Gopeng (federal constituency)

Gopeng (P071)
Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Lee Boon Chye; PH
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	99,167
Area (km²)	577

Gopeng is a federal constituency in Kinta District and Kampar District, 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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Gopeng's electorate as of 2018^[3]

Chinese (46.02%)

Malay (42.37%)

Indian (9.12%)

Other ethnicities (2.49%)

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Sungai Rokam, Sungai Rapat, Rapat Jaya, Pengkalan Pegoh, Sri Rahmat, Sri Jaya, Pekan Razaki, Taman Taufik, Pengkalan Barat, Desa Pakatan, Pengkalan Gate, Ara Payong, Kampong Pisang, Desa Pelancongan, Ampang Baharu, Kampong Seri Ampang, Taman Ampang, Taman Ipoh Jaya, Rapat Setia Baru, Rapat Setia, Gunong Rapat Utara, Gunung Rapat Selatan, Kampong Sengat, Taman Bersatu, Simpang Pulai, Kampong Kepayang, Kampong Tekkah Baharu, Kampong Bharu Kopisan, Lawan Kuda Barat, Lawan Kuda Timor, Lawan Kuda Selatan, Kampong Pulai, Gopeng, Kampong Sungai Itek, Kampong Rawa, Pos Raya.

2016–present:^[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Sungai Rokam, Sungai Rapat, Rapat Jaya, Pengkalan Pegoh, Sri Rahmat, Sri Jaya, Pekan Razaki, Taman Taufik, Pengkalan Barat, Desa Pakatan, Pengkalan Gate, Ara Payong, Kampong Pisang, Desa Pelancongan, Ampang Baharu, Kampong Seri Ampang, Taman Ampang, Taman Ipoh Jaya, Rapat Setia Baru, Rapat Setia, Gunung Rapat Utara, Gunung Rapat Selatan, Kampong Sengat, Taman Bersatu, Simpang Pulai, Kampong Kepayang, Kampong Tekkah Baharu, Kampong Bharu Kopisan, Lawan Kuda Barat, Lawan Kuda Timor, Lawan Kuda Selatan, Kampong Pulai, Gopeng, Kampong Sungai Itek, Kampong Rawa, Pos Raya.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Gopeng
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kinta
7th	1986-1987	Tan Koon Swan (陈群川)	BN (MCA)
7th	1987-1990	Ting Chew Peh (陈祖排)
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Lee Boon Chye (李文才)	PKR
13th	2013-2018		PKR
14th	2018-present		PH (PKR)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Gopeng				Chenderong
					Rapat Setia
						Simpang Pulai
						Sungai Rapat
				Teja

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PH (2018)	Lee Boon Chye	48,923	61.75	+61.75
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Heng Seai Kie	19,145	24.16	-16.25
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Ismail Ariffin	11,165	14.09	+14.09
Total valid votes			79,233	100.00
Total rejected ballots			853
Unreturned ballots			446
Turnout			80,532	81.21
Registered electors			99,167
Majority			29,778	35.58
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		PH (2018)
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	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Lee Boon Chye	47,558	59.59	+ 2.51
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Tan Chin Meng	32,249	40.41	- 2.51
Total valid votes			79,807	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,456
Unreturned ballots			179
Turnout			81,442	83.88
Registered electors			97,092
Majority			15,309	19.18
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		PKR
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 2016-05-12. "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 2016-05-12.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PKR	Lee Boon Chye	29,696	57.08	+ 23.20
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ling Hee Leong	22,328	42.92	- 23.20
Total valid votes			52,024	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,279
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			53,303	71.70
Registered electors			74,344
Majority			7,368	14.16
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[\|PKR]]		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ting Chew Peh	30,312	66.12	+ 8.56
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	KEADILAN	Lee Boon Chye	15,530	33.88	+ 33.88
Total valid votes			45,842	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,491
Unreturned ballots			233
Turnout			47,566	69.47
Registered electors			68,469
Majority			14,782	32.24
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ting Chew Peh	21,254	57.56	- 16.48
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Abd. Rahman Said Alli	14,848	40.20	+ 14.44
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	MDP	Syed Ahmad Imdadz Said Abas	829	2.24	+ 2.24
Total valid votes			36,931	100.00
Total rejected ballots			819
Unreturned ballots			669
Turnout			38,419	69.17
Registered electors			55,542
Majority			6,406	17.36
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ting Chew Peh	22,774	74.04	+ 11.40
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Lim Meng Loong	7,986	25.96	- 11.40
Total valid votes			30,760	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,318
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,078	68.01
Registered electors			47,166
Majority			14,788	48.08
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ting Chew Peh	14,991	62.64	+ 2.02
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Hong Chin Poh	8,940	37.36	- 1.53
Total valid votes			23,931	100.00
Total rejected ballots			794
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,725	68.02
Registered electors			36,349
Majority			6,051	25.28
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general by-election, 16 May 1987
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Tan Koon Swan, who was serving a prison term in Singapore.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ting Chew Peh	12,619	60.62	+ 0.25
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Ahmad Nor	8,096	38.89	+ 4.96
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Tan Kee Chye	103	0.49	+ 0.49
Total valid votes			20,818	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			34,142
Majority			4,523	21.73
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Tan Koon Swan	14,009	60.37
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Quek Swee Siang	7,874	33.93
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Abdul Majid Salleh	981	4.23
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	SDP	Leong Wai Man	341	1.47
Total valid votes			23,205	100.00
Total rejected ballots			518
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,723	67.71
Registered electors			35,034
Majority			6,135	26.44
This was a new constituency 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. 16. 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.

[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. 16. 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.

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Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Hang Tuah Jaya Kota Melaka Jasin
Johor	Segamat Sekijang Labis Pagoh Ledang Bakri Muar Parit Sulong Ayer Hitam Sri Gading Batu Pahat Simpang Renggam Kluang Sembrong Mersing Tenggara Kota Tinggi Pengerang Tebrau Pasir Gudang Johor Bahru Pulai Iskandar Puteri Kulai Pontian Tanjung Piai
Labuan	Labuan
Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Lahad Datu Semporna Tawau Kalabakan
Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Puncak Borneo Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas
See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts