Kuang (state constituency)

Kuang is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1959.

Kuang
Selangor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Sallehudin Amiruddin
PEJUANG
Constituency created1958
First contested1959
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]26,481

The state constituency was created in the 1958 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 Kuang is Sallehudin Amiruddin from the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM), which is part of the state's opposition coalition, Perikatan Nasional (PN).

History

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Batu Arang Barat, Batu Arang Timur, Batu Arang Selatan, Pengkalan Kundang, Sungai Serai, Pekan Kuang, Kampung Gombak, Kampung Kuang, Kampung Cempedak, Sri Kundang, Bandar Tasik Puteri.

2016–present:[2] The constituency contains the polling districts of Batu Arang Barat, Batu Arang Timur, Batu Arang Selatan, Pengkalan Kundang, Sungai Serai, Pekan Kuang, Kampung Gombak, Kampung Kuang, Kampung Cempedak, Sri Kundang, Bandar Tasik Puteri, Penjara Sungai Buloh.

Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuang
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1st1959-1964Chong Shih GuanAlliance
2nd1964-1969Oon Seng Lee
1969-1971Assembly dissolved
3rd1971-1973Chou Yee KohGerakan
1973-1974BN
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created
11th2004-2008Soohaimi Abdul RahmanBN
12th2008-2013Abdul Shukur Idrus
13th2013-2018
14th2018-2020Sallehudin AmiruddinPH (BERSATU)
2020-present IND (PEJUANG)

Election results
Selangor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PHSallehudin Amiruddin9,84543.67- 2.79
BNAbdul Shukur Idrus6,98530.98- 21.45
PASMohd Fauzan Madzlan5,67225.16+ 25.16
PRMMohd Rafie Mohammad Arif440.19+ 0.19
Total valid votes 22,546100.00
Total rejected ballots 187
Unreturned ballots 125
Turnout 22,85886.32
Registered electors 26,481
Majority 2,860
PH gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[3][4]
Selangor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbdul Shukur Idrus11,02752.43+ 0.53
PKRTenku Maraziyah Tenku Sulaiman9,77246.46- 1.64
IndependentZahariman Abd Latip2331.11+ 1.11
Total valid votes 21,032 100.00
Total rejected ballots 378
Unreturned ballots 53
Turnout 21,46388.26
Registered electors 24,319
Majority 1,255
BN 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%∆%
BNAbdul Shukur Idrus7,04951.90- 19.98
PKRBadrul Amin Bahron6,53248.10+ 19.98
Total valid votes 13,581 100.00
Total rejected ballots 204
Unreturned ballots 413
Turnout 14,19880.87
Registered electors 17,557
Majority 517
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[4]
Selangor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNSoohaimi Abdul Rahman8,01671.78
KEADILANAbdul Rahim Abdul Wahab3,15128.22
Total valid votes 11,167 100.00
Total rejected ballots 288
Unreturned ballots 212
Turnout 11,66776.12
Registered electors 15,328
Majority 4,865
BN gain from Gerakan Swing ?
Source(s)
[4]
Selangor state election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
GerakanChou Yee Koh3,11942.52
AllianceOon Seng Lee3,08842.09
PMIPMohd. Yusuf Ma'aya1,12915.39
Total valid votes 7,336 100.00
Total rejected ballots 611
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 7,94773.34
Registered electors 10,836
Majority 31
Gerakan gain from Alliance Swing ?
Selangor state election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceOon Seng Lee4,18561.22
Socialist FrontAzai Karim1,70024.87
PMIPMohamed Anwar Hashim95113.91
Total valid votes 6,836 100.00
Total rejected ballots 362
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 7,19879.30
Registered electors 9,077
Majority 2,485
Alliance hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceChong Shih Guan3,92372.99
PMIPAbdullah Mat Junan1,45227.01
Total valid votes 5,375 100.00
Total rejected ballots 151
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 5,52681.18
Registered electors 6,807
Majority 2,471
This was a new constituency created.

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. 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/n13
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