Ampang Jaya (federal constituency)

Ampang Jaya was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 2004.

Ampang Jaya
Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1984
Constituency abolished2004
First contested1986
Last contested1999

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

History

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It was abolished in 2004 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Ampang Jaya
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Selayang and Ulu Langat
7th P088 1986–1988 Lim Ann Koon
(林安熴)
BN (MCA)
1989–1990 Ong Tee Keat
(翁诗杰)
8th 1990–1995
9th P092 1995–1999
10th 1999–2004
Constituency abolished, split into Ampang and Pandan

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Ampang Jaya Ampang
Keramat
Lembah Jaya
Pandan
Ulu Klang

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ong Tee Keat 40,669 55.28   20.82
PKR Sivarasa Rasiah 32,902 44.72   44.72
Total valid votes 73,571 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,199
Unreturned ballots 99
Turnout 74,869 75.98   4.30
Registered electors
Majority 7,767 10.56   41.64
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ong Tee Keat 45,282 76.10   15.87
S46 Wan Mohd. Fuaad Wan Abdullah 14,221 23.90   15,87
Total valid votes 59,503 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,777
Unreturned ballots 328
Turnout 61,608 71.68   3.24
Registered electors
Majority 31,061 52.20   31.74
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ong Tee Keat 39,304 60.23   5.64
S46 Zainal Rampak 25,954 39.77   5.03
Total valid votes 65,258 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,509
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 66,767 74.92   10.95
Registered electors 89,112
Majority 13,350 20.46   10.67
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general by-election, 28 January 1989
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Lim Ann Koon
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ong Tee Keat 23,719 54.59   31.40
S46 Harun Idris 19,469 44.80   44.80
Independent Wang Ah Hoong 109 0.25   0.25
Independent Syed Idrus Syed Ahmad 49 0.11   0.11
Independent Loh Ah Ha 43 0.10   0.10
Independent Adam Daim 42 0.10   0.10
Independent Che Bakar Said 22 0.05   0.05
Total valid votes 43,453 100.00
Total rejected ballots 395
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 43,848 63.97   0.13
Registered electors 68,546
Majority 4,250 9.79   62.19
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Lim Ann Koon 36,700 85.99
SDP R. Thinakaran @ R. S. Menon 5,979 14.01
Total valid votes 42,679 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,911
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 44,590 63.84
Registered electors 69,849
Majority 30,721 71.98
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-09.