Tanjong Malim (federal constituency)

Tanjong Malim

Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Chang Lih Kang PH
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2018

Tanjong Malim is a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 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 Jalan Bruseh, Bidor Baharu, Bidor Tengah, Bidor Barat, Pekan Bidor, Kampong Bahru Jalan Sungkai, Bidor Station Utara, Kampong Poh, Pekan Pasir, Bikam, Kampong Baharu Bikam, Sungkai, Pekan Sungkai, Buloh Telor, Ladang Sungkai, Pekan Lama, Changkat Sulaiman, Trolak Timor, Trolak Utara, Trolak Selatan, FELDA Gunong Besout, FELDA Gunong Besout V, Trolak, Ladang Kelapa Bali, Kampong Kuala Slim, Sungai Slim Utara, Pekan Slim, FELDA Gunong Besout II, Perlok, Klah, Ulu Slim, Slim Village, Kampong Sawa, Ladang Clunny, Kampong Balun, Kampong Sungai Sekiah, Behrang Ulu, Behrang Station, Behrang Timor, Kampong Keteyong, Kampong Lambak, Jalan Beirop, Jalan Keteyong, Kampong Melaka, Kampong Simpang Ampat, Kampong Loke Yew, Pos Bersih, Pos Tenau.

2016–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Bruseh, Bidor Baharu, Bidor Tengah, Bidor Barat, Pekan Bidor, Kampong Bahru Jalan Sungkai, Bidor Station Utara, Kampong Poh, Pekan Pasir, Bikam, Kampong Baharu Bikam, Sungkai, Pekan Sungkai, Buloh Telor, Ladang Sungkai, Pekan Lama, Changkat Sulaiman, Pos Gedong, Trolak Timor, Trolak Utara, Trolak Selatan, FELDA Gunong Besout I, FELDA Gunong Besout V, Trolak, Ladang Kelapa Bali, Kampong Kuala Slim, Sungai Slim Utara, Pekan Slim, FELDA Gunong Besout II, Perlok, Klah, Ulu Slim, Slim Village, Kampong Sawa, Ladang Clunny, Kampong Balun, Kampong Sungai Sekiah, Behrang Ulu, Behrang Station, Behrang Timor, Kampong Keteyong, Kampong Lambak, Jalan Beirop, Jalan Keteyong, Kampong Melaka, Kampong Simpang Ampat, Kampong Loke Yew, Pos Bersih, Pos Tenau.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Tanjong Malim
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959–1963	Lee Seck Fun	Alliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963–1964	Lee Seck Fun	Alliance
2nd	1964–1969
	1969–1971	Parliament was suspended
3rd	1971–1973	Lee Seck Fun	Alliance
	1973–1974		BN
4th	1974–1978	Mak Hon Kam
5th	1978–1982
6th	1982–1986
7th	1986–1990	Loke Yuen Yow
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999
10th	1999–2004
11th	2004–2008
12th	2008–2013	Ong Ka Chuan
13th	2013–2018
14th	2018-present	Chang Lih Kang	PH (PKR)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Chang Lih Kang	24,672	45.44
	BN	Mah Hang Soon	19,314	35.57
	PAS	Mohd Tarmizi Ab Rahman	10,311	18.99
Total valid votes			54,297	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,051
Unreturned ballots			265
Turnout			55,613	81.22
Registered electors			68,468
Majority			5,358	9.87
	PH gain from BN		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	%	∆%
	BN	Ong Ka Chuan	28,225	54.15	- 3.26
	PKR	Tan Yee Kew	23,897	45.85	+ 3.26
Total valid votes			52,122	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,115
Unreturned ballots			162
Turnout			53,399	82.79
Registered electors			64,499
Majority			4,328	8.30
	BN 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	%	∆%
	BN	Ong Ka Chuan	21,016	57.41	- 14.28
	PKR	Mohamad Azman Marjohan	15,594	42.59	+ 14.28
Total valid votes			36,610	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,344
Unreturned ballots			153
Turnout			38,107	71.25
Registered electors			53,481
Majority			5,422	14.82
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loke Yuen Yow	24,283	71.69	+ 4.73
	KEADILAN	Shamsuddin Abd Rahman	9,590	28.31	- 4.73
Total valid votes			33,873	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,283
Unreturned ballots			117
Turnout			35,273	66.88
Registered electors			52,740
Majority			14,693	43.38
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loke Yuen Yow	22,150	66.96	- 16.54
	KEADILAN	Ng Lum Yong	10,928	33.04	+ 33.04
Total valid votes			33,078	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,308
Unreturned ballots			163
Turnout			34,549	63.17
Registered electors			54,692
Majority			11,222	33.92
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loke Yuen Yow	25,752	83.50	+ 10.16
	S46	Wan Mokhtar Wan Endut	5,088	16.50	+ 16.50
Total valid votes			30,840	100.00
Total rejected ballots			913
Unreturned ballots			157
Turnout			31,910	60.90
Registered electors			52,397
Majority			20,664	67.00
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loke Yuen Yow	23,953	73.34	+ 9.22
	DAP	Abdul Rahim Mat Taib	8,707	26.66	- 0.77
Total valid votes			32,660	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,296
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			33,956	69.82
Registered electors			48,633
Majority			15,246	46.68
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loke Yuen Yow	18,693	64.12
	DAP	Liew Fatt Yuen	7,995	27.43
	PAS	Ho Sing Chong @ Ghazali Ho	2,464	8.45
Total valid votes			29,152	100.00
Total rejected ballots			684
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			29,836	69.45
Registered electors			42,959
Majority			10,698	36.69
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mak Hon Kam @ Mak Hoon Ting	18,745	67.51
	DAP	Zakaria Abdul Manaf	6,996	25.20
	PAS	Mohamed Rus Jaafar	2,025	7.29
Total valid votes			27,766	100.00
Total rejected ballots			901
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,667	73.82
Registered electors			38,836
Majority			11,749
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mak Hon Kam @ Mak Hoon Ting	15,805	68.19
	DAP	Zakaria Abdul Manaf	7,374	31.81
Total valid votes			23,179	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			31,785
Majority			8,431
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mak Hon Kam @ Mak Hoon Ting	12,460	61.35
	DAP	Ibrahim Singgeh	6,262	30.83
	PEKEMAS	Chong Ah Yin @ Chow Swee Chan	1,589	7.82
Total valid votes			20,311	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			26,757
Majority			6,198
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Lee Seck Fun	7,822	46.27
	DAP	Keoh Cheng See	7,787	46.06
	PMIP	Abu Samah Majid	1,296	7.67
Total valid votes			16,905	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,155
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,060	68.68
Registered electors			26,295
Majority			35
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Lee Seck Fun	9,983	64.56
	Independent	Tan Boon Jin	2,667	17.25
	Socialist Front	Omar Nordin	2,328	15.05
	Independent	Abdul Rahman Abdul Wahab	486	3.14
Total valid votes			15,464	100.00
Total rejected ballots			856
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			16,320	78.28
Registered electors			20,849
Majority			7,655
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Lee Seck Fun	8,038	62.72
	PPP	R. C. Mahadeva Rayan	4,777	37.28
Total valid votes			12,815	100.00
Total rejected ballots			208
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			13,023	67.57
Registered electors			19,274
Majority			3,261
This was a new constituency created.

References

• "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.