Ipoh Timor (federal constituency)

Ipoh Timor (P064)
Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
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Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)	91,486
Area (km²)	43

Ipoh Timor is a federal constituency in Kinta District, 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. This is only one of two constituencies naming in same city. The other one is Ipoh Barat.

Demographics[edit]

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

Chinese (72.04%)

Malay (21.3%)

Indian (6.4%)

Other ethnicities (0.58%)

History[edit]

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Ipoh Selatan, Taman Wah Keong, Simee Timor, Taman Ipoh, Taman Ipoh Barat, Canning Garden Barat, Canning Garden Timor, Lumba Kuda, Taman Cempaka, Simee Barat, Desa Cempaka, Taman Ipoh Timor, Jalan Tambun, Sungai Kinta, Kampong Paloh, Tebing Tinggi, Jalan Bendahara, Housing Trust, Kampar Road, Jalan Raja Ekram, Jalan C.M. Yusof, Tebing Sungai Kinta, Kampong Seri Kinta, Pasir Puteh Utara, Pinji Lane Utara, Pasir Pinji Utara, Pasir Pinji Selatan, Pinji Lane Selatan, Pasir Puteh Baru, Pasir Puteh Selatan, Taman Pengkalan Jaya.

2016–present:^[4] The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Ipoh Selatan, Taman Wah Keong, Simee Timor, Taman Ipoh, Taman Ipoh Barat, Canning Garden Barat, Canning Garden Timor, Lumba Kuda, Taman Cempaka, Simee Barat, Desa Cempaka, Taman Ipoh Timor, Jalan Tambun, Sungai Kinta, Kampong Paloh, Tebing Tinggi, Jalan Bendahara, Housing Trust, Kampar Road, Jalan Raja Ekram, Jalan C.M. Yusof, Tebing Sungai Kinta, Kampong Seri Kinta, Pasir Puteh Utara, Pinji Lane Utara, Pasir Pinji Utara, Pasir Pinji Selatan, Pinji Lane Selatan, Pasir Puteh Baru, Pasir Puteh Selatan, Taman Pengkalan Jaya.

Representation historyz[edit]

Members of Parliament for Ipoh Timor
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Pasir Pinji
9th	1995-1999	Chang Kon You (郑光祖)	BN (MCA)
10th	1999-2004	Thong Fah Chong (汤华昌)	BN (MCA)
11th	2004-2008	Lim Kit Siang (林吉祥)	DAP
12th	2008-2013	Lim Kit Siang (林吉祥)
13th	2013-2018	Thomas Su Keong Siong (苏建祥)
14th	2018-present	Wong Kah Woh (黄家和)	PH (DAP)

State constituency[edit]

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Ipoh Timor						Canning
					Pasir Pinji
					Taman Canning
					Tebing Tinggi

Election results[edit]

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Wong Kah Woh	56,519	80.46	+80.46
	BN	Kathleen Wong Mei Yin	13,722	19.54	-3.97
Total valid votes			70,241	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,023
Unreturned ballots			462
Turnout			71,726	78.40
Registered electors			91,486
Majority			42,797	60.93
	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	%	∆%
	DAP	Su Keong Siong	49,086	76.49	+ 5.71
	BN	Kathleen Wong Mei Yin	15,086	23.51	- 5.71
Total valid votes			64,172	100.00
Total rejected ballots			834
Unreturned ballots			210
Turnout			65,217	79.71
Registered electors			81,818
Majority			34,000	50.98
	DAP 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 2016-05-14. "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.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang	37,364	70.78	+ 10.58
	BN	Liew Mun Hon	15,422	29.22	- 10.58
Total valid votes			52,786	100.00
Total rejected ballots			707
Unreturned ballots			501
Turnout			53,994	70.45
Registered electors			76,647
Majority			21,942	41.56
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang	28,851	60.20	+ 12.81
	BN	Thong Fah Chong	19,077	39.80	- 11.94
Total valid votes			47,928	100.00
Total rejected ballots			933
Unreturned ballots			314
Turnout			49,175	67.06
Registered electors			73,329
Majority			9,774	20.40
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Thong Fah Chong	25,273	51.74	+ 1.44
	DAP	Ngeh Koo Ham	23,146	47.39	- 2.31
	MDP	Mohd Yusoff Omar	427	0.87	+ 0.87
Total valid votes			48,846	100.00
Total rejected ballots			808
Unreturned ballots			768
Turnout			50,422	64.73
Registered electors			77,895
Majority			2,127	4.35
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Chang Kon You @ Chen Kwan Wu	24,129	50.30
	DAP	Kerk Kim Hock	23,837	49.70
Total valid votes			47,966	100.00
Total rejected ballots			875
Unreturned ballots			392
Turnout			49,233	66.68
Registered electors			73,834
Majority			292	0.60
This was a new constituency created.

References[edit]

"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. 15. 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. 15. 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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