Kota Raja (federal constituency)
Federal constituency of Selangor, Malaysia
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Kota Raja is a federal constituency in Klang District and Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.
| Federal constituency | |
|---|---|
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2003 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 523,094 |
| Electors (2023)[2] | 250,821 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 141 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 3,709.9 |
The federal constituency was created 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
- 18-20 (9.09%)
- 21-29 (25.9%)
- 30-39 (21.2%)
- 40-49 (17.9%)
- 50-59 (13.8%)
- 60-69 (8.29%)
- 70-79 (3.07%)
- 80-89 (0.66%)
- above 90 (0.11%)
- Male (49.4%)
- Female (50.6%)
History
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Kota Raja constituency is divided into 46 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentosa (N48) | Taman Klang Jaya 1 | 111/48/01 | SMK Raja Mahadi Taman Klang Jaya |
| Sentosa Dato Yusof Shahbuddin | 111/48/02 | SMK Shah Bandaraya | |
| Taman Desawan | 111/48/03 | SK Taman Klang Jaya | |
| Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 1 | 111/48/04 | SRA Taman Klang Jaya | |
| Sentosa Dato Dagang | 111/48/05 | SJK (T) Taman Sentosa Klang | |
| Taman Klang Jaya 2 | 111/48/06 | SMK Raja Mahadi Taman Klang Jaya | |
| Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 2 | 111/48/07 | Taman Bimbingan Kanak-Kanak (KEMAS) Cawangan Taman Sentosa | |
| Bandar Bukit Tinggi 1 | 111/48/08 |
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| Taman Maznah | 111/48/09 | SMJK Chung Hwa Seksyen 36 Shah Alam | |
| Batu 4 Jalan Kebun | 111/48/10 | SJK (T) Batu Ampat Jalan Kota Raja | |
| Taman Menara Maju | 111/48/11 | SK Kampung Jawa (2) | |
| Bandar Bukit Tinggi 2 | 111/48/12 | SMK Bukit Tinggi Klang | |
| Bandar Botanic | 111/48/13 | SJK (T) Ladang Highlands | |
| Sungai Kandis (N49) | Seksyen 34 Shah Alam | 111/49/01 | Dewan Pusat Latihan Teknologi Tinggi (ADTEC) Seksyen 34 Shah Alam |
| Sungai Kandis | 111/49/02 | SRA Sungai Kandis Klang | |
| Teluk Menegun | 111/49/03 | SK Telok Menegon Klang | |
| LLN Connught Bridge | 111/49/04 | SRA Hajah Fatimah Kampong Datok Dagang Kelang | |
| Kampung Pandan | 111/49/05 | SA Rakyat (KAFA Integrasi) Kampung Pandan | |
| Kampung Jawa | 111/49/06 | Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah Klang | |
| Kota Raja | 111/49/07 | SMA Tinggi Sultan Hishamuddin | |
| Taman Seri Andalas 1 | 111/49/08 | SK Taman Sri Andalas Klang | |
| Taman Seri Andalas 2 | 111/49/09 | SMK Seri Andalas Klang | |
| Bukit Jati | 111/49/10 | SRA Kampung Jawa | |
| Taman Seri Andalas 3 | 111/49/11 | SJK (T) Simpang Lima | |
| Jalan Raya Timur | 111/49/12 | SM (Psdn) Chung Hua | |
| Bandar Puteri Klang | 111/49/13 | Dewan Serbaguna Klang Jaya | |
| Jalan Kebun | 111/49/14 | SK Jalan Kebun | |
| Johan Setia | 111/49/15 | SK Kampung Johan Setia Klang | |
| Seri Gambut | 111/49/16 | SRA Bukit Naga Batu 6 Klang | |
| Kampung Bukit Naga | 111/49/17 | SK Bukit Naga Batu 6 | |
| Haji Husin Jalan Kebun | 111/49/18 | SRA Jalan Kebun | |
| Taman Berjaya | 111/49/19 | SMK Jalan Kebun | |
| Kota Kemuning(N50) | Shah Alam S 27 A | 111/50/01 | SK Hicom Seksyen 27 Shah Alam |
| Shah Alam S 28 | 111/50/02 | SK Taman Alam Megah | |
| Sri Muda 1 | 111/50/03 | SK Taman Sri Muda | |
| Sri Muda 2 Utara | 111/50/04 | SK Taman Sri Muda (2) | |
| Bukit Kemuning | 111/50/05 | SJK (C) Khe Beng Batu 8 | |
| Kampung Baru Hicom | 111/50/06 | Dewan Blok A, Pangsapuri PPR Hicom | |
| Putra Heights | 111/50/07 |
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| Sri Muda 2 Selatan | 111/50/08 | SMK Taman Sri Muda | |
| Kota Kemuning Jalan 31/1 - 31/80 | 111/50/09 | SK Bukit Kemuning | |
| Bukit Rimau | 111/50/10 | SK Bukit Rimau | |
| Shah Alam S 27 B | 111/50/11 | SK Seksyen 27 (1) Shah Alam | |
| Apartment S 28 | 111/50/12 | SMK Alam Megah 2 | |
| Kota Kemuning Jalan 31/81 - 31/170 | 111/50/13 | SK Bukit Kemuning 2 | |
| Shah Alam S 26 | 111/50/14 | SMA Al-Hikmah Shah Alam |
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Kota Raja | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party | Vote Share |
| Constituency created from Shah Alam | |||||
| 11th | P111 | 2004–2008 | S. Vigneswaran M. Sanasee (ச. விக்னேஸ்வரன்) | BN (MIC) | 24,376 55.25% |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Siti Mariah Mahmud (سيتي مارية محمود) | PR (PAS) | 38,630 68.36% | |
| 13th | 2013–2015 | 59,106 64.62% | |||
| 2015–2018 | AMANAH | ||||
| 14th | 2018–2022 | Mohamad Sabu (محمد سابو) | PH (AMANAH) | 90,697 70.79% | |
| 15th | 2022–present | 123,306 62.36% | |||
State constituency
| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Kota Raja | Kota Kemuning | ||||||
| Sentosa | |||||||
| Seri Andalas | |||||||
| Sri Muda | |||||||
| Sungai Kandis | |||||||
Historical boundaries
| State Constituency | Area | |
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| 2003 | 2018 | |
| Kota Kemuning |
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| Sentosa |
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| Seri Andalas |
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| Sri Muda |
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| Sungai Kandis |
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Current state assembly members
| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N48 | Sentosa | Gunarajah George | PH (PKR) |
| N49 | Sungai Kandis | Wan Dzahanurin Ahmad | PN (BERSATU) |
| N50 | Kota Kemuning | Preakas Sampunathan | PH (DAP) |
Local governments & postcodes
| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N48 | Sentosa |
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| N49 | Sungai Kandis |
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| N50 | Kota Kemuning |
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Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Mohamad Sabu | 123,306 | 62.36 | |||
| PN | Mohamed Diah Baharun | 49,308 | 24.94 | |||
| BN | Kajendran Doraisamy | 22,225 | 11.24 | |||
| GTA | Fahmi Bazlan Muda | 2,063 | 1.04 | |||
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Che Sara Afiqah Zainul Arif | 360 | 0.18 | |||
| Independent | P Raveentharan Periasamy | 209 | 0.11 | |||
| Independent | Kumar Karananedi | 163 | 0.08 | |||
| Independent | Surendhar Selvaraju | 106 | 0.05 | |||
| Total valid votes | 197,740 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,586 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 552 | |||||
| Turnout | 199,878 | 80.81 | ||||
| Registered electors | 244,712 | |||||
| Majority | 73,998 | 37.42 | ||||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Mohamad Sabu | 90,697 | 70.79 | |||
| PAS | Mohamed Diah Baharun | 19,555 | 15.26 | |||
| BN | V. Gunalan | 17,874 | 13.95 | |||
| Total valid votes | 128,126 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 966 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 320 | |||||
| Turnout | 129,412 | 86.84 | ||||
| Registered electors | 149,021 | |||||
| Majority | 71,142 | 55.53 | ||||
| PH gain from PAS | 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Siti Mariah Mahmud | 59,106 | 64.62 | |||
| BN | Murugesan Sinnandavar | 29,711 | 32.48 | |||
| Independent | Uthayakumar Ponnusamy | 2,364 | 2.58 | |||
| Independent | Azman Idrus | 280 | 0.31 | |||
| Total valid votes | 91,461 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,102 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 116 | |||||
| Turnout | 92,729 | 87.56 | ||||
| Registered electors | 105,909 | |||||
| Majority | 29,395 | 32.14 | ||||
| PAS hold | Swing | |||||
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-08. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-08. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAS | Siti Mariah Mahmud | 38,630 | 68.36 | ||
| BN | S. Vigneswaran M. Sanasee | 17,879 | 31.64 | ||
| Total valid votes | 56,509 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 814 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 57,323 | 79.75 | |||
| Registered electors | 71,887 | ||||
| Majority | 20,751 | 36.72 | |||
| PAS gain from BN | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | S. Vigneswaran M. Sanasee | 24,376 | 55.25 | |||
| PAS | Siti Mariah Mahmud | 16,137 | 36.57 | |||
| Independent | Krisnasamy Thevarayan | 3,608 | 8.18 | |||
| Total valid votes | 44,121 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 627 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 10 | |||||
| Turnout | 44,758 | 76.67 | ||||
| Registered electors | 58,374 | |||||
| Majority | 8,239 | 18.68 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||