Rawang (state constituency)

Rawang is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1974.

Rawang
Selangor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Chua Wei Kiat
PH
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]76,841

The state constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Rawang is Chua Wei Kiat from the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which is part of the state's ruling coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH).

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Rawang's electorate as of 2023[2]

  Chinese (38.69%)
  Malay (31.81%)
  Indian (25.70%)
  Other ethnicities (3.80%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Rawang constituency is divided into 18 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Rawang (N14） Bandar Country Home 1 097/14/01 SK Taman Desa Bandar Country Homes
Kuala Garing 097/14/02 SJK (T) Rawang
Kampung Rajah 097/14/03 SMK Seri Garing Rawang
Rawang 097/14/04 SK Rawang
Kampung Melayu 097/14/05 Pejabat/Bilik Gerakan JKKK Kampung Lim Tan
Kampung Kenanga 097/14/06 SRA Ibnu Khaldun Rawang
Kampung Baharu Rawang 097/14/07 SJK (C) San Yuk Rawang
Taman Sri Hijau 097/14/08 Rukun Tetangga Rawang 'A'
Kanching 097/14/09 SMA Rawang
Taman Bersatu 097/14/10 Dewan Seberguna Batu 17 Rawang
Taman Bukit Rawang 097/14/11 SK Bukit Rawang Jaya
Kampung Tanjung 097/14/12 Pejabat/Bilik Gerakan JKKK Kampung Tanjung
Bandar Country Home 2 097/14/13 SMK Taman Desa Bandar Country Homes
Kota Emerland East & West 097/14/14 SK Taman Desa (2)
Garing Jaya 097/14/15 SK Sinaran Budi
Batu Arang Barat 097/14/16 SK Batu Arang
Batu Arang Timur 097/14/17 SJK (C) Chap Kuan
Batu Arang Selatan 097/14/18 SMK Tuaku Abdul Rahman

Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Rawang
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kuang
4th1974-1978Lee Kim SaiBN (MCA)
5th1978-1982
6th1982-1986Tang See Hang
7th1986-1990
8th1990-1995
9th1995-1999
10th1999-2004
11th2004-2008
12th2008-2013Gan Pei NeiPR (PKR)
13th2013-2018
14th2018–2023Chua Wei KiatPH (PKR)
15th 2023-present

Election results
Selangor state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PHChua Wei Kiat39,16874.35-2.56
PNRejean Kumar Ratnam13,51025.65+25.65
Total valid votes 52,678 100.00
Total rejected ballots 357
Unreturned ballots 62
Turnout 53,09769.10
Registered electors 76,841
Majority 25,658
PH hold Swing
Selangor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PHChua Wei Kiat29,94676.91Increase 10.09
BNChan Wun Hoong6,08615.63Decrease 17.55
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyKong Tuck Wah2,2595.80Increase 5.80
IndependentAzman Mohd Noor6441.66Increase 1.66
Total valid votes 38,935 100.00
Total rejected ballots 366
Unreturned ballots 180
Turnout 39,48185.60
Registered electors 46,125
Majority 23,860
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
[4][5]
Selangor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PKRGan Pei Nei18,35866.82Increase 6.82
BNLee Li Yew9,11733.18Decrease 2.79
Total valid votes 27,475 100.00
Total rejected ballots 394
Unreturned ballots 54
Turnout 27,92386.70
Registered electors 32,208
Majority 9,241
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. 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 %∆%
PKRGan Pei Nei10,46760.00Increase 60.00
BNGoh Ah Ling6,27535.97Decrease 41.92
IndependentChandrasegaran Arumugam7044.03Increase 4.03
Total valid votes 17,446 100.00
Total rejected ballots 288
Unreturned ballots 34
Turnout 17,76876.11
Registered electors 23,345
Majority 4,192
PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[5]
Selangor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNTang See Hang10,53477.89Increase 15.67
IndependentMd Sabri Md Taib2,99022.11Increase 22.11
Total valid votes 13,524 100.00
Total rejected ballots 382
Unreturned ballots 23
Turnout 13,92968.30
Registered electors 20,393
Majority 7,544
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[5]
Selangor state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNTang See Hang11,51862.22Increase 62.22
DAPLim Ching How6,88037.17Increase 37.17
IndependentSurder Singh1140.62Increase 0.62
Total valid votes 18,512 100.00
Total rejected ballots 493
Unreturned ballots 112
Turnout 19,11772.10
Registered electors 26,513
Majority 4,638
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
On the nomination day, Tang See Hang won uncontested.
BNTang See Hang
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNTang See Hang11,99865.42Increase 2.59
DAPLow Sek Moah6,34134.58Increase 3.53
Total valid votes 18,339 100.00
Total rejected ballots 793
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 19,13274.00
Registered electors 25,853
Majority 5,657
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNTang See Hang9,44662.83Increase 3.06
DAPTai Sing Ng4,66831.05Decrease 4.18
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyHasbolah Mohd Arif9216.12Increase 1.12
Total valid votes 15,035 100.00
Total rejected ballots 635
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 15,67072.49
Registered electors 21,617
Majority 4,778
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNTang See Hang8,18559.77Increase 1.03
DAPEng Seng Chai @ Ng Sing Sai4,82535.23Increase 3.16
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbdul Rahman Yadi6855.00Decrease 1.00
Total valid votes 13,695 100.00
Total rejected ballots 379
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 14,07474.30
Registered electors 18,941
Majority 3,360
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNLee Kim Sai6,76360.80Increase 12.08
DAPKhoo Chin Tow3,56732.07Decrease 1.44
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyHussein Ibrahim6676.00Increase 6.00
PEKEMASZainuddin Karim1271.14Decrease 10.01
Total valid votes 11,124 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 15,291
Majority 3,196
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNLee Kim Sai3,70148.72
DAPTan Heng Swee2,32730.63
PEKEMASJ. P. Samuel Raj84711.15
IndependentChou Yew Koh7229.50
Total valid votes 7,597 100.00
Total rejected ballots 469
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 8,06674.24
Registered electors 10,865
Majority 1,374
This was a new constituency created.

References
  1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. "15th Selangor State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com.my. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
  3. "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.
  4. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Selangor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  5. "Undi.info - Rawang (P97-N14)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
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