Rawang (state constituency)

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Rawang
Flag of Selangor.svg Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Chua Wei Kiat
PH
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested 2023
Demographics
Electors (2023) [1] 76,841

Rawang is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1974.

Contents

The state constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Rawang is Chua Wei Kiat from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Rawang's electorate as of 2023 [2]

   Chinese (38.69%)
   Malay (31.81%)
   Indian (25.70%)
  Other ethnicities (3.80%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Rawang constituency is divided into 18 polling districts. [3]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Rawang (N14）Bandar Country Home 1097/14/01SK Taman Desa Bandar Country Homes
Kuala Garing097/14/02SJK (T) Rawang
Kampung Rajah097/14/03SMK Seri Garing Rawang
Rawang097/14/04SK Rawang
Kampung Melayu097/14/05Pejabat/Bilik Gerakan JKKK Kampung Lim Tan
Kampung Kenanga097/14/06SRA Ibnu Khaldun Rawang
Kampung Baharu Rawang097/14/07SJK (C) San Yuk Rawang
Taman Sri Hijau097/14/08Rukun Tetangga Rawang 'A'
Kanching097/14/09SMA Rawang
Taman Bersatu097/14/10Dewan Seberguna Batu 17 Rawang
Taman Bukit Rawang097/14/11SK Bukit Rawang Jaya
Kampung Tanjung097/14/12Pejabat/Bilik Gerakan JKKK Kampung Tanjung
Bandar Country Home 2097/14/13SMK Taman Desa Bandar Country Homes
Kota Emerland East & West097/14/14SK Taman Desa (2)
Garing Jaya097/14/15SK Sinaran Budi
Batu Arang Barat097/14/16SK Batu Arang
Batu Arang Timur097/14/17SJK (C) Chap Kuan
Batu Arang Selatan097/14/18SMK Tuaku Abdul Rahman

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Rawang
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kuang
4th 1974-1978Lee Kim SaiBN (MCA)
5th 1978-1982
6th 1982-1986Tang See Hang
7th 1986-1990
8th 1990-1995
9th 1995-1999
10th 1999-2004
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013Gan Pei NeiPR (PKR)
13th 2013-2018
14th 2018–2023 Chua Wei Kiat PH (PKR)
15th2023–present

Election results

Selangor state election, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Chua Wei Kiat39,16874.35Decrease2.svg 2.56
PN Rejean Kumar Ratnam13,51025.65Increase2.svg 25.65
Total valid votes52,678 100.00
Total rejected ballots357
Unreturned ballots62
Turnout53,09769.10Decrease2.svg 16.50
Registered electors76,841
Majority25,65848.73Decrease2.svg 12.55
PH hold Swing
Selangor state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Chua Wei Kiat 29,94676.91Increase2.svg 10.09
BN Chan Wun Hoong 6,08615.63Decrease2.svg 17.55
PAS Kong Tuck Wah 2,2595.80Increase2.svg 5.80
Independent Azman Mohd Noor 6441.66Increase2.svg 1.66
Total valid votes38,935 100.00
Total rejected ballots366
Unreturned ballots180
Turnout39,48185.60Decrease2.svg 1.10
Registered electors46,125
Majority23,86061.28Increase2.svg 27.64
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
[4] [5]
Selangor state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PKR Gan Pei Nei 18,35866.82Increase2.svg 6.82
BN Lee Li Yew 9,11733.18Decrease2.svg 2.79
Total valid votes27,475 100.00
Total rejected ballots394
Unreturned ballots54
Turnout27,92386.70Increase2.svg 10.59
Registered electors32,208
Majority9,24133.64Increase2.svg 9.61
PKR hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Selangor state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PKR Gan Pei Nei 10,46760.00Increase2.svg 60.00
BN Goh Ah Ling 6,27535.97Decrease2.svg 41.92
Independent Chandrasegaran Arumugam 7044.03Increase2.svg 4.03
Total valid votes17,446 100.00
Total rejected ballots288
Unreturned ballots34
Turnout17,76876.11Increase2.svg 7.81
Registered electors23,345
Majority4,19224.03Decrease2.svg 31.75
PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[5]
Selangor state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Tang See Hang10,53477.89Increase2.svg 15.67
Independent Md Sabri Md Taib2,99022.11Increase2.svg 22.11
Total valid votes13,524 100.00
Total rejected ballots382
Unreturned ballots23
Turnout13,92968.30Decrease2.svg 3.80
Registered electors20,393
Majority7,54455.78Increase2.svg 30.73
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[5]
Selangor state election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Tang See Hang11,51862.22Increase2.svg 62.22
DAP Lim Ching How6,88037.17Increase2.svg 37.17
Independent Surder Singh1140.62Increase2.svg 0.62
Total valid votes18,512 100.00
Total rejected ballots493
Unreturned ballots112
Turnout19,11772.10
Registered electors26,513
Majority4,63825.05
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Tang See Hang won uncontested.
BN Tang See Hang
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Tang See Hang11,99865.42Increase2.svg 2.59
DAP Low Sek Moah6,34134.58Increase2.svg 3.53
Total valid votes18,339 100.00
Total rejected ballots793
Unreturned ballots
Turnout19,13274.00Increase2.svg 1.51
Registered electors25,853
Majority5,65730.84Decrease2.svg 0.94
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Tang See Hang9,44662.83Increase2.svg 3.06
DAP Tai Sing Ng4,66831.05Decrease2.svg 4.18
PAS Hasbolah Mohd Arif9216.12Increase2.svg 1.12
Total valid votes15,035 100.00
Total rejected ballots635
Unreturned ballots
Turnout15,67072.49Decrease2.svg 1.81
Registered electors21,617
Majority4,77831.78Increase2.svg 7.24
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Tang See Hang8,18559.77Increase2.svg 1.03
DAP Eng Seng Chai @ Ng Sing Sai4,82535.23Increase2.svg 3.16
PAS Abdul Rahman Yadi6855.00Decrease2.svg 1.00
Total valid votes13,695 100.00
Total rejected ballots379
Unreturned ballots
Turnout14,07474.30
Registered electors18,941
Majority3,36024.54Decrease2.svg 4.19
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Lee Kim Sai 6,76360.80Increase2.svg 12.08
DAP Khoo Chin Tow3,56732.07Decrease2.svg 1.44
PAS Hussein Ibrahim6676.00Increase2.svg 6.00
PEKEMAS Zainuddin Karim1271.14Decrease2.svg 10.01
Total valid votes11,124 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors15,291
Majority3,19628.73Increase2.svg 10.64
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Lee Kim Sai 3,70148.72
DAP Tan Heng Swee2,32730.63
PEKEMAS J. P. Samuel Raj84711.15
Independent Chou Yew Koh7229.50
Total valid votes7,597 100.00
Total rejected ballots469
Unreturned ballots
Turnout8,06674.24
Registered electors10,865
Majority1,37418.09
This was a new constituency created.

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