Bangsar was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.
The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.
Representation history Members of Parliament for Bangsar Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created from Kuala Lumpur Barat Parliament of the Federation of Malaya 1st P071 1959-1963 V. David (வே. தேவிட்) 9,734 40.59% Parliament of Malaysia 1st P071 1963-1964 V. David (வே. தேவிட்) 9,734 40.59% 2nd 1964-1965 Devan Nair (ദേവൻ നായർ) PAP13,494 34.56% 1965-1969 DAP 1969-1971 Parliament was suspended 3rd P071 1971-1974 Goh Hock Guan (吴福源) DAP37,050 79.34% Constituency abolished, split into Kuala Lumpur Bandar, Damansara, Petaling and Sungei Besi
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentBangsarPantaiSalak
Historical boundaries State ConstituencyArea1959Pantai Bangsar Kampung Kongo (Bandar Tun Razak) Kampung Kerinchi Petaling Jaya Taman CherasSalak Bukit Petaling Chan Sow Lin Kampung Attap Miharja Pudu
Election results
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