Sentosa (state constituency) explained

Sentosa
State:Selangor
State-Rep:Gunarajah George
State-Rep-Party:Pakatan Harapan
State-Status:active
State-Created:2018
State-Election-First:2018
State-Election-Last:2023
Demo-Electors:90,270
Demo-Electors-Date:2023
Demo-Electors-Ref:[1]

Sentosa is a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia.

Sentosa was created in the 2016 redistribution and was first represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly in 2018. The seat was called Kota Alam Shah prior to the 2018 redelineation. Sentosa is represented under the Kota Raja parliamentary constituency. It has been represented by Gunarajah George of Pakatan Harapan (PH) since May 2018.

Sentosa is the first and only Indian majority state constituency in the state of Selangor. It consists of 43% Indian, 38% Chinese, 17% Malay and 1% other voters.[2]

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Sentosa constituency is divided into 13 polling districts.[3]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Sentosa (N48)Taman Klang Jaya 1111/48/01SMK Raja Mahadi Taman Klang Jaya
Sentosa Dato Yusof Shahbuddin111/48/02Dewan Sentosa Majlis Perbandaran Klang Jalan Sungai Jati
Taman Desawan111/48/03SK Taman Klang Jaya
Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 1111/48/04SRA Taman Klang Jaya
Sentosa Dato Dagang111/48/05Dewan Orang Ramai Apartment Impian Sentosa
Taman Klang Jaya 2111/48/06SMK Raja Mahadi Taman Klang Jaya
Sentosa Dato Abdul Hamid 2111/48/07Taman Bimbingan Kanak-Kanak (KEMAS) Cawangan Taman Sentosa
Bandar Bukit Tinggi 1111/48/08SK Bukit Tinggi
Taman Maznah111/48/09SMJK Chung Hwa Seksyen 36 Shah Alam
Batu 4 Jalan Kebun111/48/10SJK (T) Batu Ampat Jalan Kota Raja
Taman Menara Maju111/48/11SK Kampung Jawa (2)
Bandar Bukit Tinggi 2111/48/12SMK Bukit Tinggi Klang
Bandar Botanic111/48/13SJK (T) Ladang Highlands

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sentosa
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency renamed from Kota Alam Shah
14th2018–2023Gunarajah George
15th2023–present

References

The Redelineation Report issued by the Election Commission of Malaysia

http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20160429_P.U.(B)197.pdf

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. 2018-04-25. 12. ms.
  2. Web site: Surach . G. . First Indian-majority seat may see five-way fight . . . 19 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142419/https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/the-sun-malaysia/20180419/281560881387269 . 2018-06-12 . en . 19 Apr 2018 . live.
  3. Web site: 2018-03-30 . 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] ]. 2019-01-03 . Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia.