Damansara (Selangor federal constituency)

Damansara
Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
;
Constituency created	1958
Constituency abolished	1974
Constituency re-created	2018
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Population (2017)DC2017Q4	164,322
Electors (2017)[1]	164,322
Area (km²)[2]	65
Pop. density (per km²)	2,528

Damansara is a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974 and from 2018 to present.

The federal constituency was created in the 2018 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. The incumbent MP for the seat, Tony Pua won with a majority of 106,903 in the 2018 general election, the largest ever majority in Malaysian electoral history.^[3]

History

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed but re-created in 2018 redelineation exercise.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Damansara
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created in the state of Selangor
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Karam Singh Veriah	Socialist
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Karam Singh Veriah	Socialist
2nd	1964-1969	Michael Chen Wing Sum	Alliance
	1969-1971	Parliament was suspended^[4]^[5]
3rd	1971-1974	Hor Cheok Foon	DAP
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created, renamed from Petaling Jaya Utara
14th	2018-present	Tony Pua Kiam Wee	PH (DAP)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Tony Pua Kiam Wee	121,283	89.00	+7.16
	BN	Ryan Ho Kwok Sheng	14,380	10.55	-7.61
	PRM	Dato' Wong Mun Kheong	617	0.45
Total valid votes			136,280	100.00
Total rejected ballots			867
Unreturned ballots			492
Turnout			137,639	83.76
Registered electors			164,322
Majority			106,903	78.44
	PH gain from DAP		Swing		?
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 239/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "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) 313/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Damansara parliamentary seat records biggest majority - Nation". The Star Online. 10 May 2018.

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Hor Cheok Foon	15,567	56.29
	Alliance	Michael Chen Wing Sum	12,089	43.71
Total valid votes			27,656	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,002
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,658	69.34
Registered electors			41,331
Majority			3,478
	DAP gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Michael Chen Wing Sum	9,148	43.68
	Socialist Front	Tan Kai Hee	8,602	41.08
	PAP	Lam Khuan Kit	3,191	15.24
Total valid votes			20,941	100.00
Total rejected ballots			856
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			21,797	72.52
Registered electors			30,056
Majority			546
	Alliance gain from Socialist Front		Swing		?

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Socialist Front	Karam Singh Veriah	9,026	61.49
	Alliance	Lee Eng Teh	5,653	38.51
Total valid votes			14,679	100.00
Total rejected ballots			192
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			14,871	75.40
Registered electors			19,722
Majority			3,373
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

↑ "Senarai Harga Daftar Pemilih Untuk Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-14 Yang Diwartakan Pada 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
↑ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
↑ Bernama (10 May 2018). "Malaysia elections: Damansara parliamentary seat sees biggest victory margin". The Straits Times. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
↑ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
↑ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.

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[1] "Senarai Harga Daftar Pemilih Untuk Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-14 Yang Diwartakan Pada 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[:2-2] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-15.

[3] Bernama (10 May 2018). "Malaysia elections: Damansara parliamentary seat sees biggest victory margin". The Straits Times. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

[4] Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-20.

[5] "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.