Ipoh Barat (federal constituency)
 Perak constituency | |
|---|---|
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1994 |
| First contested | 1995 |
| Last contested | 2018 |
| Demographics | |
| Electors (2018)[1] | 84,874 |
| Area (km²)[2] | 37 |
Ipoh Barat is a federal constituency in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.
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. This is only one of two constituencies naming in same city. Another one is Ipoh Timor.
Demographics[]
History[]
Polling districts[]
According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Ipoh Barat constituency is divided into 30 polling districts.[4]
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bercham（N28） | Bercham Timor | 065/28/01 | SJK (C) Bercham |
| Kampong Bercham | 065/28/02 | SMK Bercham | |
| Dermawan Utara | 065/28/03 | SK Tasek Dermawan | |
| Bercham Selatan | 065/28/04 | SJK (C) Bercham | |
| Tasek Dermawan | 065/28/05 | SMK Jalan Tasek | |
| Tasek | 065/28/06 | SK Tasek | |
| Kampong Tawas Utara | 065/28/07 | SJK (C) St Michael & All Angels | |
| Kampong Tawas | 065/28/08 | SJK (C) Kampung Tawas | |
| Kepayang（N29） | Taman Che Wan | 065/29/01 | SK Seri Mutiara |
| Gurap | 065/29/02 | SMK Yuk Choy | |
| Gunong Lang | 065/29/03 | SMK Yuk Choy | |
| Kepayang Mesjid | 065/29/04 | SMK Seri Intan | |
| Star Park | 065/29/05 | SMK Seri Putera | |
| Fair Park | 065/29/06 | SMK Seri Putera | |
| Kampong Pisang | 065/29/07 | SK Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang | |
| Jalan Bijih Timah | 065/29/08 | SJK (C) Perak | |
| Jalan Datuk Onn Jaafar | 065/29/09 | SK Coronation Park | |
| Waller Court | 065/29/10 | SK Coronation Park | |
| Green Town | 065/29/11 | SK Sri Kinta | |
| Jalan Raja Ekram | 065/29/12 | SJK (C) Sam Tet | |
| Jalan C.M. Yusof | 065/29/13 | SJK (C) Sam Tet | |
| Buntong（N30） | Taman Lim | 065/30/01 | SMK Dr. Megat Khas |
| Jalan Tun Abdul Razak | 065/30/02 | SMK Tarcisian Convent | |
| Jalan Silibin | 065/30/03 | SJK (T) St. Philomena Convent | |
| Jalan Klian Intan | 065/30/04 | SJK (C) Guntong | |
| Kampong Baru Buntong | 065/30/05 | SJK (C) Guntong | |
| Jalan Sungai Pari | 065/30/06 | SJK (T) Kerajaan | |
| Falim | 065/30/07 | SJK (C) Min Tet | |
| Kampong Kacang Puteh | 065/30/08 | SJK (T) Methodist | |
| Desa Rishah | 065/30/09 | SK Buntong |
Representation history[]
| Members of Parliament for Ipoh Barat | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Ipoh | |||
| 9th | 1995-1999 | Ho Cheong Sing (何掌醒) | BN (MCA) |
| 10th | 1999-2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004-2008 | Kulasegaran Murugeson (மு.குலசேகரன்) | DAP |
| 12th | 2008-2013 | ||
| 13th | 2013-2018 | ||
| 14th | 2018–present | PH (DAP) | |
State constituency[]
| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Ipoh Barat | Bercham | ||||||
| Buntong | |||||||
| Kepayang | |||||||
Current state assembly members[]
| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N28 | Bercham | Ong Boon Piow | PH (DAP) |
| N29 | Kepayang | Ko Chung Sen | |
| N30 | Buntong | Sivasubramaniam Athinarayanan | PN (BERSATU) |
Local governments[]
| No. | State Constituency | Local Government |
|---|---|---|
| N28 | Bercham | Ipoh City Council |
| N29 | Kepayang | Ipoh City Council |
| N30 | Buntong | Ipoh City Council |
Election results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Kulasegaran Murugeson | 55,613 | 84.90 | +84.90 | ||
| BN | Cheng Wei Yee | 9,889 | 15.10 | -11.31 | ||
| Total valid votes | 65,502 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 878 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 472 | |||||
| Turnout | 66,852 | 78.77 | ||||
| Registered electors | 84,874 | |||||
| Majority | 45,724 | 69.81 | ||||
| PH hold | Swing | ? | ||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 237/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 311/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Kulasegaran Murugeson | 45,420 | 73.21 | + 7.56 | ||
| BN | Cheng Wei Yee | 16,382 | 26.41 | - 7.94 | ||
| Independent | Kalwant Singh Sujan Singh | 235 | 0.38 | + 0.38 | ||
| Total valid votes | 62,037 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 875 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 162 | |||||
| Turnout | 63,074 | 81.11 | ||||
| Registered electors | 77,761 | |||||
| Majority | 29,038 | 46.80 | ||||
| DAP hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 174/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 215/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Kulasegaran Murugeson | 32,576 | 65.65 | + 14.99 | |
| BN | Yik Phooi Hong | 17,042 | 34.35 | - 14.99 | |
| Total valid votes | 49,618 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 829 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 194 | ||||
| Turnout | 50,641 | 72.58 | |||
| Registered electors | 69,773 | ||||
| Majority | 15,534 | 31.30 | |||
| DAP hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Kulasegaran Murugeson | 22,935 | 50.66 | + 4.82 | |
| BN | Ho Cheong Sing | 22,337 | 49.34 | - 4.36 | |
| Total valid votes | 45,272 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,015 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 481 | ||||
| Turnout | 46,768 | 68.38 | |||
| Registered electors | 68,394 | ||||
| Majority | 598 | 1.32 | |||
| DAP gain from BN | Swing | ?
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ho Cheong Sing | 25,155 | 53.70 | - 1.79 | |
| DAP | Kulasegaran Murugeson | 21,477 | 45.84 | + 1.33 | |
| MDP | Jaga N. Nathan | 215 | 0.46 | + 0.46 | |
| Total valid votes | 46,847 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,016 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 833 | ||||
| Turnout | 48,696 | 68.24 | |||
| Registered electors | 71,359 | ||||
| Majority | 3,678 | 7.86 | |||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ho Cheong Sing | 24,616 | 55.49 | |||
| DAP | Teresa Kok Suh Sim | 19,747 | 44.51 | |||
| Total valid votes | 44,363 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,073 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 257 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,693 | 68.71 | ||||
| Registered electors | 66,501 | |||||
| Majority | 4,869 | 10.98 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References[]
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
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- ^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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- ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]
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