Sungai Tua

Sungai Tua (N16)
Selangor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Amirudin Shari
PH
Constituency created1994
Constituency abolished2004
Constituency re-created2018
First contested1995
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]49,055

Sungai Tua is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from 1995 to 2004, and then since 2018. It has been represented by Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari of Pakatan Harapan (PH) since 2018.

The state constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Tua's electorate as of 2018[2]
  1. Malay 59.92 (59.3%)
  2. Indian 24.32 (24.1%)
  3. Chinese 13.33 (13.2%)
  4. Other ethnicities 3.43 (3.40%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Sungai Tua constituency is divided into 12 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Sungai Tua (N16) Wira Damai 098/16/01 SMK Sungai Kertas
Taman Jasa 098/16/02 SRA Kampung Sungai Tua Baru
Sungai Tua 098/16/03 SK Sungai Tua Baharu
Kampung Nakhoda 098/16/04 SA Rakyat (KAFA Integrasi) Al-Humaira
Kampung Laksamana 098/16/05 SK Sungai Kertas
Selayang Baharu Empat 098/16/06 SMK Selayang Bharu
Selayang Baharu Lima 098/16/07 SMK Darul Ehsan
Taman Selayang 098/16/08 SA Rakyat (Kafai) Al-Amaniah
Taman Batu Caves 098/16/09 SMK Taman Selayang
Pekan Batu Caves Lama 098/16/10 SJK (C) Kheow Bin
Batu Caves 098/16/11 SJK (T) Batu Caves
Batu 8 Sungai Tua 098/16/12 SK (2) Taman Selayang

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sungai Tua
Assembly NoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Gombak Setia and Rawang
9th N161995–1999S. Gopala KrishnanBN (MIC)
10th1999–2004Jagarasah Verasamy
Constituency abolished, renamed to Batu Caves
Constituency re-created from Batu Caves
14th N162018–2023Amirudin ShariPH (PKR)
15th 2023–present

Election results

Selangor state election, 2023: Sungai Tua
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PHAmirudin Shari19,67856.87Increase 56.87
PNMuhammad Hanif Jamaluddin14,49341.89Increase 41.89
IndependentSuman Gopal4301.24Increase 1.24
Total valid votes 34,601 100.00
Total rejected ballots 157
Unreturned ballots 33
Turnout 34,79170.92Decrease 13.08
Registered electors 49,055
Majority 5,18514.98Decrease 25.19
PH hold Swing
Selangor state election, 2018: Sungai Tua
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PKRAmirudin Shari17,44661.61Increase 61.61
BNN. Rawisandran6,07221.44Decrease 30.01
PASMohammad Bin Ibrahim4,53016.00Increase 16.00
IndependentBadrul Hisham Md Zin2680.95Increase 0.95
Total valid votes 28,316100.00
Total rejected ballots 277
Unreturned ballots 128
Turnout 28,72184.00
Registered electors 34,180
Majority 11,37440.17
PKR gain from BN Swing -
Selangor state election, 1999: Sungai Tua
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNJagarasah Verasamy7,95051.45Decrease 25.71
PKRRazali Ramli7,50148.55Increase 48.55
Total valid votes 15,451100.00
Total rejected ballots 320
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 15,77174.42Increase 3.83
Registered electors 21,192
Majority 4492.90Decrease 51.42
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1995: Sungai Tua
Party Candidate Votes%
BNGopala Krishnan V. Subramaniam10,48077.16
PASAzmi Hussain3,10322.84
Total valid votes 13,583100.00
Total rejected ballots 398
Unreturned ballots 96
Turnout 14,07770.59
Registered electors 19,943
Majority 7,37754.32
This was a new constituency created.

References

  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. ↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  3. ↑ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.

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