Selangor has the highest number of voters – 18 percent – in the country, and it is one of the most affected by the proposed redelineation proposal.
The Election Commission (EC)’s redelineation proposal tabled in Parliament yesterday will see a drastic increase of voters in several urban parliamentary seats in Selangor, creating constituencies that would have a whopping 150,000 voters.
The proposal does not suggest additional seats, which required two-thirds instead of a simple majority to be passed by Dewan Rakyat.
Selangor, the state that has been won by the Opposition coalition in the last two elections, will have five parliamentary seats going through name changes and nine state seats renamed.
Parliamentary Seats Name Changed
- Petaling Jaya Utara to Damansara
From PJ Utara’s 84,456 voters currently to Damansara’s 150,439 voters
Set to become the biggest constituency in Selangor and Peninsular Malaysia
- Petaling Jaya Selatan to Petaling Jaya
From PJ Selatan’s 78,404 voters currently to PJ’s 129,363 voters
- Kelana Jaya to Subang
From Kelana Jaya’s 101,603 voters currently to Subang’s 128,330 voters
- Serdang to Bangi
From Serdang’s 139,013 voters currently to Bangi’s 146,168 voters
- Subang to Sungai Buloh
From Subang’s 129,846 voters currently to Sungai Buloh’s 73,448 voters – a sharp drop
Name Maintained, Drastic Increase
Klang, another urban seat, will also see a drastic increase in registered voters due to the change of boundaries despite having its name maintained. The constituency currently has over 98,000 voters, but this will increase to 136,222 voters.
State Seats Name Changed
- Batu Caves to Sungai Tua
- Chempaka to Pandan Indah
- Bangi to Sungai Ramal
- Damansara Utama to Bandar Utama
- Sungai Pinang to Bandar Baru Klang
- Kota Alam Shah to Sentosa
- Seri Andalas to Sungai Kandis
- Sri Muda to Kota Kemuning
- Teluk Datuk to Banting
All the nine state seats and five parliamentary seats that are being renamed in Selangor are currently held by opposition representatives from Pakatan Harapan and PAS.
For Selangor, the EC’s proposal has reverted to its first recommendation in changing boundaries in the state, which drew widespread objections, and not its second recommendation list which was prepared recently.
However, for the state seats, the final proposal consists a mix of adoptions from both the first and second recommendations.