Segambut is a sub-district and a parliamentary constituency in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, Malaysia.

From the high-end condominiums of Mont Kiara

Mont Kiara

Mont Kiara, is an affluent township north of the city centre of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The township consists mainly of residential condominiums and office complexes. It is located at the heart of Klang Valley, adjacent to Sri Hartamas. Mont Kiara commercial projects include Plaza Mont Kiara, Seni...

 and Sri Kiara to the middle-class areas of Taman Sri Segambut and Bandar Manjalara

Bandar Manjalara

Bandar Menjalara is a major township in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located between Kepong and Bandar Sri Damansara. Bandar Menjalara is situated adjacent to Taman Bukit Maluri. It was named after Paduka Seri Cik Menjalara , the mother of the first Malaysian prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman...

, and the rural areas of Segambut Dalam and Kampung Sungai Penchala, the Segambut constituency has a diverse population base.

The constituency was created in 1994 and has been considered to be a Barisan Nasional

Barisan Nasional

Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia, formed in 1973 as the successor to the Alliance . Along with its predecessor, it has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence...

 safe seat until the 2008 General Elections. Datuk Dr Tan Kee Kwong of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia

Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia

The Malaysian People's Movement Party is a political party in Malaysia. The party was founded on March 24, 1968, and , it is part of the ruling National Front coalition....

 (Gerakan) had won the seat the last three terms. However in the 2008 General Elections, Lim Lip Eng

Lim Lip Eng

Lim Lip Eng is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Segambut constituency in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur...

 from the Democratic Action Party

Democratic Action Party

The Democratic Action Party, or DAP is a secular, multi-racial, social democratic Malaysian political party.The DAP is one of the three major opposition parties in Malaysia, along with the PKR and PAS, that are seen as electable alternatives to the Barisan Nasional coalition of parties...

 (DAP) won the seat.

There are a total of 59,690 voters in the constituency, of which almost half are Chinese

Malaysian Chinese

Malaysian Chinese is a Malaysian of Chinese origin. Most are descendants of Chinese who arrived between the fifteenth and the mid-twentieth centuries. Within Malaysia, they are usually simply referred to as "Chinese" in all languages. The term Chinese Malaysian is also sometimes used to refer to...

. Areas like Taman Bukit Maluri and Taman Sri Sinar have a high percentage of Chinese voters while areas like Segambut and Taman Bunga, Malay.

Housing Estates

The constituency comprises 18 housing estates:

• Taman Bukit Maluri
• Taman Prima Impian
• Taman Sri Segambut
• Taman Kok Doh
• Taman City Kanan
• Taman Sri Sinar
• Taman Sri Bintang
• Kampung Sungai Udang
• Taman Segambut
• Bukit Lanjan
• Segambut
• Kampung Kasipillay
• Sri Hartamas
  Sri Hartamas
  Sri Hartamas or Taman Sri Hartamas is an affluent residential township in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Sri Hartamas is located in Kuala Lumpur, under jurisdiction of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur...
  
  
• Taman Bunga
• Kampung Sungai Pencala
• Medan Damansara
• Taman Tun Dr Ismail
  Taman Tun Dr Ismail
  Taman Tun Dr. Ismail is an affluent major township in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Situated on the border of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, it is within the vicinity of Bandar Utama, Damansara Utama, Mutiara Damansara and other suburbs of Petaling Jaya. It is also neighbouring Bukit Kiara and Sri...
  
   (TTDI) Utara
• TTDI Selatan
• Bandar Manjalara
  Bandar Manjalara
  Bandar Menjalara is a major township in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is located between Kepong and Bandar Sri Damansara. Bandar Menjalara is situated adjacent to Taman Bukit Maluri. It was named after Paduka Seri Cik Menjalara , the mother of the first Malaysian prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman...
  
  
• Bukit Damansara
  Bukit Damansara
  Bukit Damansara or Damansara Heights is a western suburb in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, located less than 5 kilometres from the city centre. It is a much sought-after residential and commercial address in the Klang Valley...
  
  
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