Banting (state constituency)

Malaysian electoral constituency

Banting (N52) Selangor constituency

State constituency
Legislature| Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA| |

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Papparaidu Veraman

Constituency created| 1974
First contested| 1974
Last contested| 2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)| 44,972

Banting is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1995 and since 2018. It has been represented by Papparaidu Veraman of Pakatan Harapan (PH) since 2023.

The state constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

## Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Banting's electorate as of 2023[1]

Chinese (57.40%)

Indian (22.46%)

Malay (18.08%)

Other ethnicities (2.07%)

## History

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It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.

Teluk Datuk was renamed as Banting following the redelineation exercise in 2018. Banting is currently represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly.

### Polling districts

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According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Banting constituency is divided into 13 polling districts.[2]

State constituency  | Polling Districts  | Code  | Location

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Banting (N52）  | Jenjarum Tempatan Kedua  | 112/52/01  | SJK (C) Jenjarom
Jenjarun Tempatan Ketiga  | 112/52/02  | SJK (C) Jenjarom
Jenjarum Tempatan Keempat  | 112/52/03  | SJK (C) Jenjarom
Kota Sri Langat  | 112/52/04  | SJK (T) Sungai Sedu Banting
Sungai Manggis Utara  | 112/52/05  | SMK Sunggai Manggis
Sungai Manggis Selatan  | 112/52/06  | SJK (T) Sungai Manggis
Teluk Datuk  | 112/52/07  | SMJK Methodist Telok Datuk Banting
Teluk Bunut  | 112/52/08  | SJK (C) Kah Wah Telok Bunut
Jenjarum  | 112/52/09  | SJK (T) Jenjarom
Jenjarum Tempatan Pertama  | 112/52/10  | SJK (T) Jenjarom
Banting Jaya  | 112/52/11  | SK Sri Langat
Pulau Banting  | 112/52/12  | Dewan Seberguna Kampung Org. Asli P. Banting
Pekan Banting  | 112/52/13  | SJK (C) Choong Hua Banting

### Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Banting

Assembly | Years | Member | Party
Constituency created from Telok Datoh
4th | 1974-1978 | Hormat Rafei | BN (UMNO)
5th | 1978-1982
6th | 1982-1986 | Fatimah Suhaimi
7th | 1986-1990
8th | 1990-1995
Constituency abolished, renamed to Teluk Datuk
Constituency re-created, renamed from Teluk Datuk
14th | 2018-2023 | Lau Weng San | PH (DAP)
15th  | 2023–present  | Papparaidu Veraman

## Election results

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Selangor state election, 2023 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| PH | Papparaidu Veraman | 27,223 | 80.58 |  1.23
| PN | Saravanan Mutto Krishnan | 5,121 | 15.16 |  15.16
| Independent | Ang Wei Yang | 1,439 | 4.26 |  4.26
Total valid votes  | 33,783 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 205
Unreturned ballots  | 29
Turnout  | 34,017 | 75.64 |  11.91
Registered electors  | 44,972
Majority  | 22,102 | 65.42 |  0.64
| PH hold | Swing |
Selangor state election, 2018 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| PH | Lau Weng San | 21,846 | 81.81 |
| BN | Ng Siok Hwa | 4,547 | 17.03 |
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Philip Tan Choon Swee | 311 | 1.16 |
Total valid votes  | 26,704 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 386
Unreturned ballots  | 55
Turnout  | 27,145 | 87.55
Registered electors  | 31,006
Majority  | 17,299 | 64.78
This constituency is renamed from Teluk Datuk.
Selangor state election, 1990 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Fatimah Suhaimi | 9,264 | 67.15 |  7.42
| PAS | Mohd Mesari Jasman | 4,532 | 32.85 |  7.42
Total valid votes  | 13,796 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 690
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  | 14,486 | 78.60 |  3.95
Registered electors  | 18,430
Majority  | 4,732 | 34.30 |  15.04
| BN hold | Swing |

Selangor state election, 1986 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Fatimah Suhaimi | 8,258 | 74.67 |  8.08
| PAS | Amat Suliman | 2,801 | 25.33 |  8.33
Total valid votes  | 11,059 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 447
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  | 11,506 | 74.65 |  4.71
Registered electors  | 15,413
Majority  | 5,457 | 49.34 |  0.25
| BN hold | Swing |

Selangor state election, 1982 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Fatimah Suhaimi | 6,943 | 66.59 |  3.58
| PAS | Basir Salleh | 1,773 | 17.00 |  12.83
| Independent | Ang Poi Chai | 1,711 | 16.41 |  16.41
Total valid votes  | 10,427 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 342
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  | 10,769 | 79.36
Registered electors  | 13,570
Majority  | 5,170 | 49.59 |  9.25
| BN hold | Swing |

Selangor state election, 1978 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Hormat Rafei | 5,852 | 70.17 |  70.17
| PAS | Basir Salleh | 2,488 | 29.83 |  29.83
Total valid votes  | 8,340 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  |
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  |
Registered electors  | 11,262
Majority  | 3,364 | 40.34
| BN hold | Swing |

Selangor state election, 1974 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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On the nomination day, Hormat Rafei won uncontested.
| BN | Hormat Rafei
Total valid votes  |  |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  |
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  |
Registered electors  | 8,814
Majority  |
This was a new constituency created.

## References

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* "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-25.

1. ^ "15th Selangor State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com.my. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
2. ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]