Damansara Utama (state constituency)

Damansara Utama
Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 

Yeo Bee Yin
DAP

Constituency created 1984
First contested 1986
Last contested 2013

Damansara Utama is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1986.

The state constituency was created in the 1984 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 SS 21 Utara, SS 20, Seksyen 17A, Damansara Jaya Utara, SS 2 Utara, Seksyen 19, SS 2 Tengah, SS 23, SS 24, SS 26, Kampung Chempaka, SS 25, SS 4, SS 2 Selatan, Seksyen 21 Barat, SS 21 Selatan, Damansara Jaya Selatan.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of SS 21 Utara, SS 20, Seksyen 17A, Damansara Jaya Utara, SS 2 Utara, Seksyen 19, SS 2 Tengah, SS 23, SS 24, SS 26, Kampung Chempaka, SS 25, SS 4, SS 2 Selatan, Seksyen 21 Barat, SS 21 Selatan, Damansara Jaya Selatan.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Damansara Utama
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
7th 1986-1990 M. Madhavan Nair DAP
8th 1990-1995
9th 1995-1999 Oon Hong Geok
10th 1999-2004 Lim Choon Kin BN
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013 Cheah Wing Yin DAP
13th 2013-present Yeo Bee Yin

Election results

Selangor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPYeo Bee Yin 37,303 84.21 + 9.73
BNLim Choon Kin 6,614 14.93 - 10.59
IndependentLiew Wei Beng 380 0.86 + 0.86
Total valid votes 44,297 100.00
Total rejected ballots 341
Unreturned ballots 16
Turnout 44,65483.63
Registered electors 53,394
Majority 30,689
DAP hold Swing
Selangor state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPCheah Wing Yin 24,881 74.48 + 35.32
BNGu Chian Peow 8,526 25.52 - 35.32
Total valid votes 33,407 100.00
Total rejected ballots 324
Unreturned ballots 26
Turnout 34,75774.85
Registered electors 46,435
Majority 16,355
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Selangor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNLim Choon Kin 19,124 60.84 + 4.19
DAPYim Chee Pooi 12,309 39.16 - 4.19
Total valid votes 31,433 100.00
Total rejected ballots 374
Unreturned ballots 23
Turnout 31,83070.64
Registered electors 45,058
Majority 6,815
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNLim Choon Kin 16,378 56.65 + 11.72
DAPAhmad Nor 12,531 43.35 - 11.72
Total valid votes 28,909 100.00
Total rejected ballots 233
Unreturned ballots 18
Turnout 29,16072.95
Registered electors 39,971
Majority 3,847
BN gain from DAP Swing ?
Selangor state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPOon Hong Geok 14,116 55.07 - 4.50
BNTan Boon Kiat 11,515 44.93 + 4.50
Total valid votes 25,631 100.00
Total rejected ballots 266
Unreturned ballots 87
Turnout 25,98468.43
Registered electors 37,971
Majority 2,601
DAP hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPMadhavan Nair Narayanan Nair 15,114 59.57 + 8.87
BNLee Hwa Beng 10,256 40.43 - 1.94
Total valid votes 25,370 100.00
Total rejected ballots 364
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 25,73469.28
Registered electors 37,146
Majority 4,858
DAP hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPMadhavan Nair Narayanan Nair 10,050 50.70
BNChan Tse Yuen 8,399 42.37
SDPWong Sai Hou 1,374 6.93
Total valid votes 19,823 100.00
Total rejected ballots 298
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 20,12169.36
Registered electors 29,010
Majority 1,651
This was a new constituency created.

References

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