Tapah (federal constituency)
Federal constituency | |||
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Legislature | Dewan Rakyat | ||
MP |
BN | ||
Constituency created | 1984 | ||
First contested | 1986 | ||
Last contested | 2018 |
Tapah is a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.
The federal constituency was created in the 1984 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 Kuala Dipang, Sungai Siput Selatan, Kampong Sahum, Kuala Woh, Kampong Kinjang, Temoh, Pekan Temoh, Kampong Lubok Mas, Sungai Chenderiang, Pekan Chenderiang, Jalan Pahang, Kampong Datoh, Temoh Road, Kampong Seberang, Lubok Katak, Kampong Batu Melintang, Bukit Pagar, Tanah Mas, Temoh Stesyen, Sungai Lesong, Kampong Sungai Kurong, Sungai Keroh, Ayer Kuning, Banir Utara, Kampong Batu Mesjid, Banir, Kampong Batu Tiga, Pekan Getah, Sungai Sengkuang, Bidor Road, Kampong Raya, Tapah Road Timor, Ayer Kuning Selatan, Changkat Petai, Tanjong Keramat, Tapah Road Utara, Kampong Simpang Tiga, Kampong Rahmat, Jeram Mengkuang, Kampong Coldstream.
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kuala Dipang, Sungai Siput Selatan, Kampong Sahum, Kuala Woh, Kampong Kinjang, Temoh, Pekan Temoh, Kampong Lubok Mas, Sungai Chenderiang, Pekan Chenderiang, Jalan Pahang, Kampong Datoh, Temoh Road, Kampong Seberang, Lubok Katak, Kampong Batu Melintang, Bukit Pagar, Tanah Mas, Temoh Stesyen, Sungai Lesong, Kampong Sungai Kurong, Sungai Keroh, Ayer Kuning, Banir Utara, Kampong Batu Mesjid, Banir, Kampong Batu Tiga, Pekan Getah, Sungai Sengkuang, Bidor Road, Kampong Raya, Tapah Road Timor, Ayer Kuning Selatan, Changkat Petai, Tanjong Keramat, Tapah Road Utara, Kampong Simpang Tiga, Kampong Rahmat, Jeram Mengkuang, Kampong Coldstream.
Representation history
Members of Parliament for Tapah | ||||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
Constituency created | ||||
7th | 1986–1990 | M. G. Pandithan | BN | |
8th | 1990–1995 | K. Kumaran | ||
9th | 1995–1999 | |||
10th | 1999–2004 | S. Veerasingam | ||
11th | 2004–2008 | |||
12th | 2008–2013 | Saravanan Murugan | ||
13th | 2013–2018 | |||
14th | 2018-present |
Election results
Malaysian general election, 2018 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Saravanan Murugan | 16,086 | 44.47 | |||||
PH | Mohamed Azni Mohamed Ali | 15,472 | 42.77 | |||||
PAS | Norazli Musa | 4,616 | 12.76 | |||||
Total valid votes | 36,174 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 760 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 179 | |||||||
Turnout | 37,113 | 78.75 | ||||||
Registered electors | 47,128 | |||||||
Majority | 614 | 1.70 | ||||||
BN 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. |
Malaysian general election, 2013 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Saravanan Murugan | 20,670 | 57.73 | + 1.73 | ||||
PKR | Vasantha Kumar Krishnan | 12,743 | 35.59 | - 8.41 | ||||
Berjasa | Shaharuzzaman Bistamam | 2,053 | 5.73 | + 5.73 | ||||
Independent | Ridzuan Bani | 337 | 0.94 | + 0.94 | ||||
Total valid votes | 35,803 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,040 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 101 | |||||||
Turnout | 36,994 | 81.33 | ||||||
Registered electors | 45,485 | |||||||
Majority | 7,927 | 22.34 | ||||||
BN 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 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Saravanan Murugan | 14,084 | 56.00 | - 13.72 | ||||
PKR | Tan Seng Toh | 11,064 | 44.00 | + 44.00 | ||||
Total valid votes | 25,148 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,662 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 1 | |||||||
Turnout | 26,811 | 70.12 | ||||||
Registered electors | 38,236 | |||||||
Majority | 3,020 | 12.00 | ||||||
BN hold | Swing |
Malaysian general election, 2004 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Veerasingam Suppiah | 16,945 | 69.72 | + 8.09 | ||||
PAS | Ahmad Razi Otman | 7,359 | 30.28 | + 30.28 | ||||
Total valid votes | 24,304 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 956 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 421 | |||||||
Turnout | 25,681 | 66.02 | ||||||
Registered electors | 38,898 | |||||||
Majority | 9,586 | 39.44 | ||||||
BN hold | Swing |
Malaysian general election, 1999 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Veerasingam Suppiah | 14,945 | 61.63 | - 2.84 | ||||
KEADILAN | Kamarudin Awang Teh | 9,306 | 38.37 | + 38.37 | ||||
Total valid votes | 24,251 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 868 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 1,101 | |||||||
Turnout | 26,220 | 65.28 | ||||||
Registered electors | 40,165 | |||||||
Majority | 5,639 | 23.26 | ||||||
BN hold | Swing |
Malaysian general election, 1995 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Kumaran Karunagaran | 15,543 | 64.47 | + 3.95 | ||||
DAP | Mohamad Asri Othman | 5,692 | 23.61 | + 23.61 | ||||
PAS | Mohamed Hamka Mohamed Jumah | 2,596 | 10.77 | + 10.77 | ||||
Independent | Foo Khon Yow | 278 | 1.15 | + 1.15 | ||||
Total valid votes | 24,109 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,298 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | 349 | |||||||
Turnout | 25,756 | 64.66 | ||||||
Registered electors | 39,832 | |||||||
Majority | 9,851 | 40.86 | ||||||
BN hold | Swing |
Malaysian general election, 1990 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | Kumaran Karunagaran | 15,015 | 60.52 | + 1.12 | ||||
S46 | Abdul Wahab Abu Bakar | 9,794 | 39.48 | + 39.48 | ||||
Total valid votes | 24,809 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,057 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | 25,866 | 67.70 | ||||||
Registered electors | 38,206 | |||||||
Majority | 5,221 | 21.04 | ||||||
BN hold | Swing |
Malaysian general election, 1986 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
BN | M. G. Pandithan | 13,582 | 59.40 | |||||
DAP | Loh Jee Mee @ Jimmy | 7,597 | 33.22 | |||||
PAS | M Busra Anuwar | 1,688 | 7.38 | |||||
Total valid votes | 22,867 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 761 | |||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | 23,628 | 68.01 | ||||||
Registered electors | 34,743 | |||||||
Majority | 5,985 | 26.18 | ||||||
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.