Meru (state constituency)

Meru
Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 

Abd Rani Osman
PAS

Constituency created 1994
First contested 1995
Last contested 2013

Meru is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1995.

The state constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kapar, Bukit Kapar Utara, Kampung Meru, Kampung Haji Shariff, Kampung Nenas, Pekan Meru, Jalan Haji Salleh, Kampung Batu Belah, Taman Klang, Jalan Meru, Bukit Kapar Selatan, Taman Meru Indah, Klang Kawasan 19, Kampung Budiman.

2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kapar, Bukit Kapar Utara, Kampung Meru, Kampung Haji Shariff, Kampung Nenas, Pekan Meru, Jalan Haji Salleh, Kampung Batu Belah, Taman Klang, Jalan Meru, Bukit Kapar Selatan, Taman Meru Indah, Klang Kawasan 19, Kampung Budiman.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Meru
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
9th 1995-1999 Jaei Ismail BN
10th 1999-2004
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013 Abd Rani Osman PAS
13th 2013-present

Election results

Selangor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASAbd Rani Osman 22,086 62.94 + 1.52
BNSukaiman Ahmad 13,007 37.06 - 1.52
Total valid votes 35,093 100.00
Total rejected ballots 343
Unreturned ballots 87
Turnout 35,52390.03
Registered electors 39,457
Majority 9,079
PAS hold Swing
Selangor state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASAbd Rani Osman 14,826 61.42 + 21.88
BNMd Ghazali Md Amin 9,313 38.58 - 21.88
Total valid votes 24,139 100.00
Total rejected ballots 339
Unreturned ballots 37
Turnout 24,51582.42
Registered electors 29,745
Majority 5,513
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Selangor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNJaei Ismail 11,850 60.46 + 2.85
PASAbd Rani Osman 7,751 39.54 - 2.85
Total valid votes 19,601 100.00
Total rejected ballots 299
Unreturned ballots 4
Turnout 19,90474.44
Registered electors 26,737
Majority 4,099
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNJaei Ismail 10,084 57.61 - 22.80
PASNoor Najhan Mohd. Salleh 7,421 42.39 + 42.39
Total valid votes 17,505 100.00
Total rejected ballots 274
Unreturned ballots 13
Turnout 17,79279.28
Registered electors 22,441
Majority 2,663
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNJaei Ismail 12,716 80.41
S46Shareh Mansor 3,098 19.59
Total valid votes 15,814 100.00
Total rejected ballots 413
Unreturned ballots 29
Turnout 16,25677.64
Registered electors 20,937
Majority 9,618
This was a new constituency created.

References

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