Petaling
Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested1974
Last contested1982

Petaling was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.[1]

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.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Petaling
Parliament NoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Damansara
4th P0811974-1978Oh Keng Seng (胡更生)DAP
5th1978-1982Lim Kit Siang (林吉祥)
6th1982-1986Yeoh Poh San (杨宝山)BN (MCA)
Constituency abolished, split into Petaling Jaya and Puchong

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Petaling Petaling Jaya
Serdang
Sungei Way

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNYeoh Poh San42,71053.29Increase 16.12
DAPPatto Perumal37,43646.71Decrease 16.12
Total valid votes 80,146 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,800
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 81,94671.44
Registered electors 114,704
Majority 5,2746.58Decrease 19.08
BN gain from DAP Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
DAPLim Kit Siang41,01762.83Increase 62.83
BNYeoh Poh San24,26337.17Increase 37.17
Total valid votes 65,280 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 90,611
Majority 16,75425.66
DAP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
DAPOh Keng Seng14,106
BNGoh Hock Guan12,868
PEKEMASPang Koik My
IndependentLim Kui Sang
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 48,100
Majority 1,238
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. Thong, L. B. (2006). PETALING JAYA: THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF MALAYSIA’S FIRST NEW TOWN. Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 79(2 (291)), 1–22. http://www.jstor.org/stable/41493670
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