Seri Cahaya (state constituency)
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Selangor constituency | |
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Defunct state constituency | |
Legislature | Selangor State Legislative Assembly |
Constituency created | 1984 |
Constituency abolished | 1995 |
First contested | 1986 |
Last contested | 1990 |
Seri Cahaya was a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 1995.
The state constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
History
It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Seri Cahaya | |||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | |||
7th | 1986-1990 | M. Mahalingam | BN |
8th | 1990-1995 | Sivalingam Arumugam Karuppiah | |
Constituency abolished |
Election results
Selangor state election, 1990 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Sivalingam Arumugam Karuppiah | 5,405 | 55.75 | |||||
S46 | Mohd Shahir | 4,088 | 42.17 | |||||
Independent | Suhaimi Amnan | 202 | 2.08 | |||||
Total valid votes | 9,695 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 443 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | 10,138 | 74.70 | ||||||
Registered electors | 13,572 | |||||||
Majority | 1,317 | |||||||
BN hold | Swing |
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Selangor state election, 1986 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | M. Mahalingam | 5,210 | 63.04 | |||||
NASMA | Raja Nasron Raja Ishak | 1,986 | 24.03 | |||||
DAP | P Sinniah | 1,069 | 12.93 | |||||
Total valid votes | 8,265 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 370 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | 8,635 | 73.10 | ||||||
Registered electors | 11,812 | |||||||
Majority | 3,224 | |||||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
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