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

It was abolished in 2004 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Ampang Jaya
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Ulu Langat
7th1986–88Lim Ann Koon (林安熴)BN (MCA)
1989–90Ong Tee Keat (翁诗杰)
8th1990–95
9th1995–99
10th1999–2004
Constituency abolished, split into Ampang and Pandan

State constituency

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

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNOng Tee Keat40,66955.28
KEADILANSivarasa Rasiah32,90244.72
Total valid votes 73,571 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,199
Unreturned ballots 99
Turnout 74,86975.98
Registered electors
Majority 7,767
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNOng Tee Keat45,28276.10
S46Wan Mohd. Fuaad Wan Abdullah14,22123.90
Total valid votes 59,503 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,777
Unreturned ballots 328
Turnout 61,60871.68
Registered electors
Majority 31,061
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNOng Tee Keat39,30460.23
S46Zainal Rampak25,95439.77
Total valid votes 65,258 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,509
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 66,76774.92
Registered electors
Majority 13,350
BN hold Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 28 January 1989
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Lim Ann Koon
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNOng Tee Keat23,71954.59
S46Harun Idris19,46944.80
IndependentWang Ah Hoong1090.25
IndependentSyed Idrus Syed Ahmad490.11
IndependentLoh Ah Ha430.10
IndependentAdam Daim420.10
IndependentChe Bakar Said220.05
Total valid votes 43,453 100.00
Total rejected ballots 395
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 43,84863.97
Registered electors 68,546
Majority 4,250
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNLim Ann Koon36,70085.99
SDPR. Thinakaran @ R. S. Menon5,97914.01
Total valid votes 42,679 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,911
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 44,59063.84
Registered electors 69,849
Majority 30,721
This was a new constituency created.

References

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