Putrajaya (federal constituency)

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Putrajaya (P125)
Flag of the Federal Territories of Malaysia.svg the Federal Territories of Malaysia constituency
Putrajaya City Precinct.svg
Federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1] 109,202
Electors (2022) [2] 42,881
Area (km²) [3] 49
Pop. density (per km²)2,228.6

Putrajaya is a federal constituency in the Federal Territories, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

Contents

The federal constituency was created from parts of the Sepang constituency in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PUTRAJAYA

While this Malaysian parliamentary constituency is the 'heart' of predominantly Malay/Muslim voters, Putrajaya might be considered as the only constituency area in the both Klang Valley and West-Coast Peninsular Malaysia where the Chinese voters forms only less than 1% of the overall voters in the parliamentary area.

Ethnic breakdown of Putrajaya's electorate as of 2022

   Malay (95.4%)
   Indian (2.6%)
  Other ethnicities (1.1%)
   Chinese (0.9%)

Age breakdown of Putrajaya's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (8.33%)
  21-29 (21%)
  30-39 (29.66%)
  40-49 (21.89%)
  50-59 (10.22%)
  60-69 (7.43%)
  70-79 (1.32%)
  80-89 (0.13%)
  above 90 (0%)

Gender breakdown of Putrajaya's electorate as of 2022

  Male (49.44%)
  Female (50.56%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Putrajaya constituency has a total of 7 polling districts. [4]

Polling DistrictCodeLocation
Taman Saujana Hijau125/00/01
  • SK Putrajaya Presint 11 (3)
  • SMK Putrajaya Presint 11 (1)
Taman Rimba Desa Utara125/00/02
  • SK Putrajaya Presint 9 (1)
  • SRA Al-Najah
Taman Rimba Desa Timur125/00/03SMK Putrajaya Presint 9 (2)
Taman Rimba Desa Barat125/00/04SK Putrajaya Presint 9 (2)
Taman Wawasan Utara125/00/05SMK Putrajaya Presint 14 (1)
Taman Wawasan Selatan125/00/06SK Putrajaya Presint 8 (2)
Taman Warisan125/00/07
  • SK Putrajaya Presint 16 (1)
  • SK Putrajaya Presint 17 (1)
  • SK Putrajaya Presint 18 (1)

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Putrajaya
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Sepang
11th P1252004–2008 Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
(تڠكو عدنان تڠكو منصور)
BN (UMNO)
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018–2022
15th 2022–present Mohd Radzi Md Jidin
(محمد راضي محمد جيدين)
PN ( BERSATU )

Local governments

No.Local Government
P125Putrajaya City Corporation

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PN Mohd Radzi Md Jidin 16,00243.67Increase2.svg 43.67
BN Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor 13,69237.37Decrease2.svg 12.10
PH Noraishah Mydin Abd Aziz5,98816.34Decrease2.svg 9.20
GTA Rosli Ramli8782.40Increase2.svg 2.40
Independent Samsudin Mohamad Fauzi630.17Increase2.svg 0.17
Independent Lim Fice Bee200.05Increase2.svg 0.05
Total valid votes36,643100.00
Total rejected ballots168
Unreturned ballots158
Turnout36,96986.21Decrease2.svg 5.39
Registered electors42,881
Majority2,3106.30Decrease2.svg 32.32
PN gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor 12,14849.47Decrease2.svg 19.84
PH Samsu Adabi Mamat8,77635.74Increase2.svg 35.74
PAS Zainal Abidin Kidam3,63414.80Decrease2.svg 15.89
Total valid votes24,558 100.00
Total rejected ballots146
Unreturned ballots177
Turnout24,88191.12Decrease2.svg 0.48
Registered electors27,306
Majority3,37213.73Decrease2.svg 24.89
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Putrajaya [P.U. (B) 241/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. 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 Federal Territory of Putrajaya [P.U. (B) 315/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Malaysian general election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor 9,94369.31Decrease2.svg 6.28
PAS Husam Musa 4,40230.69Increase2.svg 6.28
Total valid votes14,345 100.00
Total rejected ballots73
Unreturned ballots47
Turnout14,46591.60Increase2.svg 9.64
Registered electors15,791
Majority5,54138.62Decrease2.svg 12.56
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor 4,03875.59Decrease2.svg 12.74
PAS Mohamad Noor Mohamad1,30424.41Increase2.svg 24.41
Total valid votes5,342 100.00
Total rejected ballots38
Unreturned ballots36
Turnout5,41681.96Decrease2.svg 9.83
Registered electors6,608
Majority2,73451.18Decrease2.svg 25.48
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor 4,08688.33
PKR Abdul Rahman Othman54011.67
Total valid votes4,626 100.00
Total rejected ballots28
Unreturned ballots8
Turnout4,66291.79
Registered electors5,078
Majority3,54676.66
This was a new constituency created out of Sepang which went to BN in the previous election.

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