Kepong (federal constituency)

Kepong (P114)
the Federal Territories of Malaysia constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
;
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	72,696
Area (km²)[2]	12

Kepong is a federal constituency in the Federal Territories, 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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kepong's electorate as of 2018[3]

Chinese (88.76%)

Malay (4.55%)

Indian (6.03%)

Other ethnicities (0.4%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Melayu Kepong, Jinjang Tempatan Pertama, Jinjang Tempatan Kedua, Jinjang Tempatan Ketiga, Jinjang Tempatan Keempat, Pekan Kepong, Jinjang Tengah, Jinjang Tempatan Utara, Taman Kepong, Kepong Baru Barat, Kepong Utara, Jinjang Tempatan Kesepuluh, Jinjang Tempatan Kesebelas, Kepong Baru Timor, Kepong Selatan, Jinjang Utara, Kepong Baru Tengah, Kepong Baru Tambahan.

2016–present:[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Melayu Kepong, Jinjang Tempatan Pertama, Jinjang Tempatan Kedua, Jinjang Tempatan Ketiga, Jinjang Tempatan Keempat, Jinjang Tengah, Jinjang Tempatan Utara, Jinjang Utara, Pekan Kepong, Taman Kepong, Kepong Baru Barat, Kepong Utara, Jinjang Tempatan Kesepuluh, Jinjang Tempatan Kesebelas, Kepong Selatan, Kepong Baru Tengah, Kepong Baru Timor, Kepong Baru Tambahan.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kepong
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Batu
4th	1974-1978	Tan Chee Khoon (陈志勤)	PEKEMAS
5th	1978-1982	Tan Tiong Hong (陈忠鸿)	BN (GERAKAN)
6th	1982-1986	Tan Seng Giaw (陈胜尧)	DAP
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-present	Lim Lip Eng (林立迎)	PH (DAP)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Lim Lip Eng	56,516	92.04	+92.04
	BN	Ong Siang Liang	4,888	7.96	-5.00
Total valid votes			61,404	100.00
Total rejected ballots			323
Unreturned ballots			85
Turnout			61,812	85.03	-1.08
Registered electors			72,696
Majority			51,628	84.08	+14.74
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 240/2018]" (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 Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 314/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin	47,837	82.30	+7.07
	BN	Chandrakumanan Arumugam	7,530	12.96	-11.81
	Independent	Yee Poh Ping	2,757	4.74	N/A
Total valid votes			58,124	100.00
Total rejected ballots			388
Unreturned ballots			73
Turnout			58,585	86.11	+7.94
Registered electors			68,035
Majority			40,307	69.34	+18.86
	DAP hold		Swing		+9.43
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 177/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-07. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 218/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-07.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin	35,552	75.23	+23.16
	BN	Lau Hoi Keong	11,704	24.77	-23.16
Total valid votes			47,256	100.00
Total rejected ballots			212
Unreturned ballots			40
Turnout			47,508	78.17	+3.58
Registered electors			60,775
Majority			23,848	50.47	+46.33
	DAP hold		Swing		+23.17

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin	23,282	52.07	+1.30
	BN	Ma Woei Chyi	21,428	47.93	+0.73
Total valid votes			44,710	100.00
Total rejected ballots			212
Unreturned ballots			34
Turnout			44,956	74.59	-1.96
Registered electors
Majority			1,854	4.14	+0.57
	DAP hold		Swing		+0.29

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin	25,085	50.77	-4.79
	BN	Ma Woei Chyi	23,319	47.20	+2.76
	Independent	Mano	1,003	2.03	N/A
Total valid votes			49,407	100.00
Total rejected ballots			271
Unreturned ballots			52
Turnout			49,730	76.55	+0.93
Registered electors
Majority			1,766	3.57	-7.56
	DAP hold		Swing		-3.78

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin	25,075	55.56	-15.02
	BN	Tan Poh Eng	20,053	44.44	+15.02
Total valid votes			45,128	100.00
Total rejected ballots			270
Unreturned ballots			56
Turnout			45,454	75.62	+4.39
Registered electors
Majority			5,022	11.13	-30.03
	DAP hold		Swing		-15.02

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin	38,323	70.58	+5.77
	BN	Lim Kim Hoe	15,971	29.42	-3.01
Total valid votes			54,294	100.00
Total rejected ballots			385
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			54,679	71.23	-0.50
Registered electors
Majority			22,352	41.16	+9.09
	DAP hold		Swing		+4.55

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin	33,049	64.81	+14.30
	BN	Lum Weng Keong	16,536	32.43	-16.01
	NASMA	Wong Kim Lin	1,405	2.76	N/A
Total valid votes			50,990	100.00
Total rejected ballots			486
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			51,476	71.73	-5.21
Registered electors			71,767
Majority			16,513	32.07	+30.05
	DAP hold		Swing		+15.03

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin	29,368	50.51	+29.84
	BN	Kerk Kim Tim @ Kerk Choo Ting	28,163	48.44	+6.87
	Independent	Ishak Ibrahim	613	1.05	N/A
Total valid votes			58,144	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,321
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			59,465	76.94	N/A
Registered electors			77,285
Majority			1,205	2.02	N/A
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		-1.30

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Tiong Hong	20,055	41.57	+3.17
	PEKEMAS	Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin	17,827	36.95	-4.23
	DAP	Khoo Sin Geok @ Khoo Sin Tow	9,971	20.67	+3.10
	Independent	Kanda	390	0.81	N/A
Total valid votes			48,243	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			63,703
Majority			2,228	4.62	N/A
	BN gain from PEKEMAS		Swing		-3.70

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PEKEMAS	Tan Chee Khoon	9,858	41.18	N/A
	BN	Tan Tiong Hong	9,192	38.40	N/A
	DAP	Chan Kok Kit	4,206	17.57	N/A
	Independent	George Lim	681	2.84	N/A
Total valid votes			23,937	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			34,488
Majority			666	2.78	N/A
Constitutency created.

References

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

"Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 26. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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.
"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
"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] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 26. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[2] 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.

[3] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[4] "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.