Damansara Utama (state constituency)

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Damansara Utama
Selangor constituency
Defunct state constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created1984
Constituency abolished2018
First contested1986
Last contested2013

Damansara Utama was a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that had been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1986 until 2018.

The state constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

In the 2018 redelineation exercise, this constituency was redistributed to Bandar Utama

History

It was abolished in 2018 when it was redistributed

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Damansara Utama
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Petaling Jaya
7th 1986-1990 M. Madhavan Nair DAP
8th 1990-1995 GR (DAP)
9th 1995-1999 Oon Hong Geok
10th 1999-2004 Lim Choon Kin BN (MCA)
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013 Cheah Wing Yin PR (DAP)
13th 2013-2015 Yeo Bee Yin
2015-2018 PH (DAP)
Constituency renamed to Bandar Utama

Election results

Selangor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPYeo Bee Yin37,30384.21+ 9.73
BNLim Choon Kin6,61414.93- 10.59
IndependentLiew Wei Beng3800.86+ 0.86
Total valid votes 44,297 100.00
Total rejected ballots 341
Unreturned ballots 16
Turnout 44,65483.63
Registered electors 53,394
Majority 30,689
DAP hold Swing
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.

"undi.info N36 Damansara Utama".
Selangor state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPCheah Wing Yin24,88174.48+ 35.32
BNGu Chian Peow8,52625.52- 35.32
Total valid votes 33,407 100.00
Total rejected ballots 324
Unreturned ballots 26
Turnout 34,75774.85
Registered electors 46,435
Majority 16,355
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
"undi.info N36 Damansara Utama".
Selangor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNLim Choon Kin19,12460.84+ 4.19
DAPYim Chee Pooi12,30939.16- 4.19
Total valid votes 31,433 100.00
Total rejected ballots 374
Unreturned ballots 23
Turnout 31,83070.64
Registered electors 45,058
Majority 6,815
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"undi.info N36 Damansara Utama".
Selangor state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNLim Choon Kin16,37856.65+ 11.72
DAPAhmad Nor12,53143.35- 11.72
Total valid votes 28,909 100.00
Total rejected ballots 233
Unreturned ballots 18
Turnout 29,16072.95
Registered electors 39,971
Majority 3,847
BN gain from DAP Swing ?
Selangor state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPOon Hong Geok14,11655.07- 4.50
BNTan Boon Kiat11,51544.93+ 4.50
Total valid votes 25,631 100.00
Total rejected ballots 266
Unreturned ballots 87
Turnout 25,98468.43
Registered electors 37,971
Majority 2,601
DAP hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPMadhavan Nair Narayanan Nair15,11459.57+ 8.87
BNLee Hwa Beng10,25640.43- 1.94
Total valid votes 25,370 100.00
Total rejected ballots 364
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 25,73469.28
Registered electors 37,146
Majority 4,858
DAP hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPMadhavan Nair Narayanan Nair10,05050.70
BNChan Tse Yuen8,39942.37
SDPWong Sai Hou1,3746.93
Total valid votes 19,823 100.00
Total rejected ballots 298
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 20,12169.36
Registered electors 29,010
Majority 1,651
This was a new constituency created.

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