Kapar (federal constituency)

Kapar (P109)
Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid; PH
Constituency created	1958
Constituency abolished	1974
Constituency re-created	1986
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	124,983
Area (km²)	362

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.

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.

Polling districts[]

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kapar constituency is divided into 44 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Meru (N42）	Kampung Meru	109/42/01	SRA Bukit Kapar Timur
	Kampung Haji Shariff	109/42/02	SK Meru (2)
	Kampung Nenas	109/42/03	SRA Pekan Meru
	Pekan Meru	109/42/04	SMK Meru
	Jalan Haji Salleh	109/42/05	SJK (C) Tiong Hua Kok Bin
	Taman Meru Indah	109/42/06	SK Meru (Jalan Tap) Persiaran Hamzah Alang
	Pekan Kapar	109/42/07	SMK Tengku Idris Shah Kapar
	Batu 9 Kapar	109/42/08	SK Kapar
	Batu 10 Kapar	019/01/09	SMK (P) Kapar
	Sungai Kapar Indah	109/42/10	SK Sungai Kapar Indah
	Taman Kapar Indah	109/42/11	SJK (C) Soo Jin Kapar
	Kampung Budiman	109/42/12	Balai JKKK Kampung Budiman
Sementa (N43）	Kampung Sungai Serdang	109/43/01	SK Sungai Serdang Kapar
	Kampung Tok Muda	109/43/02	SK Tok Muda Kapar
	Perepat	109/43/03	SRA Kampung Perepat
	Sementa	109/43/04	SK Sementa
	Kampung Batu Empat	109/43/05	SMK Rantau Panjang
	Batu 11 & 12 Kapar	109/43/06	SRA Pekan Kapar
	Taman Sri Kerayong	109/43/07	Dewan Sri Kerayong
	Taman Chempaka Sari	109/43/08	SRA Batu 4 Jalan Haji Sirat
	Kapar	109/43/09	SJK (T) Methodist Kapar
	Bukit Kapar Utara	109/43/10	SK Bukit Kapar
	Bukit Kapar Selatan	109/43/11	SRA Bukit Kapar Barat
	Kampung Sungai Pinang	109/43/12	Dewan Sungai Pinang
	Rantau Panjang	109/43/13	SK Rantau Panjang Klang
	Kampung Batu Tiga	109/43/14	SRA Nurul Ehsan Batu 3 Sungai Pinang
	Teluk Kapas	109/43/15	SRA Rantau Panjang
	Taman Klang Perdana	109/43/16	SMK Sungai Kapar Indah
Selat Klang（N44）	Sungai Udang Utara	109/44/01	SRA Darul Ulum Sungai Udang Klang
	Jalan Yadi	109/44/02	SK Telok Gadong
	Kampong Delek	109/44/03	Dewan Orang Ramai Kampung Delek
	Sungai Sirih	109/44/04	Balai Raya Kampung Sungai Sireh Tambahan 2
	Kuala Klang	109/44/05	SA Rakyat (KAFA Integrasi) Al-Hidayah Kampung Keretapi Pelabuhan Klang
	Sri Perantau	109/44/06	Ruang Pakir Motosikal Blok K, Anjung Seri Perantau
	Tanjong Klang	109/44/07	Pelantar Konkrit Bagan Hylam
	Sungai Lama	109/44/08	SJK (C) Sin Bin Sungai Lima Pulau Ketam
	Bandar Pulau Ketam	109/44/09	SJK (C) Hwa Lien Pulau Ketam
	Bagan Teo Chew	109/44/10	SJK (C) Keng Chee Pulau Ketam
	Sungai Udang Selatan	109/44/11	SMK Telok Gadong
	Kampong Delek Kanan	109/44/12	SRA Kampung Delek
	Kampong Delek Kiri	109/44/13	SR Islam Integrasi Al-Farabi
	Bandar Sultan Sulaiman	109/44/14	SK Pelabuhan Utara Bandar Sultan Sulaiman
	Kampung Raja Uda Timur	109/44/15	SK Kampung Raja Uda
	Kampung Raja Uda Barat	109/44/16	SRA Kampung Raja Uda

Representation history[]

Members of Parliament for Kapar
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Selangor Barat
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963		Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Hamzah Alang	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964-1969	Hamzah Alang	Alliance (UMNO)
	1969-1971	Parliament was suspended^[5]^[6]
3rd	1971	Hamzah Alang	Alliance (UMNO)
	1971-1973		Alliance (UMNO)
	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	(டி.பி.விஜந்திரன்)	BN (MIC)
8th	1990-1995	(எம்.மஹாலிங்கம்)
9th	1995-1999	Leelavathi Govindasamy (லீலவதி கோவிந்தசாமி)
10th	1999-2004	(கோமலா தேவி பெருமாள)
11th	2004-2008	(கோமலா தேவி பெருமாள)
12th	2008-2013	Manikavasagam Sundaram (சு. மாணிக்கவாசகம்)	PKR
13th	2013-2018	Manivannan Gowindasamy (கொ. மணிவண்ணன்)	PKR
14th	2018–present	Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid	PH (PKR)

State constituency[]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary 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

Current state assembly members[]

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N42	Meru	Mohd. Fakhrulrazi Mohd Mokhtar	PH (PKR)
N43	Sementa	Dr. Daroyah Alwi	PN (BERSATU)
N44	Selat Klang	Abdul Rashid Asari	PN (BERSATU)

Local governments[]


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N42	Meru	Shah Alam City Council Klang Municipal Council
N43	Sementa	Klang Municipal Council
N44	Selat Klang	Klang Municipal Council

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid	47,731	44.99	+44.99
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Abd Rani Osman	31,425	29.62	+29.62
	BN	Mohana Muniandy Raman	26,412	24.90	-12.15
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	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
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front	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
	PKR	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
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	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 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
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	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
	People's Progressive Party (Malaysia)	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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