Kuala Langat (federal constituency)

Kuala Langat is a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

Kuala Langat (P112)

Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam PH
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	102,406
Area (km²)[2]	582

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

Ethnic breakdown of Kuala Langat's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (57.17%)

  Chinese (24.03%)

  Indian (16.26%)

  Other ethnicities (2.53%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Sijangkang Utara, Sijangkang Dalam Utara, Sijangkang Dalam Selatan, Sijangkang Selatan, Batu 9 Kebun Baharu, Teluk 1, Jenjarum, Jenjarum Tempatan Pertama, Ladang Carey Barat, Ladang Carey Selatan, Ladang Carey Timur, Teluk 2, Sungai Bumbun, Batu 10 Kebun Baharu, Bukit Kemandul, Seri Cheeding, Kampung Jenjarum, Jenjarum Tempatan Kedua, Jenjarum Tempatan Ketiga, Jenjarum Tempatan Keempat, Kota Seri Langat, Sungai Manggis Utara, Sungai Manggis Selatan, Teluk Datuk, Teluk Bunut, Bukit Cheeding (A), Sungai Buaya, Sungai Buaya Tengah, Bandar, Jugra, Sungai Raba, Banting Jaya, Pulau Banting, Pekan Banting, Kanchong, Kelanang, Kanchong Timur, Kanchong Tengah, Simpang Morib, Morib, Sri Putra, Taman Kemuning.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Sijangkang Utara, Sijangkang Dalam Utara, Sijangkang Dalam Selatan, Sijangkang Selatan, Batu 9 Kebun Baharu, Teluk 1, Jenjarum, Jenjarum Tempatan Pertama, Ladang Carey Barat, Ladang Carey Selatan, Ladang Carey Timur, Teluk 2, Sungai Bumbun, Batu 10 Kebun Baharu, Sijangkang Jaya, Taman Panglima, Bukit Kemandul, Seri Cheeding, Kampung Jenjarum, Jenjarum Tempatan Kedua, Jenjarum Tempatan Ketiga, Jenjarum Tempatan Keempat, Kota Sri Langat, Sungai Manggis Utara, Sungai Manggis Selatan, Teluk Datuk, Teluk Bunut, Bukit Cheeding (A), Bandar Saujana Putra, Sungai Buaya, Sungai Buaya Tengah, Bandar, Jugra, Sungai Raba, Banting Jaya, Pulau Banting, Pekan Banting, Kanchong, Kelanang, Kanchong Timur, Kanchong Tengah, Simpang Morib, Morib, Sri Putra, Taman Kemuning.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kuala Langat
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Abdul Aziz Ishak	Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Abdul Aziz Ishak	NCP
2nd	1964-1969	Mohd. Tahir Abdul Majid	Alliance (UMNO)
	1969-1971	Parliament was suspended[5][6]
3rd	1971-1973	Mohd Tahir Abdul Majid	Alliance (UMNO)
	1973-1974		BN (UMNO)
4th	1974-1978	Aishah Ghani
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990	Basri Bajuri
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999	Shafie Salleh
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid	PKR
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-present	Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam	PH (PKR)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam	43,239	49.08	+49.08
	BN	Shahril Sufian Hamdan	26,127	29.66	-16.59
	PAS	Yahya Baba	18,731	21.26	+21.26
Total valid votes			88,097	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,131
Unreturned ballots			209
Turnout			89,437	87.34
Registered electors			102,406
Majority			17,112	19.42
	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. 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. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid	40,983	53.20	+ 2.26
	BN	Sharuddin Omar	35,625	46.25	- 2.81
	Independent	KS Kottapan	426	0.55	+ 0.55
Total valid votes			77,034	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,523
Unreturned ballots			169
Turnout			78,726	88.98
Registered electors			88,474
Majority			5,358
	PKR 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. 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. Retrieved 2016-05-08.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid	26,687	50.94	+ 23.93
	BN	Sulaiman Mohd Karli	25,698	49.06	- 23.93
Total valid votes			52,385	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,306
Unreturned ballots			244
Turnout			53,935	81.09
Registered electors			66,515
Majority			989
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shafie Salleh	34,118	72.99	+ 13.38
	KEADILAN	Zulkifli Noordin	12,623	27.01	- 13.38
Total valid votes			46,741	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,387
Unreturned ballots			566
Turnout			48,694	77.11
Registered electors
Majority			21,495
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shafie Salleh	24,878	59.61	- 15.94
	KEADILAN	Saari Sungib	16,858	40.39	+ 40.39
Total valid votes			41,736	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,318
Unreturned ballots			242
Turnout			43,296	75.38
Registered electors
Majority			8,020
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shafie Salleh	28,401	75.55	+ 13.68
	S46	Tarikh Mohd Jonid	9,190	24.45	- 13.68
Total valid votes			37,591	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,826
Unreturned ballots			167
Turnout			39,584
Registered electors
Majority			19,211
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Basri Bajuri	22,607	61.87	- 13.13
	S46	Sallehuddin Hafiz	13,932	38.13	+ 38.13
Total valid votes			36,539	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,511
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			38,050	78.67
Registered electors
Majority			8,675
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Basri Bajuri	22,416	75.00
	PAS	Mohsinon Tahir	7,473	25.00
Total valid votes			29,889	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,118
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			31,007	74.60
Registered electors			41,565
Majority			14,943
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Aishah Ghani	20,866	77.29
	PAS	Mohsinon Tahir	6,131	22.71
Total valid votes			26,997	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,322
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,319	78.18
Registered electors			36,225
Majority			14,735
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Aishah Ghani	14,405	66.66
	PAS	Hassan Ishak	7,205	33.34
Total valid votes			21,610	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			29,277
Majority			7,200
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Aishah Ghani won uncontested.
	BN	Aishah Ghani
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			28,026
Majority
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Mohd. Tahir Abdul Majid	10,235	63.73
	PMIP	Ali Saleh	5,824	36.27
Total valid votes			16,059	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,848
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			17,907	71.71
Registered electors			24,973
Majority			4,411
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Mohd. Tahir Abdul Majid	9,840	61.95
	Socialist Front	Abdul Aziz Ishak	6,043	38.05
Total valid votes			15,883	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,035
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			16,918	80.16
Registered electors			21,105
Majority			3,797
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Abdul Aziz Ishak	9,492	68.83
	PMIP	Syed Ibrahim Syed Salim	4,299	31.17
Total valid votes			13,791	100.00
Total rejected ballots			230
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			14,021	81.66
Registered electors			17,169
Majority			5,193
This was a new constituency created.

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