Kuang (state constituency)

Kuang
Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 

Abdul Shukur Idrus
BN

Constituency created 1958
First contested 1959
Last contested 2013

Kuang is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1959.

The state constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is 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 1974 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Batu Arang Barat, Batu Arang Timur, Batu Arang Selatan, Pengkalan Kundang, Sungai Serai, Pekan Kuang, Kampung Gombak, Kampung Kuang, Kampung Cempedak, Sri Kundang, Bandar Tasik Puteri.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Batu Arang Barat, Batu Arang Timur, Batu Arang Selatan, Pengkalan Kundang, Sungai Serai, Pekan Kuang, Kampung Gombak, Kampung Kuang, Kampung Cempedak, Sri Kundang, Bandar Tasik Puteri, Penjara Sungai Buloh.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1959-1964 Chong Shih Guan Alliance
2nd 1964-1969 Oon Seng Lee
1969-1971 Assembly dissolved
3rd 1971-1973 Chou Yee Koh Gerakan
1973-1974 BN
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created
11th 2004-2008 Soohaimi Abdul Rahman BN
12th 2008-2013 Abdul Shukur Idrus
13th 2013-present

Election results

Selangor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbdul Shukur Idrus 11,027 52.43 + 0.53
PKRTenku Maraziyah Tenku Sulaiman 9,772 46.46 - 1.64
IndependentZahariman Abd Latip 233 1.11 + 1.11
Total valid votes 21,032 100.00
Total rejected ballots 378
Unreturned ballots 53
Turnout 21,46388.26
Registered electors 24,319
Majority 1,255
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbdul Shukur Idrus 7,049 51.90 - 19.98
PKRBadrul Amin Bahron 6,532 48.10 + 19.98
Total valid votes 13,581 100.00
Total rejected ballots 204
Unreturned ballots 413
Turnout 14,19880.87
Registered electors 17,557
Majority 517
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSoohaimi Abdul Rahman 8,016 71.78
KEADILANAbdul Rahim Abdul Wahab 3,151 28.22
Total valid votes 11,167 100.00
Total rejected ballots 288
Unreturned ballots 212
Turnout 11,66776.12
Registered electors 15,328
Majority 4,865
BN gain from Gerakan Swing ?
Selangor state election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
GerakanChou Yee Koh 3,119 42.52
AllianceOon Seng Lee 3,088 42.09
PMIPMohd. Yusuf Ma'aya 1,129 15.39
Total valid votes 7,336 100.00
Total rejected ballots 611
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 7,94773.34
Registered electors 10,836
Majority 31
Gerakan gain from Alliance Swing ?
Selangor state election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceOon Seng Lee 4,185 61.22
Socialist FrontAzai Karim 1,700 24.87
PMIPMohamed Anwar Hashim 951 13.91
Total valid votes 6,836 100.00
Total rejected ballots 362
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 7,19879.30
Registered electors 9,077
Majority 2,485
Alliance hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceChong Shih Guan 3,923 72.99
PMIPAbdullah Mat Junan 1,452 27.01
Total valid votes 5,375 100.00
Total rejected ballots 151
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 5,52681.18
Registered electors 6,807
Majority 2,471
This was a new constituency created.

References

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