Ampang Jaya (federal constituency)

Ampang Jaya
Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1984
Constituency abolished 2004
First contested 1986
Last contested 1999

Ampang Jaya was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 2004.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 2004 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Ampang Jaya
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created
7th 1986–89 Lim Ann Koon BN
1989–90 Ong Tee Keat
8th 1990–95
9th 1995–99
10th 1999–2004
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNOng Tee Keat 40,669 55.28
KEADILANSivarasa Rasiah 32,902 44.72
Total valid votes 73,571 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,199
Unreturned ballots 99
Turnout 74,86975.98
Registered electors
Majority 7,767
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNOng Tee Keat 45,282 76.10
S46Wan Mohd. Fuaad Wan Abdullah 14,221 23.90
Total valid votes 59,503 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,777
Unreturned ballots 328
Turnout 61,60871.68
Registered electors
Majority 31,061
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNOng Tee Keat 39,304 60.23
S46Zainal Rampak 25,954 39.77
Total valid votes 65,258 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,509
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 66,76774.92
Registered electors
Majority 13,350
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general by-election, 28 January 1989
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Lim Ann Koon
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNOng Tee Keat 23,719 54.59
IndependentHarun Idris 19,469 44.80
IndependentWang Ah Hoong 109 0.25
IndependentSyed Idrus Syed Ahmad 49 0.11
IndependentLoh Ah Ha 43 0.10
IndependentAdam Daim 42 0.10
IndependentChe Bakar Said 22 0.05
Total valid votes 43,453 100.00
Total rejected ballots 395
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 43,84863.97
Registered electors 68,546
Majority 4,250
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNLim Ann Koon 36,700 85.99
SDPR. Thinakaran @ R. S. Menon 5,979 14.01
Total valid votes 42,679 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,911
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 44,59063.84
Registered electors 69,849
Majority 30,721
This was a new constituency created.

References

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