Kelana Jaya (federal constituency)

Kelana Jaya was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 2004 to 2018.

Kelana Jaya
Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created2003
Constituency abolished2018
First contested2004
Last contested2013

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

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It was abolished in 2018 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Kelana Jaya
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Subang
11th P104 2004-2008 Loh Seng Kok
(卢诚国)
BN (MCA)
12th 2008-2013 Loh Gwo Burne
(罗国本)
PR (PKR)
13th 2013-2018 Wong Chen
(黄基全)
Constituency abolished split into Subang and Petaling Jaya

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kelana Jaya Seri Setia
Subang Jaya

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PKR Wong Chen 56,790 66.72   13.99
BN Loh Seng Kok 27,963 32.85   11.12
Independent Toh Sin Wah 363 0.43   0.43
Total valid votes 85,116 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,171
Unreturned ballots 210
Turnout 86,497 85.44   11.83
Registered electors 101,236
Majority 28,827 33.87   25.11
PKR hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 176/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-08.

"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) 217/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
Malaysian general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PKR Loh Gwo Burne 30,298 52.73   24.25
BN Lee Hwa Beng 25,267 43.97   27.55
Independent Lim Peng Soon 1,895 3.30   3.30
Total valid votes 57,460 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,065
Unreturned ballots 100
Turnout 58,625 73.61   3.55
Registered electors 79,648
Majority 5,031 8.76   34.28
PKR gain from BN Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Loh Seng Kok 35,846 71.52
PKR Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud 14,275 28.48
Total valid votes 50,121 100.00
Total rejected ballots 627
Unreturned ballots 55
Turnout 50,803 70.06
Registered electors 72,513
Majority 21,571 43.04
This was a new constituency created.

References

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