Klang (federal constituency)

Klang (P110)
Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	149,348
Area (km²)[2]	162

Klang is a federal constituency in Klang District, 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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Klang's electorate as of 2018[3]

Chinese (55.26%)

Malay (26.44%)

Indian (17.09%)

Other ethnicities (1.22%)

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:[4] 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, Kompleks Sukan Pandamaran, Kawasan Sekolah Cina 'B', Kawasan Sekolah Cina 'A', Pandamaran, Jalan Tengku Badar Utara, Jalan Tengku Badar Selatan,Sungai Bertih Utara,Sungai Bertih Selatan,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 (MIC)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	V. Manickavasagam	Alliance (MIC)
2nd	1964-1969	V. Manickavasagam	Alliance (MIC)
	1969-1971	Parliament was suspended[5][6]
3rd	1971-1973	V. Manickavasagam	Alliance (MIC)
3rd	1973-1974	V. Manickavasagam	BN (MIC)
Constituency abolished, split into Pelabuhan Kelang and Shah Alam
Constituency re-created from Pelabuhan Kelang and Shah Alam
7th	1986-1990	Ng Cheng Kiat (黄俊杰)	BN (MCA)
8th	1990-1995	Fong Kui Lun (方贵伦)	DAP
9th	1995-1999	Tan Yee Kew (陈仪侨)	BN (MCA)
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Charles Anthony Santiago	DAP
13th	2013-2018		DAP
14th	2018-present		PH (DAP)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Klang							Bandar Baru Klang
					Bandar Klang
		Kampong Jawa
				Klang Bandar
						Kota Alam Shah
				Pandamaran		Pandamaran
						Pelabuhan Klang
		Port Swettenham
					Selat Klang
				Teluk Gadung

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Charles Anthony Santiago	98,279	77.34	+77.34
	BN	Ching Eu Boon	19,506	15.35	-19.74
	PAS	Khairul Shah Abdullah	9,169	7.22	+7.22
	Independent	Puvananderan Ganasamoorthy	120	0.09	+0.09
Total valid votes			127,074	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,204
Unreturned ballots			258
Turnout			128,536	86.06
Registered electors			149,348
Majority			78,773	61.99
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 239/2018]" (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 State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 313/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

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 2018-08-12.

"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. 24. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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[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. 24. 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. Retrieved 2016-07-08.

[5] Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-09.

[6] "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-09.