Gopeng (federal constituency)

Gopeng

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

Gopeng 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 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: 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 Batu Gajah
7th	1986-1987	Tan Koon Swan	BN (MCA)
	1987-1990	Ting Chew Peh
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Lee Boon Chye	PKR
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-present		PH (PKR)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Lee Boon Chye	48,923	61.75	+61.75
	BN	Heng Seai Kie	19,145	24.16	-16.25
	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
	PH 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Lee Boon Chye	47,558	59.59	+ 2.51
	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
	PKR 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 2016-05-12. "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	%	∆%
	PKR	Lee Boon Chye	29,696	57.08	+ 23.20
	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
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ting Chew Peh	30,312	66.12	+ 8.56
	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
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ting Chew Peh	21,254	57.56	- 16.48
	DAP	Abd. Rahman Said Alli	14,848	40.20	+ 14.44
	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
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ting Chew Peh	22,774	74.04	+ 11.40
	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
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ting Chew Peh	14,991	62.64	+ 2.02
	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
	BN hold		Swing

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	%	∆%
	BN	Ting Chew Peh	12,619	60.62	+ 0.25
	DAP	Ahmad Nor	8,096	38.89	+ 4.96
	Independent	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
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Koon Swan	14,009	60.37
	DAP	Quek Swee Siang	7,874	33.93
	PAS	Abdul Majid Salleh	981	4.23
	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.