Kajang (state constituency)

Kajang
Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	David Cheong Kian Young; PH
;
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	109,785

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

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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kajang's electorate as of 2023[1]

Chinese (43.44%)

Malay (39.02%)

Indian (14.35%)

Other ethnicities (3.20%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kajang constituency is divided into 21 polling districts.[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Kajang (N25)	Sungai Sekamat	102/25/01	SK Seri Sekamat
	Saujana Impian	102/25/02	SK Saujana Impian
	Taman Mesra	102/25/03	SMA Persekutuan Kajang
	Sungai Kantan	102/25/04	SK Sungai Kantan
	Taman Kajang Baharu	102/25/05	SMK Tinggi Kajang
	Kajang	102/25/06	SMK Convent
	Taman Delima	102/25/07	SMK Saujana Impian
	Bandar Kajang	102/25/08	SK Kajang
	Bandar Sungai Long	102/25/09	SMK Bandar Baru Sungai Long
	Bandar Mahkota	102/25/10	SMK Bandar Baru Sungai Long
	Taman Rakan	102/25/11	SK Taman Rakan
	Taman Asa Jaya	102/25/12	SA Rakyat An-Nur
	Kajang Perdana	102/25/13	KAFA Integrasi Al-Asmah
	Sungai Jeluk	102/25/14	SK Sri Jelok
	Taman Bukit Mewah	102/25/15	SMK Jalan Bukit Kajang
	Reko Utara	102/25/16	SK Jalan Bukit (Satu)
	Taman Jasmin	102/25/17	SK Taman Jasmin
	Reko Selatan	102/25/18	SJK (T) West Country (Timur)
	Taman Kajang Mewah	102/25/19	KAFA Integrasi Miftahuddin
	Bukit Kajang Baru	102/25/20	Dewan Orang Ramai Taman Bukit Mewah
	Kajang Prima	102/25/21	SMK Taman Jasmin 2

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kajang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	Mustafa Yunus	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964-1969	Mohamed Nazir Abdul Jalil	Alliance (UMNO)
	1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1971-1973	Mohamed Nazir Abdul Jalil	Alliance (UMNO)
	1973	Mohamed Nazir Abdul Jalil	BN (UMNO)
	1973-1974	Mohamed Azmir Mohamed Nazir	BN (UMNO)
4th	1974-1978	Lee Teck Su (李德恕)	Independent
5th	1978-1982	Liew Ah Kim	DAP
6th	1982-1986	Lim Ann Koon	BN (MCA)
7th	1986-1990	Chan Kok Kit	DAP
8th	1990-1995	Tan Seng Giaw	DAP
9th	1995-1999	Choong Tow Chong	BN (MCA)
10th	1999-2004	Shafie Abu Bakar	PAS
11th	2004-2008	Low Lee Leng	BN (MCA)
12th	2008-2013	Lee Kim Sin	PKR
13th	2013-2014	Lee Chin Cheh
13th	2014-2018	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
14th	2018-2022	Hee Loy Sian	PH (PKR)
15th	2023-present	David Cheong Kian Young	PH (PKR)

Election results

Selangor state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	David Cheong Kian Young	54,794	70.36	-1.39
	PN	Liew Sin Kim	20,400	26.20	+26.20
	Parti Sosialis Malaysia	Arutchelvan Subramaniam	2,681	3.44	+3.44
Total valid votes			77,875	100.00
Total rejected ballots			358
Unreturned ballots			114
Turnout			78,347	71.36
Registered electors			109,785
Majority			34,394
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) [3]

Selangor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Hee Loy Sian	39,158	71.75	12.02
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Zaiton Ahmad	8,300	15.21	15.21
	BN	Teh Yeow Meng	7,097	13.01	27.42
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Wan Jinn Woei	3	0.03	0.19
Total valid votes			54,555	100.00
Total rejected ballots			375
Unreturned ballots			153
Turnout			55,083	88.60
Registered electors			62,170
Majority			30,858	56.37
	PH hold		Swing

Selangor state by-election, 23 March 2014
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Lee Chin Cheh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail	16,741	59.57	1.58
	BN	Chew Mei Fun	11,362	40.43	2.66
Total valid votes			28,103	100.00
Total rejected ballots			176
Unreturned ballots			38
Turnout			28,317	72.09
Registered electors			39,278
Majority			5,379
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s) "Pilihan Raya Kecil N.25 Kajang". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the State Legislative Assembly of N.25 Kajang for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 86/2014]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of N.25 Kajang [P.U. (B) 113/2014]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

Selangor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Lee Chin Cheh	19,571	57.99	0.94
	BN	Lee Ban Seng	12,747	37.77	5.18
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front	Mohamad Ismail	1,014	3.00	3.00
	Independent	Mohd Iwan Jefry Abdul Majid	249	0.74	0.74
	Independent	Ong Yan Foo	85	0.25	0.25
	Independent	Mohd Khalid Kassim	83	0.25	0.25
Total valid votes			33,749	100.00
Total rejected ballots			541
Unreturned ballots			142
Turnout			34,432	88.37
Registered electors			38,965
Majority			6,824
	PKR 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	%	∆%
	PKR	Lee Kim Sin	13,220	57.05	13.99
	BN	Low Lee Leng	9,952	42.95	13.99
Total valid votes			23,172	100.00
Total rejected ballots			560
Unreturned ballots			91
Turnout			23,823	79.76
Registered electors			29,868
Majority			3,268
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Low Lee Leng	11,380	56.94	6.86
	PKR	Lee Kim Sin	8,607	43.06	43.06
Total valid votes			19,987	100.00
Total rejected ballots			524
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			20,511	76.01
Registered electors			26,984
Majority			2,773
	BN gain from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Shafie Abu Bakar	10,922	50.08	21.19
	BN	Choong Tow Chong	10,885	49.92	21.29
Total valid votes			21,807	100.00
Total rejected ballots			279
Unreturned ballots			110
Turnout			22,196	75.60
Registered electors			29,360
Majority			37
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Choong Tow Chong	12,976	71.11	33.06
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Safie Ibrahim	5,271	28.89	28.89
Total valid votes			18,247	100.00
Total rejected ballots			439
Unreturned ballots			126
Turnout			18,812	70.00
Registered electors			26,876
Majority			7,705
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw	10,138	61.95	9.12
	BN	Khoo Chai Hong	6,227	38.05	3.78
Total valid votes			16,365	100.00
Total rejected ballots			427
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			16,856	75.99
Registered electors			22,182
Majority			3,911
	DAP hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chan Kok Kit	7,930	52.83	11.22
	BN	Chang Sze Hoi	6,279	41.83	16.56
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Maido Ali	540	3.60	3.60
	SDP	Chong Poy Seng	139	0.93	0.93
	Independent	V. N. Hari Krishnan Narayanasamy	121	0.81
Total valid votes			15,009	100.00
Total rejected ballots			323
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			15,332	75.80
Registered electors			20,226
Majority			1,651
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Ann Koon	8,494	58.39	22.48
	DAP	Ean Yong Tin Sin	6,053	41.61	15.34
Total valid votes			14,547	100.00
Total rejected ballots			214
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			14,761	77.11
Registered electors			19,144
Majority			2,441
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Liew Ah Kim	6,841	56.95	47.41
	BN	Kan Tong Fong	4,313	35.91	4.62
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Kampo Radjo Baginda Kayo	550	4.58	4.58
	PEKEMAS	Aman Khan	308	2.56	3.83
Total valid votes			12,012	100.00
Total rejected ballots			362
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,374	78.78
Registered electors			15,708
Majority			2,528
	DAP gain from Independent		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Independent	Lee Teck Su	3,775	43.44	43.44
	BN	Tan Kui Sui @ Tan Kai See	3,531	40.63	21.6
	DAP	Hor Cheok Foon	829	9.54	5.47
	PEKEMAS	Aman Khan	555	6.39	16.38
Total valid votes			8,690	100.00
Total rejected ballots			526
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,216	80.45
Registered electors			11,456
Majority			244
	Independent gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Selangor state by-election, 3 November 1973
Upon the death of incumbent, Dato Nazir Bin Abdul Jalil
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Dato Mohd Azmir Bin Dato Mohd Nazir	6,481	62.23	8.66
	PEKEMAS	Azainuddin Karim	2,371	22.77	22.77
	DAP	Mohamed Yunus Said	1,563	15.01	15.01
Total valid votes			10,415	100.00
Total rejected ballots			200
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			10,615	65.69
Registered electors			16,159
Majority			4,110
	Alliance hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Dato Mohd Nazir Bin Abdul Jalil	5,022	53.57	17.60
	Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	Loh Chee Foon	4,352	46.43	46.43
Total valid votes			9,374	100.00
Total rejected ballots			701
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			10,075	67.94
Registered electors			14,830
Majority			670
	Alliance hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Dato Mohd Nazir Bin Abdul Jalil	6,036	71.17	25.27
	Socialist Front	Tajuddin Abdul Kahar	2,445	28.83	1.45
Total valid votes			8,481	100.00
Total rejected ballots			673
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,154	79.37
Registered electors			11,534
Majority			3,591
	Alliance hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Mustafa Yunus	3,180	45.90
	Socialist Front	Yahaya Hussain	2,098	30.28
	National Party	Dato Mohd Nazir Bin Abdul Jalil	1,650	23.82
Total valid votes			6,928	100.00
Total rejected ballots			109
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			7,037	77.60
Registered electors			9,068
Majority			1,082
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

"15th Selangor State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com.my. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
"Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
"N25 Kajang". Selangorkini. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

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[1] "15th Selangor State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com.my. Retrieved 2023-08-11.

[2] "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.

[3] "N25 Kajang". Selangorkini. Retrieved 27 August 2023.