Petaling Jaya (federal constituency)

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Petaling Jaya (P105)
Flag of Selangor.svg Selangor constituency
DUN Selangor 2020.svg
Federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
MP
Lee Chean Chung
PH
Constituency created1984
Constituency abolished1995
Constituency re-created2018
First contested 1986
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1] 362,290
Electors (2023) [2] 196,588
Area (km²) [3] 55
Pop. density (per km²)6,587.1

Petaling Jaya is a federal constituency in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 1995 and 2018 to present.

Contents

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

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Petaling Jaya's electorate as of 2022 [4]

   Malay (46.3%)
   Chinese (29.5%)
   Indian (20.7%)
  Other ethnicities (3.5%)

Age breakdown of Petaling Jaya's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (5.17%)
  21-29 (17.62%)
  30-39 (19.74%)
  40-49 (17.99%)
  50-59 (16.19%)
  60-69 (13.23%)
  70-79 (6.98%)
  80-89 (2.47%)
  above 90 (0.6%)

Gender breakdown of Petaling Jaya's electorate as of 2022

  Male (49.35%)
  Female (50.65%)

History

It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed but re-created in 2018 redelineation exercise.

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Petaling Jaya constituency is divided into 44 polling districts. [5]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Seri Setia (N32)Glenmarie105/32/01Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
SS 6105/32/02SK Kelana Jaya (2)
SS 5d105/32/03SK Kelana Jaya (1)
SS 5b & 5c105/32/04SK Sri Kelana Jaya
SS 5a105/32/05Dewan Serbaguna SS 5a/15
Seri Setia105/32/06SK Sungai Way
PJS 5 Kampung Penanga105/32/07Balai Raya MBPJ
PJS 6/4 - PJS 6/6105/32/08SJK (T) Seaport
PJS 10/1 - PJS 10/16105/32/09SK Kampung Lindungan
Rumah Pangsa Sungai Way105/32/10SK Sungai Way
PJS 5/1 - PJS 5/12105/32/11Kolej Tingkatan 6 Petaling Jaya
PJS 6/1 - PJS 6/3105/32/12Sekolah KAFA Integrasi Al-Islamiah Kampung Lindungan
PJS 8105/32/13Dewan Seberguna Dato' Hormat
PJS 10/17 - PJS 10/34105/32/14SK Kampung Lindungan
SS 7105/32/15Dewan Sri Kelana, Komplek Sukan Kelana Jaya
Kampung Lindungan105/32/16Dewan Komuniti Jalan PJS 6
PJS 5/13 - PJS 5/30105/32/17Kolej Tingkatan 6 PJS 5/26 Petaling Jaya
Taman TTDI Jaya105/32/18SK Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Jaya Shah Alam
Ara Damansara105/32/19SMK Lembah Subang Kelana Jaya
Taman Glenmarie105/32/20Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah
Taman Medan (N33)Seksyen 51105/33/01SJK (T) Vivekananda Petaling Jaya Taman Templer
Seksyen 4 Petaling Jaya105/33/02
  • SK Jalan Selangor (1)
  • SK Jalan Selangor (2)
Kawasan Melayu105/33/03SK Petaling Jaya
PJS 1105/33/04SJK (C) Yuk Chyun
Medan Pejasa105/33/05Dewan Masyarakat Taman Sri Manja
Taman Dato Harun 1105/33/06SRA Taman Datuk Harun
Taman Dato Harun 2105/33/07SK Taman Dato' Harun (1)
PJS 3105/33/08Dewan Seberguna Jalan Medan 12
PJS 4105/33/09SRA Kampung Medan 2
Baiduri105/33/10SRA Kampung Baiduri
Petaling Utama105/33/11KAFA Integrasi Kampung Pinang Tunggal
PJS 2105/33/12SK Taman Medan
PJS 2c/12105/33/13SMK Taman Dato' Harun
PJS 2d105/33/14Balai Raya PJS 2d/11 Taman Medan
Kampung Medan105/33/15SRA Medan Harun
PJS 2c105/33/16Dewan Seberguna PJS 2c/6
Bukit Gasing (N34)Seksyen 17 Utara105/34/01SK Sri Damai
Seksyen 17 Barat105/34/02SK Sri Damai
Seksyen 17 Tengah105/34/03SK Sri Damai
Seksyen 17 Selatan105/34/04Dewan Al-Malik Faisal (Pusat Asasi UIAM)
Seksyen 16105/34/05SMK Sultan Abdul Samad
Jalan Bukit105/34/06
  • SK Sultan Alam Shah (Satu)
  • SK Sultan Alam Shah (Dua)
Jalan Semangat105/34/07SMK (Laki-Laki) Bukit Bintang Jalan Utara
Seksyen 5 Utara105/34/08SMK La Salle PJ
Taman Jaya105/34/09SMJK Katholik
Kawasan Assunta Convent105/34/10SMK Assunta
Kawasan Bandar Baharu105/34/11SK La Salle PJ
Jalan Sungai Jernih106/35/12
  • SK (L) Bukit Bintang (1)
  • SK (L) Bukit Bintang (2)
Seksyen Satu Petaling Jaya105/34/13
  • SK (1) Jalan 1/10 Petaling Jaya
  • SK (2) Jalan 1/10 Petaling Jaya
Kawasan Bangunan K.K.P.L105/34/14SMK (P) Taman Petaling
Seksyen 5 Selatan105/34/15SMK (P) Taman Petaling
Seksyen 17 A105/34/16SJK (C) Chung Hwa Damansara
Seksyen 19105/34/17Gelanggang Bola Keranjang, SK Taman Sea
Seksyen 14 Utara105/34/18SK Sri Petaling
Seksyen 14 Selatan105/34/19SMK Sri Utama
Seksyen 2 Petaling Jaya105/34/20SJK (C) Chen Moh

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Petaling Jaya
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Petaling
7th P0901986–1990Eng Seng Chai
(黄生财)		DAP
8th 1990–1995 Kua Kia Soong
(柯嘉逊)		GR (DAP)
Constituency abolished, split into Petaling Jaya Utara, Petaling Jaya Selatan and Subang
Constituency re-created from Petaling Jaya Selatan, Kelana Jaya and Shah Alam
14th P1052018 Maria Chin Abdullah
(مارية چين بنت عبدالله)		PH (Direct) [6]
2018–2022PH (PKR)
15th 2022–present Lee Chean Chung
(李健聪)

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Petaling JayaBukit Gasing
Damansara Utama
Kelana Jaya
Seri Setia
Taman Aman
Taman Medan

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N32 Seri Setia Mohammad Fahmi Ngah PH (PKR)
N33 Taman Medan Afif Bahardin PN (BERSATU)
N34 Bukit Gasing Rajiv Rishyakaran PH (DAP)

Local governments & postcodes

No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcode
N32Seri Setia
  • Petaling Jaya City Council
  • Shah Alam City Council (TTDI Jaya and Glenmarie areas)
  • 40150 Shah Alam
  • 46000, 46050, 46100, 46150, 46200, 46350, 46400, 47300, 47301, 47308 Petaling Jaya
  • 58200 Kuala Lumpur
N33Taman MedanPetaling Jaya City Council
N34Bukit Gasing

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Lee Chean Chung 83,31157.12Decrease2.svg 11.40
PN Theng Book32,73622.44Increase2.svg 22.44
BN Chew Hian Tat23,25315.94Decrease2.svg 3.01
GTA Mazween Mokhtar4,0522.78Increase2.svg 2.78
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Ezam Mohd Nor2,0491.40Increase2.svg 1.40
Independent KJ John4610.32Increase2.svg 0.32
Total valid votes145,862 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,664
Unreturned ballots495
Turnout148,02174.74Decrease2.svg 8.00
Registered electors195,148
Majority50,57534.68Decrease2.svg 14.88
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753283/PUB612.pdf
Malaysian general election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Maria Chin Abdullah 78,98468.52
BN Chew Hian Tat21,84718.95
PAS Noraini Hussin14,44812.53
Total valid votes115,279 100.00
Total rejected ballots968
Unreturned ballots350
Turnout116,59782.74
Registered electors140,920
Majority57,13749.56
PH hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 239/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 313/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Kua Kia Soong 40,68562.19Increase2.svg 6.31
BN Soh Chee Wen24,73537.81Decrease2.svg 1.73
Total valid votes65,420 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,161
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout66,58167.68Increase2.svg 0.07
Registered electors98,383
Majority15,95024.38Decrease2.svg 27.96
DAP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Eng Seng Chai29,92955.88
BN Lee Phon Yong21,17639.54
SDP Wong Sai Hou 2,4544.58
Total valid votes53,559 100.00
Total rejected ballots801
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout54,36067.61
Registered electors80,403
Majority8,75352.34
This was a new constituency created.

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