Sungai Besi (federal constituency)

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Sungai Besi
Flag of the Federal Territories of Malaysia.svg the Federal Territories of Malaysia constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1995
First contested 1974
Last contested 1990

Sungai Besi was a federal constituency in the Federal Territories, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1995.

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 1995 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sungai Besi
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Damansara and Langat
Sungei Besi
4th P0881974-1978Farn Seong Than
(范相登)
DAP
5th 1978-1982Chan Kok Kit
(陈国杰)
6th 1982-1986
Sungai Besi
7th P1021986-1990 Tan Kok Wai
(陈国伟)
DAP
8th 1990-1995GR (DAP)
Constituency abolished, split into Cheras and Bandar Tun Razak

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Tan Kok Wai 32,16956.56Increase2.svg 7.44
BN Tan Chai Ho 23,31340.99Decrease2.svg 4.75
Independent Abdul Hamid Selamat1,3892.44Increase2.svg 2.44
Total valid votes56,871 100.00
Total rejected ballots432
Unreturned ballots
Turnout57,30370.87Increase2.svg 0.86
Registered electors80,856
Majority8,85615.57Increase2.svg 12.19
DAP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Tan Kok Wai 22,18849.12Decrease2.svg 3.85
BN Kee Yong Wee20,66245.74Decrease2.svg 0.02
PAS Shariffuddin Budin2,3205.14Increase2.svg 5.14
Total valid votes45,170 100.00
Total rejected ballots238
Unreturned ballots
Turnout45,40870.01Decrease2.svg 4.38
Registered electors64,859
Majority1,5263.38Decrease2.svg 3.83
DAP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1982 : Sungei Besi
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Chan Kok Kit40,43452.97Decrease2.svg 22.64
BN Kee Yong Wee34,92945.76Increase2.svg 45.76
Independent Megat Ahmad Sani Megat Hashim9691.27Increase2.svg 1.27
Total valid votes76,332 100.00
Total rejected ballots637
Unreturned ballots
Turnout76,96974.39
Registered electors103,469
Majority5,5057.21Decrease2.svg 55.98
DAP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978 : Sungei Besi
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Chan Kok Kit40,30775.61Increase2.svg 19.79
PAS Seman Baba6,62012.42Increase2.svg 12.42
Independent Lim Heng Kiap3,0985.81Increase2.svg 5.81
Amanah Ganga Nayar 1,7013.19Increase2.svg 3.19
Independent Woo Hon Kong1,5842.97Increase2.svg 2.97
Total valid votes53,310 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors79,076
Majority33,68763.19Increase2.svg 44.24
DAP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974 : Sungei Besi
PartyCandidateVotes %
DAP Farn Seong Than14,96755.82
BN Shee Koon Ruay9,88636.87
PEKEMAS Ang Chee Meng1,9587.30
Total valid votes26,811 100.00
Total rejected ballots488
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout27,29967.42
Registered electors42,446
Majority5,08118.95
This was a new constituency created.

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