Banting (state constituency)
Malaysian electoral constituency
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Banting is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1995 and since 2018. It has been represented by Papparaidu Veraman of Pakatan Harapan (PH) since 2023.
 Selangor constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Selangor State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 1974 | ||
| First contested | 1974 | ||
| Last contested | 2023 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2023) | 44,972 | ||
The state constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
History
It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.
Teluk Datuk was renamed as Banting following the redelineation exercise in 2018. Banting is currently represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly.
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Banting constituency is divided into 13 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banting (N52） | Jenjarum Tempatan Kedua | 112/52/01 | SJK (C) Jenjarom |
| Jenjarun Tempatan Ketiga | 112/52/02 | SJK (C) Jenjarom | |
| Jenjarum Tempatan Keempat | 112/52/03 | SJK (C) Jenjarom | |
| Kota Sri Langat | 112/52/04 | SJK (T) Sungai Sedu Banting | |
| Sungai Manggis Utara | 112/52/05 | SMK Sunggai Manggis | |
| Sungai Manggis Selatan | 112/52/06 | SJK (T) Sungai Manggis | |
| Teluk Datuk | 112/52/07 | SMJK Methodist Telok Datuk Banting | |
| Teluk Bunut | 112/52/08 | SJK (C) Kah Wah Telok Bunut | |
| Jenjarum | 112/52/09 | SJK (T) Jenjarom | |
| Jenjarum Tempatan Pertama | 112/52/10 | SJK (T) Jenjarom | |
| Banting Jaya | 112/52/11 | SK Sri Langat | |
| Pulau Banting | 112/52/12 | Dewan Seberguna Kampung Org. Asli P. Banting | |
| Pekan Banting | 112/52/13 | SJK (C) Choong Hua Banting |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Banting | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Telok Datoh and Morib | |||
| 4th | 1974–1978 | Hormat Rafei | BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | 1978–1982 | ||
| 6th | 1982–1986 | Fatimah Suhaimi | |
| 7th | 1986–1990 | ||
| 8th | 1990–1995 | ||
| Constituency abolished, split into Dengkil, Batu Laut and Teluk Datuk | |||
| Constituency re-created from Teluk Datuk, Morib and Sijangkang | |||
| 14th | 2018–2023 | Lau Weng San (劉永山) | PH (DAP) |
| 15th | 2023–present | Papparaidu Veraman | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Papparaidu Veraman | 27,223 | 80.58 |  1.23 | ||
| PN | Saravanan Mutto Krishnan | 5,121 | 15.16 |  15.16 | ||
| Independent | Ang Wei Yang | 1,439 | 4.26 | 4.26 | ||
| Total valid votes | 33,783 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 205 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 29 | |||||
| Turnout | 34,017 | 75.64 | 11.91 | |||
| Registered electors | 44,972 | |||||
| Majority | 22,102 | 65.42 | 0.64 | |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Lau Weng San | 21,846 | 81.81 | |||
| BN | Ng Siok Hwa | 4,547 | 17.03 | |||
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Philip Tan Choon Swee | 311 | 1.16 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,704 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 386 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 55 | |||||
| Turnout | 27,145 | 87.55 | ||||
| Registered electors | 31,006 | |||||
| Majority | 17,299 | 64.78 | ||||
| This constituency is renamed from Teluk Datuk. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Fatimah Suhaimi | 6,943 | 66.59 | 3.58 | |
| PAS | Basir Salleh | 1,773 | 17.00 | 12.83 | |
| Independent | Ang Poi Chai | 1,711 | 16.41 | 16.41 | |
| Total valid votes | 10,427 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 342 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 10,769 | 79.36 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,570 | ||||
| Majority | 5,170 | 49.59 | 9.25 | ||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||