Bandar Utama (state constituency)

Bandar Utama is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 2018.

Bandar Utama
Selangor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Jamaliah Jamaluddin
PH
Constituency created2018
First contested2018
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)73,038

The state constituency was created in the 2018 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Bandar Utama's electorate as of 2023[1]

  Chinese (71.0%)
  Malay (21.8%)
  Indian (5.9%)
  Other ethnicities (1.3%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the federal gazette issued on 18 July 2023, the Bandar Utama constituency is divided into 18 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Bandar Utama (N36) SS 21 Utara 106/36/01 SK Damansara Utama
SS 20 106/36/02 SMK Damansara Utama
Damansara Jaya Utara 106/36/03 SMK Damansara Jaya
SS 23 106/36/04 SK Taman Megah
SS 24 106/36/05 SK Taman Megah
SS 26 106/36/06 SJK (C) Yuk Chai
Kampung Chempaka 106/36/07 SMK Tropicana Petaling Jaya
SS 25 106/36/08 SK Taman Megah
SS 4 106/36/09 SMK Kelana Jaya SS4
SS 21 Selatan 106/36/10 Dewan Seberguna MBPJ SS 21/12
Damansara Jaya Selatan 106/36/11
  • SK Damansara Jaya (1)
  • SK Damansara Jaya (2)
Bandar Utama BU 1 & BU 2 106/36/12 SMK Bandar Utama
Sungai Kayu Ara Utara 106/36/13 SRA Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara
Bandar Utama BU 3 - BU 10 106/36/14 SMK Bandar Utama Damansara (3)
Bandar Utama BU 11 - BU 12 106/36/15 SJK (T) Effingham Bandar Utama
Sungai Kayu Ara Selatan 106/36/16 SK Bandar Utama Damansara
Kayu Ara Indah 106/36/17 SK Bandar Utama Damansara (2)
Sunway Damansara PJU 3 106/36/18 SJK (C) Damansara

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bandar Utama
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Damansara Utama
14th 2018–2023 Jamaliah Jamaluddin PH (DAP)
15th 2023–present

Election results

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Selangor state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Jamaliah Jamaluddin 39,845 85.25   5.20
PN Nur Aliff Mohd Tafid 4,399 9.41   9.41
MUDA Abe Lim Hooi Sean 2,496 5.34   5.34
Total valid votes 46,740 100.00
Total rejected ballots 153
Unreturned ballots 108
Turnout 47,001 64.35   19.30
Registered electors 73,038
Majority 35,446 75.84   5.51
PH hold Swing
Selangor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Jamaliah Jamaluddin 38,561 90.45
BN Ch'ng Soo Chau 3,882 9.11
Independent Chong Fook Meng 188 0.44
Total valid votes 42,631 100.00
Total rejected ballots 165
Unreturned ballots 288
Turnout 43,084 83.65
Registered electors 51,504
Majority 34,679 81.35
This was a new constituency created

References

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  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-21.