Klang (federal constituency)
 Selangor constituency | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1958 |
| Constituency abolished | 1974 |
| Constituency re-created | 1986 |
| First contested | 1959 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 297,387 |
| Electors (2023)[2] | 210,510 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 162 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 1,835.7 |
Klang is a federal constituency in Klang District, Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.
The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]Age breakdown of Klang's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (5.58%)
21-29 (18.45%)
30-39 (19.19%)
40-49 (18.44%)
50-59 (16.1%)
60-69 (13.16%)
70-79 (6.67%)
80-89 (1.95%)
above 90 (0.46%)
Gender breakdown of Klang's electorate as of 2022
Male (49.86%)
Female (50.14%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Klang constituency is divided into 56 polling districts.[4]
| State conatituency | Polling district | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandar Baru Klang (N45) | Taman Eng Ann 1 | 110/45/01 | SM (Persendirian) Kwang Hua |
| Persiaran Sultan Ibrahim 2 | 110/45/02 | Dewan Putera, SMK Tinggi Klang | |
| Bandar Klang | 110/45/03 |
| |
| Sungai Pinang Selatan | 110/45/04 | SM Pin Hwa | |
| Pasar Jawa | 110/45/05 | SM Pin Hwa | |
| Jalan Goh Hock Huat | 110/45/06 | SA Rakyat (KAFA Integrasi) Al-Falah | |
| Persiaran Sultan Ibrahim 1 | 110/45/07 | SMK Tinggi Klang | |
| Taman Eng Ann 2 | 110/45/08 | Dewan Serbaguna Taman Eng Ann | |
| Taman Berkeley | 110/45/09 |
| |
| Bandar Baru Klang | 110/45/10 | Sekolah Sri Acmar (Rendah) | |
| Bukit Kuda | 110/45/11 | SJK (C) Kong Hoe | |
| Kampung Batu Belah | 110/45/12 |
| |
| Taman Klang | 110/45/13 | SK Batu Belah | |
| Jalan Meru | 110/45/14 | SJK (T) Jalan Meru | |
| Klang Kawasan 19 | 110/45/15 | SRA Integrasi Tengku Ampuan Fatimah | |
| Taman Klang Utama 1 | 110/45/16 | SK Taman Klang Utama | |
| Taman Klang Utama 2 | 110/45/17 | SMK Taman Klang Utama | |
| Sungai Bertih Selatan | 110/45/18 | SK Telok Pulai Taman Bertek | |
| Sungai Bertih Utara | 110/45/19 | SMA Sultan Hisamuddin | |
| Pelabuhan Klang (N46) | Kampung Pendamar | 110/46/01 | SK Kampung Pendamar |
| Kampung Idaman | 110/46/02 | SK Kampung Idaman | |
| Jalan Padang | 110/46/03 | Padang Datuk Arumugam | |
| Kawasan Pelabuhan | 110/46/04 | SRA Taman Kem | |
| Jalan Kem | 110/46/05 | SK Pelabuhan Klang | |
| Teluk Gong Utara | 110/46/06 | SK Telok Gong Kampung Nelayan | |
| Pulau Indah Utara | 110/46/07 | SK Pulau Indah | |
| Pulau Indah Selatan | 110/46/08 | SRA Kampung Perigi Nenas | |
| Pandamaran Jaya Jalan 1–12 | 110/46/09 | SK Pandamaran Jaya | |
| Teluk Gong Selatan | 110/46/10 | SA Rakyat Al-Mumtaz Masjid | |
| Pandamaran Jaya Jalan 13–100 | 110/46/11 | SRA Pandamaran Jaya | |
| Seri Pendamar | 110/46/12 | SA Rakyat KAFA Integrasi Kampung Pendamar | |
| Pandamaran Jaya Apartment | 110/46/13 | SK Pandamaran Jaya | |
| Selat Selatan | 110/46/14 | Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Idaman | |
| Pandamaran (N47) | Kompleks Sukan Pandamaran | 110/47/01 | SMK (P) Raja Zarina |
| Kawasan Sekolah Cina 'B' | 110/47/02 | SJK (C) Pandamaran B | |
| Kawasan Sekolah Cina 'A' | 110/47/03 | SJK (C) Pandamaran A | |
| Pandamaran | 110/47/04 | SMK Tengku Ampuan Jemaah | |
| Jalan Tengku Badar Utara | 110/47/05 | SK St Anne's Convent | |
| Jalan Tengku Badar Selatan | 110/47/06 | SJK (C) Tshing Nian | |
| Jalan Kastam | 110/47/07 | SK Methodist | |
| Tengku Bendahara Azman | 110/47/08 |
| |
| Raja Lumu | 110/47/09 | SMK Raja Lumu | |
| Sungai Aur | 110/47/10 | SJK (T) Persiaran Raja Muda Musa (Jalan Watson) | |
| Teluk Pulai Utara | 110/47/11 | SK (P) Methodist | |
| Kampung Attap | 110/47/12 | SMK Perempuan Methodist | |
| Jalan Tengku Kelana | 110/47/13 | SMK Convent Klang | |
| Bukit Istana | 110/47/14 | SK Klang | |
| Simpang Tujuh | 110/47/15 | SM Hin Hua | |
| Taman Gembira 1 | 110/47/16 | SK Taman Gembira | |
| Taman Selatan 1 | 110/47/17 |
| |
| Teluk Gadung Besar | 110/47/18 | SMK Tengku Ampuan Rahimah | |
| Taman Chi Liung | 110/47/19 | SRA Taman Sri Andalas | |
| Teluk Pulai Selatan | 110/47/20 | SMK Methodist (ACS) | |
| Taman Selatan 2 | 110/47/21 | Sekolah Khas Klang | |
| Taman Bayu Perdana | 110/47/22 | Kolej Vokasional Klang (SMT Klang) | |
| Taman Gembira 2 | 110/47/23 | SA Rakyat KAFA Integrasi Nurul-Ain |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Klang | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Selangor Barat | ||||
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
| 1st | P074 | 1959–1963 | V. Manickavasagam (மாணிக்கவாசகம் பிள்ளை) |
Alliance (MIC) |
| Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
| 1st | P074 | 1963–1964 | V. Manickavasagam (மாணிக்கவாசகம் பிள்ளை) |
Alliance (MIC) |
| 2nd | 1964–1969 | |||
| 1969–1971 | Parliament was suspended[5][6] | |||
| 3rd | P074 | 1971–1973 | V. Manickavasagam (மாணிக்கவாசகம் பிள்ளை) |
Alliance (MIC) |
| 1973–1974 | BN (MIC) | |||
| Constituency abolished, split into Pelabuhan Kelang and Shah Alam | ||||
| Constituency re-created from Pelabuhan Kelang and Shah Alam | ||||
| 7th | P093 | 1986–1990 | Ng Cheng Kiat (黄俊杰) |
BN (MCA) |
| 8th | 1990–1995 | Fong Kui Lun (方贵伦) |
GR (DAP) | |
| 9th | P100 | 1995–1999 | Tan Yee Kew (陈仪侨) |
BN (MCA) |
| 10th | 1999–2004 | |||
| 11th | P110 | 2004–2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Charles Anthony Santiago (சார்ல்ஸ் அந்தனி) |
PR (DAP) | |
| 13th | 2013–2018 | |||
| 14th | 2018–2022 | PH (DAP) | ||
| 15th | 2022–present | Ganabatirau Veraman (ணபதிராவ் வேராமன்) | ||
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Klang | Bandar Baru Klang | ||||||
| Bandar Klang | |||||||
| Kampong Jawa | |||||||
| Klang Bandar | |||||||
| Kota Alam Shah | |||||||
| Pandamaran | Pandamaran | ||||||
| Pelabuhan Klang | |||||||
| Port Swettenham | |||||||
| Teluk Gadung | |||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N45 | Bandar Baru Klang | Quah Perng Fei | PH (DAP) |
| N46 | Pelabuhan Klang | Azmizam Zaman Huri | PH (PKR) |
| N47 | Pandamaran | Tony Leong Tuck Chee | PH (DAP) |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N45 | Bandar Baru Klang | Klang City Council |
|
| N46 | Pelabuhan Klang | ||
| N47 | Pandamaran |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Ganabatirau Veraman | 115,539 | 70.49 |  6.85
| ||
| PN | Jaya Chandran Perumal | 23,738 | 14.48 |  14.48
| ||
| BN | Tee Hooi Ling | 19,762 | 12.06 | 3.29
| ||
| Independent | Hedrhin Ramli @ Awin | 3,016 | 1.84 | 1.84
| ||
| Heritage | Loo Cheng Wee | 1,140 | 0.70 | 0.70
| ||
| Independent | Deepak Jaikishan | 439 | 0.27 | 0.27
| ||
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Chandra Sivarajan | 271 | 0.17 | 0.17
| ||
| Total valid votes | 163,905 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,374 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 275 | |||||
| Turnout | 165,554 | 78.46 | 7.60
| |||
| Registered electors | 208,913 | |||||
| Majority | 91,801 | 56.01 | 5.98
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Charles Anthony Santiago | 98,279 | 77.34 | 77.34
| ||
| BN | Ching Eu Boon | 19,506 | 15.35 | 19.74
| ||
| PAS | Khairul Shah Abdullah | 9,169 | 7.22 | 7.22
| ||
| Independent | Puvananderan Ganasamoorthy | 120 | 0.09 | 0.09
| ||
| Total valid votes | 127,074 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,204 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 258 | |||||
| Turnout | 128,536 | 86.06 | 0.70
| |||
| Registered electors | 149,348 | |||||
| Majority | 78,773 | 61.99 | 32.17
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 239/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 313/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Charles Anthony Santiago | 53,719 | 64.91 | 0.28
| ||
| BN | Teh Kim Poo | 29,034 | 35.09 | 0.28
| ||
| Total valid votes | 82,753 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,342 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 124 | |||||
| Turnout | 84,219 | 86.76 | 10.53
| |||
| Registered electors | 97,073 | |||||
| Majority | 24,685 | 29.82 | 0.56
| |||
| DAP hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 176/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-08. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 217/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-08. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Charles Anthony Santiago | 37,990 | 65.19 | 28.21
| |
| BN | Ch'ng Toh Eng | 20,289 | 34.81 | 28.21
| |
| Total valid votes | 58,279 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,036 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 8 | ||||
| Turnout | 59,323 | 76.23 | 5.66
| ||
| Registered electors | 77,816 | ||||
| Majority | 17,701 | 30.38 | 4.34
| ||
| DAP gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Tan Yee Kew | 32,138 | 63.02 | 8.41
| |
| DAP | Wong Ah Peng | 18,857 | 36.98 | 7.38
| |
| Total valid votes | 50,995 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,215 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 55 | ||||
| Turnout | 52,265 | 70.57 | 0.76
| ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 13,281 | 26.04 | 15.79
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Tan Yee Kew | 30,201 | 54.61 | 0.73
| |
| DAP | Teng Chang Khim | 24,528 | 44.36 | 1.86
| |
| MDP | Tan Siow Eng | 570 | 1.03 | 1.03
| |
| Total valid votes | 55,299 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 956 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 70 | ||||
| Turnout | 56,325 | 69.81 | 7.06
| ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 5,673 | 10.25 | 1.13
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Tan Yee Kew | 28,984 | 53.88 | 10.97
| |
| DAP | Fong Kui Lun | 22,860 | 42.50 | 14.59
| |
| PAS | Mohd Yusof Jasmin | 1,947 | 3.62 | 3.62
| |
| Total valid votes | 53,791 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 841 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 92 | ||||
| Turnout | 54,724 | 76.87 | 7.38
| ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | 6,124 | 11.38 | 2.80
| ||
| BN gain from DAP | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Fong Kui Lun | 31,413 | 57.09 | 10.46
| |
| BN | Chan Tee Yuen | 23,606 | 42.91 | 5.01
| |
| Total valid votes | 55,019 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,172 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 56,191 | 69.49 | 1.25
| ||
| Registered electors | 80,860 | ||||
| Majority | 7,807 | 14.18 | 12.89
| ||
| DAP gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ng Cheng Kiat | 24,966 | 47.92 | 47.92
| |
| DAP | Wee Choo Keong | 24,299 | 46.63 | 46.63
| |
| PAS | Azmi Ali @ Nik | 2,317 | 4.45 | 4.45
| |
| SDP | Gabriel Lee | 519 | 1.00 | ||
| Total valid votes | 52,101 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 925 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 53,026 | 70.74 | |||
| Registered electors | 74,964 | ||||
| Majority | 667 | 1.29 | |||
| BN gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia) | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | V. Manickavasagam | 11,257 | 51.10 | 12.79
| |
| DAP | Lee Lam Thye | 10,772 | 48.90 | 48.90
| |
| Total valid votes | 22,029 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 970 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 22,999 | 67.18 | 9.03
| ||
| Registered electors | 34,235 | ||||
| Majority | 485 | 2.20 | 25.58
| ||
| Alliance hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | V. Manickavasagam | 14,027 | 63.89 | 6.58
| |
| Socialist Front | S. S. Nayagam | 7,928 | 36.11 | 6.58
| |
| Total valid votes | 21,955 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,029 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 22,984 | 76.21 | 0.69
| ||
| Registered electors | 30,158 | ||||
| Majority | 6,099 | 27.78 | 13.16
| ||
| Alliance hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | V. Manickavasagam | 8,394 | 57.31 | |||
| Socialist Front | S. S. Nayagam | 6,253 | 42.69 | |||
| Total valid votes | 14,647 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 207 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 14,854 | 75.52 | ||||
| Registered electors | 19,670 | |||||
| Majority | 2,141 | 14.62 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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