Batu Caves (state constituency)

Batu Caves was a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2018.

Batu Caves
Selangor constituency
Defunct state constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created2003
Constituency abolished2018
First contested2004
Last contested2013

The state constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

From 2018, this constituency abolished, renamed to re-created as Sungai Tua.

History

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2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Wira Damai, Taman Jasa, Sungai Tua, Kampung Nakhoda, Kampung Laksamana, Selayang Baharu Empat, Selayang Baharu Lima, Taman Selayang, Taman Batu Caves, Pekan Batu Caves Lama, Batu Caves, Batu 8 Sungai Tua.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Wira Damai, Taman Jasa, Sungai Tua, Kampung Nakhoda, Kampung Laksamana, Selayang Baharu Empat, Selayang Baharu Lima, Taman Selayang, Taman Batu Caves, Pekan Batu Caves Lama, Batu Caves, Batu 8 Sungai Tua.

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Batu Caves
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Sungai Tua
11th 2004-2008 Jagarasah Verasamy BN (MIC)
12th 2008-2013 Amirudin Shari PR (PKR)
13th 2013-2018
Constituency abolished, renamed to Sungai Tua[2]

Results

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Selangor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PKR Amirudin Shari 14,552 55.92 - 2.76
BN Rawisandran Narayanan 11,291 43.39 + 3.49
Independent Suman Gopal 182 0.70 + 0.70
Total valid votes 26,025 100.00
Total rejected ballots 418
Unreturned ballots 80
Turnout 26,523 85.92
Registered electors 30,869
Majority 3,261
PKR hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Selangor state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PKR Amirudin Shari 11,015 58.68 + 13.94
BN Mohan Thangarasu 7,376 39.30 - 15.96
Independent Azmi Hussain 379 2.02 + 2.02
Total valid votes 18,770 100.00
Total rejected ballots 320
Unreturned ballots 75
Turnout 19,165 74.51
Registered electors 25,720
Majority 3,639
PKR gain from BN Swing ?


Selangor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Jagarasah Verasamy 9,362 55.26
PKR Kamarul Baharin Abbas 7,581 44.74
Total valid votes 16,943 100.00
Total rejected ballots 295
Unreturned ballots 80
Turnout 17,318 73.56
Registered electors 23,544
Majority 1,781
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  1. ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  2. ^ "Cadang pinda nama 41 Parlimen, DUN | Berita Harian". www.bharian.com.my. Retrieved 2021-02-16.