Kinta (federal constituency)

Kinta
Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1974
Constituency abolished 1986
First contested 1974
Last contested 1982

Kinta was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kinta
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
4th1974-1978Ngan Siong HinDAP
5th1978-1982Yang Choong FuBN
6th1982-1986Lim Liang Seng
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNLim Liang Seng30,22959.75
DAPSoong Chok Tak17,35634.31
PASMohamed Tarmizi Mahmood2,3854.71
PEKEMASShaharuddin Dahlan6191.22
Total valid votes 50,589 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,263
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 51,85274.76
Registered electors 69,362
Majority 12,873
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNYang Choong Fu @ Yeoh Teong Hu21,22148.85
DAPFarn Seong Than19,01443.77
PASSamsudin Harun3,2077.38
Total valid votes 43,442 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 57,661
Majority 2,207
BN gain from DAP Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPNgan Siong Hin @ Ngan Siong Eng15,88545.86
BNWong Kwong Nam15,30444.18
IndependentYong Su Hian2,0285.85
IndependentSamsudin Harun1,4244.11
Total valid votes 34,641 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,156
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 35,79777.30
Registered electors 46,307
Majority 581
This was a new constituency created.

References

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