Puchong (federal constituency)

Puchong

Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Gobind Singh Deo DAP
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2013

Puchong is a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 1995, from 2004 to present.

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.

History

It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 2003.

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Serdang Jaya 1, Seri Serdang Utara, Kawasan UPM, Batu 13 Puchong, Bandar Kinrara Seksyen 1, Pusat Bandar Puchong, Puchong Perdana 1, Kampung Sri Aman, Batu 14 Puchong, Seri Serdang Selatan 1, Puchong Indah 1, Bandar Bukit Puchong, Taman Puchong Utama, Taman Pinggiran Putra, Bandar Kinrara Seksyen 2, Bandar Kinrara Seksyen 3, Bandar Kinrara Seksyen 4, Bandar Kinrara Seksyen 5, Serdang Jaya 2, Puchong Permai, Bandar Puteri, Puchong Perdana 2, Puchong Indah 2, Puchong Intan, Seri Indah, Seri Serdang Selatan 2, Kinrara Seksyen 4, 5 & 6, Kinrara Seksyen 2, Kinrara Seksyen 1, Kinrara Seksyen 7, Kinrara Seksyen 3, Puchong Jaya Timur, USJ 16 hingga 22, Kampung Batu 13, Puchong Jaya Utara, Puchong Jaya Barat, Batu 12 Puchong, Batu 7 Jalan Puchong.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Puchong
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
7th	1986-1990	V. David	DAP
8th	1990-1995
Constituency abolished
Constituency re-created
11th	2004-2008	Lau Yeng Peng	BN
12th	2008-2013	Gobind Singh Deo	DAP
13th	2013-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Gobind Singh Deo	62,938	67.62
	BN	A. Kohilan Pillay	30,136	32.38
Total valid votes			93,074	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,261
Unreturned ballots			194
Turnout			94,529	88.34
Registered electors			107,010
Majority			32,802
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Gobind Singh Deo	35,079	60.94
	BN	Lau Yeng Peng	22,486	39.06
Total valid votes			57,565	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,580
Unreturned ballots			172
Turnout			59,317	78.44
Registered electors			75,625
Majority			12,593
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lau Yeng Peng	21,291	53.38
	PAS	Azmi Jamion @ Jemingon	9,409	23.59
	DAP	Wong Choong Yun	9,185	23.03
Total valid votes			39,885	100.00
Total rejected ballots			533
Unreturned ballots			78
Turnout			40,496	67.84
Registered electors
Majority			11,882
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	V. David	34,967	51.69
	BN	Tan Yee Kew	32,686	48.31
Total valid votes			67,653	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,031
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			68,684	69.57
Registered electors
Majority			2,281
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	V. David	35,145
	BN	Lui Thai Heng	20,616
	PAS	Asri Janang	2,409
	SDP	Yeoh Poh San	1,684
Total valid votes			59,854	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,198
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			61,052	75.37
Registered electors			81,005
Majority			14,529