Klang (federal constituency)

Klang

Selangor constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Charles Anthony Santiago
DAP

Constituency created

1958

First contested

1959

Last contested

2013

Klang is a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampung Pendamar, Kampung Idaman, Sungai Aur, Jalan Padang, Kawasan Pelabuhan, Jalan Kem, Teluk Gong Utara, Pulau Indah Utara, Pulau Indah Selatan, Pandamaran Jaya Barat, Telok Gong Selatan, Pandamaran Jaya Timur, Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Seri Pendamar, Kampung Raja Uda Timur, Kompleks Sukan Pandamaran, Kawasan Sekolah Cina 'B', Kawasan Sekolah Cina 'A', Pandamaran, Jalan Tengku Badar Utara, Jalan Tengku Badar Selatan, Kampung Raja Uda Barat, Jalan Kastam, Tengku Bendahara Azman, Raja Lumu, Teluk Pulai Utara, Kampung Attap, Jalan Tengku Kelana, Bukit Istana, Simpang Tujuh, Taman Gembira 1, Taman Selatan 1, Teluk Gadung Besar, Taman Chi Liung, Teluk Pulai Selatan, Taman Selatan 2, Taman Bayu Perdana, Taman Gembira 2.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampung Pendamar, Kampung Idaman, Sungai Aur, Jalan Padang, Kawasan Pelabuhan, Jalan Kem, Teluk Gong Utara, Pulau Indah Utara, Pulau Indah Selatan, Pandamaran Jaya Jalan 1-12, Telok Gong Selatan, Pandamaran Jaya Jalan 13-100, Bandar Bukit Tinggi 1, Seri Pendamar, Pandamaran Jaya Apartment, Bandar Bukit Tinggi 2, Bandar Botanic, Selat Selatan, Kampung Raja Uda Timur, Kompleks Sukan Pandamaran, Kawasan Sekolah Cina 'B', Kawasan Sekolah Cina 'A', Pandamaran, Jalan Tengku Badar Utara, Jalan Tengku Badar Selatan, Kampung Raja Uda Barat, Jalan Kastam, Tengku Bendahara Azman, Raja Lumu, Teluk Pulai Utara, Kampung Attap, Jalan Tengku Kelana, Bukit Istana, Simpang Tujuh, Taman Gembira 1, Taman Selatan 1, Teluk Gadung Besar, Taman Chi Liung, Teluk Pulai Selatan, Taman Selatan 2, Taman Bayu Perdana, Taman Gembira 2.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Klang
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	V. Manickavasagam	Alliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	V. Manickavasagam	Alliance
2nd	1964-1969	V. Manickavasagam	Alliance
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved^[2]^[3]
3rd	1971-1973	V. Manickavasagam	Alliance
3rd	1973-1974	V. Manickavasagam	BN
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created
7th	1986-1990	Ng Cheng Kiat	BN
8th	1990-1995	Fong Kui Lun	DAP
9th	1995-1999	Tan Yee Kew	BN
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Charles Anthony Santiago	DAP
13th	2013-present	Charles Anthony Santiago	DAP

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Charles Anthony Santiago	53,719	64.91	- 0.28
	BN	Teh Kim Poo	29,034	35.09	+ 0.28
Total valid votes			82,753	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,342
Unreturned ballots			124
Turnout			84,219	86.76
Registered electors			97,073
Majority			24,685
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 176/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-08. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 217/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-08.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Charles Anthony Santiago	37,990	65.19	+ 28.21
	BN	Ch'ng Toh Eng	20,289	34.81	- 28.21
Total valid votes			58,279	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,036
Unreturned ballots			8
Turnout			59,323	76.23
Registered electors			77,816
Majority			17,701
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Yee Kew	32,138	63.02	+ 8.41
	DAP	Wong Ah Peng	18,857	36.98	- 7.38
Total valid votes			50,995	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,215
Unreturned ballots			55
Turnout			52,265	70.57
Registered electors
Majority			13,281
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Yee Kew	30,201	54.61	+ 0.73
	DAP	Teng Chang Khim	24,528	44.36	+ 1.86
	MDP	Tan Siow Eng	570	1.03	+ 1.03
Total valid votes			55,299	100.00
Total rejected ballots			956
Unreturned ballots			70
Turnout			56,325	69.81
Registered electors
Majority			5,673
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Yee Kew	28,984	53.88	+ 10.97
	DAP	Fong Kui Lun	22,860	42.50	- 14.59
	PAS	Mohd Yusof Jasmin	1,947	3.62	+ 3.62
Total valid votes			53,791	100.00
Total rejected ballots			841
Unreturned ballots			92
Turnout			54,724	76.87
Registered electors
Majority			6,124
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Fong Kui Lun	31,413	57.09	+ 10.46
	BN	Chan Tee Yuen	23,606	42.91	+ 5.01
Total valid votes			55,019	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,172
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			56,191	69.49
Registered electors
Majority			7,807
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ng Cheng Kiat	24,966	47.92
	DAP	Wee Choo Keong	24,299	46.63
	PAS	Azmi Ali @ Nik	2,317	4.45
	SDP	Gabriel Lee	519	1.00
Total valid votes			52,101	100.00
Total rejected ballots			925
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			53,026	70.74
Registered electors			74,964
Majority			667
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	V. Manickavasagam	11,257	51.10
	DAP	Lee Lam Thye	10,772	48.90
Total valid votes			22,029	100.00
Total rejected ballots			970
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			22,999	67.18
Registered electors			34,235
Majority			485
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	V. Manickavasagam	14,027	63.89
	Socialist Front	S. S. Nayagam	7,928	36.11
Total valid votes			21,955	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,029
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			22,984	76.21
Registered electors			30,158
Majority			6,099
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	V. Manickavasagam	8,394	57.31
	Socialist Front	S. S. Nayagam	6,253	42.69
Total valid votes			14,647	100.00
Total rejected ballots			207
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			14,854	75.52
Registered electors			19,670
Majority			2,141
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-09.

↑ "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 2016-07-08.
↑ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
↑ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-09.

Federal constituencies represented in the Dewan Rakyat

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Kedah	Langkawi Jerlun Kubang Pasu Padang Terap Pokok Sena Alor Setar Kuala Kedah Pendang Jerai Sik Merbok Sungai Petani Baling Padang Serai Kulim-Bandar Baharu

Kelantan	Tumpat Pengkalan Chepa Kota Bharu Pasir Mas Rantau Panjang Kubang Kerian Bachok Ketereh Tanah Merah Pasir Puteh Machang Jeli Kuala Krai Gua Musang

Terengganu	Besut Setiu Kuala Nerus Kuala Terengganu Marang Hulu Terengganu Dungun Kemaman

Penang	Kepala Batas Tasek Gelugor Bagan Permatang Pauh Bukit Mertajam Batu Kawan Nibong Tebal Bukit Bendera Tanjong Jelutong Bukit Gelugor Bayan Baru Balik Pulau

Perak	Gerik Lenggong Larut Parit Buntar Bagan Serai Bukit Gantang Taiping Padang Rengas Sungai Siput Tambun Ipoh Timor Ipoh Barat Batu Gajah Kuala Kangsar Beruas Parit Kampar Gopeng Tapah Pasir Salak Lumut Bagan Datok Telok Intan Tanjong Malim

Pahang	Cameron Highlands Lipis Raub Jerantut Indera Mahkota Kuantan Paya Besar Pekan Maran Kuala Krau Temerloh Bentong Bera Rompin

Selangor	Sabak Bernam Sungai Besar Hulu Selangor Tanjong Karang Kuala Selangor Selayang Gombak Ampang Pandan Hulu Langat Serdang Puchong Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya Selatan Petaling Jaya Utara Subang Shah Alam Kapar Klang Kota Raja Kuala Langat Sepang

F. T. of Kuala Lumpur	Kepong Batu Wangsa Maju Segambut Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang Lembah Pantai Seputeh Cheras Bandar Tun Razak

F. T. of Putrajaya	Putrajaya

Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu Jempol Seremban Kuala Pilah Rasah Rembau Telok Kemang Tampin

Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Bukit Katil Kota Melaka Jasin

Johor	Segamat Sekijang Labis Pagoh Ledang Bakri Muar Parit Sulong Ayer Hitam Sri Gading Batu Pahat Simpang Renggam Kluang Sembrong Mersing Tenggara Kota Tinggi Pengerang Tebrau Pasir Gudang Johor Bahru Pulai Gelang Patah Kulai Pontian Tanjong Piai

F. T. of Labuan	Labuan

Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Silam Semporna Tawau Kalabakan

Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Mambong Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas

See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts

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