Banting (state constituency)

Banting is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1995 and is currently represented in 2018.

Banting
Selangor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Lau Weng San
PH
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2018

The state constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.

Teluk Datuk was renamed as Banting following the redelineation exercise in 2018. Banting is currently represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Banting
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
4th1974-1978Hormat RafeiBN (UMNO)
5th1978-1982
6th1982-1986Fatimah Suhaimi
7th1986-1990
8th1990-1995
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created, renamed from Teluk Datuk
14th2018-presentLau Weng SanPH(DAP)

Election results

Selangor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PHLau Weng San21,84681.81
BNNg Siok Hwa4,54717.03
PRMTan Choon Swee3111.16
Total valid votes 26,704 100.00
Total rejected ballots 386
Unreturned ballots 55
Turnout 27,14587.55
Registered electors 31,006
Majority 17,29964.78
PH gain from BN Swing ?
Selangor state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNFatimah Suhaimi9,26467.15
PASMohd Mesari Jasman4,53232.85
Total valid votes 13,796 100.00
Total rejected ballots 690
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 14,48678.60
Registered electors 18,430
Majority 4,732
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNFatimah Suhaimi8,25874.67
PASAmat Suliman2,80125.33
Total valid votes 11,059 100.00
Total rejected ballots 447
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 11,50674.65
Registered electors 15,413
Majority 5,457
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNFatimah Suhaimi6,94366.59
PASBasir Salleh1,77317.00
IndependentAng Poi Chai1,71116.41
Total valid votes 10,427 100.00
Total rejected ballots 342
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 10,76979.36
Registered electors 13,570
Majority 5,170
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNHormat Rafei5,85270.17
PASBasir Salleh2,48829.83
Total valid votes 8,340 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 11,262
Majority 3,364
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
On the nomination day, Hormat Rafei won uncontested.
BNHormat Rafei
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 8,814
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
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