Balakong (state constituency)

Balakong
Selangor constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Selangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Wayne Ong Chun Wei; PH
;
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)	104,269

Balakong is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly since 1995. It has been represented by Wayne Ong Chun Wei of Pakatan Harapan (PH) since August 2023.

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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Balakong's electorate as of 2023^[1]

Chinese (55.16%)

Malay (33.36%)

Indian (9.19%)

Other ethnicities (2.29%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Balakong constituency is divided into 18 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Balakong（N27）	Kampung Baharu Balakong	102/27/01	SJK (C) Balakong
	Bandar Damai Perdana	102/27/02	SJK (C) Connought 2
	Perimbun	102/27/03	SMK Perimbun
	Batu 11 Cheras	102/27/04	SJK (C) Batu Sebelas Cheras
	Cheras Perdana	102/27/05	SMK Cheras Perdana
	Bandar Tun Hussein Onn	102/27/06	SK Bandar Tun Hussein Onn
	Simpang Balak	102/27/07	SRA Sungai Balak
	Desa Baiduri	102/27/08	SK Desa Baiduri
	Cheras Jaya	102/27/09	SMK Cheras Jaya
	Taman Suria Jaya	102/27/10	SMK Bandar Tun Hussein Onn (2)
	Taman Sri Bahagia	102/27/11	SK Bandar Tun Hussein Onn (2)
	Balakong Jaya	102/27/12	Padang Bola Sepak, Pangsapuri Sri Pulai
	Taming Jaya	102/27/13	SK Taming Jaya
	Sungai Chua Satu	102/27/14	SJK (C) Sungai Chua
	Sungai Chua Dua	102/27/15	SJK (C) Sungai Chua
	Sungai Chua Tiga	102/27/16	Balai Raya JKKK Kampung Baru Sungai Chua
	Sungai Chua Empat	102/27/17	Pusat Rukun Tetangga Dan Tabika Perpaduan Sungai Chua B
	Sungai Chua Lima	102/27/18	Dewan Orang Ramai Sungai Chua

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Balakong
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kajang
9th	1995-1999	Hoh Hee Lee	BN (MCA)
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Yap Lum Chin	PR (DAP)
13th	2013-2018	Eddie Ng Tien Chee	PR (DAP)
14th	2018	Eddie Ng Tien Chee	PH (DAP)
14th	2018-2023	Wong Siew Ki
15th	2023-present	Wayne Ong Chun Wei

Election results

Selangor state election, 2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Wayne Ong Chun Wei	54,995	76.21	8.78
	PN	Steven Lai Choon Wen	17,163	23.79	23.79
Total valid votes			72,158	100.00
Total rejected ballots			258
Unreturned ballots			395
Turnout			72,811	69.38	26.41
Registered electors			104,269
Majority			37,832	52.42	17.56
	PH hold		Swing

Selangor state by-election, 8 September 2018
Upon the death of incumbent, Eddie Ng Tien Chee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Wong Siew Ki	22,508	84.99	7.46
	MCA	Tan Chee Teong	3,975	15.01	4.11
Total valid votes			26,483	100.00
Total rejected ballots			227	0.86
Unreturned ballots			24
Turnout			26,734	42.97	45.21
Registered electors			62,219
Majority			18,533	69.98	4.01
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election - By-election of the State Legislative Assembly of N.27 Balakong for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 498/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-19. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statement of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes for the By-election of N.27 Balakong [P.U. (B) 522/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

Selangor state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Eddie Ng Tien Chee	41,768	77.53	10.28
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mohamad Ibrahim Ghazali	6,230	11.56	11.56
	BN	Lim Chin Wah	5,874	10.90	20.10
Total valid votes			53,872	100.00
Total rejected ballots			286	0.53
Unreturned ballots			226
Turnout			54,384	88.20	0.54
Registered electors			61,659
Majority			35,538	65.97	29.72
	PH hold		Swing

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	1.44
Unreturned ballots			94
Turnout			38,005	88.74	11.03
Registered electors			42,829
Majority			13,542	36.25	14.33
	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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2019. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. 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	3.80
Registered electors			28,682
Majority			4,795	21.92	3.48
	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	3.44
Registered electors			22,683
Majority			4,168	25.40	21.16
	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	0.08
Registered electors			27,325
Majority			877	4.24	17.86
	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	22.10
New constituency created.

References

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

↑ "15th Selangor State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com.my. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
↑ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.

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[1] "15th Selangor State Election - Results Overview". live.chinapress.com.my. Retrieved 2023-08-11.

[2] "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.

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