Ipoh Barat
 Perak constituency | |
|---|---|
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1994 |
| First contested | 1995 |
| Last contested | 2018 |
Ipoh Barat is a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.
The federal constituency was created in the 1994 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 Kampong Bercham, Tasek Dermawan, Tasek, Kampong Tawas, Kampong Tawas Utara, Dermawan Utara, Bercham Timor, Bercham Selatan, Taman Che Wan, Kepayang Mesjid, Kampong Pisang, Fair Park, Star Park, Green Town, Waller Court, Jalan Datuk Onn Jaafar, Jalan Bijih Timah, Jalan Dato Maharaja Lela, Jalan Sultan Yusof, Gurap, Gunong Lang, Taman Lim, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, Jalan Silibin, Jalan Klian Intan, Kampong Kacang Puteh, Kampong Baru Buntong, Jalan Sungai Pari, Jalan Tun Perak.
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Bercham, Tasek Dermawan, Tasek, Kampong Tawas, Kampong Tawas Utara, Dermawan Utara, Bercham Timor, Bercham Selatan, Taman Che Wan, Kepayang Mesjid, Kampong Pisang, Fair Park, Star Park, Green Town, Waller Court, Jalan Datuk Onn Jaafar, Jalan Bijih Timah, Jalan Dato Maharaja Lela, Jalan Sultan Yusof, Gurap, Gunong Lang, Taman Lim, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, Jalan Silibin, Jalan Klian Intan, Kampong Kacang Puteh, Kampong Baru Buntong, Jalan Sungai Pari, Jalan Tun Perak.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Ipoh Barat | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created | ||||
| 9th | 1995-1999 | Ho Cheong Sing | BN (MCA) | |
| 10th | 1999-2004 | |||
| 11th | 2004-2008 | Kulasegaran Murugeson | DAP | |
| 12th | 2008-2013 | |||
| 13th | 2013-2018 | |||
| 14th | 2018-present | PH (DAP) | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PH (2018) | Kulasegaran Murugeson | 55,613 | 84.90 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Cheng Wei Yee | 9,889 | 15.10 | ||
| Total valid votes | 65,502 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 878 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 472 | |||||
| Turnout | 66,852 | 78.77 | ||||
| Registered electors | 84,874 | |||||
| Majority | 45,724 | 69.81 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|PH]] | Swing | DAP | ||||
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. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Kulasegaran Murugeson | 45,420 | 73.21 | + 7.56 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Cheng Wei Yee | 16,382 | 26.41 | - 7.94 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Kalwant Singh Sujan Singh | 235 | 0.38 | + 0.38 | |
| Total valid votes | 62,037 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 875 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 162 | |||||
| Turnout | 63,074 | 81.11 | ||||
| Registered electors | 77,761 | |||||
| Majority | 29,038 | 46.80 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | DAP | ||||
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 2016-05-14. "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 2016-05-14. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Kulasegaran Murugeson | 32,576 | 65.65 | + 14.99 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Yik Phooi Hong | 17,042 | 34.35 | - 14.99 | |
| Total valid votes | 49,618 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 829 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 194 | |||||
| Turnout | 50,641 | 72.58 | ||||
| Registered electors | 69,773 | |||||
| Majority | 15,534 | 31.30 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | DAP
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Kulasegaran Murugeson | 22,935 | 50.66 | + 4.82 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Ho Cheong Sing | 22,337 | 49.34 | - 4.36 | |
| Total valid votes | 45,272 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,015 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 481 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,768 | 68.38 | ||||
| Registered electors | 68,394 | |||||
| Majority | 598 | 1.32 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] gain from [[|DAP]] | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Ho Cheong Sing | 25,155 | 53.70 | - 1.79 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Kulasegaran Murugeson | 21,477 | 45.84 | + 1.33 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | MDP | Jaga N. Nathan | 215 | 0.46 | + 0.46 | |
| Total valid votes | 46,847 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,016 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 833 | |||||
| Turnout | 48,696 | 68.24 | ||||
| Registered electors | 71,359 | |||||
| Majority | 3,678 | 7.86 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Ho Cheong Sing | 24,616 | 55.49 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Teresa Kok Suh Sim | 19,747 | 44.51 | ||
| Total valid votes | 44,363 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,073 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 257 | |||||
| Turnout | 45,693 | 68.71 | ||||
| Registered electors | 66,501 | |||||
| Majority | 4,869 | 10.98 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
- ^ "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.
