Cheras is a federal constituency in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.
The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
According to the August 2022 Electoral Roll used for the 2022 Malaysian general election, the Cheras constituency has 101,184 registered voters, of whom 14.8% are Malay, 77.1% are Chinese, 7.60% are Indian, and 0.60% are from other ethnic groups. In the 2018 general election, the constituency had 78,819 registered voters. The 2022 general election saw an increase of 22,365 voters, a 28.38% increase. In terms of percentage of voters by ethnic group, the Malay population increased by 4.84%, the Chinese decreased by 5.34%, the Indian population decreased by 0.92%, and the other ethnic groups increased by 0.28%.
Change of electorate in Cheras (by percentage)ElectionElectorateVotersChangeMalayChineseIndianOther202214.877.17.600.60101,184 +20189.9683.046.680.3278,819 +8.64%201310.3381.797.250.6372,551 +5.57%20089.5684.146.160.1468,725 +1.37%20049.183.47.10.567,794 +3.06%19998.783.96.31.165,784 +2.96%1995 8.0 85.55.51.063,895 －
History Polling districts According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Cheras constituency has a total of 19 polling districts. Polling districtCodeLocationJalan Pasar123/00/01Kolej Tingkatan Enam Pudu JayaJalan San Peng 123/00/02SMK Dato' OnnRumah Pangsa Loke Yew123/00/03SM Tsun Jin (Persendirian)Jalan Loke Yew123/00/04SJK (C) Chung KwoKampung Loke Yew123/00/05SJK (T) Jln San PengJalan Sungai Besi123/00/06SJK (C) Sam YokeJalan Chan Sow Lin123/00/07SK Convent Jln PeelPudu Hujung123/00/08SK (P) Pudu 1Jalan Cheras123/00/09SK Jalan PeelPudu Ulu123/00/10SJK (T) Jalan CherasTaman Miharja123/00/11SMK MiharjaBatu 3 -4 Jalan Cheras123/00/12SK Yaacob Latif 1Taman Shamelin Perkasa123/00/13SK Seri Bintang UtaraKampong Cheras Batu 4123/00/14SMK Seri Bintang SelatanBukit A Cheras Baru123/00/15 SRA An-Nur, Cheras Baru Dewan Serbaguna Kampung CherasCheras Baru123/00/16SK Seri Bintang SelatanTaman Cheras123/00/17SM Sri Sempurna (Persendirian)Taman Midah Kanan123/00/18SK Taman Midah 2Taman Midah Kiri123/00/19SK Taman Midah Taman Mutiara Barat123/00/20SMK Seri MutiaraTaman Segar123/00/21 SK Taman Segar Dewan Serbaguna Taman SegarTaynton View123/00/22SJK (C) ImbiTaman Connaught Utara123/00/23SMK Taman ConnaughtTaman Connaught Selatan123/00/24SMK Orkid Desa
Representation history Members of Parliament for Cheras Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created from Sungai Besi 9th P111 1995–1999 Tan Kok Wai (陈国伟) 29,240 66.30% 10th 1999–2004 27,579 59.74% 11th P123 2004–2008 DAP 29,056 62.82% 12th 2008–2013 39,253 78.18%13th 2013–201548,249 81.65% 2015–2018 14th 2018–2022 56,671 89.00% 15th 2022–present 60,294 84.04%
Historical boundaries Federal constituencyArea199420032018Cheras Pudu Shamelin Perkasa Taman Cheras Taman Midah Taman Pertama Pudu Shamelin Perkasa Taman Connaught Taman Midah Taman Pertama
Local governments & postcodes No.Local governmentPostcodeP123Kuala Lumpur City Hall 50460, 55100, 55200, 55300, 56000, 56100 Kuala Lumpur
Election results
External links https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/KUALALUMPUR
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