Damansara (Kuala Lumpur federal constituency)

Damansara was a federal constituency in the Federal Territories, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

Damansara
the Federal Territories of Malaysia constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested1974
Last contested1982

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

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Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Damansara
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created, renamed from Bangsar
4th P086 1974-1978 Subramaniam Sinniah
(சி. சுப்ரமணியம்)
BN (MIC)
5th 1978-1982 V. David
(வே. தேவிட்)
DAP
6th 1982-1986 Tan Koon Swan
(陈群川)
BN (MCA)
Constituency abolished, split into Lembah Pantai and Seputeh

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Tan Koon Swan 34,659 59.43   19.12
DAP V. David 20,137 34.53   12.90
PAS Ramli Mohamed Yasin 3,527 6.05   5.85
Total valid votes 58,323 100.00
Total rejected ballots 449
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 58,772 67.88   0.13
Registered electors 86,576
Majority 14,522 24.90   17.78
BN gain from DAP Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP V. David 21,461 47.43   19.30
BN Subramaniam Sinniah 18,239 40.31   10.91
PAS Syed Ibrahim Syed Abdul Rahman 5,386 11.90   11.90
PEKEMAS Thinakaran Rajakannu 161 0.36   20.29
Total valid votes 45,247 100.00
Total rejected ballots 337
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 45,584 67.75   8.56
Registered electors 67,278
Majority 3,222 7.12   15.97
DAP gain from BN Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Subramaniam Sinniah 9,763 51.22
DAP Hor Cheok Foon 5,362 28.13
PEKEMAS K. C. Cheah 3,935 20.65
Total valid votes 19,060 100.00
Total rejected ballots 0
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 19,571 59.19
Registered electors 38,028
Majority 4,401 23.09
This was a new constituency created.

References

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