Petaling (federal constituency)

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

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

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

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It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Petaling
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Damansara
4th P081 1974-1978 Oh Keng Seng
(胡更生)
DAP
5th 1978-1982 Lim Kit Siang
(林吉祥)
6th 1982-1986 Yeoh Poh San
(杨宝山)
BN (MCA)
Constituency abolished, split into Petaling Jaya and Puchong

State constituency

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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

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Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Yeoh Poh San 42,710 53.29   16.12
DAP Patto Perumal 37,436 46.71   16.12
Total valid votes 80,146 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,800
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 81,946 71.44   3.15
Registered electors 114,704
Majority 5,274 6.58   19.08
BN gain from DAP Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Lim Kit Siang 41,017 62.83   22.42
BN Yeoh Poh San 24,263 37.17   0.30
Total valid votes 65,280 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,309
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 67,589 74.59   0.17
Registered electors 90,611
Majority 16,754 25.66   22.12
DAP hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
DAP Oh Keng Seng 14,106 40.41
BN Goh Hock Guan 12,868 36.87
PEKEMAS Pang Koik My 5,961 17.08
Independent Lim Kui Sang 1,970 5.64
Total valid votes 34,905 100.00
Total rejected ballots 925
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 35,830 74.76
Registered electors 48,100
Majority 1,238 3.54
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  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