Meru (state constituency)

Meru is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1995.

Meru
Selangor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Mohd Fakhrulrazi Mohd Mokhtar
PH
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2018

The state constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kapar, Bukit Kapar Utara, Kampung Meru, Kampung Haji Shariff, Kampung Nenas, Pekan Meru, Jalan Haji Salleh, Kampung Batu Belah, Taman Klang, Jalan Meru, Bukit Kapar Selatan, Taman Meru Indah, Klang Kawasan 19, Kampung Budiman.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kapar, Bukit Kapar Utara, Kampung Meru, Kampung Haji Shariff, Kampung Nenas, Pekan Meru, Jalan Haji Salleh, Kampung Batu Belah, Taman Klang, Jalan Meru, Bukit Kapar Selatan, Taman Meru Indah, Klang Kawasan 19, Kampung Budiman.

Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Meru
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
9th1995-1999Jaei IsmailBN
10th1999-2004
11th2004-2008
12th2008-2013Abd Rani OsmanPAS
13th2013-2018
14th2018-2020Mohd Fakhrulrazi Mohd MokhtarPH (AMANAH)
2020-present PH (PKR)

Election results
Selangor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PHMohd Fakhrulrazi Mohd Mokhtar17,66552.04+ 52.04
BNKhairul Anuar Saimun8,05723.74- 13.32
PASNoor Najhan Mohamad Salleh7,80422.99- 39.95
PRMManikavasagam Sundaram3461.02+ 1.02
IndependentShee Chee Weng720.21+ 0.21
Total valid votes 33,944 100.00
Total rejected ballots 430
Unreturned ballots 74
Turnout 34,44888.12
Registered electors 39,091
Majority 9,60828.31
PH gain from PAS Swing .
Selangor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASAbd Rani Osman22,08662.94+ 1.52
BNSukaiman Ahmad13,00737.06- 1.52
Total valid votes 35,093 100.00
Total rejected ballots 343
Unreturned ballots 87
Turnout 35,52390.03
Registered electors 39,457
Majority 9,079
PAS 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%∆%
PASAbd Rani Osman14,82661.42+ 21.88
BNMd Ghazali Md Amin9,31338.58- 21.88
Total valid votes 24,139 100.00
Total rejected ballots 339
Unreturned ballots 37
Turnout 24,51582.42
Registered electors 29,745
Majority 5,513
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Selangor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNJaei Ismail11,85060.46+ 2.85
PASAbd Rani Osman7,75139.54- 2.85
Total valid votes 19,601 100.00
Total rejected ballots 299
Unreturned ballots 4
Turnout 19,90474.44
Registered electors 26,737
Majority 4,099
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNJaei Ismail10,08457.61- 22.80
PASNoor Najhan Mohd. Salleh7,42142.39+ 42.39
Total valid votes 17,505 100.00
Total rejected ballots 274
Unreturned ballots 13
Turnout 17,79279.28
Registered electors 22,441
Majority 2,663
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNJaei Ismail12,71680.41
S46Shareh Mansor3,09819.59
Total valid votes 15,814 100.00
Total rejected ballots 413
Unreturned ballots 29
Turnout 16,25677.64
Registered electors 20,937
Majority 9,618
This was a new constituency created.

References
  1. "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.
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