Damansara — Malaysia General Election Results

Damansara was won by Gobind Singh Deo (DAP) at the GE15 (2022) general election, with a majority of 124,619 votes over Lim Si Ching. This page covers every general election in Damansara from GE01 (1959) to GE15 (2022).

Full Election History, GE01 (1959)–GE15 (2022)

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority
GE01 (1959) K. Karam Singh Parti Rakyat 9,026 61.5% Lee Eng Teh (MCA) 3,373 (23.0 pts)
GE02 (1964) Michael Chen Wing Sum MCA 9,148 43.7% Tan Kai Hee (LPM) 546 (2.6 pts)
GE03 (1969) Hor Cheok Foon DAP 15,567 56.3% Michael Chen Wing Sum (MCA) 3,478 (12.6 pts)
GE04 (1974) Subramaniam a/l Sinniah MIC 9,763 51.2% Hor Cheok Foon (DAP) 4,401 (23.1 pts)
GE05 (1978) David S. Vethamuthu (V. David) DAP 21,461 47.4% Subramaniam a/l Sinniah (MIC) 3,222 (7.1 pts)
GE06 (1982) Tan Koon Swan MCA 34,659 59.4% David S. Vethamuthu (V. David) (DAP) 14,522 (24.9 pts)
GE14 (2018) Tony Pua Kiam Wee DAP 121,283 89.0% Ryan Ho Kwok Xheng (MCA) 106,903 (78.4 pts)
GE15 (2022) Gobind Singh Deo DAP 142,875 81.7% Lim Si Ching (Gerakan) 124,619 (71.2 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

GE01 (1959)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
K. Karam Singh Parti Rakyat (SF) 9,02661.5%
Lee Eng Teh MCA (PERIKATAN) 5,65338.5%

GE02 (1964)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Michael Chen Wing Sum MCA (PERIKATAN) 9,14843.7%
Tan Kai Hee LPM (SF) 8,60241.1%
Lam Khuan Kit PAP 3,19115.2%

GE03 (1969)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Hor Cheok Foon DAP 15,56756.3%
Michael Chen Wing Sum MCA (PERIKATAN) 12,08943.7%

GE04 (1974)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Subramaniam a/l Sinniah MIC (BN) 9,76351.2%
Hor Cheok Foon DAP 5,36228.1%
Cheah Kam Chiew Pekemas 3,93520.6%

GE05 (1978)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
David S. Vethamuthu (V. David) DAP 21,46147.4%
Subramaniam a/l Sinniah MIC (BN) 18,23940.3%
Syed Ibrahim bin Syed Abd.Rahman PAS 5,38611.9%
Thinakaran a/l Rajakannu Pekemas 1610.4%

GE06 (1982)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tan Koon Swan MCA (BN) 34,65959.4%
David S. Vethamuthu (V. David) DAP 20,13734.5%
Ramli bin Mohd Yasin PAS 3,5276.0%

GE14 (2018)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tony Pua Kiam Wee DAP (PH) 121,28389.0%
Ryan Ho Kwok Xheng MCA (BN) 14,38010.6%
Wong Mun Kheong Parti Rakyat Malaysia 6170.5%

GE15 (2022)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gobind Singh Deo DAP (PH) 142,87581.7%
Lim Si Ching Gerakan (PN) 18,25610.4%
Tan Gim Tuan MCA (BN) 13,8067.9%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's coalition bloc.

GE01 (1959): Parti Rakyat margin 23.0 pts GE02 (1964): MCA margin 2.6 pts GE03 (1969): DAP margin 12.6 pts GE04 (1974): MIC margin 23.1 pts GE05 (1978): DAP margin 7.1 pts GE06 (1982): MCA margin 24.9 pts GE14 (2018): DAP margin 78.4 pts GE15 (2022): DAP margin 71.2 pts GE01 (1959) GE02 (1964) GE03 (1969) GE04 (1974) GE05 (1978) GE06 (1982) GE14 (2018) GE15 (2022)

Trend

Damansara has been contested at 8 general elections on record since GE01 (1959). Parties that have won this seat over that span: Parti Rakyat, MCA, DAP, MIC.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Damansara in the GE15 (2022) general election?

Gobind Singh Deo (DAP) won Damansara in GE15 (2022) with 142,875 votes (81.7%), a majority of 124,619 votes over Lim Si Ching (Gerakan).

Which parties have won Damansara since GE01 (1959)?

Since GE01 (1959), Damansara has been won by: DAP, MCA, MIC, Parti Rakyat.

What was the closest result in Damansara?

The closest result on record for Damansara was GE02 (1964), when MCA beat LPM by just 546 votes (2.6 percentage points).

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