Teratai (state constituency)

Teratai
Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Selangor State Legislative Assembly
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Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2018

Teratai 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 Cheras Indah, Pandan Perdana Timur, Taman Kenchana, Kampung Cheras Baharu Timur, Taman Muda Timur, Taman Putra, Taman Seraya, Taman Melor, Taman Mega Jaya, Taman Mawar, Taman Bukit Teratai, Taman Maju Jaya, Pandan Perdana Barat, Kampung Cheras Baharu Barat, Taman Muda Barat, Taman Saga, Cheras Hartamas.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Cheras Indah, Pandan Perdana Timur, Taman Kenchana, Kampung Cheras Baharu Timur, Taman Muda Timur, Taman Putra, Taman Seraya, Taman Melor, Taman Mega Jaya, Taman Mawar, Taman Bukit Teratai, Taman Maju Jaya, Pandan Perdana Barat, Kampung Cheras Baharu Barat, Taman Muda Barat, Taman Saga, Cheras Hartamas.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Teratai
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
11th	2004-2008	Yap Soo Sun	BN
12th	2008-2013	Lee Ying Ha	DAP
13th	2013-2018	Tiew Way Keng	DAP
14th	2018-present	Lai Wai Chong	PH (DAP)

Election results

Selangor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Lai Wai Chong	34,453	76.91	+ 10.53
	PAS	Mohd Irman Abdul Wahab	5,028	11.22	+ 11.22
	BN	Liew Pok Boon	4,784	10.68	- 17.29
	PRM	Lee Ying Ha	529	1.18	+ 1.18
Total valid votes			44,794	100.00
Total rejected ballots			273
Unreturned ballots			104
Turnout			45,171	86.44
Registered electors			52,256
Majority			29,425	65.69
	PH hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tiew Way Keng	23,578	66.38	- 1.16
	BN	Liew Pok Boon	9,932	27.97	- 4.49
	Independent	Lee Ying Ha	1,832	5.16	+ 5.16
	Independent	Chin Kok Keong	115	0.32	+ 0.32
	Independent	Lim Ah Chai	61	0.17
Total valid votes			35,518	100.00
Total rejected ballots			501
Unreturned ballots			67
Turnout			36,086	88.31
Registered electors			40,862
Majority			13,646
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Selangor state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lee Ying Ha	15,563	67.54	+ 11.80
	BN	Lum Weng Keong	7,478	32.46	- 11.80
Total valid votes			23,041	100.00
Total rejected ballots			692
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,733	76.63
Registered electors			30,972
Majority			8,085
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Yap Soo Sun	10,880	55.74
	DAP	Khong Chee Seng	8,639	44.26
Total valid votes			19,519	100.00
Total rejected ballots			955
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			20,496	75.96
Registered electors			26,981
Majority			2,241
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References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

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[1] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.