Damansara Utama (state constituency)

Damansara Utama
Selangor constituency
Defunct state constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created1984
Constituency abolished2018
First contested1986
Last contested2013

Damansara Utama was a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that had been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1986 until 2018.

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.

In the 2018 redelineation exercise, this constituency was redistributed to Bandar Utama

History

It was abolished in 2018 when it was redistributed

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Damansara Utama
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Petaling Jaya
7th 1986-1990 M. Madhavan Nair DAP
8th 1990-1995 GR (DAP)
9th 1995-1999 Oon Hong Geok
10th 1999-2004 Lim Choon Kin BN (MCA)
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013 Cheah Wing Yin PR (DAP)
13th 2013-2018 Yeo Bee Yin
Constituency renamed to Bandar Utama

Election results

Selangor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Yeo Bee Yin 37,303 84.21 + 9.73
BN Lim Choon Kin 6,614 14.93 - 10.59
Independent Liew Wei Beng 380 0.86 + 0.86
Total valid votes 44,297 100.00
Total rejected ballots 341
Unreturned ballots 16
Turnout 44,654 83.63
Registered electors 53,394
Majority 30,689
DAP 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 29 December 2019. 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 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

"undi.info N36 Damansara Utama".
Selangor state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Cheah Wing Yin 24,881 74.48 + 35.32
BN Gu Chian Peow 8,526 25.52 - 35.32
Total valid votes 33,407 100.00
Total rejected ballots 324
Unreturned ballots 26
Turnout 34,757 74.85
Registered electors 46,435
Majority 16,355
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
"undi.info N36 Damansara Utama".
Selangor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Lim Choon Kin 19,124 60.84 + 4.19
DAP Yim Chee Pooi 12,309 39.16 - 4.19
Total valid votes 31,433 100.00
Total rejected ballots 374
Unreturned ballots 23
Turnout 31,830 70.64
Registered electors 45,058
Majority 6,815
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"undi.info N36 Damansara Utama".
Selangor state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Lim Choon Kin 16,378 56.65 + 11.72
DAP Ahmad Nor 12,531 43.35 - 11.72
Total valid votes 28,909 100.00
Total rejected ballots 233
Unreturned ballots 18
Turnout 29,160 72.95
Registered electors 39,971
Majority 3,847
BN gain from DAP Swing ?


Selangor state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Oon Hong Geok 14,116 55.07 - 4.50
BN Tan Boon Kiat 11,515 44.93 + 4.50
Total valid votes 25,631 100.00
Total rejected ballots 266
Unreturned ballots 87
Turnout 25,984 68.43
Registered electors 37,971
Majority 2,601
DAP hold Swing


Selangor state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Madhavan Nair Narayanan Nair 15,114 59.57 + 8.87
BN Lee Hwa Beng 10,256 40.43 - 1.94
Total valid votes 25,370 100.00
Total rejected ballots 364
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 25,734 69.28
Registered electors 37,146
Majority 4,858
DAP hold Swing


Selangor state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Madhavan Nair Narayanan Nair 10,050 50.70
BN Chan Tse Yuen 8,399 42.37
SDP Wong Sai Hou 1,374 6.93
Total valid votes 19,823 100.00
Total rejected ballots 298
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 20,121 69.36
Registered electors 29,010
Majority 1,651
This was a new constituency created.

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