Taiping (federal constituency)

Taiping
Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018

Taiping is a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

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

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Sungai Relong, Kampong Pinang Utara, Kampong Pinang Timor, Kampong Pinang Selatan, Kamunting Baru, Kamunting, Kamunting Road, Waterfall Road, Expo, Bukit Jana, Barrack Road, Eastern Road, Birch Village, Market Street, Tupai Lane, Theatre Road, Kota Road, Tupai, Coronation Road, Kampong Aman, Sekolah, Sungai Tupai, Pasar, Jalan Raja Muda, Pokok Assam, Museum, Aulong, Aulong Barat, Aulong Timor, Aulong Tengah, Aulong Selatan, Batu Dua, Assam Kumbang, Station, Kampong Boyan, Taman Marisa, Kota Lama, Simpang Road, Aulong Lama, Taman Sening.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Sungai Relong, Kampong Pinang Utara, Kampong Pinang Timor, Kampong Pinang Selatan, Kamunting Baru, Kamunting, Kamunting Road, Waterfall Road, Expo, Bukit Jana, Barrack Road, Eastern Road, Birch Village, Market Street, Tupai Lane, Theatre Road, Kota Road, Tupai, Coronation Road, Kampong Aman, Sekolah, Sungai Tupai, Pasar, Jalan Raja Muda, Pokok Assam, Museum, Aulong, Aulong Barat, Aulong Timor, Aulong Tengah, Aulong Selatan, Batu Dua, Assam Kumbang, Station, Kampong Boyan, Taman Marisa, Kota Lama, Simpang Road, Aulong Lama, Taman Sening.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Taiping
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974–1978	Paul Leong Khee Seong	BN
5th	1978–1982
6th	1982–1986
7th	1986–1990
8th	1990–1995	Kerk Kim Tim @ Kerk Choo Ting
9th	1995–1999
10th	1999–2004
11th	2004–2008	M. Kayveas
12th	2008–2013	Nga Kor Ming	DAP
13th	2013–2018	Nga Kor Ming	DAP
14th	2018-present	Teh Kok Lim	PH (DAP)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Teh Kok Lim	42,997	61.65
	BN	Tan Keng Liang	15,613	22.39
	Berjasa	Ibrahim Ismail	11,133	15.96
	KITA	Rezuana Akmal	10,022	4.85
Total valid votes			69,743	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,092
Unreturned ballots			462
Turnout			71,297	78.58
Registered electors			90,729
Majority			27,384	39.26
	PH gain from DAP		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.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Nga Kor Ming	37,275	59.35	- 3.23
	BN	Tan Lian Hoe	25,530	40.65	+ 3.23
Total valid votes			62,805	100.00
Total rejected ballots			944
Unreturned ballots			164
Turnout			63,913	81.78
Registered electors			78,148
Majority			11,745	18.70
	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.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Nga Kor Ming	28,098	62.58	+ 20.29
	BN	M. Kayveas	16,800	37.42	- 9.99
Total valid votes			44,898	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,612
Unreturned ballots			613
Turnout			47,123	71.52
Registered electors			65,889
Majority			11,298	25.16
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	M. Kayveas	20,129	47.41	- 6.24
	DAP	Ong Chee Keng	17,957	42.29	- 2.67
	KEADILAN	Annah Dorai Pakiri	4,371	10.30	+ 10.30
Total valid votes			42,457	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,337
Unreturned ballots			1,027
Turnout			44,821	68.91
Registered electors			65,042
Majority			2,172	5.12
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Kerk Kim Tim @ Kerk Choo Ting	24,531	53.65	- 15.36
	DAP	Lim Kean Ghee	20,562	44.96	+ 13.95
	MDP	Ng Hoe Hun	637	1.39	+ 1.39
Total valid votes			45,730	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,587
Unreturned ballots			3,492
Turnout			50,809	68.99
Registered electors			73,646
Majority			3,969	8.69
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Kerk Kim Tim @ Kerk Choo Ting	30,459	68.99	+ 18.12
	DAP	Haradeyan Singh @ Hardayal Singh	13,692	31.01	- 13.93
Total valid votes			44,151	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,130
Unreturned ballots			1,649
Turnout			47,930	70.13
Registered electors			68,344
Majority			16,767	37.98
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Kerk Kim Tim @ Kerk Choo Ting	22,162	50.87	- 6.91
	DAP	Kong Cheok Seng	19,577	44.94	+ 2.72
	Independent	Said Abu Hassan	1,827	4.19	+ 4.19
Total valid votes			43,566	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,076
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			44,642	71.14
Registered electors			62,752
Majority			2,585	5.93
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Paul Leong Khee Seong	20,969	57.78
	DAP	Kong Cheok Seng	15,325	42.22
Total valid votes			36,294	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,249
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			37,543	66.33
Registered electors			56,599
Majority			5,644	15.56
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Paul Leong Khee Seong	25,841	66.04
	DAP	Kong Cheok Wan @ Kong Cheok Seng	10,563	26.99
	PAS	Mohamed Junid	2,726	6.97
Total valid votes			39,130	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,024
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			40,154	74.12
Registered electors			54,176
Majority			15,278
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Paul Leong Khee Seong	20,915	57.21
	DAP	Loh Poh Seng	12,893	35.27
	PAS	Abdul Samad Hussin	2,752	7.53
Total valid votes			36,560	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			47,154
Majority			8,022
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Paul Leong Khee Seong	14,253	53.19
	DAP	Loh Poh Seng	11,066	41.30
	PEKEMAS	Chow Chong Leng	999	3.73
	KITA	Ng Hoe Hun	479	1.79
Total valid votes			26,797	100.00
Total rejected ballots			725
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,522	75.62
Registered electors			36,394
Majority			3,187
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

↑ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-08.

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[1] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-08.