Tanjong Karang (federal constituency)

Tanjong Karang
Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018

Tanjong Karang is a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Terusan Besar, Sawah Sempadan Utara, Sungai Burong Bendang, Sungai Burong Utara, Sungai Burong Selatan, Batu 9 Tanjong Karang, Sungai Sireh, Sungai Sireh Utara, Sawah Sempadan Selatan, Sawah Sempadan, Sungai Tengi Kanan, Sungai Kajang, Pekan Tanjong Karang, Batu 7 Tanjong Karang, Batu 11 Tanjong Karang, Bagan Pasir Tanjong Karang, Hulu Tiram Buruk, Hulu Tiram Buruk Utara, Batang Berjuntai Satu, Ladang Mary, Sungai Tinggi, Batang Berjuntai Utara, Kampung Raja Musa, Ladang Raja Musa, Kampung Baharu Tiram Buruk, Parit Serong, Sungai Gulang-Gulang, Hujung Permatang, Belimbing, Permatang, Pasir Penambang, Sungai Yu, Sungai Terap.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Terusan Besar, Sawah Sempadan Utara, Sungai Burong Bendang, Sungai Burong Utara, Sungai Burong Selatan, Batu 9 Tanjong Karang, Sungai Sireh, Sungai Sireh Utara, Sawah Sempadan Selatan, Sawah Sempadan, Sungai Tengi Kanan, Sungai Kajang, Pekan Tanjong Karang, Batu 7 Tanjong Karang, Batu 11 Tanjong Karang, Bagan Pasir Tanjong Karang, Hulu Tiram Buruk, Hulu Tiram Buruk Utara, Batang Berjuntai Satu, Ladang Mary, Sungai Tinggi, Batang Berjuntai Utara, Kampung Raja Musa, Ladang Raja Musa, Kampung Baharu Tiram Buruk, Parit Serong, Sungai Gulang-Gulang, Hujung Permatang, Belimbing, Permatang, Pasir Penambang, Sungai Yu, Sungai Terap.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Tanjong Karang
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Jamil Ishak	BN
5th	1978-1982	Abdul Shukur Siraj
6th	1982-1986	Zaleha Ismail
7th	1986-1990	Kamaruzaman Ahmad
8th	1990-1995	Saidin Adam
9th	1995-1999	Noh Omar
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Noh Omar	17,596	43.45
	PH	Zulkafperi Hanapi	15,626	38.58
	PAS	Nor Az Azlan Ahmad	7,276	17.97
Total valid votes			40,498	100.00
Total rejected ballots			531
Unreturned ballots			155
Turnout			41,184	87.26
Registered electors			47,198
Majority			1,970	4.86
	BN hold		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.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Noh Omar	20,548	55.47	- 1.27
	PAS	Mohamad Rashdi Deraman	16,154	43.61	+ 0.35
	Independent	Masrun Tamsi	340	0.92	+ 0.92
Total valid votes			37,042	100.00
Total rejected ballots			634
Unreturned ballots			92
Turnout			37,768	89.22
Registered electors			42,333
Majority			4,394	11.86
	BN 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	%	∆%
	BN	Noh Omar	16,073	56.74	- 10.26
	PAS	Mohamed Hanipa Maidin	12,253	43.26	+ 10.26
Total valid votes			28,326	100.00
Total rejected ballots			674
Unreturned ballots			52
Turnout			29,052	79.83
Registered electors			36,391
Majority			3,820	13.48
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Noh Omar	17,750	67.00	+ 13.50
	PAS	Abdul Ghani Samsudin	8,742	33.00	- 13.50
Total valid votes			26,492	100.00
Total rejected ballots			704
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,196	75.93
Registered electors			35,817
Majority			9,008	34.00
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Noh Omar	15,841	53.50	- 26.80
	PAS	Md. Yusoff Abd. Wahab	13,766	46.50	+ 46.50
Total valid votes			29,607	100.00
Total rejected ballots			863
Unreturned ballots			8
Turnout			30,478	72.37
Registered electors			42,114
Majority			2,075	7.00
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Noh Omar	20,962	80.30	+ 12.04
	S46	Nordin Abdul Latif	5,144	19.70	+ 19.70
Total valid votes			26,106	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,303
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			27,410	66.59
Registered electors			41,162
Majority			15,818	60.60
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saidin @ Yusof Adam	15,468	68.26	- 1.07
	PAS	Abdul Hakim Abdullah	7,191	31.74	+ 1.07
Total valid votes			22,659	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,032
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,691	71.99
Registered electors			32,908
Majority			8,277	36.52
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Kamaruzaman Ahmad	13,360	69.33
	PAS	Mohd Fadzil Salleh	5,910	30.67
Total valid votes			19,270	100.00
Total rejected ballots			888
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			20,158	63.42
Registered electors			31,785
Majority			7,450	38.66
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zaleha Ismail	16,396	75.44
	PAS	Abdul Rahim Awang	5,337	24.56
Total valid votes			21,733	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,123
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			22,856	68.63
Registered electors			33,304
Majority			11,059
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Shukur Siraj	13,413	64.81
	PAS	Abdul Hakim Abdullah	7,283	35.19
Total valid votes			20,696	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			31,403
Majority			6,130
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Jamil Ishak won uncontested.
	BN	Jamil Ishak
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			24,227
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

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

↑ "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] "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.