Cheras (federal constituency)

Cheras (P123)
Kuala Lumpur constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Tan Kok Wai; PH
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	135,823
Electors (2022)	101,184
Area (km²)	16
Pop. density (per km²)	8,488.9

Cheras is a federal constituency in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.

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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.

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Polling district	Code	Location
Jalan Pasar	123/00/01	Kolej Tingkatan Enam Pudu Jaya
Jalan San Peng	123/00/02	SMK Dato' Onn
Rumah Pangsa Loke Yew	123/00/03	SM Tsun Jin (Persendirian)
Jalan Loke Yew	123/00/04	SJK (C) Chung Kwo
Kampung Loke Yew	123/00/05	SJK (T) Jln San Peng
Jalan Sungai Besi	123/00/06	SJK (C) Sam Yoke
Jalan Chan Sow Lin	123/00/07	SK Convent Jln Peel
Pudu Hujung	123/00/08	SK (P) Pudu 1
Jalan Cheras	123/00/09	SK Jalan Peel
Pudu Ulu	123/00/10	SJK (T) Jalan Cheras
Taman Miharja	123/00/11	SMK Miharja
Batu 3 -4 Jalan Cheras	123/00/12	SK Yaacob Latif 1
Taman Shamelin Perkasa	123/00/13	SK Seri Bintang Utara
Kampong Cheras Batu 4	123/00/14	SMK Seri Bintang Selatan
Bukit A Cheras Baru	123/00/15	SRA An-Nur, Cheras Baru Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Cheras
Cheras Baru	123/00/16	SK Seri Bintang Selatan
Taman Cheras	123/00/17	SM Sri Sempurna (Persendirian)
Taman Midah Kanan	123/00/18	SK Taman Midah 2
Taman Midah Kiri	123/00/19	SK Taman Midah
Taman Mutiara Barat	123/00/20	SMK Seri Mutiara
Taman Segar	123/00/21	SK Taman Segar Dewan Serbaguna Taman Segar
Taynton View	123/00/22	SJK (C) Imbi
Taman Connaught Utara	123/00/23	SMK Taman Connaught
Taman Connaught Selatan	123/00/24	SMK Orkid Desa

Members of Parliament for Cheras
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Sungai Besi
9th	P111	1995–1999	Tan Kok Wai (陈国伟)	GR (DAP)
10th	P111	1999–2004		BA (DAP)
11th	P123	2004–2008		DAP
12th		2008–2013		PR (DAP)
13th		2013–2015		PR (DAP)
13th		2015–2018		PH (DAP)
14th		2018–2022
15th		2022–present

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Tan Kok Wai	60,294	84.04	4.96
	PN	Chin Yoke Kheng	5,846	8.15	8.15
	BN	Chong Yew Chuan	5,606	7.81	3.19
Total valid votes			71,746	100.00
Total rejected ballots			300
Unreturned ballots			161
Turnout			72,207	71.40	9.89
Registered electors			101,184
Majority			54,448	75.89	2.11
	PH hold		Swing
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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Tan Kok Wai	56,671	89.00	7.35
	BN	Heng Sinn Yee	7,006	11.00	7.35
Total valid votes			63,677	100.00
Total rejected ballots			275
Unreturned ballots			122
Turnout			64,074	81.29	0.71
Registered electors			78,819
Majority			49,665	78.00	14.70
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 240/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.^{[permanent dead link]} "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 314/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.^{[permanent dead link]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Kok Wai	48,249	81.65	3.47
	BN	Steve Teoh Chee Hooi	10,840	18.35	3.47
Total valid votes			59,089	100.00
Total rejected ballots			315
Unreturned ballots			88
Turnout			59,492	82.00	8.42
Registered electors			72,551
Majority			37,409	63.30	6.94
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 177/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-07. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 218/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2016-05-07.

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