Tapah (federal constituency)
 Perak constituency | |
|---|---|
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1984 |
| First contested | 1986 |
| Last contested | 2013 |
Tapah 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 Kuala Dipang, Sungai Siput Selatan, Kampong Sahum, Kuala Woh, Kampong Kinjang, Temoh, Pekan Temoh, Kampong Lubok Mas, Sungai Chenderiang, Pekan Chenderiang, Jalan Pahang, Kampong Datoh, Temoh Road, Kampong Seberang, Lubok Katak, Kampong Batu Melintang, Bukit Pagar, Tanah Mas, Temoh Stesyen, Sungai Lesong, Kampong Sungai Kurong, Sungai Keroh, Ayer Kuning, Banir Utara, Kampong Batu Mesjid, Banir, Kampong Batu Tiga, Pekan Getah, Sungai Sengkuang, Bidor Road, Kampong Raya, Tapah Road Timor, Ayer Kuning Selatan, Changkat Petai, Tanjong Keramat, Tapah Road Utara, Kampong Simpang Tiga, Kampong Rahmat, Jeram Mengkuang, Kampong Coldstream.
2016–present:[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kuala Dipang, Sungai Siput Selatan, Kampong Sahum, Kuala Woh, Kampong Kinjang, Temoh, Pekan Temoh, Kampong Lubok Mas, Sungai Chenderiang, Pekan Chenderiang, Jalan Pahang, Kampong Datoh, Temoh Road, Kampong Seberang, Lubok Katak, Kampong Batu Melintang, Bukit Pagar, Tanah Mas, Temoh Stesyen, Sungai Lesong, Kampong Sungai Kurong, Sungai Keroh, Ayer Kuning, Banir Utara, Kampong Batu Mesjid, Banir, Kampong Batu Tiga, Pekan Getah, Sungai Sengkuang, Bidor Road, Kampong Raya, Tapah Road Timor, Ayer Kuning Selatan, Changkat Petai, Tanjong Keramat, Tapah Road Utara, Kampong Simpang Tiga, Kampong Rahmat, Jeram Mengkuang, Kampong Coldstream.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Tapah | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created | ||||
| 7th | 1986–1990 | M. G. Pandithan | BN | |
| 8th | 1990–1995 | K. Kumaran | ||
| 9th | 1995–1999 | |||
| 10th | 1999–2004 | S. Veerasingam | ||
| 11th | 2004–2008 | |||
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Saravanan Murugan | ||
| 13th | 2013–present | |||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Saravanan Murugan | 20,670 | 57.73 | + 1.73 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PKR | Vasantha Kumar Krishnan | 12,743 | 35.59 | - 8.41 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BERJASA | Shaharuzzaman Bistamam | 2,053 | 5.73 | + 5.73 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Ridzuan Bani | 337 | 0.94 | + 0.94 | |
| Total valid votes | 35,803 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,040 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 101 | |||||
| Turnout | 36,994 | 81.33 | ||||
| Registered electors | 45,485 | |||||
| Majority | 7,927 | 22.34 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN | ||||
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.]] | BN | Saravanan Murugan | 14,084 | 56.00 | - 13.72 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PKR | Tan Seng Toh | 11,064 | 44.00 | + 44.00 | |
| Total valid votes | 25,148 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,662 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 1 | |||||
| Turnout | 26,811 | 70.12 | ||||
| Registered electors | 38,236 | |||||
| Majority | 3,020 | 12.00 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Veerasingam Suppiah | 16,945 | 69.72 | + 8.09 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Ahmad Razi Otman | 7,359 | 30.28 | + 30.28 | |
| Total valid votes | 24,304 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 956 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 421 | |||||
| Turnout | 25,681 | 66.02 | ||||
| Registered electors | 38,898 | |||||
| Majority | 9,586 | 39.44 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Veerasingam Suppiah | 14,945 | 61.63 | - 2.84 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | KEADILAN | Kamarudin Awang Teh | 9,306 | 38.37 | + 38.37 | |
| Total valid votes | 24,251 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 868 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 1,101 | |||||
| Turnout | 26,220 | 65.28 | ||||
| Registered electors | 40,165 | |||||
| Majority | 5,639 | 23.26 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Kumaran Karunagaran | 15,543 | 64.47 | + 3.95 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Mohamad Asri Othman | 5,692 | 23.61 | + 23.61 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | Mohamed Hamka Mohamed Jumah | 2,596 | 10.77 | + 10.77 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BEBAS | Foo Khon Yow | 278 | 1.15 | + 1.15 | |
| Total valid votes | 24,109 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,298 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 349 | |||||
| Turnout | 25,756 | 64.66 | ||||
| Registered electors | 39,832 | |||||
| Majority | 9,851 | 40.86 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | Kumaran Karunagaran | 15,015 | 60.52 | + 1.12 | |
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | S46 | Abdul Wahab Abu Bakar | 9,794 | 39.48 | + 39.48 | |
| Total valid votes | 24,809 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,057 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 25,866 | 67.70 | ||||
| Registered electors | 38,206 | |||||
| Majority | 5,221 | 21.04 | ||||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold | Swing | BN
| ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | BN | M. G. Pandithan | 13,582 | 59.40 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | DAP | Loh Jee Mee @ Jimmy | 7,597 | 33.22 | ||
| [[|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] | PAS | M Busra Anuwar | 1,688 | 7.38 | ||
| Total valid votes | 22,867 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 761 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 23,628 | 68.01 | ||||
| Registered electors | 34,743 | |||||
| Majority | 5,985 | 26.18 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ^ "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.
