Sentosa (state constituency)

Sentosa is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia.

Sentosa
Selangor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Gunarajah R George
PH
Constituency created2016
First contested2018
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]51,444

Sentosa was created in the 2016 redistribution and was first represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly in 2018. The seat was called Kota Alam Shah prior to the 2018 redelineation. Sentosa is represented under the Kota Raja parliamentary constituency. It is currently represented by Gunarajah George from Pakatan Harapan.

Sentosa is the first Indian majority state constituency in the state of Selangor. It consists of 43% Indian, 38% Chinese, 17% Malay and 1% other voters.[2]

History

Polling Districts

2016–present:

Taman Klang Jaya 1, Sentosa Dato Yusuf Shahbuddin, Taman Desawan, Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 1, Sentosa Dato Dagang, Taman Klang Jaya 2, Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 2, Bandar Bukit Tinggi 1, Taman Maznah, Batu 4 Jalan Kebun, Taman Menara Maju, Bandar Bukit Tinggi 2, Bandar Botanic[3]

Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sentosa
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created (Kota Alam Shah) from Kota Raja
11th 2004-2008 Ching Shu Chen BN (GERAKAN)
12th 2008-2013 Manoharan Malayalam PR (DAP)
13th 2013-2018 Ganabatirau Veeraman
Constituency renamed Sentosa
14th 2018- Gunaraj George PH (PKR)

Election Results
2018 Selangor state election: N48 Sentosa
Party Candidate Votes %
PH Gunarajah R George 38,106 85.62
BN Subramaniam T Retnam 4,506 10.12
PAS Rajan Manikesavan 1,722 3.87
BEBAS Sundarajoo Periasamy 95 0.21
PRM Telaiamblam Mariappan 79 0.18
Total valid votes 44,508 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 44,508 86.52
Registered electors 51,444
Majority 33,600 75.49
PH hold Swing

References
  1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  3. "undi.info - Sentosa (P111-N48) | Malaysiakini". undi.info - Sentosa (P111-N48). Retrieved 2018-06-07.

The Redelineation Report issued by the Election Commission of Malaysia

http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20160429_P.U.(B)197.pdf

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