Petaling Jaya is a federal constituency in Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 1995 and 2018 to present.
 Selangor constituency | |
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1984 |
| Constituency abolished | 1995 |
| Constituency re-created | 2018 |
| First contested | 1986 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 362,290 |
| Electors (2023)[2] | 196,588 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 55 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 6,587.1 |
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
editAge breakdown of Petaling Jaya's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (5.17%)
21-29 (17.62%)
30-39 (19.74%)
40-49 (17.99%)
50-59 (16.19%)
60-69 (13.23%)
70-79 (6.98%)
80-89 (2.47%)
above 90 (0.6%)
Gender breakdown of Petaling Jaya's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.35%)
Female (50.65%)
History
editIt was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed but re-created in 2018 redelineation exercise.
Polling districts
editAccording to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Petaling Jaya constituency is divided into 44 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seri Setia (N32) | Glenmarie | 105/32/01 | Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah |
| SS 6 | 105/32/02 | SK Kelana Jaya (2) | |
| SS 5d | 105/32/03 | SK Kelana Jaya (1) | |
| SS 5b & 5c | 105/32/04 | SK Sri Kelana Jaya | |
| SS 5a | 105/32/05 | Dewan Serbaguna SS 5a/15 | |
| Seri Setia | 105/32/06 | SK Sungai Way | |
| PJS 5 Kampung Penanga | 105/32/07 | Balai Raya MBPJ | |
| PJS 6/4 - PJS 6/6 | 105/32/08 | SJK (T) Seaport | |
| PJS 10/1 - PJS 10/16 | 105/32/09 | SK Kampung Lindungan | |
| Rumah Pangsa Sungai Way | 105/32/10 | SK Sungai Way | |
| PJS 5/1 - PJS 5/12 | 105/32/11 | Kolej Tingkatan 6 Petaling Jaya | |
| PJS 6/1 - PJS 6/3 | 105/32/12 | Sekolah KAFA Integrasi Al-Islamiah Kampung Lindungan | |
| PJS 8 | 105/32/13 | Dewan Seberguna Dato' Hormat | |
| PJS 10/17 - PJS 10/34 | 105/32/14 | SK Kampung Lindungan | |
| SS 7 | 105/32/15 | Dewan Sri Kelana, Komplek Sukan Kelana Jaya | |
| Kampung Lindungan | 105/32/16 | Dewan Komuniti Jalan PJS 6 | |
| PJS 5/13 - PJS 5/30 | 105/32/17 | Kolej Tingkatan 6 PJS 5/26 Petaling Jaya | |
| Taman TTDI Jaya | 105/32/18 | SK Taman Tun Dr. Ismail Jaya Shah Alam | |
| Ara Damansara | 105/32/19 | SMK Lembah Subang Kelana Jaya | |
| Taman Glenmarie | 105/32/20 | Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah | |
| Taman Medan (N33) | Seksyen 51 | 105/33/01 | SJK (T) Vivekananda Petaling Jaya Taman Templer |
| Seksyen 4 Petaling Jaya | 105/33/02 |
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| Kawasan Melayu | 105/33/03 | SK Petaling Jaya | |
| PJS 1 | 105/33/04 | SJK (C) Yuk Chyun | |
| Medan Pejasa | 105/33/05 | Dewan Masyarakat Taman Sri Manja | |
| Taman Dato Harun 1 | 105/33/06 | SRA Taman Datuk Harun | |
| Taman Dato Harun 2 | 105/33/07 | SK Taman Dato' Harun (1) | |
| PJS 3 | 105/33/08 | Dewan Seberguna Jalan Medan 12 | |
| PJS 4 | 105/33/09 | SRA Kampung Medan 2 | |
| Baiduri | 105/33/10 | SRA Kampung Baiduri | |
| Petaling Utama | 105/33/11 | KAFA Integrasi Kampung Pinang Tunggal | |
| PJS 2 | 105/33/12 | SK Taman Medan | |
| PJS 2c/12 | 105/33/13 | SMK Taman Dato' Harun | |
| PJS 2d | 105/33/14 | Balai Raya PJS 2d/11 Taman Medan | |
| Kampung Medan | 105/33/15 | SRA Medan Harun | |
| PJS 2c | 105/33/16 | Dewan Seberguna PJS 2c/6 | |
| Bukit Gasing (N34) | Seksyen 17 Utara | 105/34/01 | SK Sri Damai |
| Seksyen 17 Barat | 105/34/02 | SK Sri Damai | |
| Seksyen 17 Tengah | 105/34/03 | SK Sri Damai | |
| Seksyen 17 Selatan | 105/34/04 | Dewan Al-Malik Faisal (Pusat Asasi UIAM) | |
| Seksyen 16 | 105/34/05 | SMK Sultan Abdul Samad | |
| Jalan Bukit | 105/34/06 |
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| Jalan Semangat | 105/34/07 | SMK (Laki-Laki) Bukit Bintang Jalan Utara | |
| Seksyen 5 Utara | 105/34/08 | SMK La Salle PJ | |
| Taman Jaya | 105/34/09 | SMJK Katholik | |
| Kawasan Assunta Convent | 105/34/10 | SMK Assunta | |
| Kawasan Bandar Baharu | 105/34/11 | SK La Salle PJ | |
| Jalan Sungai Jernih | 106/35/12 |
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| Seksyen Satu Petaling Jaya | 105/34/13 |
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| Kawasan Bangunan K.K.P.L | 105/34/14 | SMK (P) Taman Petaling | |
| Seksyen 5 Selatan | 105/34/15 | SMK (P) Taman Petaling | |
| Seksyen 17 A | 105/34/16 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa Damansara | |
| Seksyen 19 | 105/34/17 | Gelanggang Bola Keranjang, SK Taman Sea | |
| Seksyen 14 Utara | 105/34/18 | SK Sri Petaling | |
| Seksyen 14 Selatan | 105/34/19 | SMK Sri Utama | |
| Seksyen 2 Petaling Jaya | 105/34/20 | SJK (C) Chen Moh |
Representation history
edit| Members of Parliament for Petaling Jaya | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Petaling | ||||
| 7th | P090 | 1986–1990 | Eng Seng Chai (黄生财) |
DAP |
| 8th | 1990–1995 | Kua Kia Soong (柯嘉逊) |
GR (DAP) | |
| Constituency abolished, split into Petaling Jaya Utara, Petaling Jaya Selatan and Subang | ||||
| Constituency re-created from Petaling Jaya Selatan, Kelana Jaya and Shah Alam | ||||
| 14th | P105 | 2018 | Maria Chin Abdullah (مارية چين بنت عبدالله) |
PH (Direct)[6] |
| 2018–2022 | PH (PKR) | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | Lee Chean Chung (李健聪) | ||
State constituency
edit| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Petaling Jaya | Bukit Gasing | ||||||
| Damansara Utama | |||||||
| Kelana Jaya | |||||||
| Seri Setia | |||||||
| Taman Aman | |||||||
| Taman Medan | |||||||
Current state assembly members
edit| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N32 | Seri Setia | Mohammad Fahmi Ngah | PH (PKR) |
| N33 | Taman Medan | Afif Bahardin | PN (BERSATU) |
| N34 | Bukit Gasing | Rajiv Rishyakaran | PH (DAP) |
Local governments & postcodes
edit| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N32 | Seri Setia |
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| N33 | Taman Medan | Petaling Jaya City Council | |
| N34 | Bukit Gasing |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Lee Chean Chung | 83,311 | 57.12 |  11.40
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| PN | Theng Book | 32,736 | 22.44 |  22.44
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| BN | Chew Hian Tat | 23,253 | 15.94 | 3.01
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| GTA | Mazween Mokhtar | 4,052 | 2.78 | 2.78
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| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Ezam Mohd Nor | 2,049 | 1.40 | 1.40
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| Independent | KJ John | 461 | 0.32 | 0.32
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| Total valid votes | 145,862 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,664 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 495 | |||||
| Turnout | 148,021 | 74.74 | 8.00
| |||
| Registered electors | 195,148 | |||||
| Majority | 50,575 | 34.68 | 14.88
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Maria Chin Abdullah | 78,984 | 68.52 | |||
| BN | Chew Hian Tat | 21,847 | 18.95 | |||
| PAS | Noraini Hussin | 14,448 | 12.53 | |||
| Total valid votes | 115,279 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 968 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 350 | |||||
| Turnout | 116,597 | 82.74 | ||||
| Registered electors | 140,920 | |||||
| Majority | 57,137 | 49.56 | ||||
| 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2019. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Kua Kia Soong | 40,685 | 62.19 | 6.31
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| BN | Soh Chee Wen | 24,735 | 37.81 | 1.73
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| Total valid votes | 65,420 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,161 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 66,581 | 67.68 | 0.07
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| Registered electors | 98,383 | ||||
| Majority | 15,950 | 24.38 | 27.96
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| DAP hold | Swing |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Eng Seng Chai | 29,929 | 55.88 | |||
| BN | Lee Phon Yong | 21,176 | 39.54 | |||
| SDP | Wong Sai Hou | 2,454 | 4.58 | |||
| Total valid votes | 53,559 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 801 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 54,360 | 67.61 | ||||
| Registered electors | 80,403 | |||||
| Majority | 8,753 | 52.34 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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