Banting is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1995 and since 2018. It has been represented by Papparaidu Veraman of Pakatan Harapan (PH) since 2023.
The state constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Banting's electorate as of 2023
[1]
- Chinese (57.4%)
- Indian (22.46%)
- Malay (18.08%)
- Other ethnicities (2.07%)
History
It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.
Teluk Datuk was renamed as Banting following the redelineation exercise in 2018. Banting is currently represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly.
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Banting constituency is divided into 13 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency
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Polling Districts
|
Code
|
Location
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| Banting (N52）
|
Jenjarum Tempatan Kedua
|
112/52/01
|
SJK (C) Jenjarom
|
| Jenjarun Tempatan Ketiga
|
112/52/02
|
SJK (C) Jenjarom
|
| Jenjarum Tempatan Keempat
|
112/52/03
|
SJK (C) Jenjarom
|
| Kota Sri Langat
|
112/52/04
|
SJK (T) Sungai Sedu Banting
|
| Sungai Manggis Utara
|
112/52/05
|
SMK Sunggai Manggis
|
| Sungai Manggis Selatan
|
112/52/06
|
SJK (T) Sungai Manggis
|
| Teluk Datuk
|
112/52/07
|
SMJK Methodist Telok Datuk Banting
|
| Teluk Bunut
|
112/52/08
|
SJK (C) Kah Wah Telok Bunut
|
| Jenjarum
|
112/52/09
|
SJK (T) Jenjarom
|
| Jenjarum Tempatan Pertama
|
112/52/10
|
SJK (T) Jenjarom
|
| Banting Jaya
|
112/52/11
|
SK Sri Langat
|
| Pulau Banting
|
112/52/12
|
Dewan Seberguna Kampung Org. Asli P. Banting
|
| Pekan Banting
|
112/52/13
|
SJK (C) Choong Hua Banting
|
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Banting
|
| Assembly |
Years |
Member |
Party
|
| Constituency created from Telok Datoh
|
| 4th |
1974–1978 |
Hormat Rafei |
BN (UMNO)
|
| 5th |
1978–1982
|
| 6th |
1982–1986 |
Fatimah Suhaimi
|
| 7th |
1986–1990
|
| 8th |
1990–1995
|
| Constituency abolished, renamed to Teluk Datuk
|
| Constituency re-created, renamed from Teluk Datuk
|
| 14th |
2018–2023 |
Lau Weng San |
PH (DAP)
|
| 15th
|
2023–present
|
Papparaidu Veraman
|
Election results
Selangor state election, 2023
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
PH |
Papparaidu Veraman |
27,223 |
80.58 |
1.23
|
|
|
PN |
Saravanan Mutto Krishnan |
5,121 |
15.16 |
15.16
|
|
|
Independent |
Ang Wei Yang |
1,439 |
4.26 |
4.26
|
| Total valid votes
|
33,783 |
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
205
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
29
|
| Turnout
|
34,017 |
75.64 |
11.91
|
| Registered electors
|
44,972
|
| Majority
|
22,102 |
65.42 |
0.64
|
|
|
PH hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
|
Selangor state election, 2018
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
PH |
Lau Weng San |
21,846 |
81.81 |
|
|
|
BN |
Ng Siok Hwa |
4,547 |
17.03 |
|
|
|
Parti Rakyat Malaysia |
Philip Tan Choon Swee |
311 |
1.16 |
|
| Total valid votes
|
26,704 |
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
386
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
55
|
| Turnout
|
27,145 |
87.55
|
| Registered electors
|
31,006
|
| Majority
|
17,299 |
64.78
|
| This constituency is renamed from Teluk Datuk.
|
Selangor state election, 1990
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
BN |
Fatimah Suhaimi |
9,264 |
67.15 |
7.42
|
|
|
PAS |
Mohd Mesari Jasman |
4,532 |
32.85 |
7.42
|
| Total valid votes
|
13,796 |
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
690
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
|
| Turnout
|
14,486 |
78.60 |
3.95
|
| Registered electors
|
18,430
|
| Majority
|
4,732 |
34.30 |
15.04
|
|
|
BN hold
|
Swing
|
|
Selangor state election, 1986
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
BN |
Fatimah Suhaimi |
8,258 |
74.67 |
8.08
|
|
|
PAS |
Rasman Suleiman |
2,801 |
25.33 |
8.33
|
| Total valid votes
|
11,059 |
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
447
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
|
| Turnout
|
11,506 |
74.65 |
4.71
|
| Registered electors
|
15,413
|
| Majority
|
5,457 |
49.34 |
0.25
|
|
|
BN hold
|
Swing
|
|
Selangor state election, 1982
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
BN |
Fatimah Suhaimi |
6,943 |
66.59 |
3.58
|
|
|
PAS |
Basir Salleh |
1,773 |
17.00 |
12.83
|
|
|
Independent |
Ang Poi Chai |
1,711 |
16.41 |
16.41
|
| Total valid votes
|
10,427 |
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
342
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
|
| Turnout
|
10,769 |
79.36
|
| Registered electors
|
13,570
|
| Majority
|
5,170 |
49.59 |
9.25
|
|
|
BN hold
|
Swing
|
|
Selangor state election, 1978
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
|
|
BN |
Hormat Rafei |
5,852 |
70.17 |
70.17
|
|
|
PAS |
Basir Salleh |
2,488 |
29.83 |
29.83
|
| Total valid votes
|
8,340 |
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
|
| Turnout
|
|
| Registered electors
|
11,262
|
| Majority
|
3,364 |
40.34
|
|
|
BN hold
|
Swing
|
|
Selangor state election, 1974
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
∆%
|
| On the nomination day, Hormat Rafei won uncontested.
|
|
|
BN |
Hormat Rafei
|
| Total valid votes
|
|
100.00
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
|
| Unreturned ballots
|
|
| Turnout
|
|
| Registered electors
|
8,814
|
| Majority
|
|
| This was a new constituency created.
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