Balakong (state constituency)

Balakong
Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Wong Siew Ki; PH
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Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2018

Balakong is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1995.

The state constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History[]

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Baharu Balakong, Bandar Damai Perdana, Perimbun, Batu 11 Cheras, Cheras Perdana, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, Simpang Balak, Taming Jaya, Desa Baiduri, Impian Ehsan, Cheras Jaya, Taman Bukit Belimbing, Taman Suria Jaya, Taman Sri Bahagia, Balakong Jaya.

2018–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampung Baharu Balakong, Bandar Damai Perdana, Perimbun, Batu 11 Cheras, Cheras Perdana, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, Simpang Balak, Taming Jaya, Desa Baiduri, Impian Ehsan, Cheras Jaya, Taman Suria Jaya, Taman Sri Bahagia, Balakong Jaya.

Representation history[]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Balakong
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kajang
	1995-1999		BN (MCA)
	1999-2004
	2004-2008
	2008-2013		DAP
	2013-2018		DAP
	2018		PH (DAP)
	2018-present	Wong Siew Ki	PH (DAP)

Results[]

Selangor state by-election, 8 September 2018
Upon the death of incumbent, Eddie Ng Tien Chee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Wong Siew Ki	22,508	84.99	+ 7.46
	MCA	Tan Chee Teong	3,975	15.01	+ 4.11
Total valid votes			26,483	100.00
Total rejected ballots			227	0.86	+ 0.33
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			26,734	42.97	- 45.21
Registered electors			62,219
Majority			18,533	69.98	+ 4.01
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the State Legislative Assembly of N.27 Balakong for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 498/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-19.^{[permanent dead link]} "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of N.27 Balakong [P.U. (B) 522/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-19.^{[permanent dead link]}

Selangor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Eddie Ng Tien Chee	41,768	77.53	+ 10.28
	PAS	Mohamad Ibrahim Ghazali	6,230	11.56	N/A
	BN	Lim Chin Wah	5,874	10.90	- 20.10
Total valid votes			53,872	100.00
Total rejected ballots			286	0.53	- 0.91
Unreturned ballots			226
Turnout			54,384	88.20	- 0.54
Registered electors			61,659
Majority			35,538	65.97	+ 29.72
	PH hold		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Eddie Ng Tien Chee	25,126	67.25	+ 6.29
	BN	Lai Kwong Choy	11,584	31.00	- 8.04
	Independent	Lee Ah Seng	653	1.75	N/A
Total valid votes			37,363	100.00
Total rejected ballots			548	1.44
Unreturned ballots			94
Turnout			38,005	88.74
Registered electors			42,829
Majority			13,542	36.25
	DAP hold		Swing		+ 7.17
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 192/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-21. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 233/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-21.


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Yap Lum Chin	13,335	60.96	+ 23.66
	BN	Lai Kwong Choy	8,540	39.04	- 23.66
Total valid votes			21,875	100.00
Total rejected ballots			357
Unreturned ballots			56
Turnout			22,288	77.71
Registered electors			28,682
Majority			4,795
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		+ 23.66


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hoh Hee Lee	10,289	62.70	+ 10.58
	DAP	Ong Ing Siong	6,121	37.30	- 10.58
Total valid votes			16,410	100.00
Total rejected ballots			327
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			16,764	73.91
Registered electors			22,683
Majority			4,168
	BN hold		Swing		+ 10.58


Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hoh Hee Lee	10,801	52.12	- 8.93
	DAP	Foo Shu Seong	9,924	47.88	+ 8.93
Total valid votes			20,725	100.00
Total rejected ballots			400
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			21,137	77.35
Registered electors			27,325
Majority			877
	BN hold		Swing		- 8.93


Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Hoh Hee Lee	10,605	61.05
	DAP	Teong Shyan Chyuan	6,767	38.95
Total valid votes			17,372	100.00
Total rejected ballots			506
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			17,898	77.43
Registered electors			23,114
Majority			3,838
New constituency created.

References[]

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

^ "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 2016-06-19.

[1] "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 2016-06-19.

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