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Malaysian electoral constituency
Buntong is a state constituency in Perak , Malaysia . It is located in the Ipoh Barat federal constituency and is currently represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly by Sivasubramaniam A/L Athinarayanan from the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN).
Representation history
Members of the Perak State Assembly for Buntong
Assembly
Years
Member
Party
11th
2004 – 2008
Yik Phooi Hong
BN (MCA )
12th
2008 – 2013
Sivasubramaniam a/l Athinarayanan
PR (DAP )
13th
2013 – 2015
2015 – 2018
PH (DAP )
14th
2018 – 2020
2020 – present
GERAKAN
Polling Districts
2016–present : Taman Lim, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, Guntong Utara, Guntong Tengah, Guntong Selatan, Jalan Wayang, Jalan Silibin, Jalan Tun Perak[1]
Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Buntong's electorate as of 2018 [2]
Other Ethnicities (0.61%)
Buntong has the greatest percentage of Indian voters and the only Indian-majority constituency among state constituencies in Malaysia.[3] Its current voter composition is 48% Indians, 46% Chinese, 5% Muslim-Malays and 1% Other Ethnicities.[1]
Election Results
2018 Perak state election : N30 Buntong
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
PH
Sivasubramaniam A/L Athinarayanan
18,005
83.74
BN
Thangarani A/P Thiagarajan
2,682
12.47
PSM
Mohanarani A/P Rasiah
813
3.78
Total valid votes
21,500
100.00
Total rejected votes
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
21,500
77.08
Registered voters
27,894
Majority
15,323
71.27
PH hold
Swing
PerakState Election 2013: N30 Buntong
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
DAP
Sivasubramaniam A/L Athinarayanan
13,062
71.79
BN
Sivarraajh A/L Chandran
4,433
24.79
BEBAS
Iruthiyam Sebastiar A/L Anthonisamy
261
1.46
BEBAS
Mohd Basri bin Shafie
127
0.71
Total valid votes
17,883
100.00
Total rejected votes
312
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
18,195
79.64
Registered voters
22,847
Majority
8,629
47.00
DAP hold
Swing
Perak State Election 2008: N30 Buntong
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
DAP
Sivasubramaniam A/L Athinarayanan
10,311
67.36
BN
Lee Tung Lai
4,996
32.64
Total valid votes
15,307
100.00
Total rejected votes
258
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
15,566
72.77
Registered voters
21,390
Majority
5,315
34.72
Swing
Perak State Election 2004: N30 Buntong
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
BN
Datuk Yik Phooi Hong
8,464
58.19
DAP
Sivasubramaniam A/L Athinrayanan
6,082
41.81
Total valid votes
14,546
100.00
Total rejected votes
290
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
14,836
64.78
Registered voters
22,902
Majority
2,382
BN hold
Swing
References
Sources
External links
Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Kedah State Legislative Assembly
Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
Penang State Legislative Assembly
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Pahang State Legislative Assembly
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Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
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