Segambut once belonged to the mukim of Batu Caves before 1974, when Kuala Lumpur was still part of Selangor.

It is also served by various rapid transit stations on the 9 MRT Kajang Line which includes the  KG14  Semantan,  KG13  Pusat Bandar Damansara and  KG10  Taman Tun Dr Ismail stations.

The constituency was created in 1994 and has been considered to be a Barisan Nasional safe seat until the 2008 General Elections.

However, in the 2008 General Elections, Lim Lip Eng from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) won the seat.

The current MP for Segambut is Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan from Pakatan Harapan-DAP, the former ADUN of Subang Jaya .