Ampang Jaya (federal constituency)

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Ampang Jaya
Flag of Selangor.svg Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1984
Constituency abolished2004
First contested 1986
Last contested 1999

Ampang Jaya was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 2004.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 2004 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Ampang Jaya
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency split from Selayang
7th P0881986–1988Lim Ann Koon
(林安熴)
BN (MCA)
1989–1990 Ong Tee Keat
(翁诗杰)
8th 1990–1995
9th P0921995–1999
10th 1999–2004
Constituency abolished, split into Ampang and Pandan

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Ampang JayaAmpang
Keramat
Lembah Jaya
Pandan
Ulu Klang

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Ong Tee Keat 40,66955.28Decrease2.svg 20.82
PKR Sivarasa Rasiah 32,90244.72Increase2.svg 44.72
Total valid votes73,571 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,199
Unreturned ballots99
Turnout74,86975.98Increase2.svg 4.30
Registered electors
Majority7,76710.56Decrease2.svg 41.64
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Ong Tee Keat 45,28276.10Increase2.svg 15.87
S46 Wan Mohd. Fuaad Wan Abdullah14,22123.90Decrease2.svg 15,87
Total valid votes59,503 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,777
Unreturned ballots328
Turnout61,60871.68Decrease2.svg 3.24
Registered electors
Majority31,06152.20Increase2.svg 31.74
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Ong Tee Keat 39,30460.23Increase2.svg 5.64
S46 Zainal Rampak25,95439.77Decrease2.svg 5.03
Total valid votes65,258 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,509
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout66,76774.92Increase2.svg 10.95
Registered electors89,112
Majority13,35020.46Increase2.svg 10.67
BN hold Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 28 January 1989
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Lim Ann Koon
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Ong Tee Keat 23,71954.59Decrease2.svg 31.40
S46 Harun Idris 19,46944.80Increase2.svg 44.80
Independent Wang Ah Hoong1090.25Increase2.svg 0.25
Independent Syed Idrus Syed Ahmad490.11Increase2.svg 0.11
Independent Loh Ah Ha430.10Increase2.svg 0.10
Independent Adam Daim420.10Increase2.svg 0.10
Independent Che Bakar Said220.05Increase2.svg 0.05
Total valid votes43,453 100.00
Total rejected ballots395
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout43,84863.97Decrease2.svg 0.13
Registered electors68,546
Majority4,2509.79Decrease2.svg 62.19
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes%
BN Lim Ann Koon36,70085.99
SDP R. Thinakaran @ R. S. Menon5,97914.01
Total valid votes42,679 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,911
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout44,59063.84
Registered electors69,849
Majority30,72171.98
This was a new constituency created.

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