Seputeh (federal constituency)

Seputeh is a federal constituency in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

Seputeh (P122)

Kuala Lumpur constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Teresa Kok PH
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	322,511
Electors (2022)[2]	124,805
Area (km²)[3]	31
Pop. density (per km²)	10,403.6

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/KUALALUMPUR

Ethnic breakdown of Seputeh's electorate as of 2022

1. Chinese (76.8%)
2. Malay (13.4%)
3. Indian (8.9%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.8%)

Age breakdown of Seputeh's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (5.01%)
2. 21-29 (16.97%)
3. 30-39 (17.92%)
4. 40-49 (18.61%)
5. 50-59 (16.84%)
6. 60-69 (13.5%)
7. 70-79 (7.91%)
8. 80-89 (2.77%)
9. above 90 (0.48%)

Gender breakdown of Seputeh's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (48.72%)
2. Female (51.28%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Seputeh constituency has a total of 22 polling districts.^[4]

Polling District	Code	Location
Kampong Penghulu Mat	122/00/01	SK Danau Perdana
Seputeh	122/00/02	SMK Desa Perdana
Taman Desa	122/00/03	SMK Taman Desa SK Taman Desa
Kuchai	122/00/04	SJK (C) Choong Wen
Taman United	122/00/05	SK Seri Mega
Taman Happy Utara	122/00/06	SK Seri Sentosa
Taman Happy Tengah	122/00/07	SK Seri Setia
Taman Happy Selatan	122/00/08	SMK Seri Saujana
Kuchai Entrepreneurs Park	122/00/09	SJK (C) La Salle
Taman Salak South Utara	122/00/10	Institut Latihan Perindustrian Kuala Lumpur
Taman Salak South	122/00/11	SK Salak South
Taman Sri Petaling Timur	122/00/12	SK Bandar Baru Sri Petaling (2)
Taman Sri Petaling	122/00/13	SK Bandar Baru Sri Petaling (1) SRA Al-Maturidi
Bandar Sri Petaling	122/00/14	SK Seri Saujana SMK Bandar Baru Seri Petaling
Taman Overseas Union Selatan	122/00/15	SK Seri Indah
Taman Overseas Union Utara	122/00/16	SJK (C) Yoke Nam
Taman Yarl	122/00/17	SMK Taman Yarl
Kampung Bahagia	122/00/18	SK Seri Suria
Kampung Bohol	122/00/19	SMK Dharma
PPR Muhibbah	122/00/20	SJK (T) Ladang Bukit Jalil
Bukit Jalil	122/00/21	SMK Bukit Jalil
Kampung Sungai Besi	122/00/22	SK Bukit Jalil

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Seputeh
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Damansara
7th	P101	1986–1990	Liew Ah Kim (廖金華)	DAP
8th		1990–1995		GR (DAP)
9th	P110	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004	Teresa Kok Suh Sim (郭素沁)	BA (DAP)
11th	P122	2004–2008		DAP
12th		2008–2013		PR (DAP)
13th		2013–2015
		2015–2018		PH (DAP)
14th		2018–2022
15th		2022–present

Local governments & postcodes

No.	Local Government	Postcode
P122	Kuala Lumpur City Hall	50460, 57000, 58000, 58100, 58200 Kuala Lumpur

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Teresa Kok Suh Sim	73,234	83.74	6.23
	PN	Alan Wong Yee Yeng	6,047	6.91	6.91
	BN	Lee Kah Hing	6,032	6.90	3.13
	Independent	Lee Wai Hong	1,276	1.46	1.46
	Independent	Choy San Yeh @ Lian Choy Ling	865	0.99	0.99
Total valid votes			87,454	100.00
Total rejected ballots			402
Unreturned ballots			251
Turnout			88,107	70.60	11.23
Registered electors			124,805
Majority			67,187	76.83	3.11
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753271/PUB%20613%20(2022)%20-%20PARLIMEN%20WP%20KUALA%20LUMPUR.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Teresa Kok Suh Sim	63,094	89.97	3.89
	BN	Chan Quin Er	7,035	10.03	3.89
Total valid votes			70,129	100.00
Total rejected ballots			294
Unreturned ballots			160
Turnout			70,583	81.83	1.75
Registered electors			86,256
Majority			56,059	79.94	56.98
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 240/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 314/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link]

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Teresa Kok Suh Sim	61,500	86.08	4.60
	BN	Nicole Wong Siaw Ting	9,948	13.92	4.60
Total valid votes			71,448	100.00
Total rejected ballots			302
Unreturned ballots			109
Turnout			71,859	83.58	7.88
Registered electors			85,976
Majority			51,552	72.16	49.20
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 177/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-07. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 218/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2016-05-07.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Teresa Kok Suh Sim	47,230	81.48	19.43
	BN	Chew Chee Lin	10,738	18.52	19.43
Total valid votes			57,968	100.00
Total rejected ballots			174
Unreturned ballots			65
Turnout			58,207	75.70	3.79
Registered electors			76,891
Majority			36,492	22.96	1.14
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) [5]

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Teresa Kok Suh Sim	33,197	62.05	7.68
	BN	Chin Yen Foo	20,302	37.95	6.56
Total valid votes			53,499	100.00
Total rejected ballots			187
Unreturned ballots			32
Turnout			53,718	71.91	1.67
Registered electors
Majority			12,895	24.10	23.12
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) [5]

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Teresa Kok Suh Sim	28,657	54.37	1.31
	BN	Sua Chong Keh	23,457	44.51	0.62
	MDP	Liew Ah Kim	457	0.87	0.87
	Independent	M. Thurai	134	0.25	0.25
Total valid votes			52,705	100.00
Total rejected ballots			249
Unreturned ballots			41
Turnout			52,995	73.58	2.85
Registered electors
Majority			5,200	9.86	1.93
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Liew Ah Kim	26,518	55.68	14.91
	BN	Ooi Saw Choo	20,903	43.89	14.48
	Independent	Liew Choon Teck	203	0.43	0.43
Total valid votes			47,624	100.00
Total rejected ballots			261
Unreturned ballots			90
Turnout			47,975	70.73	1.67
Registered electors
Majority			5,615	11.79	29.39
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Liew Ah Kim	39,445	70.59	0.62
	BN	Fu Ah Kiow	16,437	29.41	0.62
Total valid votes			55,882	100.00
Total rejected ballots			500
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			56,382	69.06	1.40
Registered electors			81,644
Majority			23,008	41.18	1.24
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Liew Ah Kim	36,782	69.97
	BN	David Chua Kok Tee	15,789	30.03
Total valid votes			52,571	100.00
Total rejected ballots			379
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			52,950	70.46
Registered electors			75,153
Majority			20,993	39.94
This was a new constituency created.