Kapar (federal constituency)

Kapar is a federal constituency in Klang District and Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974, from 1986 to present.

Kapar (P109)
Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Halimah Ali
PN
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
Constituency re-created1986
First contested1959
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]314,033
Electors (2023)[2]192,383
Area (km²)[3]362
Pop. density (per km²)867.5

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kapar's electorate as of 2018[4]

  Malay (70.5%)
  Chinese (15.2%)
  Indian (13.9%)
  Other ethnicities (0.4%)

History

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed between Kuala Selangor and Pelabuhan Kelang. It was re-created in 1984 from parts of Kuala Selangor and Pelabuhan Kelang.

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Kapar constituency is divided into 44 polling districts.[5]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Meru (N42） Kampung Meru 109/42/01 SRA Bukit Kapar Timur
Kampung Haji Shariff 109/42/02 SK Meru (2)
Kampung Nenas 109/42/03
  • SRA Pekan Meru
  • SRA Meru 2
Pekan Meru 109/42/04 SMK Meru
Jalan Haji Salleh 109/42/05
  • SJK (C) Tiong Hua Kok Bin
  • SJK (C) Pin Hwa 1 Klang
Taman Meru Indah 109/42/06 SK Meru (Jalan Tap) Persiaran Hamzah Alang
Pekan Kapar 109/42/07 SMK Tengku Idris Shah Kapar
Batu 9 Kapar 109/42/08 SK Kapar
Batu 10 Kapar 109/42/09 SMK (P) Kapar
Sungai Kapar Indah 109/42/10 SK Sungai Kapar Indah
Taman Kapar Indah 109/42/11 SJK (C) Soo Jin Kapar
Kampung Budiman 109/42/12 KAFA Integrasi Imam Al-Ghazali Kampung Budiman
Sementa (N43） Kampung Sungai Serdang 109/43/01 SK Sungai Serdang Kapar
Kampung Tok Muda 109/43/02 SK Tok Muda Kapar
Perepat 109/43/03 SRA Kampung Perepat
Sementa 109/43/04 SRA Sementa
Kampung Batu Empat 109/43/05 SMK Rantau Panjang
Batu 11 & 12 Kapar 109/43/06 SRA Pekan Kapar
Taman Sri Kerayong 109/43/07 Dewan Sri Kerayong
Taman Chempaka Sari 109/43/08 SRA Batu 4 Jalan Haji Sirat
Kapar 109/43/09 SJK (T) Methodist Kapar
Bukit Kapar Utara 109/43/10 SK Bukit Kapar
Bukit Kapar Selatan 109/43/11 SRA Bukit Kapar Barat
Kampung Sungai Pinang 109/43/12 Dewan Sungai Pinang
Rantau Panjang 109/43/13 SK Rantau Panjang Klang
Kampung Batu Tiga 109/43/14 SRA Nurul Ehsan Batu 3 Sungai Pinang
Teluk Kapas 109/43/15 SRA Rantau Panjang
Taman Klang Perdana 109/43/16 SK Sementa
Selat Klang（N44） Sungai Udang Utara 109/44/01 SRA Darul Ulum Sungai Udang Klang
Jalan Yadi 109/44/02 SK Telok Gadong
Kampong Delek 109/44/03 Dewan Orang Ramai Kampung Delek
Sungai Sirih 109/44/04 Balai Raya Kampung Sungai Sireh Tambahan 2
Kuala Klang 109/44/05 SA Rakyat (KAFA Integrasi) Al-Hidayah Kampung Keretapi Pelabuhan Klang
Sri Perantau 109/44/06 Gelanggang Serbaguna Pangsapuri Seri Perantau
Tanjong Klang 109/44/07 Gelanggang Bola Keranjang Kampung Bagan Hailam
Sungai Lama 109/44/08 SJK (C) Sin Bin Sungai Lima Pulau Ketam
Bandar Pulau Ketam 109/44/09 SJK (C) Hwa Lien Pulau Ketam
Bagan Teo Chew 109/44/10 SJK (C) Keng Chee Pulau Ketam
Sungai Udang Selatan 109/44/11 SMK Telok Gadong
Kampong Delek Kanan 109/44/12 SRA Kampung Delek
Kampong Delek Kiri 109/44/13 SR Islam Integrasi Al-Farabi
Bandar Sultan Sulaiman 109/44/14 SK Pelabuhan Utara Bandar Sultan Sulaiman
Kampung Raja Uda Timur 109/44/15 SK Kampung Raja Uda
Kampung Raja Uda Barat 109/44/16 SRA Kampung Raja Uda

Representation history
Members of Parliament for Kapar
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Selangor Barat
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959–1963Hamzah Alang (حمزه الڠ)Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963–1964Hamzah Alang (حمزه الڠ)Alliance (UMNO)
2nd1964–1969
1969–1971Parliament was suspended[6][7]
3rd1971Hamzah Alang (حمزه الڠ)Alliance (UMNO)
1971–1973Mohd Tahir Abdul Manan (محمد طاهر عبدالمانن)
1973–1974BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, merged into Kuala Selangor and Pelabuhan Kelang
Constituency re-created from Kuala Selangor and Pelabuhan Kelang
7th1986–1990D. P. Vijandran (டி.பி.விஜந்திரன்)BN (MIC)
8th1990–1995M. Mahalingam (எம்.மஹாலிங்கம்)
9th1995–1999Leelavathi Govindasamy (லீலவதி கோவிந்தசாமி)
10th1999–2004Komala Devi Perumal (கோமலா தேவி பெருமாள)
11th2004–2008
12th2008–2013Manikavasagam Sundaram (சு. மாணிக்கவாசகம்)PKR
13th2013–2018Manivannan Gowindasamy (கொ. மணிவண்ணன்)
14th2018–2022Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid (عبدالله ثاني عبدالحميد)PH (PKR)
15th2022–presentHalimah Ali (حليمة بنت علي)PN (PAS)

State constituency
Parliamentary

constituency

 State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kapar Jeram Jeram
Meru
Selat Klang
Sementa Sementa
Sungai Pinang

Current state assembly members
No. State Constituency Member Coalition (Party)
N42MeruMariam Abdul RashidPH (AMANAH)
N43SementaMohd Najhan Mohamad SallehPN (PAS)
N44Selat KlangAbdul Rashid AsariPN (BERSATU)

Local governments
No. State Constituency Local Government
N42 Meru
  • Shah Alam City Council (Bukit Cherakah area)
  • Klang Municipal Council
N43 Sementa Klang Municipal Council
N44 Selat Klang Klang Municipal Council

Election results
Malaysian general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PNHalimah Ali65,75141.61+41.61
PHAbdullah Sani Abdul Hamid53,96934.15-10.84
BNMuhammad Noor Azman35,07922.20-2.70
PBMDaroyah Alwi1,4740.93+0.93
Homeland Fighters' PartyMohd Pathan Hussin1,0150.64+0.64
IndependentVP Sevelinggam4770.30+0.30
Sabah Heritage PartyRahim Awang2650.17+0.17
Total valid votes 158,030 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,464
Unreturned ballots 206
Turnout 159,70083.45
Registered electors 189,369
Majority 11,782
PN gain from PH Swing ?
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753283/PUB612.pdf
Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PHAbdullah Sani Abdul Hamid47,73144.99+44.99
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbd Rani Osman31,42529.62+29.62
BNMohana Muniandy Raman26,41224.90-12.15
Parti Rakyat MalaysiaManikavasagam Sundaram5250.49+0.49
Total valid votes 106,093 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,497
Unreturned ballots 239
Turnout 107,82986.27
Registered electors 124,983
Majority 16,30615.37
PH hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 239/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 313/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Malaysian general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PKRG Manivannan Gowindasamy69,84956.17- 1.14
BNSakthivel Alagappan46,05937.05- 5.64
Pan-Malaysian Islamic FrontMohd Pathan Hussin6,2895.06+ 5.06
IndependentNorhamzah Suratman1,0670.86+ 0.86
IndependentMohd Nazri Abdul Aziz8350.67+ 0.67
IndependentPalaya Rengaiah2310.19+ 0.19
Total valid votes 124,330 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,379
Unreturned ballots 314
Turnout 127,02388.11
Registered electors 144,159
Majority 23,790
PKR hold Swing {{{3}}}
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 176/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 217/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
Malaysian general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PKRManikavasagam Sundaram48,19657.31+ 17.24
BNKomala Devi M Perumal35,89942.69- 17.24
Total valid votes 84,095 100.00
Total rejected ballots 3,064
Unreturned ballots 127
Turnout 87,28677.78
Registered electors 112,224
Majority 12,297
PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNKomala Devi M Perumal44,00759.93+ 9.25
PKRAng Hiok Gai29,41940.07+ 40.07
Total valid votes 73,426 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,356
Unreturned ballots 7
Turnout 75,78972.74
Registered electors
Majority 14,588
BN hold Swing {{{3}}}
Malaysian general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNKomala Devi M Perumal27,83050.68- 18.94
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyDzulkefly Ahmad24,97045.47+ 45.47
IndependentN. Tamilarasan @ Kim Chai2,1123.85+ 3.85
Total valid votes 54,912 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,116
Unreturned ballots 32
Turnout 56,06075.24
Registered electors
Majority 2,860
BN hold Swing {{{3}}}
Malaysian general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNLeelavathi Govindasamy33,28369.62+ 11.39
S46Sanad Said14,52430.38- 11.39
Total valid votes 47,807 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,678
Unreturned ballots 110
Turnout 49,59573.41
Registered electors
Majority 18,759
BN hold Swing {{{3}}}
Malaysian general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNM. Mahalingam22,03858.23- 12.42
S46Sanad Said15,81141.77+ 41.77
Total valid votes 37,849 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,511
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 39,36073.87
Registered electors
Majority 6,227
BN hold Swing {{{3}}}
Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BND. P. Vijandran20,93870.65
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAziz Hamzah8,69729.35
Total valid votes 29,635 100.00
Total rejected ballots 957
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 30,59269.64
Registered electors 43,928
Majority 12,241
BN gain from Alliance Swing ?

Malaysian general by-election, 3 April 1971
Upon the death of incumbent, Hamzah Alang
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceMohd Tahir Abdul Manan12,31477.61
PMIPMohamed Jais Fatahur Rahman3,55222.39
Total valid votes 15,866 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 26,370
Majority 8,762
Alliance hold Swing {{{3}}}
Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceHamzah Alang7,78143.38
DAPAu Keng Wah6,73437.55
PMIPAwang Ansari Ahmad3,42019.07
Total valid votes 17,935 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,033
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 18,96871.94
Registered electors 26,368
Majority 1,047
Alliance hold Swing {{{3}}}
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceHamzah Alang9,93758.61
Socialist FrontZailani Sulaiman4,82928.48
PMIPAwang Ansari Ahmad2,18812.91
Total valid votes 16,954 100.00
Total rejected ballots 979
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 17,93378.90
Registered electors 22,730
Majority 5,108
Alliance hold Swing {{{3}}}
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceHamzah Alang5,33546.40
PPPR. Madhavan3,20827.90
PMIPIbrahim Nordin2,95425.69
Total valid votes 11,497 100.00
Total rejected ballots 137
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 11,63476.78
Registered electors 15,152
Majority 2,127
This was a new constituency created.

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