Gombak (federal constituency)

Gombak is a federal constituency in Gombak District, Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.

Gombak (P098)

Selangor constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Amirudin Shari PH
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	349,207
Electors (2023)[2]	209,237
Area (km²)[3]	265
Pop. density (per km²)	1,317.8

The federal constituency was created from parts of the Selayang constituency 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

Ethnic breakdown of Gombak's electorate as of 2018^[4]

  Malay (77.7%)

  Chinese (10.9%)

  Indian (10.4%)

  Other ethnicities (1.1%)

Age breakdown of Gombak's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (6.65%)

  21-29 (21.78%)

  30-39 (23%)

  40-49 (17.5%)

  50-59 (13.89%)

  60-69 (11.04%)

  70-79 (4.93%)

  80-89 (1.06%)

  above 90 (0.16%)

Gender breakdown of Gombak's electorate as of 2022

  Male (49.62%)

  Female (50.38%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Gombak constituency is divided into 47 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Sungai Tua (N16)	Wira Damai	098/16/01	SMK Sungai Kertas
	Taman Jasa	098/16/02	SRA Kampung Sungai Tua Baru
	Sungai Tua	098/16/03	SK Sungai Tua Baharu
	Kampung Nakhoda	098/16/04	SA Rakyat (KAFA Integrasi) Al-Humaira
	Kampung Laksamana	098/16/05	SK Sungai Kertas
	Selayang Baharu Empat	098/16/06	SMK Selayang Bharu
	Selayang Baharu Lima	098/16/07	SMK Darul Ehsan
	Taman Selayang	098/16/08	SA Rakyat (Kafai) Al-Amaniah
	Taman Batu Caves	098/16/09	SMK Taman Selayang
	Pekan Batu Caves Lama	098/16/10	SJK (C) Kheow Bin
	Batu Caves	098/16/11	SJK (T) Batu Caves
	Batu 8 Sungai Tua	098/16/12	SK (2) Taman Selayang
Gombak Setia（N17）	Sri Gombak 9	098/17/01	Dewan Beringin, Taman Sri Gombak
	Taman Greenwood	098/17/02	SMK Seri Gombak Taman Greenwood
	Simpang Tiga	098/17/03	SK Sungai Pusu
	Batu 8 Gombak	098/17/04	SK Gombak Utara
	Gombak Selatan	098/17/05	SK Gombak Setia
	Gombak Setia	098/17/06	SMK Gombak Setia
	Sri Gombak 1	098/17/07	SK Taman Seri Gombak 2
	Sri Gombak 2-7	098/17/08	Tapak Kawasan Komersial Fasa 3, Taman Seri Gombak
	Taman Gombak	098/17/09	Dewan Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Taman Gombak
	Batu 9 Gombak	098/17/10	Kolej Vokasional Gombak (SM Teknik Gombak)
	Taman Kamariah	098/17/11	SK Gombak 1
	Sri Gombak 10	098/17/12	SK Taman Seri Gombak
	Sri Gombak 8	098/17/13	SK Taman Seri Gombak
	Pinggiran Batu Caves	098/17/14	SA Rakyat (KAFA Integrasi) Al-Kahfi Padang Taman Pinggiran Batu Caves
	Taman Selaseh	098/17/15	SK Taman Selasih SK Taman Samudra
Hulu Kelang（N18）	Bandar Melawati	098/18/01	SK Taman Melawati (2)
	Kelang Gate	098/18/02	SK Klang Gate
	Taman Melawati	098/18/03	SMK Taman Melawati
	Kemensah	098/18/04	Pejabat / Bilik Gerakan MPKK Kampung Kemensah
	Hulu Kelang	098/18/05	SK Hulu Kelang
	Taman Permata	098/18/06	SK Taman Permata
	Keramat Tengah AU 4	098/18/07	SA Rakyat (KAFA Integrasi) AU 4
	AU 3 Rumah Teres	098/18/08	SA Rakyat (KAFA Integrasi) Al-Khairiah AU3
	Sri Keramat AU 2a	098/18/09	SR Agama Integrasi Taman Keramat
	Keramat AU 1	098/18/10	SK (2) Taman Keramat
	Keramat Pangsa	098/18/11	Pusat Komuniti Rakyat Rumah Pangsa Taman Keramat AU2
	Melawati Jalan F.N.P.H.I.	098/18/12	SK Taman Melawati
	Lembah Keramat AU 5c	098/18/13	SK Lembah Keramat
	Desa Keramat AU 2b & AU 2c	098/18/14	Dewan Serbaguna Taman Sri Keramat AU2
	Lembah Keramat AU 5d	098/18/15	SAR KAFA Integrasi At-Taqwa
	Keramat AU 1b	098/18/16	Dewan Pusat Komuniti Wanita Dan Belia Hulu Kelang
	AU3 Rumah Pangsa	098/18/17	Pusat Komuniti Rakyat Sri Pangsa AU 3/1
	Melawati Jalan G.E.C	098/18/18	SA Rakyat Taman Melawati
	Enggang Utara	098/18/19	SMK Taman Keramat
	Enggang Selatan	098/18/20	SK Taman Keramat 1 SMK Hulu Kelang

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Gombak
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Selayang
9th	P091	1995–1999	Zaleha Ismail (صالحة بنت اسماعيل)	BN (UMNO)
10th		1999–2004
11th	P099	2004–2008	Raman Ismail (رحمن اسماعيل)
12th		2008–2013	Mohamed Azmin Ali (عزمين علي)	PR (PKR)
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2020[6]		PH (PKR)
		2020–2022		PN (BERSATU)
15th		2022–present	Amirudin Shari (أمير الدين شاعري)	PH (PKR)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Gombak						Batu Caves
					Gombak Setia
					Hulu Kelang
					Sungai Tua		Sungai Tua

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N16	Sungai Tua	Amirudin Shari	PH (PKR)
N17	Gombak Setia	Muhammad Hilman Idham	PN (BERSATU)
N18	Hulu Kelang	Mohamed Azmin Ali

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcodes
N16	Sungai Tua	Selayang Municipal Council	68000 Ampang 68100 Batu Caves 53100, 53300, 54200 Kuala Lumpur
N17	Gombak Setia
N18	Hulu Kelang	Ampang Jaya Municipal Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Amirudin Shari	72,267	43.69	21.41
	PN	Azmin Ali	59,538	35.99	35.99
	BN	Megat Zulkarnain Omardin	30,723	18.57	3.60
	GTA	Aziz Jamaludin Mohd Tahir	2,223	1.34	1.34
	Independent	Zulkifli Ahmad	675	0.41	0.41
Total valid votes			165,426	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,122
Unreturned ballots			499
Turnout			167,047	80.80	4.63
Registered electors			206,744
Majority			12,729	7.70	33.23
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753283/PUB612.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Azmin Ali	75,113	63.10	63.10
	BN	Abdul Rahim Pandak Kamarudin	26,392	22.17	25.36
	PAS	Khairil Nizam Khirudin	17,537	14.73	14.73
Total valid votes			119,042	100.00
Total rejected ballots			933
Unreturned ballots			573
Turnout			120,548	85.43	1.47
Registered electors			141,112
Majority			48,721	40.93	36.40
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 239/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 313/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Azmin Ali	54,827	52.02	2.63
	BN	Raman Ismail	50,093	47.53	2.18
	Independent	Said Nazar Abu Baker	474	0.45	0.45
Total valid votes			105,394	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,353
Unreturned ballots			393
Turnout			107,140	86.90	10.64
Registered electors			123,290
Majority			4,734	4.49	4.81
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 176/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-04-27. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Selangor [P.U. (B) 217/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Azmin Ali	40,334	54.65	54.65
	BN	Said Anuar Said Ahmad	33,467	45.35	14.58
Total valid votes			73,801	100.00
Total rejected ballots			820
Unreturned ballots			998
Turnout			75,619	76.26	3.22
Registered electors			99,153
Majority			6,867	9.30	10.56
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Raman Ismail	39,870	59.93	9.21
	PAS	Mohd Hatta Md. Ramli	26,663	40.07	9.21
Total valid votes			66,533	100.00
Total rejected ballots			691
Unreturned ballots			134
Turnout			67,358	73.04	2.79
Registered electors			92,220
Majority			13,207	19.86	18.42
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Zaleha Ismail	28,113	50.72	32.38
	PAS	Mohd Hatta Md. Ramli	27,310	49.28	32.38
Total valid votes			55,423	100.00
Total rejected ballots			649
Unreturned ballots			2
Turnout			56,074	75.83	4.90
Registered electors			73,946
Majority			803	1.44	64.76
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Zaleha Ismail	38,763	83.10
	PAS	Ismail Nahu	7,885	16.90
Total valid votes			46,648	100.00
Total rejected ballots			935
Unreturned ballots			390
Turnout			47,973	70.93
Registered electors			67,634
Majority			30,878	66.20
This was a new constituency created out of Selayang which went to BN in the previous election.

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