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Sungai Buloh (federal constituency)

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Sungai Buloh (P107)
Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created2018
First contested2018
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]347,092
Electors (2023)[2]162,693
Area (km²)[3]133
Pop. density (per km²)2,609.7

Sungai Buloh is a federal constituency in Gombak District, Petaling District and Kuala Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2018.

The federal constituency was created from parts of the Subang constituency in the 2018 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Buloh's electorate as of 2018[4]

  Malay (68.5%)
  Chinese (20.7%)
  Indian (10.0%)
  Other ethnicities (0.9%)

Age breakdown of Sungai Buloh's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (9.64%)
  21-29 (26.95%)
  30-39 (21.21%)
  40-49 (16.95%)
  50-59 (13.87%)
  60-69 (7.84%)
  70-79 (2.75%)
  80-89 (0.65%)
  above 90 (0.12%)

Gender breakdown of Sungai Buloh's electorate as of 2022

  Male (50.1%)
  Female (49.9%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on18 July 2023, the Sungai Buloh constituency has a total of 28 polling districts.[5]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Paya Jaras(N38) Petempatan Sungai Buloh 107/38/01 SK Sungai Buloh
Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh Utara 107/38/02 KAFA Integrasi Al-Ikhwan Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh
Bukit Rahman Putra 107/38/03 SK Bukit Rahman Putra
Merbau Sempak 107/38/04 Pintu 3 SK Merbau Sempak
Paya Jaras 107/38/05 SRA Paya Jaras
Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh Selatan 107/38/06 SK Bandar Baru Sungai Buloh
Sungai Pelong 107/38/07 SK Sungai Pelong
Paya Jaras Hilir 107/38/08 Dewan MBSA Seri Pagi Kampung Paya Jaras U19
Matang Pagar 107/38/09 SMK Bukit Rahman Putra
Kubu Gajah 107/38/10 Pintu 1 SK Merbau Sempak
Taman Saujana Utama 107/38/11 SMK Saujana Utama
Kota Damansara(N39) Kampung Baharu Sungai Buloh Sekolah 107/39/01 SJK (C) Kampung Baharu Sungai Buloh
RRI Sungai Buloh 107/39/02 SJK (T) R.R.I Sungai Buloh
Pinggiran Subang 107/39/03 SK Subang Bestari
Taman Subang Baru 107/39/04 SMK Subang
Kampung Melayu Subang 107/39/05 SRA Islam Kampung Melayu Subang
Subang Perdana 107/39/06 SK Jalan U3
Kota Damansara Seksyen 4 Dan 5 107/39/07 SMK Seksyen 8 Kota Damansara
LTSSAAS Subang 107/39/08 Asia Pacific Schools
Kampung Baharu Subang 107/39/09 SJK (C) Subang
Kota Damansara Seksyen 7 107/39/10 SK Seksyen 7 Kota Damansara
Kampung Baharu Sungai Buloh Dewan 107/39/11 SJK (C) Kampung Baharu Sungai Buloh
Jalan Merbau Kampung Melayu Subang 107/39/12 SK Subang
Mutiara Subang 107/39/13
  • SMK Subang Bestari
  • SK Subang Bestari (2)
Kota Damansara Seksyen 6 107/39/14 SK Seksyen 6 Kota Damansara
Kota Damansara Seksyen 8 Dan 9 107/39/15 SK Seksyen 9 Kota Damansara
Kota Damansara Seksyen 10 Dan 11 107/39/16 SK Seksyen 11 Kota Damansara
Kem Sungai Buloh 107/39/17 Dewan MBSA Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Sungai Buloh
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Subang and Kuala Selangor
14th P107 2018–2022 Sivarasa Rasiah
(சிவராசா ராசையா)
PH (PKR)
15th 2022–present Ramanan Ramakrishnan
(ரமணன் ராமகிருஷ்ணன்)

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Sungai Buloh Kota Damansara
Paya Jaras

Current state assembly members

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No. State constituency Member Coalition (party)
N38 Paya Jaras Ab Halim Tamuri PN (PAS)
N39 Kota Damansara Muhammad Izuan Ahmad Kasim PH (PKR)

Local governments

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No. State Constituency Local Government Postcode
N38 Paya Jaras
  • Shah Alam City Council
  • Kuala Selangor Municipal Council (Taman Saujana Utama Area)
  • Selayang Municipal Council (Petempatan Sungai Buloh Area)
  • 40150, 40160 Shah Alam
  • 42300 Puncak Alam
  • 47000 Sungai Buloh
  • 47200 Subang Airport
  • 47410, 47800, 47810 Petaling Jaya
  • 48020 Rawang
N39 Kota Damansara
  • Shah Alam City Council (Subang and LTSAAS Areas)
  • Petaling Jaya City Council

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Ramanan Ramakrishnan 50,943 39.30 Decrease 16.67
BN Khairy Jamaluddin 48,250 37.22 Increase 15.82
PN Mohd Ghazali Md Hamin 29,060 22.42 Increase 22.42
PEJUANG Mohd Akmal Mohd Yusoff 829 0.64 Increase 0.64
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Ahmad Zuhri Faisal 279 0.22 Increase 0.22
Independent Syed Razak Alsagoff 165 0.13 Increase 0.13
Independent Nurhaslinda Basri 113 0.09 Increase 0.09
Total valid votes 129,639 100.00
Total rejected ballots 945
Unreturned ballots 262
Turnout 130,846 82.00 Decrease 4.95
Registered electors 158,090
Majority 2,693 2.08 Decrease 32.09
PH hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
PH Sivarasa Rasiah 43,631 55.97
PAS Nuridah Mohd Salleh 16,997 21.80
BN Pakas Rao Applanaidoo 16,681 21.40
Parti Sosialis Malaysia Zainurizzaman Moharam 642 0.82
Total valid votes 77,951 100.00
Total rejected ballots 686
Unreturned ballots 237
Turnout 78,874 86.95
Registered electors 90,707
Majority 26,634 34.17
This was a new constituency created.
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. 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. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

References

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