Segambut (federal constituency)

Segambut is a federal constituency in the Federal Territories, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.

Segambut (P117)

the Federal Territories of Malaysia constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan PH
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	77,956
Area (km²)[2]	51

The federal constituency was created in the 1994 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 Segambut's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Chinese (58.93%)

  Malay (27.53%)

  Indian (11.77%)

  Other ethnicities (1.77%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Bukit Maluri Utara, Sri Segambut, Taman Kok Doh, Taman City Kanan, Taman Sri Sinar, Kampong Sungai Udang, Taman Segambut, Bukit Lanjan, Segambut, Kampong Kasipillay, Sri Hartamas, Taman Bunga, Kampong Sungai Penchala, Medan Damansara, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Utara, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Selatan, Bandar Manjalara, Bukit Damansara, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Tengah, Taman Bukit Maluri Selatan, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Timur, Dutamas.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Bukit Maluri Utara, Taman Bukit Maluri Selatan, Bandar Manjalara, Desa Park City, Taman Sri Sinar, Sri Segambut, Taman Kok Doh, Taman City Kanan, Kampong Sungai Udang, Taman Segambut, Kampong Kasipillay, Dutamas, Segambut, Bukit Lanjan, Kampong Sungai Penchala, Sri Hartamas, Bukit Tunku, Tasik Perdana, Bukit Damansara, Medan Damansara, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Timur, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Utara, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Tengah, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Selatan.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Segambut
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kepong and Lembah Pantai
9th	1995-1999	Tan Kee Kwong (陈记光)	BN (GERAKAN)
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Lim Lip Eng (林立迎)	DAP
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-present	Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan (杨巧双)	PH (DAP)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan	53,124	82.07	+82.07
	BN	Loga Bala Mohan Jaganathan	7,422	11.47	-23.43
	PAS	Mohd Solleh Ab Razak	4,181	6.46	+6.46
Total valid votes			64,727	100.00
Total rejected ballots			289
Unreturned ballots			249
Turnout			65,265	83.72
Registered electors			77,956
Majority			45,702	70.61
	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	Lim Lip Eng	41,383	65.10	+ 5.97
	BN	Jayanthi Devi Balaguru	22,184	34.90	- 5.97
Total valid votes			63,567	100.00
Total rejected ballots			485
Unreturned ballots			132
Turnout			64,184	84.86
Registered electors			75,631
Majority			19,199
	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. Retrieved 2016-05-07.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Lip Eng	25,046	59.13	+ 30.80
	BN	Ma Woei Chyi	17,314	40.87	- 30.80
Total valid votes			42,360	100.00
Total rejected ballots			541
Unreturned ballots			630
Turnout			43,531	72.93
Registered electors			59,690
Majority			7,732
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Kee Kwong	28,061	71.67	+ 11.26
	DAP	Kuan Perk Siong	11,093	28.33	- 11.26
Total valid votes			39,154	100.00
Total rejected ballots			640
Unreturned ballots			467
Turnout			40,261	70.20
Registered electors
Majority			16,968
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Kee Kwong	24,926	60.41	- 6.31
	DAP	M. Manoharan	16,338	39.59	+ 6.31
Total valid votes			41,264	100.00
Total rejected ballots			378
Unreturned ballots			533
Turnout			42,175	70.16
Registered electors
Majority			8,588
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Kee Kwong	24,259	66.72
	DAP	Abdul Muluk Daud	12,101	33.28
Total valid votes			36,360	100.00
Total rejected ballots			432
Unreturned ballots			2,088
Turnout			38,880	68.06
Registered electors
Majority			12,158
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. Retrieved 2016-07-08.