Petaling Jaya Selatan (federal constituency)

Petaling Jaya Selatan Selangor constituency

Defunct federal constituency
Legislature| Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created| 1994
Constituency abolished| 2018
First contested| 1995
Last contested| 2013

Petaling Jaya Selatan was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1995 to 2018.

The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

## History[edit]

It was abolished in 2018 when it was redistributed.

### Representation history[edit]

Members of Parliament for Petaling Jaya Selatan

Parliament | Years | Member | Party
Constituency created from Puchong and Petaling Jaya
9th | 1995-1999 | Donald Lim Siang Chai (林祥才) | BN (MCA)
10th | 1999-2004
11th | 2004-2008
12th | 2008-2013 | Hee Loy Sian (许来贤) | PKR
13th | 2013-2018
Constituency abolished, renamed to Petaling Jaya

### State constituency[edit]

Parliamentary

constituency

| State constituency

|

1955–59*  | 1959–1974  | 1974–1986  | 1986–1995  | 1995–2004  | 2004–2018  | 2018–present
Petaling Jaya Selatan  |  | Bukit Gasing  |
Taman Medan  |

## Election results[edit]

Malaysian general election, 2013 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

|
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| PKR | Hee Loy Sian | 41,062 | 63.80 | \+ 8.26
| BN | Sheah Kok Fah | 21,846 | 33.95 | \- 10.51
| Independent | Ibrahim Khatib | 1,447 | 2.25 | \+ 2.25
Total valid votes  | 64,355 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 830
Unreturned ballots  | 138
Turnout  | 65,323 | 82.11
Registered electors  | 79,558
Majority  | 19,216
| 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-08.

Malaysian general election, 2008 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| PKR | Hee Loy Sian | 28,598 | 55.54 | \+ 27.53
| BN | Donald Lim Siang Chai | 22,892 | 44.46 | \- 27.53
Total valid votes  | 51,490 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 1,044
Unreturned ballots  | 97
Turnout  | 52,631 | 71.91
Registered electors  | 73,192
Majority  | 5,706
| PKR gain from BN | Swing | ?

Malaysian general election, 2004 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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|
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| BN | Donald Lim Siang Chai | 35,054 | 71.99 | \+ 18.29
| PKR | Sivarasa Rasiah | 13,638 | 28.01 | \+ 28.01
Total valid votes  | 48,692 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 1,008
Unreturned ballots  | 38
Turnout  | 49,738 | 67.67
Registered electors  |
Majority  | 21,416
| BN hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1999 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Donald Lim Siang Chai | 24,581 | 53.70 | \- 9.03
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Syed Husin Ali | 20,736 | 45.30 | \+ 9.94
| Independent | Selvanathan Savarimuthu | 457 | 1.00 | \- 0.91
Total valid votes  | 45,774 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 772
Unreturned ballots  | 106
Turnout  | 46,652 | 68.92
Registered electors  |
Majority  | 3,845
| BN hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1995 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| BN | Donald Lim Siang Chai | 26,646 | 62.73
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Syed Husin Ali | 15,021 | 35.36
| Independent | Selvanathan Savarimuthu | 811 | 1.91
Total valid votes  | 42,478 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 1,022
Unreturned ballots  | 354
Turnout  | 43,854 | 65.66
Registered electors  |
Majority  | 11,625
This was a new constituency created.

## References[edit]

* "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-09.