Teluk Gadung (state constituency)

Teluk Gadung was a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 1995.

Teluk Gadung
Selangor constituency
Defunct state constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created1984
Constituency abolished1995
First contested1986
Last contested1990

The state constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

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It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Teluk Gadung
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Selat Klang
7th 1986-1990 Tong Yoke Seng BN (MCA)
8th 1990-1995 Chew Kim Swee DAP
Constituency abolished, renamed to Pelabuhan Klang

Election results

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Selangor state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Chew Kim Swee 8,321 53.35
BN Tong Yoke Seng 7,276 46.65
Total valid votes 15,597 100.00
Total rejected ballots 355
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 15,952 70.04
Registered electors 22,777
Majority 1,045
DAP gain from BN Swing ?


Selangor state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Tong Yoke Seng 7,711 53.25
DAP Chua Kow Eng 6,770 46.75
Total valid votes 14,481 100.00
Total rejected ballots 387
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 14,868 68.70
Registered electors 21,643
Majority 941
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 2016-05-25.