Wangsa Maju (federal constituency)

Wangsa Maju is a federal constituency in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.

Wangsa Maju (P116)

Kuala Lumpur constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Zahir Hassan PH
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	215,600
Electors (2022)[2]	120,323
Area (km²)[3]	16
Pop. density (per km²)	13,475

The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

With over 13,000 people per km², Wangsa Maju has the highest population density among all parliamentary constituencies in Malaysia.^[4]

Demographics

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

Ethnic breakdown of Wangsa Maju's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (61.8%)
2. Chinese (28.5%)
3. Indian (8.40%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.20%)

Age breakdown of Wangsa Maju's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (5.14%)
2. 21-29 (19.4%)
3. 30-39 (24.1%)
4. 40-49 (17.8%)
5. 50-59 (14.7%)
6. 60-69 (12.5%)
7. 70-79 (4.96%)
8. 80-89 (1.31%)
9. above 90 (0.21%)

Gender breakdown of Wangsa Maju's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (49.4%)
2. Female (50.6%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Wangsa Maju constituency has a total of 21 polling districts.^[5]

Polling District	Code	Location
Flat Taman Melati	116/00/01	SMK Taman Melati
Taman Melati	116/00/02	SK Taman Melati
Rumah Pangsa Dewan Bandaraya	116/00/03	SK Setapak Indah
Taman Ibu Kota	116/00/04	SMK Setapak Indah
Taman Setapak	116/00/05	SMK Danau Kota
Gombak Utara	116/00/06	SJK (C) Nan Yik 'Lee Rubber'
Changkat	116/00/07	SRA Ibnul Jauzi (SEA Daruttarbiah Islamiah)
Kampung Padang Balang	116/00/08	SRA Saidina Ali (K.W), Kampung Padang Balang
Gombak Selatan	116/00/09	SMJK Chong Hwa
Kampung Puah	116/00/10	SRA Bilal Bin Rabah (SRA Kampung Puah)
Taman P Ramlee	116/00/11	SJK (C) Mun Yee
Jalan Gombak	116/00/12	SRA Zaid Bin Harithah (SRA Sungai Mulia)
Teratai Mewah	116/00/13	SK Danau Kota 2
Danau Kota	116/00/14	SK Danau Kota
Genting Kelang	116/00/15	Kolej Universiti Tuanku Abdul Rahman
Seksyen 1 Wangsa Maju Utara	116/00/16	SK Wangsa Maju Seksyen 1
Seksyen 1 Wangsa Maju Selatan	116/00/17	SMK Zon R1 Wangsa Maju Gelanggang Terbuka Sekolah Mengah Kebangsaan Pendidikan Khas Setapak
Taman Desa Setapak	116/00/18	SK Desa Setapak
Seksyen 2 Wangsa Maju	116/00/19	SMK Wangsa Maju 2
Seksyen 4 Wangsa Maju	116/00/20	SK Wangsa Jaya
Taman Wangsa Melawati	116/00/21	SMK Wangsa Melawati

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Wangsa Maju
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Batu and Titiwangsa
9th	P105	1995–1999	Kamal Salih (كمال مت صالح)	BN (UMNO)
10th		1999–2004	Zulhasnan Rafique (ذوالحسنان رفيق)
11th	P116	2004–2008	Yew Teong Look (姚长禄)	BN (MCA)
12th		2008–2010	Wee Choo Keong (黄朱强)	PR (PKR)
		2010–2013		Independent
13th		2013–2015	Tan Kee Kwong (陈记光)	PR (PKR)
		2015–2018		PH (PKR)
14th		2018–2022	Tan Yee Kew (陈仪侨)
15th		2022–present	Zahir Hassan (ظاهير حسن)

Local governments & postcodes

No.	Local Government	Postcode
P116	Kuala Lumpur City Hall	68100 Batu Caves 51000, 53000, 53100 Kuala Lumpur

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Zahir Hassan	46,031	49.63	7.67
	PN	Nuridah Mohd Salleh	25,335	27.32	27.32
	BN	Mohd Shafei Abdullah	19,595	21.13	3.24
	GTA	Norzaila Arifin	987	1.06	1.06
	Heritage	Wee Choo Keong	576	0.62	0.62
	Independent	Raveentheran Suntheralingam	216	0.23	0.23
Total valid votes			92,740	100.00
Total rejected ballots			498
Unreturned ballots			255
Turnout			93,493	77.08	7.13
Registered electors			120,323
Majority			20,696	22.31	10.62
	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	Tan Yee Kew	42,178	57.30	57.30
	BN	Yew Teong Look	17,940	24.37	20.86
	PAS	Razali Tumirin	13,490	18.33	18.33
Total valid votes			73,608	100.00
Total rejected ballots			525
Unreturned ballots			376
Turnout			74,509	84.21	1.80
Registered electors			88,482
Majority			24,238	32.93	23.39
	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	%	∆%
	PKR	Tan Kee Kwong	31,641	54.77	4.58
	BN	Mohd Shafei Abdullah	26,130	45.23	4.58
Total valid votes			57,771	100.00
Total rejected ballots			375
Unreturned ballots			145
Turnout			58,291	86.01	13.00
Registered electors			67,775
Majority			5,511	9.54	9.16
	PKR 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-02. 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	%	∆%
	PKR	Wee Choo Keong	19,637	50.19	14.30
	BN	Yew Teong Lock	19,487	49.81	14.30
Total valid votes			39,124	100.00
Total rejected ballots			357
Unreturned ballots			317
Turnout			39,798	73.01	0.50
Registered electors			54,509
Majority			150	0.38	27.84
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yew Teong Lock	23,135	64.11	8.94
	PKR	Sahri Bahari	12,950	35.89	8.94
Total valid votes			36,085	100.00
Total rejected ballots			340
Unreturned ballots			829
Turnout			37,254	73.51	5.87
Registered electors
Majority			10,185	28.22	17.88
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zulhasnan Rafique	29,997	55.17	26.62
	PKR	Marina Mohd. Yusoff	24,379	44.83	44.83
Total valid votes			54,376	100.00
Total rejected ballots			710
Unreturned ballots			4,523
Turnout			59,609	79.38	4.65
Registered electors
Majority			5,618	10.34	53.24
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Kamal Salih	35,884	81.79
	S46	Aliah @ Nailah Nani	7,990	18.21
Total valid votes			43,874	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,704
Unreturned ballots			3,147
Turnout			48,725	74.73
Registered electors
Majority			27,894	63.58
This was a new constituency created.