Putrajaya (federal constituency)

Putrajaya is a federal constituency in the Federal Territories, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

Putrajaya (P125)
the Federal Territories of Malaysia constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
 
 		 
Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
BN
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]27,306
Area (km²)[2]49

The federal constituency was created from parts of the Sepang constituency in the 2003 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 Putrajaya's electorate as of 2018[3]

  Malay (94.17%)
  Indian (3.18%)
  Other ethnicities (1.78%)
  Chinese (0.89%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Saujana Hijau, Taman Metropolitan, Taman Puncak Puteri, Taman Warisan.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Saujana Hijau, Taman Rimba Desa, Taman Wawasan, Taman Warisan.

Representation history
Members of Parliament for Putrajaya
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Sepang
11th2004-2008Tengku Adnan Tengku MansorBN (UMNO)
12th2008-2013
13th2013-2018
14th2018–present

Election results
Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNTengku Adnan Tengku Mansor12,14849.47-19.84
PHSamsu Adabi Mamat8,77635.74+35.74
PASZainal Abidin Kidam3,63414.80- 15.89
Total valid votes 24,558 100.00
Total rejected ballots 146
Unreturned ballots 177
Turnout 24,88191.12
Registered electors 27,306
Majority 3,37213.73
BN hold Swing {{{3}}}
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Putrajaya [P.U. (B) 241/2018]" (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 Federal Territory of Putrajaya [P.U. (B) 315/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Malaysian general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNTengku Adnan Tengku Mansor9,94369.31 6.28
PASHusam Musa4,40230.69 6.28
Total valid votes 14,345 100.00
Total rejected ballots 73
Unreturned ballots 47
Turnout 14,46591.60
Registered electors 15,791
Majority 5,54138.62
BN hold Swing {{{3}}}
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Putrajaya [P.U. (B) 178/2013]" (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 Federal Territory of Putrajaya [P.U. (B) 219/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
Malaysian general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNTengku Adnan Tengku Mansor4,03875.59 12.74
PASMohamad Noor Mohamad1,30424.41N/A
Total valid votes 5,342 100.00
Total rejected ballots 38
Unreturned ballots 36
Turnout 5,41681.96
Registered electors 6,608
Majority 2,73451.18
BN hold Swing {{{3}}}
Malaysian general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNTengku Adnan Tengku Mansor4,08688.33
KEADILANAbdul Rahman Othman54011.67
Total valid votes 4,626 100.00
Total rejected ballots 28
Unreturned ballots 8
Turnout 4,66291.79
Registered electors 5,078
Majority 3,54676.66
This was a new constituency created out of Sepang which went to BN in the previous election.

References
  1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 28. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  2. Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  3. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  4. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
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