Balakong (state constituency)

Balakong

Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Eddie Ng Tien Chee DAP
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2013

Balakong 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 Kampong Baharu Balakong, Bandar Damai Perdana, Perimbun, Batu 11 Cheras, Cheras Perdana, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, Simpang Balak, Taming Jaya, Desa Baiduri, Impian Ehsan, Cheras Jaya, Taman Bukit Belimbing, Taman Suria Jaya, Taman Sri Bahagia, Balakong Jaya.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampung Baharu Balakong, Bandar Damai Perdana, Perimbun, Batu 11 Cheras, Cheras Perdana, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn, Simpang Balak, Taming Jaya, Desa Baiduri, Impian Ehsan, Cheras Jaya, Taman Bukit Belimbing, Taman Suria Jaya, Taman Sri Bahagia, Balakong Jaya.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Balakong
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
9th	1995-1999	Hoh Hee Lee	BN
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Yap Lum Chin	DAP
13th	2013-present	Eddie Ng Tien Chee

Election results

Selangor state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Eddie Ng Tien Chee	25,126	67.25	+ 6.29
	BN	Lai Kwong Choy	11,584	31.00	- 8.04
	Independent	Lee Ah Seng	653	1.75	+ 1.75
Total valid votes			37,363	100.00
Total rejected ballots			548
Unreturned ballots			94
Turnout			38,005	88.74
Registered electors			42,829
Majority			13,542
	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. 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. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

Selangor state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Yap Lum Chin	13,335	60.96	+ 23.66
	BN	Lai Kwong Choy	8,540	39.04	- 23.66
Total valid votes			21,875	100.00
Total rejected ballots			357
Unreturned ballots			56
Turnout			22,288	77.71
Registered electors			28,682
Majority			4,795
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Selangor state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hoh Hee Lee	10,289	62.70	+ 10.58
	DAP	Ong Ing Siong	6,121	37.30	- 10.58
Total valid votes			16,410	100.00
Total rejected ballots			327
Unreturned ballots			27
Turnout			16,764	73.91
Registered electors			22,683
Majority			4,168
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hoh Hee Lee	10,801	52.12	- 8.93
	DAP	Foo Shu Seong	9,924	47.88	+ 8.93
Total valid votes			20,725	100.00
Total rejected ballots			400
Unreturned ballots			12
Turnout			21,137	77.35
Registered electors			27,325
Majority			877
	BN hold		Swing

Selangor state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hoh Hee Lee	10,605	61.05
	DAP	Teong Shyan Chyuan	6,767	38.95
Total valid votes			17,372	100.00
Total rejected ballots			506
Unreturned ballots			20
Turnout			17,898	77.43
Registered electors			23,114
Majority			3,838
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

1. "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.