Gopeng (federal constituency)
 Perak constituency | |
|---|---|
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1984 |
| First contested | 1986 |
| Last contested | 2013 |
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:[1] 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.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Gopeng | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created | ||||
| 7th | 1986-1987 | Tan Koon Swan | BN | |
| 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-present | |||
Election results
| 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. | ||||||
| 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
| ||||
| 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
| ||||
| 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
| ||||
| 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
| ||||
| 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
| ||||
| 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
| ||||
| 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 2016-05-12.
- ^ "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.
