Damansara (Kuala Lumpur federal constituency)

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Damansara
Flag of the Federal Territories of Malaysia.svg the Federal Territories of Malaysia constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested 1974
Last contested 1982

Damansara was a federal constituency in the Federal Territories, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Damansara
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Bangsar
4th P0861974-1978 Subramaniam Sinniah
(சி. சுப்ரமணியம்)		BN (MIC)
5th 1978-1982 V. David
(வே. தேவிட்)		DAP
6th 1982-1986 Tan Koon Swan
(陈群川)		BN (MCA)
Constituency abolished, split into Lembah Pantai and Seputeh

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Tan Koon Swan 34,65959.43Increase2.svg 19.12
DAP V. David 20,13734.53Decrease2.svg 12.90
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Ramli Mohamed Yasin3,5276.05Decrease2.svg 5.85
Total valid votes58,323 100.00
Total rejected ballots449
Unreturned ballots
Turnout58,77267.88
Registered electors86,576
Majority14,52224.90Increase2.svg 17.78
BN gain from DAP Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP V. David 21,46147.43Increase2.svg 19.30
BN Subramaniam Sinniah 18,23940.31Decrease2.svg 10.91
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Syed Ibrahim Syed Abdul Rahman5,38611.90Increase2.svg 11.90
PEKEMAS Thinakaran Rajakannu1610.36Decrease2.svg 20.29
Total valid votes45,247 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors67,278
Majority3,2227.12Decrease2.svg 15.97
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Subramaniam Sinniah 9,76351.22
DAP Hor Cheok Foon5,36228.13
PEKEMAS K. C. Cheah3,93520.65
Total valid votes19,060 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors38,028
Majority4,40123.09
This was a new constituency created.

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