Seputeh (federal constituency)

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

Seputeh (P122)
the Federal Territories of Malaysia constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
 
 		 
Teresa Kok Suh Sim
PH
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]86,256
Area (km²)[2]31

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 Seputeh's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Chinese (82.03%)
  Malay (9.04%)
  Indian (7.87%)
  Other ethnicities (1.06%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Penghulu Mat, Seputeh, Taman Desa, Salak Selatan, Kuchai, Taman Happy Tengah, Salak Tempatan Changkat, Salak Tempatan Dalam, Salak Tempatan Bukit, Taman Sri Petaling Timur, Petaling Utara, Taman Happy Utara, Taman Salak South, Taman Happy Selatan, Taman Yarl, Taman Overseas Union Utara, Taman Sri Petaling, Bandar Sri Petaling, Taman Overseas Union Selatan, Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park.

2016–pre-delineation:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Penghulu Mat, Seputeh, Taman Desa, Salak Selatan, Taman Sungai Besi, Salak Tempatan Dalam, Salak Tempatan Changkat, Salak Tempatan Bukit, Kuchai, Taman United, Taman Happy Utara, Taman Happy Tengah, Taman Happy Selatan, Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park, Taman Salak South Utara, Taman Salak South, Taman Sri Petaling Timur, Taman Sri Petaling, Bandar Sri Petaling, Taman Overseas Union Utara, Taman Overseas Union Selatan, Taman Yarl, PPR Muhibbah.

2018 (post-redelineation)-present,[5] the polling districts are: (1) Kampong Penghulu Mat 3,595 (2) Seputeh 3,110 (3) Taman Desa 5,897 (4) Kuchai 1,850 (5) Taman United 7,103 (6) Taman Happy Utara 6,427 (7) Taman Happy Tengah 2,031 (8) Taman Happy Selatan 3,180 (9) Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park 3,100 (10) Taman Salak South Utara 2,308 (11) Taman Salak South 4,171 (12) Taman Sri Petaling Timur 3,298 (13) Taman Sri Petaling 5,279 (14) Bandar Sri Petaling 5,326 (15) Taman Overseas Union Selatan 3,939 (16) Taman Overseas Union Utara 5,227 (17) Taman Yarl 3,921 (18) Kampong Bahagia 3,678 (19) Kampong Bohol 1,154 (20) PPR Muhibbah 1,313 (21) Bukit Jalil 2,065 (22) Kampong Sungai Besi 3,318. Total: 81,290.

Representation history
Members of Parliament for Seputeh
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Damansara
7th1986-1990Liew Ah Kim (廖金华)DAP
8th1990-1995
9th1995-1999
10th1999-2004Teresa Kok Suh Sim (郭素沁)
11th2004-2008
12th2008-2013
13th2013-2018
14th2018–presentPH (DAP)

Election results
Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PHTeresa Kok Suh Sim63,09489.97+89.97
BNChan Quin Er7,03510.03- 3.89
Total valid votes 70,129
Total rejected ballots 294
Unreturned ballots 160
Turnout 70,58381.83
Registered electors 86,256
Majority 56,05979.94
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%∆%
DAPTeresa Kok Suh Sim61,50086.08+ 4.60
BNNicole Wong Siaw Ting9,94813.92- 4.60
Total valid votes 71,448 100.00
Total rejected ballots 302
Unreturned ballots 109
Turnout 71,85983.58
Registered electors 85,976
Majority 51,552
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%∆%
DAPTeresa Kok Suh Sim47,23081.48+ 19.43
BNChew Chee Lin10,73818.52- 19.43
Total valid votes 57,968 100.00
Total rejected ballots 174
Unreturned ballots 65
Turnout 58,20775.70
Registered electors 76,891
Majority 36,492
DAP hold Swing
Source(s)
[6]
Malaysian general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPTeresa Kok Suh Sim33,19762.05+ 7.68
BNChin Yen Foo20,30237.95- 6.56
Total valid votes 53,499 100.00
Total rejected ballots 187
Unreturned ballots 32
Turnout 53,71871.91
Registered electors
Majority 12,895
DAP hold Swing
Source(s)
[6]
Malaysian general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPTeresa Kok Suh Sim28,65754.37- 1.31
BNSua Chong Keh23,45744.51+ 0.62
MDPLiew Ah Kim4570.87+ 0.87
IndependentM. Thurai1340.25+ 0.25
Total valid votes 52,705 100.00
Total rejected ballots 249
Unreturned ballots 41
Turnout 52,99573.58
Registered electors
Majority 5,200
DAP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPLiew Ah Kim26,51855.68- 14.91
BNOoi Saw Choo20,90343.89+ 14.48
IndependentLiew Choon Teck2030.43+ 0.43
Total valid votes 47,624 100.00
Total rejected ballots 261
Unreturned ballots 90
Turnout 47,97570.73
Registered electors
Majority 5,615
DAP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPLiew Ah Kim39,44570.59+ 0.62
BNFu Ah Kiow16,43729.41- 0.62
Total valid votes 55,882 100.00
Total rejected ballots 500
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 56,38269.06
Registered electors
Majority 23,008
DAP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPLiew Ah Kim36,78269.97
BNDavid Chua Kok Tee15,78930.03
Total valid votes 52,571 100.00
Total rejected ballots 379
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 52,95070.46
Registered electors 75,153
Majority 20,993
This was a new constituency created.

References
  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. 27. 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. "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" (PDF). Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  6. https://undi.info/wilayah-persekutuan/r18/p122
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