Kuang (state constituency)

Kuang
Selangor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Mohd Rafiq Mohd Abdullah
PN
Constituency created1958
First contested1959
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)[1]45,606

Kuang is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1959. It has been represented by Mohd Rafiq Mohd Abdullah of Perikatan Nasional (PN) since 2023.

The state constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kuang's electorate as of 2023[2]
  1. Malay (76.79%)
  2. Chinese (9.9%)
  3. Indian (8.36%)
  4. Other ethnicities (4.95%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kuang constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Kuang (N13） Pengkalan Khndong 097/13/01 SJK (C) Kundang
Sungai Serai 097/13/02 SK Sungai Serai Kuang
Pekan Kuang 097/13/03 SJK (T) Kuang
Kampung Gombak 097/13/04 SRA Kuang Batu 18 ¾
Kampung Kuang 097/13/05 SK Kuang
Kampung Cempedak 097/13/06 SA Rakyat Al Manarah
Sri Kundang 097/13/07 SK Seri Kundang
Bandar Tasik Puteri 097/13/08 SMK Bandar Tasik Puteri
Penjara Sungai Buloh 097/13/09 SA Rakyat Al Manarah

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kuang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1959-1964 Chong Shih Guan Alliance (MCA)
2nd 1964-1969 Oon Seng Lee
1969-1971 Assembly dissolved
3rd 1971-1973 Chew Ngan @ Chou Yew Koh GERAKAN
1973-1974 BN (GERAKAN)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Rawang
Constituency created from Paya Jaras
11th 2004-2008 Soohaimi Abdul Rahman BN (UMNO)
12th 2008-2013 Abdul Shukur Idrus
13th 2013-2018
14th 2018-2020 Sallehudin Amiruddin PH (BERSATU)
2020–2023 PEJUANG
15th 2023–present Mohd Rafiq Mohd Abdullah PN (BERSATU)

Election results

Selangor state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PN Mohd Rafiq Mohd Abdullah 18,494 55.37 55.37
BN Hasnal Rezua Merican Habib Merican 13,619 40.78 9.80
Independent Sallehudin Amiruddin 1,287 3.85 3.85
Total valid votes 33,400 100.00
Total rejected ballots 206
Unreturned ballots 84
Turnout 33,690 73.87 12.45
Registered electors 45,606
Majority 4,875 14.59 1.90
PN gain from PH Swing ?
Selangor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Sallehudin Amiruddin 9,845 43.67 43.67
BN Abdul Shukur Idrus 6,985 30.98 21.45
PAS Mohd Fauzan Madzlan 5,672 25.16 25.16
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Mohd Rafie Mohammad Arif 44 0.19 0.19
Total valid votes 22,546 100.00
Total rejected ballots 187
Unreturned ballots 125
Turnout 22,858 86.32 5.45
Registered electors 26,481
Majority 2,860 12.69 8.89
PH gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
[4][5]
Selangor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abdul Shukur Idrus 11,027 52.43 0.53
PKR Tenku Maraziyah Tenku Sulaiman 9,772 46.46 1.64
Independent Zahariman Abd Latip 233 1.11 1.11
Total valid votes 21,032 100.00
Total rejected ballots 378
Unreturned ballots 53
Turnout 21,463 88.26 7.39
Registered electors 24,319
Majority 1,255 5.97 2.17
BN 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
Selangor state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Abdul Shukur Idrus 7,049 51.90 19.98
PKR Badrul Amin Bahron 6,532 48.10 19.98
Total valid votes 13,581 100.00
Total rejected ballots 204
Unreturned ballots 413
Turnout 14,198 80.87 4.75
Registered electors 17,557
Majority 517 3.80 39.76
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
[5]
Selangor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Soohaimi Abdul Rahman 8,016 71.78 29.61
PKR Abdul Rahim Abdul Wahab 3,151 28.22 28.22
Total valid votes 11,167 100.00
Total rejected ballots 288
Unreturned ballots 212
Turnout 11,667 76.12
Registered electors 15,328
Majority 4,865 43.56
BN gain from GERAKAN Swing ?
Source(s)
[5]
Selangor state election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
GERAKAN Chew Ngan @ Chou Yew Koh 3,119 42.52 42.52
Alliance Oon Seng Lee 3,088 42.09 19.13
PMIP Mohd. Yusuf Ma'aya 1,129 15.39 1.48
Total valid votes 7,336 100.00
Total rejected ballots 611
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 7,947 73.34 5.96
Registered electors 10,836
Majority 31 0.43 35.92
GERAKAN gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia) Swing ?


Selangor state election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Oon Seng Lee 4,185 61.22 11.77
Socialist Front Azai Karim 1,700 24.87 24.87
PMIP Mohamed Anwar Hashim 951 13.91 13.10
Total valid votes 6,836 100.00
Total rejected ballots 362
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 7,198 79.30 1.88
Registered electors 9,077
Majority 2,485 36.35 9.65
Alliance hold Swing


Selangor state election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Chong Shih Guan 3,923 72.99
PMIP Abdullah Mat Junan 1,452 27.01
Total valid votes 5,375 100.00
Total rejected ballots 151
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 5,526 81.18
Registered electors 6,807
Majority 2,471 45.98
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-25. 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. ^ a b c "Undi.info - Kuang (P97-N13)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
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