Wangsa Maju (federal constituency)

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

Wangsa Maju (P116)

the Federal Territories of Malaysia constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Tan Yee Kew PH
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	88,482
Area (km²)[2]	16

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 Wangsa Maju's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (59.82%)

  Chinese (29.57%)

  Indian (8.18%)

  Other ethnicities (2.44%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Melati, Taman Ibu Kota, Gombak Utara, Genting Kelang, Taman Setapak, Seksyen 2 Wangsa Maju, Seksyen 4 Wangsa Maju, Gombak Selatan, Seksyen 1 Wangsa Maju, Kampung Puah, Taman P. Ramlee, Rumah Pangsa Dewan Bandaraya Gombak, Jalan Gombak, Setapak Utara, Taman Desa Setapak, Taman Wangsa Melawati, Flat Taman Melati.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Flat Taman Melati, Taman Melati, Rumah Pangsa Dewan Bandaraya Gombak, Gombak Utara, Gombak Selatan, Jalan Gombak, Taman Setapak, Taman Ibu Kota, Kampong Puah, Taman P. Ramlee, Teratai Mewah, Danau Kota, Genting Kelang, Taman Wangsa Melawati, Taman Desa Setapak, Seksyen 2 Wangsa Maju, Seksyen 4 Wangsa Maju, Seksyen 1 Wangsa Maju and Padang Balang.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Wangsa Maju
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Batu
9th	1995-1999	Kamal Mat Salih	BN (UMNO)
10th	1999-2004	Zulhasnan Rafique
11th	2004-2008	Yew Teong Lock (姚长禄)	BN (MCA)
12th	2008-2010	Wee Choo Keong (黄朱强)	PKR
	2010-2013		Independent
13th	2013-2018	Tan Kee Kwong (陈记光)	PKR
14th	2018-present	Tan Yee Kew (陈仪侨)	PH (PKR)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Tan Yee Kew	42,178	57.30	+57.30
	BN	Yew Teong Look	17,940	24.37	-20.86
	PAS	Razali Tumirin	13,490	18.33	+18.33
Total valid votes			73,608	100.00
Total rejected ballots			525
Unreturned ballots			376
Turnout			74,509	84.21
Registered electors			88,482
Majority			24,238	32.93
	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	%	∆%
	PKR	Tan Kee Kwong	31,641	54.77	+ 4.58
	BN	Mohd Shafei Abdullah	26,130	45.23	- 4.58
Total valid votes			57,771	100.00
Total rejected ballots			375
Unreturned ballots			145
Turnout			58,291	86.01
Registered electors			67,775
Majority			5,511
	PKR 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	%	∆%
	PKR	Wee Choo Keong	19,637	50.19	+ 14.30
	BN	Yew Teong Lock	19,487	49.81	- 14.30
Total valid votes			39,124	100.00
Total rejected ballots			357
Unreturned ballots			317
Turnout			39,798	73.01
Registered electors			54,509
Majority			150
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yew Teong Lock	23,135	64.11	+ 8.94
	KEADILAN	Sahri Bahari	12,950	35.89	- 8.94
Total valid votes			36,085	100.00
Total rejected ballots			340
Unreturned ballots			829
Turnout			37,254	73.51
Registered electors
Majority			10,185
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zulhasnan Rafique	29,997	55.17	- 26.62
	KEADILAN	Marina Mohd. Yusoff	24,379	44.83	+ 44.83
Total valid votes			54,376	100.00
Total rejected ballots			710
Unreturned ballots			4,523
Turnout			59,609	79.38
Registered electors
Majority			5,618
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Kamal Mat Salih	35,884	81.79
	S46	Aliah @ Nailah Nani	7,990	18.21
Total valid votes			43,874	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,704
Unreturned ballots			3,147
Turnout			48,725	74.73
Registered electors
Majority			27,894
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.