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Seri Cahaya (state constituency)

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Seri Cahaya
Selangor constituency
Defunct state constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created1984
Constituency abolished1995
First contested1986
Last contested1990

Seri Cahaya was a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 1995.

The state constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

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It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Seri Cahaya
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Asam Jawa
7th 1986-1990 M. Mahalingam BN (MIC)
8th 1990-1995 Sivalingam Arumugam Karuppiah
Constituency abolished, renamed to Ijok

Election results

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Selangor state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Sivalingam Arumugam Karuppiah 5,405 55.75
S46 Mohd Shahir 4,088 42.17
Independent Suhaimi Amnan 202 2.08
Total valid votes 9,695 100.00
Total rejected ballots 443
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 10,138 74.70
Registered electors 13,572
Majority 1,317
BN hold Swing


Selangor state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN M. Mahalingam 5,210 63.04
NASMA Raja Nasron Raja Ishak 1,986 24.03
DAP P Sinniah 1,069 12.93
Total valid votes 8,265 100.00
Total rejected ballots 370
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 8,635 73.10
Registered electors 11,812
Majority 3,224
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 2016-05-25.