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  1. ^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 16 April 2018. p. 12. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Surach, G. (19 April 2018). "First Indian-majority seat may see five-way fight". The Sun (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2023 – via PressReader.
  3. ^ "15th Selangor State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com.my. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ^ "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. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.[permanent dead link]

The Redelineation Report issued by the Election Commission of Malaysia

http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20160429_P.U.(B)197.pdf