Kapar (federal constituency)

Kapar is a federal constituency in Klang District and Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974, from 1986 to present.

Kapar (P109)

Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid PH
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	124,983
Area (km²)[2]	362

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kapar's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (70.72%)

  Chinese (14.78%)

  Indian (13.35%)

  Other ethnicities (0.94%)

History

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed between Kuala Selangor and Pelabuhan Kelang. It was re-created in 1984 from parts of Kuala Selangor and Pelabuhan Kelang.

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kapar, Bukit Kapar Utara, Kampung Meru, Kampung Haji Shariff, Kampung Nenas, Pekan Meru, Jalan Haji Salleh, Kampung Batu Belah, Taman Klang, Jalan Meru, Bukit Kapar Selatan, Taman Meru Indah, Klang Kawasan 19, Kampung Budiman, Kampung Sungai Serdang, Kampung Tok Muda, Perepat, Pekan Kapar, Batu 9 Kapar, Sementa, Bandar Sultan Sulaiman, Taman Klang Utama 1, Kampung Batu Empat, Taman Kapar Indah, Batu 11 & 12 Kapar, Taman Sri Kerayong, Batu 10 Kapar, Sungai Kapar Indah, Taman Chempaka Sari, Taman Klang Utama 2, Kampung Sungai Pinang, Rantau Panjang, Kampung Batu Tiga, Taman Eng Ann 1, Persiaran Sultan Ibrahim 2, Bandar Klang, Sungai Pinang Selatan, Pasar Jawa, Jalan Goh Hock Huat, Teluk Kapas, Persiaran Sultan Ibrahim 1, Taman Eng Ann 2, Sungai Bertih Selatan, Sungai Bertih Utara, Sungai Udang Utara, Jalan Yadi, Kampong Delek, Sungai Sirih, Kuala Klang, Sri Perantau, Tanjong Klang, Sungai Lima, Bandar Pulau Ketam, Bagan Teo Chew, Sungai Udang Selatan, Kampong Delek Kanan, Kampong Delek Kiri.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kapar, Bukit Kapar Utara, Kampung Meru, Kampung Haji Shariff, Kampung Nenas, Pekan Meru, Jalan Haji Salleh, Kampung Batu Belah, Taman Klang, Jalan Meru, Bukit Kapar Selatan, Taman Meru Indah, Klang Kawasan 19, Kampung Budiman, Kampung Sungai Serdang, Kampung Tok Muda, Perepat, Pekan Kapar, Batu 9 Kapar, Sementa, Bandar Sultan Sulaiman, Taman Klang Utama 1, Kampung Batu Empat, Taman Kapar Indah, Batu 11 & 12 Kapar, Taman Sri Kerayong, Batu 10 Kapar, Sungai Kapar Indah, Taman Chempaka Sari, Taman Klang Utama 2, Taman Klang Perdana, Kampung Sungai Pinang, Rantau Panjang, Kampung Batu Tiga, Taman Eng Ann 1, Persiaran Sultan Ibrahim 2, Bandar Klang, Sungai Pinang Selatan, Pasar Jawa, Jalan Goh Hock Huat, Teluk Kapas, Persiaran Sultan Ibrahim 1, Taman Eng Ann 2, Kampung Raja Uda Barat, Kampung Raja Uda Timur, Sungai Udang Utara, Jalan Yadi, Kampong Delek, Sungai Sirih, Kuala Klang, Sri Perantau, Tanjong Klang, Sungai Lima, Bandar Pulau Ketam, Bagan Teo Chew, Sungai Udang Selatan, Kampong Delek Kanan, Kampong Delek Kiri.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kapar
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Hamzah Alang	Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Hamzah Alang	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964-1969
	1969-1971	Parliament was suspended[5][6]
3rd	1971	Hamzah Alang	Alliance (UMNO)
	1971-1973	Mohd Tahir Abdul Manan
	1973-1974		BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, merged into Kuala Selangor and Pelabuhan Kelang
Constituency re-created from Kuala Selangor and Pelabuhan Kelang
7th	1986-1990	D. P. Vijandran	BN (MIC)
8th	1990-1995	M. Mahalingam
9th	1995-1999	Leelavathi Govindasamy
10th	1999-2004	Komala Devi Perumal
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Manikavasagam Sundaram	PKR
13th	2013-2018	Manivannan Gowindasamy
14th	2018-present	Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid	PH (PKR)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Kapar		Jeram		Jeram
					Meru
				Selat Klang
		Sementa		Sementa
						Sungai Pinang

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid	47,731	44.99	+44.99
	PAS	Abd Rani Osman	31,425	29.62	+29.62
	BN	Mohana Muniandy Raman	26,412	24.90	-12.15
	PRM	Manikavasagam Sundaram	525	0.49	+0.49
Total valid votes			106,093	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,497
Unreturned ballots			239
Turnout			107,829	86.27
Registered electors			124,983
Majority			16,306	15.37
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 239/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 313/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	G Manivannan Gowindasamy	69,849	56.17	- 1.14
	BN	Sakthivel Alagappan	46,059	37.05	- 5.64
	Berjasa	Mohd Pathan Hussin	6,289	5.06	+ 5.06
	Independent	Norhamzah Suratman	1,067	0.86	+ 0.86
	Independent	Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz	835	0.67	+ 0.67
	Independent	Palaya Rengaiah	231	0.19	+ 0.19
Total valid votes			124,330	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,379
Unreturned ballots			314
Turnout			127,023	88.11
Registered electors			144,159
Majority			23,790
	PKR hold		Swing		{{{3}}}
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 176/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 217/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Manikavasagam Sundaram	48,196	57.31	+ 17.24
	BN	Komala Devi M Perumal	35,899	42.69	- 17.24
Total valid votes			84,095	100.00
Total rejected ballots			3,064
Unreturned ballots			127
Turnout			87,286	77.78
Registered electors			112,224
Majority			12,297
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Komala Devi M Perumal	44,007	59.93	+ 9.25
	KEADILAN	Ang Hiok Gai	29,419	40.07	+ 40.07
Total valid votes			73,426	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,356
Unreturned ballots			7
Turnout			75,789	72.74
Registered electors
Majority			14,588
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Komala Devi M Perumal	27,830	50.68	- 18.94
	PAS	Dzulkefly Ahmad	24,970	45.47	+ 45.47
	Independent	N. Tamilarasan @ Kim Chai	2,112	3.85	+ 3.85
Total valid votes			54,912	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,116
Unreturned ballots			32
Turnout			56,060	75.24
Registered electors
Majority			2,860
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Leelavathi K. Govindasamy	33,283	69.62	+ 11.39
	S46	Sanad Said	14,524	30.38	- 11.39
Total valid votes			47,807	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,678
Unreturned ballots			110
Turnout			49,595	73.41
Registered electors
Majority			18,759
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	M. Mahalingam	22,038	58.23	- 12.42
	S46	Sanad Said	15,811	41.77	+ 41.77
Total valid votes			37,849	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,511
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			39,360	73.87
Registered electors
Majority			6,227
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	D. P. Vijandran	20,938	70.65
	PAS	Aziz Hamzah	8,697	29.35
Total valid votes			29,635	100.00
Total rejected ballots			957
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			30,592	69.64
Registered electors			43,928
Majority			12,241
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general by-election, 3 April 1971
Upon the death of incumbent, Hamzah Alang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Mohd Tahir Abdul Manan	12,314	77.61
	PMIP	Mohamed Jais Fatahur Rahman	3,552	22.39
Total valid votes			15,866	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			26,370
Majority			8,762
	Alliance hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Malaysian general election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Hamzah Alang	7,781	43.38
	DAP	Au Keng Wah	6,734	37.55
	PMIP	Awang Ansari Ahmad	3,420	19.07
Total valid votes			17,935	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,033
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,968	71.94
Registered electors			26,368
Majority			1,047
	Alliance hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Malaysian general election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Hamzah Alang	9,937	58.61
	Socialist Front	Zailani Sulaiman	4,829	28.48
	PMIP	Awang Ansari Ahmad	2,188	12.91
Total valid votes			16,954	100.00
Total rejected ballots			979
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			17,933	78.90
Registered electors			22,730
Majority			5,108
	Alliance hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Malayan general election, 1959

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Hamzah Alang	5,335	46.40
	PPP	R. Madhavan	3,208	27.90
	PMIP	Ibrahim Nordin	2,954	25.69
Total valid votes			11,497	100.00
Total rejected ballots			137
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			11,634	76.78
Registered electors			15,152
Majority			2,127
This was a new constituency created.

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