Selat Klang (state constituency)

Selat Klang

Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Abdul Rashid Asari Independent
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	57,613

Selat Klang is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1974. It has been represented by Abdul Rashid Asari of Perikatan Nasional (PN) since 2020 and Pakatan Harapan (PH) from 2018 to 2020.

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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Selat Klang's electorate as of 2023 ^[1]

   Malay (73.91%)

   Chinese (15.04%)

   Indian (6.77%)

  Other ethnicities (4.28%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Selat Klang constituency is divided into 16 polling districts. ^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Selat Klang（N44）	Sungai Udang Utara	109/44/01	SRA Darul Ulum Sungai Udang Klang
	Jalan Yadi	109/44/02	SK Telok Gadong
	Kampong Delek	109/44/03	Dewan Orang Ramai Kampung Delek
	Sungai Sirih	109/44/04	Balai Raya Kampung Sungai Sireh Tambahan 2
	Kuala Klang	109/44/05	SA Rakyat (KAFA Integrasi) Al-Hidayah Kampung Keretapi Pelabuhan Klang
	Sri Perantau	109/44/06	Ruang Pakir Motosikal Blok K, Anjung Seri Perantau
	Tanjong Klang	109/44/07	Pelantar Konkrit Bagan Hylam
	Sungai Lama	109/44/08	SJK (C) Sin Bin Sungai Lima Pulau Ketam
	Bandar Pulau Ketam	109/44/09	SJK (C) Hwa Lien Pulau Ketam
	Bagan Teo Chew	109/44/10	SJK (C) Keng Chee Pulau Ketam
	Sungai Udang Selatan	109/44/11	SMK Telok Gadong
	Kampong Delek Kanan	109/44/12	SRA Kampung Delek
	Kampong Delek Kiri	109/44/13	SR Islam Integrasi Al-Farabi
	Bandar Sultan Sulaiman	109/44/14	SK Pelabuhan Utara Bandar Sultan Sulaiman
	Kampung Raja Uda Timur	109/44/15	SK Kampung Raja Uda
	Kampung Raja Uda Barat	109/44/16	SRA Kampung Raja Uda

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Selat Klang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Port Swettenham and Sementa
Selat Kelang
4th	1974-1978	Gan Ching Yen	BN (MCA)
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986	Ng Boon Thong @ Ng Thian Hock
Selat Klang
7th	1986-1990	Onn Ismail	BN (UMNO)
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004	Zakaria Deros
11th	2004-2008	Norliza Ahmad
12th	2008-2013	Halimah Ali	PR (PAS)
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-2020	Abdul Rashid Asari	PH (BERSATU)
	2020–2023		PN (BERSATU)
15th	2023–2024
	2024–present		Independent

Election results

Selangor state election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Abdul Rashid Asari	25,143	58.88	58.88
	BN	Roslee Abd Hamid	16,818	39.38	15.19
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Ezam Mohd Nor	742	1.74	1.74
Total valid votes			42,703	100.00
Total rejected ballots			254
Unreturned ballots			55
Turnout			43,012	74.66	8.89
Registered electors			57,613
Majority			8,325	19.50	18.03
	PN gain from PH		Swing		.

Selangor state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Abdul Rashid Asari	12,266	35.99	35.99
	PAS	Halimah Ali	11,766	34.52	19.86
	BN	Mohd Khairi Hussin	9,949	24.19	21.19
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Jeichandran Wadivelu	52	0.15	0.15
	Independent	Zainal Azwar Kamaruddin	49	0.14	0.14
Total valid votes			34,082	100.00
Total rejected ballots			412
Unreturned ballots			77
Turnout			34,571	83.55	2.85
Registered electors			41,376
Majority			500	1.47	7.29
	PH gain from PAS		Swing		.

Selangor state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Halimah Ali	17,085	54.38	0.97
	BN	Faisal Yahya	14,331	45.62	0.97
Total valid votes			31,416	100.00
Total rejected ballots			360
Unreturned ballots			98
Turnout			31,874	86.40	11.03
Registered electors			36,892
Majority			2,754	8.76	1.94
	PAS 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. 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Halimah Ali	11,437	53.41	19.34
	BN	Norliza Ahmad	9,978	46.59	19.34
Total valid votes			21,415	100.00
Total rejected ballots			334
Unreturned ballots			38
Turnout			21,787	75.37	3.69
Registered electors			28,908
Majority			1,459	6.82	25.04
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Norliza Ahmad	12,593	65.93	8.11
	PAS	Halimah Ali	6,508	34.07	8.11
Total valid votes			19,101	100.00
Total rejected ballots			343
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			19,447	71.68	0.73
Registered electors			27,131
Majority			6,085	31.86	16.22
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zakaria @ Zainal Md. Deros	9,970	57.82	22.35
	PAS	Ahmad Supian	7,272	42.18	22.35
Total valid votes			17,242	100.00
Total rejected ballots			308
Unreturned ballots			11
Turnout			17,561	70.95	2.13
Registered electors			24,751
Majority			2,698	15.64	44.70
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Onn Ismail	12,479	80.17	15.31
	PAS	Mohd. Ismath Habib Mohamad	3,087	19.83	15.31
Total valid votes			15,566	100.00
Total rejected ballots			467
Unreturned ballots			14
Turnout			16,047	68.82	0.54
Registered electors			23,316
Majority			9,392	60.34	30.62
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Onn Ismail	10,020	64.86	7.28
	PAS	Aziz Hamzah	5,428	35.14	7.28
Total valid votes			15,448	100.00
Total rejected ballots			553
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			16,001	69.36	4.13
Registered electors			23,070
Majority			4,592	29.72	14.56
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Onn Ismail	8,851	72.14	12.39
	PAS	Aziz Hamzah	3,418	27.86	27.86
Total valid votes			12,269	100.00
Total rejected ballots			471
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,740	65.23	11.72
Registered electors			19,530
Majority			5,433	44.28	24.78
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1982 : Selat Kelang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ng Boon Thong @ Ng Thian Hock	13,745	59.75	11.73
	DAP	Ng Eng Heng	9,259	40.25	4.12
Total valid votes			23,004	100.00
Total rejected ballots			757
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,761	76.95
Registered electors			30,877
Majority			4,486	19.50	15.85
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1978 : Selat Kelang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Gan Ching Yen	8,957	48.02	4.98
	DAP	Chew Kim Swee	8,275	44.37	33.77
	PAS	Mohd Zin Ibrahim	1,420	7.61	7.61
Total valid votes			18,652	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			25,583
Majority			682	3.65	18.13
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1974 : Selat Kelang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Gan Ching Yen	6,642	53.00
	PEKEMAS	M. Nadarajah	3,912	31.22
	DAP	Pan Su Peng	1,329	10.60
	Independent	Sia Chong Yow	649	5.18
Total valid votes			12,532	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			17,390
Majority			2,730	21.78
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia . Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

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