Batu Caves (state constituency)

Batu Caves
Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 

Amirudin Shari
PKR

Constituency created 2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2013

Batu Caves is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 2004.

The state constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Wira Damai, Taman Jasa, Sungai Tua, Kampung Nakhoda, Kampung Laksamana, Selayang Baharu Empat, Selayang Baharu Lima, Taman Selayang, Taman Batu Caves, Pekan Batu Caves Lama, Batu Caves, Batu 8 Sungai Tua.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Wira Damai, Taman Jasa, Sungai Tua, Kampung Nakhoda, Kampung Laksamana, Selayang Baharu Empat, Selayang Baharu Lima, Taman Selayang, Taman Batu Caves, Pekan Batu Caves Lama, Batu Caves, Batu 8 Sungai Tua.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Batu Caves
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
11th 2004-2008 Jagarasah Verasamy BN
12th 2008-2013 Amirudin Shari PKR
13th 2013-present

Election results

Selangor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PKRAmirudin Shari 14,552 55.92 - 2.76
BNRawisandran Narayanan 11,291 43.39 + 3.49
IndependentSuman Gopal 182 0.70 + 0.70
Total valid votes 26,025 100.00
Total rejected ballots 418
Unreturned ballots 80
Turnout 26,52385.92
Registered electors 30,869
Majority 3,261
PKR hold Swing
Selangor state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PKRAmirudin Shari 11,015 58.68 + 13.94
BNMohan Thangarasu 7,376 39.30 - 15.96
IndependentAzmi Hussain 379 2.02 + 2.02
Total valid votes 18,770 100.00
Total rejected ballots 320
Unreturned ballots 75
Turnout 19,16574.51
Registered electors 25,720
Majority 3,639
PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Selangor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNJagarasah Verasamy 9,362 55.26
KEADILANKamarul Baharin Abbas 7,581 44.74
Total valid votes 16,943 100.00
Total rejected ballots 295
Unreturned ballots 80
Turnout 17,31873.56
Registered electors 23,544
Majority 1,781
This was a new constituency created.

References

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