Pelabuhan Kelang

Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created	1974
Constituency abolished	1986
First contested	1974
Last contested	1982

Pelabuhan Kelang was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	V. Govindaraj	25,026	54.94	2.42
	DAP	Nadarasa @ Nadarajah Muthu Thamby	13,142	28.85	5.13
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Abdullah Hashim	7,385	16.21	6.74
Total valid votes			45,553	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,212
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			46,765	76.52
Registered electors			61,113
Majority			11,884	26.09	2.71
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 1 December 1979
Upon the death of incumbent, V. Manickavasagam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	V. Govindaraj	17,219	52.52	12.07
	DAP	K. Ramasen	7,777	23.72	7.41
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Ahmad Subki Abd. Latif @ Subky Abd. Latif	7,525	22.95	18.67
	Independent	Abdul Hanif Abdul Manaf	114	0.35	0.35
	Independent	Mani Nagaindra Valliappan	83	0.25	0.25
	Independent	Mohan Lal	43	0.13	0.13
	Independent	Hari Devan Mookhen	22	0.07	0.07
Total valid votes			32,783	100.00
Total rejected ballots			528
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			33,311
Registered electors
Majority			9,442	28.80	4.66
	BN hold		Swing

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