Bukit Bintang (Kuala Lumpur federal constituency)

Bukit Bintang is a federal constituency in the Federal Territories, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

Bukit Bintang (P120)

the Federal Territories of Malaysia constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Fong Kui Lun PH
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	69,526
Area (km²)[2]	21

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bukit Bintang's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Chinese (75.12%)

  Malay (12.53%)

  Indian (10.95%)

  Other ethnicities (1.4%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Tiong Nam, Kampong Semarang, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Melayu, Bukit Nanas, Medan Pasar, Bukit Weld, Changkat Raja Chulan, Imbi Pasar, Lebohraya Foch, Jalan Sultan, Pudu Kanan, Kampong Loke Yuen, Medan Imbi, Jalan Hang Tuah, Brickfields Utara, Bukit Petaling, Brickfields Selatan, Persiaran Syed Putra, Lapangan Terbang, Razak Mansion.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Tiong Nam, Kampong Semarang, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Melayu, Bukit Nanas, Imbi Pasar, Changkat Raja Chulan, Bukit Weld, Medan Pasar, Lebohraya Foch, Jalan Sultan, Medan Imbi, Pudu Kanan, Kampong Loke Yuen, Jalan Hang Tuah, Brickfields Utara, Brickfields Selatan, Bukit Petaling, Persiaran Syed Putra, Lapangan Terbang, Razak Mansion.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bukit Bintang
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Kuala Lumpur Bandar
7th	1986-1990	Lee Lam Thye (李霖泰)	DAP
8th	1990-1995	Wee Choo Keong (黄朱强)
9th	1995
	1996-1999	Lee Chong Meng (李崇孟)	BN (MCA)
10th	1999-2004	Fong Kui Lun (方贵伦)	DAP
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-present		PH (DAP)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Fong Kui Lun	44,516	84.94	+84.94
	BN	Tan Ean Ean	7,256	13.85	-12.73
	PFP	Khairul Husni Othman	636	1.21	+1.21
Total valid votes			52,408	100.00
Total rejected ballots			254
Unreturned ballots			103
Turnout			52,765	75.89
Registered electors			69,526
Majority			37,260	71.10
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 240/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 314/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Fong Kui Lun	30,408	73.42	+ 5.28
	BN	Frankie Gan Joon Zin	11,009	26.58	- 5.28
Total valid votes			41,417	100.00
Total rejected ballots			355
Unreturned ballots			52
Turnout			41,824	75.06
Registered electors			55,721
Majority			19,399
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 177/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-07. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 218/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-07.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Fong Kui Lun	26,811	68.14	+ 19.34
	BN	Lee Chong Meng	12,534	31.86	- 16.17
Total valid votes			39,345	100.00
Total rejected ballots			466
Unreturned ballots			630
Turnout			40,441	67.42
Registered electors			59,986
Majority			14,277
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Fong Kui Lun	19,103	48.80	- 2.45
	BN	Tan Chew Mooi	18,799	48.03	- 0.18
	MDP	Wee Choo Keong	1,107	2.83	+ 2.83
	Independent	Lim Peng Soon	132	0.34	- 0.19
Total valid votes			39,141	100.00
Total rejected ballots			499
Unreturned ballots			298
Turnout			39,938	61.34
Registered electors
Majority			304
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Fong Kui Lun	19,115	51.25	- 6.41
	BN	Lee Chong Meng	17,981	48.21	+ 6.22
	Independent	Lim Peng Soon	198	0.53	+ 0.53
Total valid votes			37,294	100.00
Total rejected ballots			733
Unreturned ballots			1,306
Turnout			39,333	62.56
Registered electors
Majority			1,134
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
Initially, the Returning Officer had declared Wee Choo Keong as the elected representative for Bukit Bintang at the night of 25 April 1995. However, Lee Chong Meng filed his petition to nullify the election due to the fact that Wee had been convicted of the offence of contempt of Court and fined RM7,000, and hence disqualified to be a Member of Parliament under the provisions of Article 48(l)(e) of the Federal Constitution. Election was declared null and void. The Federal Court had made such a controversial decision to declare Lee Chong Meng as the rightful winner. The appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal. No by-election was held by the Election Commission of Malaysia.[5]
	DAP	Wee Choo Keong	20,403	57.66	- 21.20
	BN	Lee Chong Meng	14,857	41.99	+ 20.85
	Independent	Teng Chang Khim	123	0.35	+ 0.35
Total valid votes			35,383	100.00
Total rejected ballots			433
Unreturned ballots			850
Turnout			36,666	61.75
Registered electors
Majority			5,546
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wee Choo Keong	31,829	78.86	- 4.90
	BN	Tan Kah Choun	8,534	21.14	+ 4.90
Total valid votes			40,363	100.00
Total rejected ballots			195
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			40,558	61.40
Registered electors
Majority			23,295
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lee Lam Thye	37,393	83.76
	BN	Yap Fook Hing	7,248	16.24
Total valid votes			44,641	100.00
Total rejected ballots			292
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			44,933	66.52
Registered electors			67,548
Majority			30,145
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 26. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
2. Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
3. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
4. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
5. "Wee Choo Keong v Lee Chong Meng & Anor 1996 [CA]". The Malaysian Bar. 29 February 1996. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 2018-10-24.