Bukit Gasing (state constituency)

Bukit Gasing

Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Rajiv Rishyakaran DAP
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2013

Bukit Gasing is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1986.

The state constituency was created in the 1984 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 Seksyen 17 Utara, Seksyen 17 Barat, Seksyen 17 Tengah, Seksyen 17 Selatan, Seksyen 16, Jalan Bukit, Jalan Semangat, Seksyen 5 Utara, Taman Jaya, Kawasan Assunta Convent, Kawasan Bandar Baharu, Jalan Sungai Jernih, Seksyen Satu Petaling Jaya, Kawasan Bangunan K.K.P.L, Seksyen 5 Selatan.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Seksyen 17 Utara, Seksyen 17 Barat, Seksyen 17 Tengah, Seksyen 17 Selatan, Seksyen 16, Jalan Bukit, Jalan Semangat, Seksyen 5 Utara, Taman Jaya, Kawasan Assunta Convent, Kawasan Bandar Baharu, Jalan Sungai Jernih, Seksyen Satu Petaling Jaya, Kawasan Bangunan K.K.P.L, Seksyen 5 Selatan.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Gasing
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
7th	1986-1990	Tai Sin Piaw	DAP
8th	1990-1995	Teong Shyan Chyuan
9th	1995-1999	Teng Chang Khim
10th	1999-2004	Lim Thuang Seng	BN
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2011	Edward Lee Poh Lin	DAP
	2011-2013	Vacant
13th	2013-present	Rajiv Rishyakaran	DAP

Election results

Selangor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Rajiv Rishyakaran	21,168	78.55	+ 9.10
	BN	Juan Sei Chang	5,326	19.76	- 10.79
	Independent	Simon Lee Chung Hsin	287	1.06	+ 1.06
	Independent	Mak Khuin Weng	168	0.62	+ 0.62
Total valid votes			26,949	100.00
Total rejected ballots			229
Unreturned ballots			44
Turnout			27,222	78.71
Registered electors			34,584
Majority			15,842
	DAP 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	%	∆%
	DAP	Edward Lee Poh Lin	15,735	69.45	+ 28.71
	BN	Lim Thuang Seng	6,923	30.55	- 28.71
Total valid votes			22,658	100.00
Total rejected ballots			214
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			22,875	68.94
Registered electors			33,183
Majority			8,812
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Thuang Seng	13,057	59.26	+ 6.99
	DAP	John Chung Yoong Ying	8,976	40.74	- 6.99
Total valid votes			22,033	100.00
Total rejected ballots			267
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			22,323	64.53
Registered electors			34,593
Majority			4,081
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Thuang Seng	11,771	52.27	+ 5.28
	DAP	Hew Kuan Yau	10,750	47.73	- 5.28
Total valid votes			22,521	100.00
Total rejected ballots			272
Unreturned ballots			86
Turnout			22,879	66.92
Registered electors			34,189
Majority			1,021
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Teng Chang Khim	11,348	53.01	- 13.56
	BN	Lim Thuang Seng	10,058	46.99	+ 13.56
Total valid votes			21,406	100.00
Total rejected ballots			355
Unreturned ballots			128
Turnout			21,889	64.58
Registered electors			33,894
Majority			1,290
	DAP hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Teong Shyan Chyuan	12,848	66.57	+ 6.04
	BN	Soong Siew Hoong	6,451	33.43	- 4.42
Total valid votes			19,299	100.00
Total rejected ballots			301
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			19,600	65.94
Registered electors			29,726
Majority			6,397
	DAP hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tai Sin Piaw	12,255	60.53
	BN	Soong Siew Hoong	7,663	37.85
	SDP	Au Keng Wah	327	1.62
Total valid votes			20,245	100.00
Total rejected ballots			250
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			20,495	68.02
Registered electors			30,129
Majority			4,592
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.