Seri Cahaya (state constituency)

Seri Cahaya
Selangor constituency
Defunct state constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created1984
Constituency abolished1995
First contested1986
Last contested1990

Seri Cahaya was a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 1995.

The state constituency was created in the 1984 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.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Seri Cahaya
Assembly NoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Asam Jawa
7th N121986-1990M. MahalingamBN (MIC)
8th1990-1995Sivalingam Arumugam Karuppiah
Constituency abolished, renamed to Ijuk

Election results

Selangor state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSivalingam Arumugam Karuppiah5,40555.75Decrease 7.29
S46Mohd Shahir4,08842.17Increase 42.17
IndependentSuhaimi Amnan2022.08Increase 2.08
Total valid votes 9,695 100.00
Total rejected ballots 443
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 10,13874.70Increase 1.30
Registered electors 13,572
Majority 1,31713.58Decrease 25.43
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes%
BNM. Mahalingam5,21063.04
NASMARaja Nasron Raja Ishak1,98624.03
DAPP Sinniah1,06912.93
Total valid votes 8,265 100.00
Total rejected ballots 370
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 8,63573.10
Registered electors 11,812
Majority 3,22439.01
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.