Ipoh Barat (P065) Perak constituency Legislature Dewan Rakyat MP Constituency created 1994 First contested 1995 Last contested 2018 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 [ ]
Ethnic breakdown of Ipoh Barat's electorate as of 2018[3]
Indian (24.42%)
Malay (11.83%)
Other ethnicities (0.6%)
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 [ ]
Malaysian general election, 2018
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
?
Malaysian general election, 2013
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
Malaysian general election, 2008
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
Malaysian general election, 2004
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
?
Malaysian general election, 1999
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
Malaysian general election, 1995
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.
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