Meru
Selangor constituency
State constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Mariam Abdul Rashid
PH
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2023
Demographics
Electors (2023)65,801

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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Meru's electorate as of 2023[1]

  Malay (57.12%)
  Indian (24.48%)
  Chinese (16.74%)
  Other ethnicities (1.66%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Meru constituency is divided into 12 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Meru (N42) Kampung Meru 109/42/01 SRA Bukit Kapar Timur
Kampung Haji Shariff 109/42/02 SK Meru (2)
Kampung Nenas 109/42/03 SRA Pekan Meru
Pekan Meru 109/42/04 SMK Meru
Jalan Haji Salleh 109/42/05 SJK (C) Tiong Hua Kok Bin
Taman Meru Indah 109/42/06 SK Meru (Jalan Tap) Persiaran Hamzah Alang
Pekan Kapar 109/42/07 SMK Tengku Idris Shah Kapar
Batu 9 Kapar 109/42/08 SK Kapar
Batu 10 Kapar 019/01/09 SMK (P) Kapar
Sungai Kapar Indah 109/42/10 SK Sungai Kapar Indah
Taman Kapar Indah 109/42/11 SJK (C) Soo Jin Kapar
Kampung Budiman 109/42/12 Balai JKKK Kampung Budiman

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Meru
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency split from Sementa
9th1995-1999Jaei IsmailBN (UMNO)
10th1999-2004
11th2004-2008
12th2008-2013Abd Rani OsmanPR (PAS)
13th2013-2018
14th2018-2020Mohd Fakhrulrazi Mohd MokhtarPH (AMANAH)
2020-2023 PH (PKR)
15th 2023-present Mariam Abdul Rashid PH (AMANAH)

Election results

Selangor state election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PHMariam Abdul Rashid26,98052.45Increase 0.39
PNHasnizam Adham23,55045.78Increase 45.78
Parti Sosialis MalaysiaSivaranjani Manickam8991.75Increase 1.75
Total valid votes 51,437 100.00
Total rejected ballots 308
Unreturned ballots 63
Turnout 51,80876.73Decrease 11.39
Registered electors 65,801
Majority 3,4226.67Decrease 21.64
PH hold Swing
Selangor state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PHMohd Fakhrulrazi Mohd Mokhtar17,66552.04Increase 52.04
BNKhairul Anuar Saimun8,05723.74Decrease 13.32
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyNoor Najhan Mohamad Salleh7,80422.99Decrease 39.95
Parti Rakyat MalaysiaManikavasagam Sundaram3461.02Increase 1.02
IndependentShee Chee Weng720.21Increase 0.21
Total valid votes 33,944 100.00
Total rejected ballots 430
Unreturned ballots 74
Turnout 34,44888.12Decrease 1.91
Registered electors 39,091
Majority 9,60828.31Increase 2.43
PH gain from Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Swing .
Selangor state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbd Rani Osman22,08662.94Increase 1.52
BNSukaiman Ahmad13,00737.06Decrease 1.52
Total valid votes 35,093 100.00
Total rejected ballots 343
Unreturned ballots 87
Turnout 35,52390.03Increase 7.61
Registered electors 39,457
Majority 9,07925.88Increase 3.04
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party 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 %∆%
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbd Rani Osman14,82661.42Increase 21.88
BNMd Ghazali Md Amin9,31338.58Decrease 21.88
Total valid votes 24,139 100.00
Total rejected ballots 339
Unreturned ballots 37
Turnout 24,51582.42Increase 7.98
Registered electors 29,745
Majority 5,51322.84Increase 1.92
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party gain from BN Swing ?
Selangor state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNJaei Ismail11,85060.46Increase 2.85
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbd Rani Osman7,75139.54Decrease 2.85
Total valid votes 19,601 100.00
Total rejected ballots 299
Unreturned ballots 4
Turnout 19,90474.44Decrease 4.84
Registered electors 26,737
Majority 4,09920.92Increase 5.70
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNJaei Ismail10,08457.61Decrease 22.80
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyNoor Najhan Mohd. Salleh7,42142.39Increase 42.39
Total valid votes 17,505 100.00
Total rejected ballots 274
Unreturned ballots 13
Turnout 17,79279.28Increase 1.64
Registered electors 22,441
Majority 2,66315.22Decrease 45.60
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNJaei Ismail12,71680.41
S46Shareh Mansor3,09819.59
Total valid votes 15,814 100.00
Total rejected ballots 413
Unreturned ballots 29
Turnout 16,25677.64
Registered electors 20,937
Majority 9,61860.82
This was a new constituency created.

References

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