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Petaling Jaya Utara

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Petaling Jaya Utara
Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1994
Constituency abolished2018
First contested1995
Last contested2013

Petaling Jaya Utara was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1995 to 2018.

The federal constituency was created in the 1994 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 2018 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Petaling Jaya Utara
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Petaling Jaya
9th P094 1995-1999 Lim Kuo Phau
(林国彪)
BN (MCA)
10th 1999-2004 Chew Mei Fun
(周美芬)
11th P106 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013 Tony Pua Kiam Wee
(潘俭伟)
PR (DAP)
13th 2013-2018
Constituency abolished, renamed to Damansara

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 Jaya Utara Damansara Utama
Kampung Tunku

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 2013: Petaling Jaya Utara
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Tony Pua Kiam Wee 57,407 81.84 Increase 13.92
BN Chew Hoong Ling 12,735 18.16 Decrease 13.92
Total valid votes 70,142 100.00
Total rejected ballots 472
Unreturned ballots 113
Turnout 70,727 82.82 Increase 9.35
Registered electors 85,401
Majority 44,672 63.68 Increase 27.84
DAP hold Swing +13.92
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
Malaysian general election, 2008: Petaling Jaya Utara
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Tony Pua Kiam Wee 37,851 67.92 Increase 30.08
BN Chew Mei Fun 17,879 32.08 Decrease 30.08
Total valid votes 55,730 100.00
Total rejected ballots 527
Unreturned ballots 38
Turnout 56,295 73.47 Increase 4.38
Registered electors 76,618
Majority 19,972 35.84 Increase 11.52
DAP gain from BN Swing +30.08


Malaysian general election, 2004: Petaling Jaya Utara
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Chew Mei Fun 32,422 62.16 Increase 10.36
DAP Ronnie Liu Tian Khiew 19,739 37.84 Decrease 8.84
Total valid votes 52,161 100.00
Total rejected ballots 619
Unreturned ballots 40
Turnout 52,460 69.09 Decrease 1.67
Registered electors
Majority 13,043 24.32 Increase 19.30
BN hold Swing +9.60


Malaysian general election, 1999: Petaling Jaya Utara
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Chew Mei Fun 25,603 51.80 Increase 51.80
DAP Ronnie Liu Tian Khiew 23,122 46.78 Increase 46.78
MDP Wee Chek Aik 706 1.43 Increase 1.43
Total valid votes 49,431 100.00
Total rejected ballots 517
Unreturned ballots 33
Turnout 49,981 70.76
Registered electors
Majority 2,481 5.02
BN hold Swing N/A


Malaysian general election, 1995: Petaling Jaya Utara
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Lim Kuo Phau won uncontested.
BN Lim Kuo Phau
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

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