Puchong (federal constituency)

Puchong
Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	96,437

Puchong is a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 1995, from 2004 to present.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Serdang Jaya 1, Seri Serdang Utara, Kawasan UPM, Batu 13 Puchong, Bandar Kinrara Seksyen 1, Pusat Bandar Puchong, Puchong Perdana 1, Kampung Sri Aman, Batu 14 Puchong, Seri Serdang Selatan 1, Puchong Indah 1, Bandar Bukit Puchong, Taman Puchong Utama, Taman Pinggiran Putra, Bandar Kinrara Seksyen 2, Bandar Kinrara Seksyen 3, Bandar Kinrara Seksyen 4, Bandar Kinrara Seksyen 5, Serdang Jaya 2, Puchong Permai, Bandar Puteri, Puchong Perdana 2, Puchong Indah 2, Puchong Intan, Seri Indah, Seri Serdang Selatan 2, Kinrara Seksyen 4, 5 & 6, Kinrara Seksyen 2, Kinrara Seksyen 1, Kinrara Seksyen 7, Kinrara Seksyen 3, Puchong Jaya Timur, USJ 16 hingga 22, Kampung Batu 13, Puchong Jaya Utara, Puchong Jaya Barat, Batu 12 Puchong, Batu 7 Jalan Puchong.

2016–present:^[2] The constituency contains the polling districts of Serdang Jaya 1, Seri Serdang Utara, Kawasan UPM, Batu 13 Puchong, Bandar Kinrara Seksyen 1, Pusat Bandar Puchong, Puchong Perdana 1, Kampung Sri Aman, Batu 14 Puchong, Seri Serdang Selatan 1, Puchong Indah 1, Bandar Bukit Puchong, Taman Puchong Utama, Taman Pinggiran Putra, Bandar Kinrara Seksyen 2, Bandar Kinrara Seksyen 3, Bandar Kinrara Seksyen 4, Bandar Kinrara Seksyen 5, Serdang Jaya 2, Puchong Permai, Bandar Puteri, Puchong Perdana 2, Puchong Indah 2, Puchong Intan, Seri Indah, Seri Serdang Selatan 2, Kinrara Seksyen 4, 5 & 6, Kinrara Seksyen 2, Kinrara Seksyen 1, Kinrara Seksyen 7, Kinrara Seksyen 3, Puchong Jaya Timur, USJ 16 hingga 22, Kampung Batu 13, Puchong Jaya Utara, Puchong Jaya Barat, Batu 12 Puchong, Batu 7 Jalan Puchong.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Puchong
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
7th	1986-1990	V. David	DAP
8th	1990-1995	V. David	DAP
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created from Serdang
11th	2004-2008	Lau Yeng Peng	BN
12th	2008-2013	Gobind Singh Deo	DAP
13th	2013-2018		DAP
14th	2018-present		PH (DAP)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Gobind Singh Deo	60,429	72.39	+ 4.77
	BN	Ang Chin Tat	12,794	15.33	- 17.05
	PAS	Mohamad Rosharizan Mohd Rozlan	10,255	12.28	+ 12.28
Total valid votes			83,478	100.00
Total rejected ballots			667
Unreturned ballots			212
Turnout			84,357	87.47
Registered electors			96,437
Majority			47,635	57.06
	PH hold		Swing		DAP
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.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Gobind Singh Deo	62,938	67.62	+ 6.68
	BN	A. Kohilan Pillay	30,136	32.38	- 6.68
Total valid votes			93,074	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,261
Unreturned ballots			194
Turnout			94,529	88.34
Registered electors			107,010
Majority			32,802	35.24
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 176/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-08. "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) 217/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-08.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Gobind Singh Deo	35,079	60.94	+ 27.91
	BN	Lau Yeng Peng	22,486	39.06	- 14.32
Total valid votes			57,565	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,580
Unreturned ballots			172
Turnout			59,317	78.44
Registered electors			75,625
Majority			12,593	21.88
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lau Yeng Peng	21,291	53.38
	PAS	Azmi Jamion @ Jemingon	9,409	23.59
	DAP	Wong Choong Yun	9,185	23.03
Total valid votes			39,885	100.00
Total rejected ballots			533
Unreturned ballots			78
Turnout			40,496	67.84
Registered electors			59,693
Majority			11,882	29.79
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	V. David	34,967	51.69	- 7.03
	BN	Tan Yee Kew	32,686	48.31	+ 13.86
Total valid votes			67,653	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,031
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			68,684	69.57
Registered electors			98,726
Majority			2,281	3.38
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	V. David	35,145	58.72
	BN	Lui Thai Heng	20,616	34.45
	PAS	Asri Janang	2,409	4.02
	SDP	Yeoh Poh San	1,684	2.81
Total valid votes			59,854	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,198
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			61,052	75.37
Registered electors			81,005
Majority			14,529	24.27

References

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

↑ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
↑ "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. Retrieved 2016-07-08.

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[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[2] "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. Retrieved 2016-07-08.