Petaling (federal constituency)

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Petaling
Flag of Selangor.svg Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested 1974
Last contested 1982

Petaling was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986. [1]

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

It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Petaling
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Damansara
4th P0811974-1978Oh Keng Seng
(胡更生)
DAP
5th 1978-1982 Lim Kit Siang
(林吉祥)
6th 1982-1986Yeoh Poh San
(杨宝山)
BN (MCA)
Constituency abolished, split into Petaling Jaya and Puchong

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
PetalingPetaling Jaya
Serdang
Sungei Way

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Yeoh Poh San42,71053.29Increase2.svg 16.12
DAP Patto Perumal37,43646.71Decrease2.svg 16.12
Total valid votes80,146 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,800
Unreturned ballots
Turnout81,94671.44
Registered electors114,704
Majority5,2746.58Decrease2.svg 19.08
BN gain from DAP Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Lim Kit Siang 41,01762.83Increase2.svg 22.42
BN Yeoh Poh San24,26337.17Increase2.svg 0.30
Total valid votes65,280 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors90,611
Majority16,75425.66Increase2.svg 22.12
DAP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes %
DAP Oh Keng Seng14,10640.41
BN Goh Hock Guan12,86836.87
PEKEMAS Pang Koik My5,96117.08
Independent Lim Kui Sang1,9705.64
Total valid votes34,905 100.00
Total rejected ballots925
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout35,83074.76
Registered electors48,100
Majority1,2383.54
This was a new constituency created.

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References

  1. Thong, L. B. (2006). PETALING JAYA: THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF MALAYSIA’S FIRST NEW TOWN. Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 79(2 (291)), 1–22. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41493670