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

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Damansara
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Bangsar
4th1974-1978Subramaniam Sinniah (சி. சுப்ரமணியம்)BN (MIC)
5th1978-1982V. David (வே. தேவிட்)DAP
6th1982-1986Tan Koon Swan (陈群川)BN (MCA)
Constituency abolished, split into Lembah Pantai and Seputeh

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNTan Koon Swan34,65959.43
DAPV. David20,13734.53
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyRamli Mohamed Yasin3,5276.05
Total valid votes 58,323 100.00
Total rejected ballots 449
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 58,77267.88
Registered electors 86,576
Majority 14,522
BN gain from DAP Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
DAPV. David21,46147.43
BNSubramaniam Sinniah18,23940.31
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartySyed Ibrahim Syed Abdul Rahman5,38611.90
PEKEMASThinakaran Rajakannu1610.36
Total valid votes 45,247 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 67,278
Majority 3,222
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNSubramaniam Sinniah9,76351.22
DAPHor Cheok Foon5,36228.13
PEKEMASK. C. Cheah3,93520.65
Total valid votes 19,060 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 38,028
Majority 4,401
This was a new constituency created.

References

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