Kepong (federal constituency)


Kepong is a federal constituency in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.
This federal constituency was created in the 1974 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 Kepong constituency has 94,285 registered voters, of whom 4.00% are Malay, 90.5% are Chinese, 4.90% are Indian, and 0.50% are from other ethnic groups. In the 2018 general election, the constituency had 72,696 registered voters. The 2022 general election saw an increase of 21,589 voters, a 29.70% increase. In terms of percentage of voters by ethnic group, the Malay population decreased by 0.94%, the Chinese increased by 1.64%, the Indian population decreased by 1.09%, and the other ethnic groups increased by 0.29%.

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kepong constituency has a total of 19 polling districts.
Polling DistrictCodeLocation
Kampung Melayu Kepong114/00/01
  • SMK Jinjang
  • Taman Metropolitan Kepong
Jinjang Tempatan Pertama114/00/02SJK Jinjang Utara
Jinjang Tempatan Kedua114/00/03SJK Jinjang Tengah 2
Jinjang Tempatan Ketiga114/00/04Padang Bersebelahan Dewan Komuniti Cawangan Jinjang Utara
Jinjang Tempatan Keempat114/00/05Padang SK La Salle 1 & 2
Jinjang Tengah114/00/06
  • SK La Salle 1 Jinjang
  • SK La Salle 2 Jinjang
    • Jinjang Tempatan Utara114/00/07SJK Jinjang Tengah 1
    Jinjang Utara114/00/08SJK Kepong 1
    Pekan Kepong114/00/09SJK Kepong 2
    Taman Kepong114/00/10
  • Padang Bola Metro Prima Kepong
  • Taman Kejiranan Jalan Kuang Bulan
    • Kepong Baru Barat114/00/11SK Kepong Baru
    Kepong Baru Tengah114/00/12SK Seri Kepong
    Kepong Baru Timur114/00/13SK Taman Kepong
    Kepong Baru Tambahan114/00/14
  • SMK Sinar Bintang
  • Kolej Tingkatan Enam Desa Mahkota
    • Kepong Utara114/00/15SMK Kepong Baru
    Kepong Selatan114/00/16Dewan Brem SJK Jinjang Selatan
    Jinjang Tempatan Kesebelas114/00/17SJK Jinjang Selatan
    Jinjang Tempatan Kesepuluh114/00/18SJK Jinjang Selatan
    Jinjang Tempatan Keduabelas114/00/19SMK Raja Abdullah