Ipoh (federal constituency)

Ipoh was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1995.

Ipoh
Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1995
First contested1959
Last contested1990

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Ipoh
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963D. R. SeenivasagamPPP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964D. R. SeenivasagamPPP
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973R. C. Mahadeva RayanPPP
1973-1974BN (PPP)
4th1974-1978Lim Cho Hock (林子鹤)DAP
5th1978-1982
6th1982-1986Peter Chin Gan Oon (陈仁安)BN (MCA)
7th1986-1990Patto PerumalDAP
8th1990-1995Lau Dak Kee (刘德琦)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Ipoh Barat

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Ipoh Guntong
Kepayang
Pekan Bharu
Pekan Lama
Sungai Pari
Tasek

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPLau Dak Kee22,61758.00
BNPeter Chin Gan Oon16,37742.00
Total valid votes 38,994 100.00
Total rejected ballots 795
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 39,78965.81
Registered electors
Majority 6,240
DAP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPPatto Perumal21,40156.25
BNWong Chin Chye15,74741.39
SDPChan Kok Keong9002.37
Total valid votes 38,048 100.00
Total rejected ballots 694
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 38,74266.28
Registered electors 58,454
Majority 5,654
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNPeter Chin Gan Oon29,02253.73
DAPLim Choo Hock23,70043.87
IndependentLeong Wai Mun1,2972.40
Total valid votes 54,019 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,185
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 55,20472.06
Registered electors 76,613
Majority 5,322
BN gain from DAP Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPLim Cho Hock30,68063.32
BNKuan Peng Soon @ Kuan Peng Ching17,77136.68
Total valid votes 48,451 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 63,408
Majority 12,909
DAP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPLim Cho Hock23,05862.11
BNR. C. Mahadeva Rayan12,28333.09
IndependentToo Joon Hing1,7814.80
Total valid votes 37,122 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,125
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 38,24774.17
Registered electors 51,569
Majority 10,775
DAP gain from PPP Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PPPR. C. Mahadeva Rayan23,97982.09
AllianceToh Seang Eng5,23117.91
Total valid votes 29,210 100.00
Total rejected ballots 926
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 30,13674.01
Registered electors 40,718
Majority 18,748
PPP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PPPD. R. Seenivasagam13,80055.25
AllianceCheah Chun Ching8,89735.62
Socialist FrontWong Kim Thim2,2809.13
Total valid votes 24,977 100.00
Total rejected ballots 831
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 25,80877.59
Registered electors 33,261
Majority 4,903
PPP hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PPPD. R. Seenivasagam12,24260.53
AllianceChang Hoey Chan6,53132.29
Socialist FrontYoon Foo Thong1,4527.18
Total valid votes 20,225 100.00
Total rejected ballots 167
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 20,39266.95
Registered electors 30,457
Majority 5,711
This was a new constituency created.

References

  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  1. Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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