Setiawangsa (federal constituency)

Setiawangsa is a federal constituency in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

Setiawangsa (P118)

Kuala Lumpur constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad PH
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	147,095
Electors (2022)[2]	95,753
Area (km²)[3]	16
Pop. density (per km²)	9,193.4

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Setiawangsa's electorate as of 2022^[4]

1. Malay (63.0%)
2. Chinese (24.5%)
3. Indian (11.1%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.50%)

Age breakdown of Setiawangsa's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (5.28%)
2. 21-29 (20.4%)
3. 30-39 (25.9%)
4. 40-49 (17.5%)
5. 50-59 (14.2%)
6. 60-69 (11.2%)
7. 70-79 (4.18%)
8. 80-89 (1.09%)
9. above 90 (0.24%)

Gender breakdown of Setiawangsa's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (51.3%)
2. Female (48.7%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 October 2022, the Setiawangsa constituency has a total of 17 polling districts.^[5][6]

Polling District	Code	Location
Jalan Usahawan	118/00/01	SK Marian Convent Setapak
Taman Sri Rampai	118/00/02	SK Taman Seri Rampai
Seksyen 5/6 Wangsa Maju	118/00/03	SMK Seksyen 5 Wangsa Maju
PKNS Batu 6 Ulu Klang	118/00/04	SK AU Keramat
Keramat Wangsa	118/00/05	SMK Keramat Wangsa
Taman Setiawangsa	118/00/06	SK Setiawangsa
Seksyen 10 Wangsa Maju	118/00/07	SK Wangsa Maju Zon R10
Desa Rejang	118/00/08	SMK Taman Seri Rampai
Taman Setapak Permai	118/00/09	Padang SMK Taman Seri Rampai
Taman Setapak Jaya	118/00/10	SK Seri Bonus
Ayer Panas Dalam	118/00/11	SMK (P) Air Panas
Ayer Panas Luar	118/00/12	SK Jalan Air Panas
Ayer Panas Tengah	118/00/13	SRA Al-Jam'iyyah
Jalan Pahang	118/00/14	SMK Tinggi Setapak
Taman Tasik	118/00/15	SMK Puteri Titiwangsa
PULAPOL	118/00/16	SK Polis Depot
MINDEF	118/00/17	SMK Padang Tembak

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Setiawangsa
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Wangsa Maju and Titiwangsa
11th	P118	2004–2008	Zulhasnan Rafique (ذوالحسنان رفيق)	BN (UMNO)
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018	Ahmad Fauzi Zahari (احمد فوزي زاهري)
14th		2018–2022	Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (نئ نظمي نئ أحمد)	PH (PKR)
15th		2022–present

Local governments & postcodes

No.	Local Government	Postcode
P118	Kuala Lumpur City Hall	50634, 53000, 54000, 54100, 54200 Kuala Lumpur

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad	34,434	46.06	10.59
	PN	Nurul Fadzilah Kamarulddin	22,270	29.79	29.79
	BN	Izudin Ishak	16,333	21.85	11.18
	GTA	Bibi Sunita Sakandar Khan	953	1.27	1.27
	Independent	Mior Rosli Mior Mohd Jaafar	492	0.66	0.66
	Independent	Stanley Lim Yen Tiong	282	0.38	0.38
Total valid votes			74,764	100.00
Total rejected ballots			696
Unreturned ballots			295
Turnout			76,725	78.08	7.71
Registered electors			95,753
Majority			12,614	16.27	7.35
	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	Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad	34,471	56.65	56.65
	BN	Zulhasnan Rafique	20,099	33.03	18.36
	PAS	Ubaid Abd Akla	6,282	10.32	10.32
Total valid votes			60,852	100.00
Total rejected ballots			693
Unreturned ballots			339
Turnout			61,884	85.79	0.87
Registered electors			72,136
Majority			14,372	23.62	20.96
	PH gain from BN		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	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Fauzi Zahari	26,809	51.33	8.16
	PKR	Ibrahim Yaacob	25,419	48.67	8.16
Total valid votes			52,228	100.00
Total rejected ballots			502
Unreturned ballots			180
Turnout			52,910	84.92	6.03
Registered electors			62,309
Majority			1,390	2.66	16.32
	BN 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	%	∆%
	BN	Zulhasnan Rafique	25,489	59.49	17.95
	PKR	Ibrahim Yaacob	17,355	40.51	40.51
Total valid votes			42,844	100.00
Total rejected ballots			918
Unreturned ballots			1,334
Turnout			45,096	78.89	8.77
Registered electors			57,161
Majority			8,134	18.98	35.90
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Zulhasnan Rafique	27,757	77.44
	PAS	Abdul Rashid Hassan Basri	8,088	22.56
Total valid votes			35,845	100.00
Total rejected ballots			292
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			36,137	70.12
Registered electors			51,531
Majority			19,669	54.88
This was a new constituency created.