The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

With over 13,000 people per km2, Wangsa Maju has the highest population density among all parliamentary constituencies in Malaysia.

[4] Ethnic breakdown of Wangsa Maju's electorate as of 2018[5] Age breakdown of Wangsa Maju's electorate as of 2022 Gender breakdown of Wangsa Maju's electorate as of 2022 According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Wangsa Maju constituency has a total of 21 polling districts.

[6] "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U.

[permanent dead link‍] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U.