Batang Kali (state constituency)

Batang Kali

Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Mat Nadzari Ahmad Dahlan BN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2013

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

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.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Bukit Rasa, Batang Kali, Hulu Kali, Kampung Padang, Hulu Yam Timur, Hulu Yam Barat, Serendah, Sungai Choh, Sungai Gapi, Taman Bukit Teratai, Sungai Buaya, Bukit Beruntung, Bandar Sungai Buaya, Bukit Sentosa 1 Hingga 5, Bukit Sentosa 6 Hingga 12, Taman Bunga Raya, Kampung Baharu Serendah, Taman Bunga Raya 2.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Bukit Rasa, Batang Kali, Hulu Kali, Kampung Padang, Hulu Yam Baru 1, Hulu Yam Baru 2, Serendah, Sungai Choh, Sungai Gapi, Taman Bukit Teratai, Sungai Buaya, Bukit Beruntung, Bandar Sungai Buaya, Bukit Sentosa 1 Hingga 5, Bukit Sentosa 6 Hingga 12, Taman Bunga Raya, Kampung Baharu Serendah, Taman Bunga Raya 2, Seri Serendah.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Batang Kali
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Rosedin Yaacob	BN
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986	Muhammad Muhammad Taib
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004	Zainal Abidin Sakom
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Mohd Isa Abu Kasim
13th	2013-present	Mat Nadzari Ahmad Dahlan

Election results

Selangor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mat Nadzari Ahmad Dahlan	21,189	55.48	+ 0.36
	PKR	Ramachandran Kandasamy	15,791	41.35	- 3.53
	Independent	Mustapa Kamal Sapingi	734	1.92	+ 1.92
	Independent	Mustaf Talib	476	1.25	+ 1.25
Total valid votes			38,190	100.00
Total rejected ballots			545
Unreturned ballots			89
Turnout			38,824	89.09
Registered electors			43,578
Majority			5,398
	BN 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	%	∆%
	BN	Mohd Isa Abu Kasim	11,724	55.12	- 20.89
	PKR	Mohd. Nashruddin Abd. Aziz	9,545	44.88	+ 20.89
Total valid votes			21,269	100.00
Total rejected ballots			404
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			21,673	77.87
Registered electors			27,832
Majority			2,179
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainal Abidin Sakom	12,898	76.01	+ 7.41
	KEADILAN	Halili Rahmat	4,070	23.99	- 7.41
Total valid votes			16,968	100.00
Total rejected ballots			412
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			17,386	76.82
Registered electors			22,632
Majority			8,828
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zainal Abidin Sakom	9,048	68.60	+ 68.60
	KEADILAN	Shariffuddin Budin	4,141	31.40	+ 31.40
Total valid votes			13,189	100.00
Total rejected ballots			446
Unreturned ballots			13
Turnout			13,648	72.91
Registered electors			18,718
Majority			4,907
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Muhammad Muhammad Taib won uncontested.
	BN	Muhammad Muhammad Taib
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Muhammad Taib	8,575	71.70	+ 71.70
	DAP	Sinniah Periannan	3,385	28.30	+ 28.30
Total valid votes			11,960	100.00
Total rejected ballots			522
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,482	75.82
Registered electors			16,462
Majority			5,190
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Muhammad Muhammad Taib won uncontested.
	BN	Muhammad Muhammad Taib
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Muhammad Muhammad Taib	6,939	71.42
	DAP	Hong Chin Toh	2,777	28.58
Total valid votes			9,716	100.00
Total rejected ballots			504
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			10,220	79.00
Registered electors			12,936
Majority			4,162
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rosedin Yaacob
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			10,842
Majority			2,851
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rosedin Yaacob	4,425	70.55
	DAP	Hamdan Husin	1,847	29.45
Total valid votes			6,272	100.00
Total rejected ballots			93
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			6,365	72.26
Registered electors			8,808
Majority			2,578
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

1. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.