Bukit Melawati (state constituency)

Bukit Melawati is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 2004.

Bukit Melawati
Selangor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Juwairiya Zulkifli
PH
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]26,573

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. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Bukit Melawati is Juwairiya Zulkifli from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kuala Selangor, Bandar Baru, Asam Jawa, Kampung Kuantan Kelab, Kampung Kuantan, Pasangan, Ladang Sungai Rambai, Bukit Rotan, Api-Api, Teluk Piai, Kampung Lubuk Jaya.

2016–present:[2] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kuala Selangor, Bandar Baru, Asam Jawa, Kampung Kuantan Kelab, Kampung Kuantan, Pasangan, Ladang Sungai Rambai, Bukit Rotan, Api-Api, Teluk Piai, Kampung Lubuk Jaya.

Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bukit Melawati
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
11th2004-2008Mohamed Sayuti SaidBN
12th2008-2013Muthiah Maria PillayPKR
13th2013–2018Jakiran JacomahBN
14th2018–presentJuwairiya ZulkifliPH (PKR)

Election results
Selangor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PHJuwairiya Zulkifli11,05048.75+ 1.67
BNJakiran Jacomah8,35536.86- 16.06
PASMuhmmad Rashid Muhmmad Kassim3,26114.39+ 14.39
Total valid votes 22,666 100.00
Total rejected ballots 418
Unreturned ballots 57
Turnout 23,14187.086
Registered electors 26,573
Majority 2,695
PH gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[3][4]
Selangor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNJakiran Jacomah7,29652.92+ 4.54
PKRManikavasagam Sundaram6,49047.08- 4.54
Total valid votes 13,786 100.00
Total rejected ballots 294
Unreturned ballots 33
Turnout 14,11387.56
Registered electors 16,118
Majority 806
BN gain from PKR 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Selangor state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PKRMuthiah Maria Pillay4,74151.62+ 51.62
BNParthiban Karuppiah4,44448.38- 24.25
Total valid votes 9,185 100.00
Total rejected ballots 484
Unreturned ballots 38
Turnout 9,70775.27
Registered electors 12,897
Majority 297
PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[4]
Selangor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNMohamed Sayuti Said6,22872.63
PASMohd Norman Toha2,34727.37
Total valid votes 8,575 100.00
Total rejected ballots 206
Unreturned ballots 18
Turnout 8,79970.84
Registered electors 12,421
Majority 3,881
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
[4]

References
  1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  3. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Selangor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. https://undi.info/selangor/r18/n10
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