Klang (federal constituency)

Klang

Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Charles Anthony Santiago DAP
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2013

Klang is a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

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.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampung Pendamar, Kampung Idaman, Sungai Aur, Jalan Padang, Kawasan Pelabuhan, Jalan Kem, Teluk Gong Utara, Pulau Indah Utara, Pulau Indah Selatan, Pandamaran Jaya Barat, Telok Gong Selatan, Pandamaran Jaya Timur, Bandar Bukit Tinggi, Seri Pendamar, Kampung Raja Uda Timur, Kompleks Sukan Pandamaran, Kawasan Sekolah Cina 'B', Kawasan Sekolah Cina 'A', Pandamaran, Jalan Tengku Badar Utara, Jalan Tengku Badar Selatan, Kampung Raja Uda Barat, Jalan Kastam, Tengku Bendahara Azman, Raja Lumu, Teluk Pulai Utara, Kampung Attap, Jalan Tengku Kelana, Bukit Istana, Simpang Tujuh, Taman Gembira 1, Taman Selatan 1, Teluk Gadung Besar, Taman Chi Liung, Teluk Pulai Selatan, Taman Selatan 2, Taman Bayu Perdana, Taman Gembira 2.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Klang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	V. Manickavasagam	Alliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	V. Manickavasagam	Alliance
2nd	1964-1969
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved
3rd	1971-1973	V. Manickavasagam	Alliance
	1973-1974		BN
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created
7th	1986-1990	Ng Cheng Kiat	BN
8th	1990-1995	Fong Kui Lun	DAP
9th	1995-1999	Tan Yee Kew	BN
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Charles Anthony Santiago	DAP
13th	2013-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Charles Anthony Santiago	53,719	64.91
	BN	Teh Kim Poo	29,034	35.09
Total valid votes			82,753	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,342
Unreturned ballots			124
Turnout			84,219	86.76
Registered electors			97,073
Majority			24,685
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Charles Anthony Santiago	37,990	65.19
	BN	Ch'ng Toh Eng	20,289	34.81
Total valid votes			58,279	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,036
Unreturned ballots			8
Turnout			59,323	76.23
Registered electors			77,816
Majority			17,701
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Yee Kew	32,138	63.02
	DAP	Wong Ah Peng	18,857	36.98
Total valid votes			50,995	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,215
Unreturned ballots			55
Turnout			52,265	70.57
Registered electors
Majority			13,281
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Yee Kew	30,201	54.61
	DAP	Teng Chang Khim	24,528	44.36
	MDP	Tan Siow Eng	570	1.03
Total valid votes			55,299	100.00
Total rejected ballots			956
Unreturned ballots			70
Turnout			56,325	69.81
Registered electors
Majority			5,673
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Yee Kew	28,984	53.88
	DAP	Fong Kui Lun	22,860	42.50
	PAS	Mohd Yusof Jasmin	1,947	3.62
Total valid votes			53,791	100.00
Total rejected ballots			841
Unreturned ballots			92
Turnout			54,724	76.87
Registered electors
Majority			6,124
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Fong Kui Lun	31,413	57.09
	BN	Chan Tee Yuen	23,606	42.91
Total valid votes			55,019	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,172
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			56,191	69.49
Registered electors
Majority			7,807
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ng Cheng Kiat	24,966	47.92
	DAP	Wee Choo Keong	24,299	46.64
	PAS	Azmi Ali @ Nik	2,317	4.45
	SDP	Gabriel Lee	519	1.00
Total valid votes			52,101	100.00
Total rejected ballots			925
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			53,026	70.74
Registered electors			74,964
Majority			667
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	V. Manickavasagam
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	V. Manickavasagam
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	V. Manickavasagam
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.