Kota Raja (federal constituency)

Kota Raja (P111)
Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	149,021
Area (km²)[2]	141

Kota Raja is a federal constituency in Klang District and Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 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 Kota Raja's electorate as of 2018[3]

Malay (43.15%)

Indian (27.68%)

Chinese (27.66%)

Other ethnicities (1.51%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Seksyen 34 Shah Alam, Sungai Kandis, Teluk Menegun, LLN Connought Bridge, Kampung Pandan, Kampung Jawa, Kota Raja, Taman Seri Andalas 1, Taman Seri Andalas 2, Taman Klang Jaya 1, Sentosa Dato Yusof Shahbuddin, Bukit Jati, Taman Seri Andalas 3, Taman Desawan, Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 1, Sentosa Dato Dagang, Jalan Raya Timur, Taman Klang Jaya 2, Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 2, Taman Maznah, Shah Alam S27, Shah Alam S28, Sri Muda 1, Sri Muda 2 Utara, Bukit Kemuning, Jalan Kebun, Johan Setia, Batu 4 Jalan Kebun, Bandar Puteri Klang, Kampung Baru Hicom, Putra Height, Sri Muda 2 Selatan, Seri Gambut, Kota Kemuning, Bukit Rimau, Kampung Bukit Naga, Haji Husin Jalan Kebun, Shah Alam S27 B.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Seksyen 34 Shah Alam, Sungai Kandis, Teluk Menegun, LLN Connought Bridge, Kampung Pandan, Kampung Jawa, Kota Raja, Taman Seri Andalas 1, Taman Seri Andalas 2, Taman Klang Jaya 1, Sentosa Dato Yusof Shahbuddin, Bukit Jati, Taman Seri Andalas 3, Taman Desawan, Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 1, Sentosa Dato Dagang, Jalan Raya Timur, Taman Klang Jaya 2, Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 2, Taman Maznah, Taman Menara Maju, Shah Alam S 27 A, Shah Alam S 28, Sri Muda 1, Sri Muda 2 Utara, Bukit Kemuning, Jalan Kebun, Johan Setia, Batu 4 Jalan Kebun, Bandar Puteri Klang, Kampung Baru Hicom, Putra Height, Sri Muda 2 Selatan, Seri Gambut, Kota Kemuning Jalan 31/1 - 31/80, Bukit Rimau, Kampung Bukit Naga, Haji Husin Jalan Kebun, Shah Alam S 27 B, Apartment S 28, Taman Berjaya, Kota Kemuning Jalan 31/81 - 31/170, Bandar Botanic and Bandar Bukit Tinggi.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kota Raja
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Shah Alam and Klang
11th	2004-2008	S. Vigneswaran M. Sanasee	BN (MIC)
12th	2008-2013	Siti Mariah Mahmud	PAS
13th	2013-2015		PAS
13th	2015-2018		AMANAH
14th	2018-present	Mohamad Sabu	PH (AMANAH)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Kota Raja							Kota Kemuning
							Sentosa
						Seri Andalas
						Sri Muda
							Sungai Kandis

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Mohamad Sabu	90,697	70.79	+ 70.79
	PAS	Mohamed Diah Baharun	19,555	15.26	- 49.36
	BN	V. Gunalan	17,874	13.95	- 18.53
Total valid votes			128,126	100.00
Total rejected ballots			966
Unreturned ballots			320
Turnout			129,412	86.84
Registered electors			149,021
Majority			71,142	55.53
	PH gain from PAS		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	%	∆%
	PAS	Siti Mariah Mahmud	59,106	64.62	- 3.71
	BN	Murugesan Sinnandavar	29,711	32.48	+ 0.84
	Independent	Uthayakumar Ponnusamy	2,364	2.58	+ 2.58
	Independent	Azman Idrus	280	0.31	+ 0.31
Total valid votes			91,461	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,102
Unreturned ballots			116
Turnout			92,729	87.56
Registered electors			105,909
Majority			29,395
	PAS hold		Swing		- 2.28
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	%	∆%
	PAS	Siti Mariah Mahmud	38,630	68.36	+ 31.79
	BN	S. Vigneswaran M. Sanasee	17,879	31.64	- 23.61
Total valid votes			56,509	100.00
Total rejected ballots			814
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			57,323	79.75
Registered electors			71,887
Majority			20,751
	PAS gain from BN		Swing		+ 27.70

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	S. Vigneswaran M. Sanasee	24,376	55.25
	PAS	Siti Mariah Mahmud	16,137	36.57
	Independent	Krisnasamy Thevarayan	3,608	8.18
Total valid votes			44,121	100.00
Total rejected ballots			627
Unreturned ballots			10
Turnout			44,758	76.67
Registered electors
Majority			8,239
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

"Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 24. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
"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 2016-07-08.

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[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 24. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[2] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[3] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[4] "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 2016-07-08.